Gakuen Alice, Vol. 01 by Tachibana Higuchi

She is given a task by Natsume to go to the Northern Woods to prove to Class B that she is an Alice. She then meets Natsume Hyuga, a boy with the Fire alice who is deemed a dangerous person, and his best friend, Ruka Nogi, who has the Animal Pheromone Alice. worried, Mikan leaves her home and goes to the academy, where she meets Narumi-sensei, who tells her he can enroll her because she might be an Alice. She also learns that the school gives out money to the parents in exchange for the child. She later finds out that the school Hotaru has gone to is called 'Gakuen Alice', a school that takes students with powers called an Alice. When Hotaru enrolls in a school for geniuses like her, Mikan is heartbroken and doesn't hear from Hotaru for six months. Note: Opinions expressed in reviews and articles on this site are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of BookLoons.10-year-old Mikan Sakura is an orphan who lives in the country with her grandfather and best friend, Hotaru Imai. Tachibana Higuchi has both a writing and drawing style that will appeal to pre-teen girls, as well as older readers. The world of Gakuan Alice makes for a fun fantasy for younger manga fans. However, it is obvious that the author has put a lot of thought into the world of Alice Academy, which helps ground what could otherwise turn into a very silly tale. Like many fantasies, Gakuan Alice has its own universe with terms a little different than normal. Just like the art, the story is also cute. This type of artwork draws in younger, female readers, but it not so cutesy that older readers cannot enjoy it, too. The teachers also are on the cute side – even the handsome male ones are more cute than rugged. All of the elementary school students are big-eyed and smiling (mostly).

Alas, getting on the academy's grounds is not the hard part – getting accepted by her classmates is, especially by bad-boy Natsume, whose fiery temper seems to rule the class. Luckily for Mikan, a young teacher finds her outside the academy's walls and decides that she might just have what it takes. However, the only way into Alice Academy is to be gifted with a special power. After six months with almost no contact, Mikan cannot take it any more and decides to journey from her small town to Tokyo to try to attend Alice Academy herself. This fun story is set at a prestigious boarding school where all of the students possess special powers, or alices.Įlementary-student Mikan is devastated when her best friend is accepted into Alice Academy. Young fans of Harry Potter and magical girl manga will love Gakuan Alice by Tachibana Higuchi.

Gakuen Alice: Volume 1 by Tachibana Higuchi

Gakuen Alice, Vol. 01 by Tachibana Higuchi