Product Description

One moonlit night, Shuichiro saved an angel stuck in a tree. The angel granted him a wish to repay his generosity. Shuichiro said, "I need no wish, I can get what I want on my own." But they'd both soon learn that some wishes can't be fulfilled alone.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #324111 in Books
• Published on: 2002-08
• Original language: Japanese
• Number of items: 4
• Binding: Paperback
• 200 pages

Customer Reviews

Sometimes bittersweet, always beautiful.
I honestly don't see how it can get less than five stars.

Why?

Plenty of reasons. Firstly, in true Clamp tradition, the artwork is beatiful. There was a different key artist for this series, and I loved the slightly different style: more linear, with a lovely focus on crisp detail, and on contrast, which suited the series perfectly; I found myself greatly admiring the pages that had a gorgeous contrast of black devils against white angels.

Also, for a four-book graphic novel series, this story has a fair bit of depth and character exploration. I think there must be at least one character for everyone. I myself fell in love with Koryu, a meanie devil who is incredibly cute as well as gorgeous and evil at various times. And how can anyone take one look at the different angels and not love them? Kohaku, the main angel, is just so cute, while 'her' naivete is realistic in how its portrayed, and in how it is challenged during the story.

There are innovative aspects, too, like the idea of the angels going into 'energy saving mode' at night, in other words turning chibi, while the devils are that way in the daytime. Also, the idea of devils and angels being genderless (some have become confused about this- there was no gender cover-sup: they are genderless, simple as that) makes it interesting to interpret what kind of relationships there really are in the story. There are many little things like that that make this an original and thought-provoking series, not content to stick with hackneyed or traditional ideas.

Overall, I found this an enchanting and beautiful series, with unexpected plot twists, involving characters and gorgeous artwork.

And with only four volumes to buy, who can't afford to get this great set of manga? Go for it. You'll love it.

Another hit from Clamp!
Wish is about a man called Shuichiro who, while walking home from work saves an angel that was stuck in a tree. The angel whose name is Kohaku says that she'll grant him one wish in return for his help. But when Shuichiro says he doesn't need anything she decides to stay with him till he can think of a wish.
It has beautiful artwork and during the course of the story we see more angels and even devils as well. Its funny and is quite sweet in places. If you like manga like Ah! My Goddess. you'll probably like this. It's a lovely story and I can't wait to get the next volume.

Wish upon a manga
I bought the whole 4 part series in one go (I knew I'd like it, I mean c'mon, this is CLAMP we're talking about!) and read them over a span of 2 days.
Wish is a very cute little series with beautiful artwork (by Mick Nekoi), adorable, memorable characters and a fantastic storyline. My favourite characters were the 2 cat girls, very funny!
There's a big twist at the end, with a great ending too.
Note that all the Wish volumes read right-to-left, Japanese style. This feels a little odd if you're not used to it, but you'll pick it up in no time.