1 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Idol_no_Akahon_3874.gif]] |
2 | [[caption-width-right:350:Shiho, Yuuri and Karuna.]] |
3 | ''Idol no Akahon'' is a short {{Shonen}} manga by Ujiie Tozen, later known for ''Manga/SeitokaiYakuindomo''. It was serialized for 20 chapters from June to November 2006 in ''[[Magazine/ShonenMagazine Weekly Shonen Magazine]]''. |
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5 | A small talent agency accidentally books three aspiring [[IdolSinger Idol Singers]] at the same time. With only one manager avaliable, they're put together as a group and [[AGoodNameForARockBand get the name]] Triple Booking. |
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7 | The characters: |
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9 | * Karuna Kisaraki - 16 years old, shy and reserved. |
10 | * Shiho Iida - 13 years old, frequently talks about sex and bites her tongue. |
11 | * Yuuri Arina - 10 years old, with nine of them spent in show business, making her the most experienced in the group. |
12 | * Hiroki Itoda - 23 years old, a talent scout recently turned manager. |
13 | * Reiko Kashiwagi - CEO for the Ray Princess talent agency. |
14 | * Mise Eriko - secretary at Ray Princess, secretly publishes cosplay pictures of herself online under the name Korie-chan. |
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17 | !!Tropes associated with Idol no Akahon include: |
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19 | * ACupAngst: When Shiho first meets Hiroki, she hits him with his purse, thinking that he's a pedophile. He explains that he's into girls with big breasts, so Shiho hits him again. |
20 | * BrokenPedestal: Subverted. The girls are delighted when they meet a famous idol and see that she's crass, cynical, and had probably been smoking since she was in her teens. |
21 | %% * BeachEpisode Beach Issue |
22 | %% * CharmPoint: The girls have to come up with their respective charm point for their online profiles. |
23 | %% * CookingDuel: One of Triple Booking's jobs are as assistants on an eating contest. |
24 | %% * CrossPoppingVeins |
25 | * DiggingYourselfDeeper: Yuuri brings Hiroki to her middle school, wanting him to scout potential talents among her schoolmates. Naturally, it doesn't take long for a teacher to wonder what he's doing there. Yuuri then tries to defend him by explaining that "he and I have a special relationship". |
26 | %% * FreudianSlip: Constantly by Shiho. |
27 | %% * GirlishPigtails: Yuuri. |
28 | * ITakeOffenseToThatLastOne: When Hiroki hands Karuna 1000 yen in public to buy soda, Shiho says that it might look like a case of CompensatedDating. Karuna's response is that she's never do that for such a small sum. |
29 | %% * {{Joshikousei}}: Shiho and Karuna, although only Shiho is seen wearing her SailorFuku. |
30 | * LovableSexManiac: While about half of Shiho's sexual talk are [[FreudianSlip Freudian Slips]], the rest are intentional. Yuuri also brings up such things from time to time. |
31 | %% * {{Meido}}: What the girls dress as for their first photoshoot. |
32 | * NoHuggingNoKissing: Reiko tells the girls that they can't be dating people since they have to appear avaliable for their audience. |
33 | * NoPeriodsPeriod: Averted. Shiho argues that as a manager, Hiroki be prepared for all of their needs, including feminine hygiene products. He disagrees. |
34 | * PerpetualFrowner: Karuna. She gets through photoshoots by faking a smile, but when the others ask her to smile in an everyday situation, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Idol_no_Akahon_smile_3784.gif this]] is the result. |
35 | %% * ShrinkingViolet: Karuna. She's hoping that becoming an idol will change her into a more exciting person. |
36 | %% * TheStoic: Karuna. |
37 | %% * TeamMom: Karuna. |
38 | %% * TokenMiniMoe: Yuuri. |
39 | * {{Tsundere}}: Invoked by Reiko. One of her ways to get their pictures published is to bring the photos to a magazine editor while blushingly pointing out that "It's not like I came here to see you". |
40 | * VSign: As Shiho is making the VSign, Karuna holds up her fist and annonuces that she won a game of rock-paper-scissors. |
41 | * YouJustToldMe: Mise denies being Korie-chan until Shiho looks at one photo and remarks "Your panties are showing here", which causes a shocked Mise to double-check it. |
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