Line #30 Manga/IdolNoAkahon


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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