The Heiress and the Chauffeur, Vol. 1
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Publisher Description
Sayaka wears a crimson ribbon that signals she is at the top of her class, and her classmates all revere her. So when Narutaki ignores decorum and breaks school rules to protect Sayaka, will she stand by him or dismiss him as the school demands?
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Ishihara's first ongoing manga series illuminates the romantic limitations between social classes in the Taisho era of Japan (1912 1926). With her mother dead and her father always on business trips, Sayaka Yoshimura has no one but her chauffeur, Shinobu, for emotional support. Though they become increasingly close, they refuse to admit to their feelings. Ishihara capitalizes on the romantic tension throughout this first volume, balancing it with a series of incidents that create a rhythmic push and pull between Sayaka and Shinobu. Ishihara's panels and layout align with the pace and intensity of the scenes, with frenetic and chaotic panels helping capture emotionally tense moments. Throughout, Ishihara includes a short strip or single panel explaining her choices and thoughts about each chapter; these are often insightful but sometimes come too early, denying readers the opportunity to fully enjoy the story on its own. Two bonus stories are included: one a prologue of sorts, and the other unrelated to the main story other than that it replicates similar themes. Ages 13 up.
