Line #82 Manga/PixiePop


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3	->''"So remember: whenever love gets you down... a cup of tea might just be what you need!"''
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5	''Pixie Pop'' (''Gokkun! Pucho'' in Japanese) is the first manga series of Creator/EmaToyama and is considered her best work. It was serialized in ''Magazine/{{Nakayoshi}}'' from 2004 to 2005, and compiled into three volumes. The manga was licensed in English by Creator/{{Tokyopop}}.
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7	After getting rejected by her middle school crush Shinya Amamiya, Mayu Kousaka decides to enter the new year of school forgetting about Amamiya and finding a new love. It's easier said than done, especially with Amamiya being in Mayu's homeroom class and sitting right next to her.
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9	But when Mayu drinks a water drink that changed colors after her tears fell in it, the drink guardian spirit, Pucho, appears. She explains that the drink that Mayu drank had a rainbow drink element, and it was meant for Pucho so that she can [[OlderAlterEgo turn into an adult]] and use special magical powers. Pucho tells Mayu that she cannot drink anything other than water, as the properties of other drinks will cause her to transform (ex: drinking cold milk will make her bigger; drinking warm milk will make her smaller).
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11	Mayu decides to help recreate the rainbow drink element to help Pucho turn into an adult by finding the different colored water droplets needed for the drink. In return, Pucho decides to help Mayu win Amamiya's heart.
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13	But is Amamiya still the boy Mayu fell in love with as a child, or just a jerk who rejected her?
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15	Not to be confused with ''WesternAnimation/PopPixie''.
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18	!This series provides examples of:
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20	* AbsenceMakesTheHeartGoYonder: Amamiya couldn't wait for Konoha.
21	* TheAce: Konoha. She's rich, beautiful, popular, smart ''and'' athletic. Mayu and Nazuna laments that she's too perfect.
22	* AlphaBitch: Reika Kanemoto, to an extent.
23	* AnguishedDeclarationOfLove:
24	** Prior to the story, Mayu confessed to her middle school crush Amamiya. His response was, "Who are you?"
25	** [[spoiler:Amamiya towards his childhood friend Konoha before she left to study abroad.]]
26	* AnimalEaredHeadband: Pucho's headband resembles bunny ears.
27	* BetaCouple: Ryouta and Nazuna.
28	* BettyAndVeronica: Mayu and Konoha for Amamiya; Yuuki and Amamiya for Mayu.
29	* CatGirl: In a side-panel, Pucho states that there are a lot of "cat-type girls" in the series (Konoha- [[ClingyJealousGirl "selfish kitty"]]; Nazuna- [[GenkiGirl "fun kitty"]]; Amamiya- [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold "antisocial kitty"]]). She averts this by saying Mayu is a "dog" because she's "[[SingleTargetSexuality faithful, devoted, and single-minded]]."
30	* CelibateHero: Amamiya, who rejected Mayu because he has no intention of dating.
31	* ClingyJealousGirl: Konoha.
32	* CoolBigSis: Pucho more or less becomes one for Mayu.
33	* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Nazuna.
34	* DefrostingIceKing: Amamiya.
35	* DoggedNiceGuy:
36	** Mayu is a gender-flipped one for Amamiya.
37	** Ryouta towards Nazuna.
38	** Yuuki towards Mayu, [[spoiler:as it's revealed that he wasn't under the spell of the melon drink; he had loved Mayu for a long time.]]
39	* TheCutie: Played up to eleven when Pucho gives Mayu a chocolate drink in order to be a "sugary sweet girl" when returning Amamiya's coat to him; it makes her turn into a SmittenTeenageGirl without her control.
40	* FeudEpisode: Mayu and Pucho in Chapter 10. They get better.
41	* TheFirstCutIsTheDeepest: Amamiya turned into a jerk when Konoha, his first love, left for America.
42	* GirlishPigtails: Mayu.
43	* GreenEyedMonster:
44	** Mayu grows jealous of the history Konoha has with Amamiya; Konoha is jealous of Mayu's closeness to Amamiya.
45	** Amamiya towards Yuuki when he thinks Mayu and Yuuki are dating.
46	* HeterosexualLifePartners: Mayu and Pucho; Mayu and Nanuza; Amamiya and Ryouta.
47	* {{Irony}}: Following Mayu's anguished confession, she decides that once high school starts that she'll forget about Amamiya and find a new love. Then she finds out that Amamiya is in her class and ''sits right next to her''.
48	* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy:
49	** Mayu drinks green tea to turn into a ninja and rescue Konoha's Pamo-chan, in spite of the fact that doing this will stop the magic that made Amamiya fall in love with her.
50	** [[spoiler:Yuuki, realizing Mayu's feelings for Amamiya, tells her to go after him.]]
51	** [[spoiler:Konoha, realizing the person she was chasing after doesn't exist anymore, lets Mayu and Amamiya be together.]]
52	** [[spoiler:Mayu is willing to give up Amamiya to stop Pucho from disappearing.]]
53	* IWillWaitForYou: [[spoiler: Subverted in that Amamiya couldn't wait for Konoha and so he didn't and so they didn't have a relationship when she came back]]
54	* {{Jerkass}} -> JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Amamiya.
55	* {{Keet}}: Ryouta and Yuuki.
56	* LoveConfession: Mayu to Amamiya in a {{flashback}} in Chapter 1; Nazuna to Ryouta in Chapter 11; Yuuki to Mayu in Chapter 12.
57	* LovePotion:
58	** When Mayu drinks Darjeeling with a drop of the seven colored drink, it makes Amamiya briefly fall in love with her.
59	** After one of the colored water droplets appear after Yuuki asks Mayu on a date, Mayu thinks she's fallen for Yuuki, but it turns out that the water droplet is "green," which means "being loved" and only appeared because of Yuuki's feelings; it doesn't mean Mayu feels the same way.
60	** After drinking a zero calorie soda, [[spoiler:it makes Mayu instantly fall out of love with Amamiya and in love with Yuuki. But with her feelings alone, Mayu is able to undo the transformation.]]
61	* LoveRedeems: [[spoiler:When Konoha left, it caused Amamiya to turn into a cold-hearted jerk. It is only through Mayu's love for him that Amamiya remembers what it's liked to be liked by someone and to want to like someone else in return.]]
62	* LoveTriangle:
63	** Konoha, Amamiya, and Mayu.
64	** Yuuki, Mayu, and Amamiya.
65	* MagicalGirl: Mayu's magic is used through drinking different kinds of beverages.
66	* {{Meido}}: Mayu's class does a MaidCafe for the Cultural Festival.
67	* [[MementoMacGuffin Memento [=MacGuffin=]]]: Pamo-chan, Konoha's stuffed elephant. It was a gift from Amamiya.
68	* NewTransferStudent: Konoha Hiiragi, Amamiya's childhood friend, who returns from studying abroad in America for six years.
69	* ObliviousToLove:
70	** For the most part, Nazuna is oblivious to Ryouta's affections.
71	** Mayu towards Yuuki, [[spoiler:as she never noticed him until he talks to her.]]
72	* OfficialCouple: Amamiya and Mayu.
73	* {{Ojou}}: Konoha.
74	* OperationJealousy: Mayu uses Yuuki, one of the boys of her {{Harem}} who fell for her after she drank melon juice, to make Amamiya jealous.
75	* OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent
76	* PiggybackCute: Amamiya does this to Mayu when she sprains her ankle in Chapter 7.
77	* ThePromise: As [[ChildhoodMarriagePromise children]], Ayamiya wished that Konoha and he would be together forever. When Konoha returns from studying abroad, she is determined for him to keep his promise.
78	* RedOniBlueOni: [[{{Keet}} Yuuki]] and [[TroubledButCute Amamiya]].
79	* TheRival: Konoha for Mayu; Yuuki Kakeru for Amamiya.
80	* SecondLove: Mayu for Amamiya.
81	* {{Shojo}}
82	* SingleTargetSexuality: Mayu towards Ayamiya, [[spoiler:so much that she didn't notice Yuuki or the fact that he'd been visiting their class a lot because he has feelings for her.]]
83	* SpoiledBrat: Konoha is a bit of one.
84	* SweetTooth: Averted with Amamiya, who dislikes sweet food. Yuuki, on the other hand, has a sweet tooth.
85	* TroubledButCute: Amamiya.
86	* UngratefulBastard: Mayu transforms into a ninja to rescue Pamo-chan, who is rather rude to her and insults her. Even though she does this, he refuses to change his opinion of her.
87	* UnluckyChildhoodFriend: Amamiya had feelings for Konoha, but she left to study abroad in America. When she returns, Konoha is determined to make Amamiya keep his promise to her.
88	* UnrequitedLoveSwitcheroo:
89	** Amamiya used to have a massive crush on Konoha, who isn't interested in him. When Konoha comes back, she's the one chasing after ''him'', but Amamiya have already moved on.
90	** When Yuuki and Mayu start growing closer, it causes Amamiya to realize his feelings for Mayu.
91	* UsedToBeASweetKid: Amamiya.
92	* WishFulfillment: Mayu winning Amamiya's heart and Pucho wanting to be an adult. [[spoiler:In the end, they both achieve their dreams.]]

Context Manga / PixiePop