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Alice finds out that words have a great deal of power when her resentfulness banishes her sister Mayura into the Mara. She ends up studying to be a Lotis Master with her crush object, Kyo. Unfortunately, part of the problem is that Kyo is Mayura's crush object as well. More plot summary here.

While I like the emphasis on words and their power, I'm still annoyed by the love triangle of DOOM, by the random obstacles Watase keeps putting up between Kyo and Alice, and completely random instances of nakedness. I mean, usually only the first annoys me that much, but I've been reading so much Watase Yuu lately that it's getting very obvious what her kinks are. And sadly, mine don't quite match up, particularly when one of the giant climactic moments is a near rape followed by a compromising position followed by infamy at school.

I liked meeting the other Lotis masters from different countries, but in the end, I think the story just didn't grab me. I didn't care enough about Alice and her quest to save Mayura, and the romance between Alice and Kyo mainly annoyed me. I think it's because of the love triangle of DOOM.

Also, I wish that the people of color, all too rare in manga, actually got tragic backstories and whatnot like the cute Scandinavian guy did.
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(am putting surnames first because I am stubborn like that and adding in extra vowels because I am too lazy to make macrons)

Seno Alice is a quiet girl with a crush on cute upperclassman Wakamiya Kyou. Her sister Mayura is pretty and vivacious and gets all the attention; Alice generally tends to suffer in silence and isn't quite sure how to speak out. Mayura isn't cruel, just careless and a bit unaware, but I think she means well.

Anyhow, Kyou is in Mayura's archery club, Mayura also has a crush on Kyou, assorted things happen, and Alice finds a rabbit with a strange bracelet. Said rabbit turns up later and proclaims that Alice can be a Lotis Master, who is apparently someone who can do powerful things with words.

Obviously a lot of this is set up for future tension. I think the series could be interesting, what with the emphasis on the power of words and all, but while I'm somewhat interested in the characters, another part of me is fleeing like mad from the impending love triangle of doom (doom, I say!). Sibling love triangles = six billion times worse. Speaking of which, I'm not quite sure why I always use six billion as a good round number, but I do.

So... maybe I will keep reading if future volumes keep showing up at the library, but I don't think I will be rabidly purchasing this one. Clean art though, which is nice.

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