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Not to be confused with the Yoshiki Tonogai
horror manga series
Doubt.
Doubt!! (ダウト!!, Dauto!!
?) is a shōjo manga
series by Kaneyoshi Izumi. Doubt!! is
published in Japan by Shogakukan and in North America in
English by VIZ Media.[1]
Plot
Ai Maekawa is a jimi, a homely, studious girls, plagued
with pimples who feels like she will be a virgin even
when she's thirty. She overhears students talking about how Oshita,
the boy she likes, had sex with the girl Ai hates the most, Yumi
Sakata, taking her virginity. Ai yells them to shut up, and Yumi
retaliates by flipping up her skirt and revealing that Ai wears cartoon character underwear
that reads "Cutie Bunny." Six months later, Ai is at a new school
and a beautiful girl. She is noticed by Sō Ichinose, a boy who is
the leader of her class, but she also becomes the target of rumors
and gossip by jealous girls in the school.
Characters
- Ai Maekawa (前川藍, Maekawa
Ai
?)
- The main protagonist of Doubt!. She was
originally a 'jimi', the Japanese equivalent of a geek/nerd/dork,
in junior high. After a devastating and embarrassing event she
decides to step up her game. A few months before her first year of
high school, she says she "manufactures" herself into a beautiful
young woman. Now getting everyone's attention she enters a roller
coaster of a ride in high school. The very first day of school she
meets Sō Ichinose and his friend Yuichiro Kato, known as the two
hottest guys in school. Mina Sato doesn't seem to be very happy
with Ai after watching her hanging out with the boys too much. She
becomes Ai's enemy for the first few chapters, thinking that Ai was
trying to hook up with Yuichiro but after learning that she was
actually after Sō, they become the best of friends. By the 2nd
volume Ai and Sō enteres a relationship. But unfortunately for Ai,
things go far from what she had expected when Yuichiro announces
that he is in fact in love with her too.
- Sō Ichinose (一ノ瀬曹, Ichinose
Sō
?)
- The most popular guy in school, who Ai has a crush on. The
vulgar, bad guy type. According to him, he lost his virginity at
age 12. He dated a lot of girls just for the sake of engaging in
sexual intercourse or just because he felt like it. This changes
when he starts going out with Ai. He has a pretty harsh life at
home. His father, a congressman, is actually not his real father.
His mother feels guilty about this and tends to take out her anger
on him. Nevertheless he still acts carefree all the time. He has
been friends with Yuichiro ever since kindergarten and since then
they have been in the same class.
- Yuichiro Kato (加藤雄一郎, Katō
Yūichirō
?)
- Ichinose's best friend, he seems to have a thing for Ai but
hasn't acted on it. Mina's crazy for him but he seems scared of her
after the little incident in junior high. He's been friends with Sō
for a long time. He's the exact opposite of Sō, he tends to be more
like a gentleman and isn't a playboy like his friend. The reason
he's such a gentleman to girls is because of his mother. She's
pretty and though she may look harmless she actually has a deadly
side. One time, in the manga when they were having a parent teacher
conference, Mina's mom had teased him about looking adorable. Of
course he had snapped and dissed her. His mom quickly changed from
sweet and kind to cold and harsh and warned him about disrespecting
women. He falls for Ai and later actually tries to steal her away
but he decides to back off a little seeing how much she loves
Sō.
- Mina Sato (佐藤美菜, Satō
Mina
?)
- Mina is a trendy "ko-gal". She thought Ai was after Yuichiro,
the guy she liked, so she turned the whole girl population against
Ai. But later on after she finds out Ai likes Ichinose and not Kato
they become best friends. The reason why Yuichiro is afraid of her
is actually because of an incident that happened when they were
left in a classroom together in junior high. Yuichiro had tried to
shy away from her though she never stops chasing after him. She's
aware of his feelings for Ai. She hates the fact that he does but
there's one event in the manga where she tells him to just to tell
Ai that he loves her. Mina's usually vulgar like Sō and like Ai
said she has a tiger like personality and was ready to pounce any
time. Her feelings for Yuichiro are very obvious and she knows so
much about him, it almost looks like she's stalking him. Ai even
says though Yuichiro will not admit it, Mina and him are very close
and share a strong friendship. In fact, Yuichiro and Mina are seen
together repeatedly throughout the series having their own private
conversations about the events at school.
- Yumi Sakata
- Ai idolized and envied her in junior high. She was also the one
that embarrassed Ai in class and made her turn from a "Jimi" (nerd) into a popular girl. She has a
reunion with Ai and the two quarrel over So's affections.
- Chiharu Hamano
- A student teacher who seems to have dated Ichinose in the past.
She wants him back and sees Ai as her enemy. She looks like a cute
little bunny but her personality is the exact opposite. She's Ai's
very first enemy in trying to capture So's affections. She leaves
for a little while but says that she'll return as a full time
teacher. She is extremely manipulative and will not stop at self
harm to get attention from Ichinose. She even throws herself down a
flight of stairs in volume 1 and claims Ai pushed her. The author
referred to Hamano as "Poisonous" in volume 3.
- Kyoka
- The so called 'Queen' of her college campus. Kyoka is
stunningly beautiful and men tend to flock to her. She's one of
Sō's ex-girlfriends and Ai's next enemy. She explains to Ai that
she can never be the 'only' girl for Sō. She adds that it's
somewhat like a sisterhood when you date Sō. Ai declines to 'join'
this 'sisterhood' and challenges her. Kyoka refers to Ai as
"vanilla" when she first meets her. However, despite Kyoka's snobby
attitude, she is actually a very emotionally fragile girl.
- Sakurako
- A girl who Ichinose's parents would like him to date. She has
an English father and Japanese mother. Sō and Sakurako engaged in
sexual intercourse together at 15. Unlike Sō's other girlfriends,
Sakurako is rather plain and not so physically attractive.
- Shuko
Sakurako's cruel sister. She is a professional model who has
delusions of grandeur. Sō also lost his virginity to her when he
was 12 and she was 13.
- Kuma
Kuma first appears in volume 4 on page 112. He is considered a
"beast" due to his hirsutism. Because of his excessive body hair
and giant unibrow, his classmates ridicule him. Ai decides to give
him a makeover. But then Kuma interprets this act of kindness as
love and decides to break up Ai and Sō.
- Mimura
Mimura makes his appearance in volume 4. He is a new student at
Ai's school. He is charming but he is also extremely manipulative
and plots to break up Ai and Sō. In volume 6, readers meet his
girlfriend Sako.
Volumes
- Collects Chapters 1-4. Also includes the short story: "The Day
of Finals" (192 pages)
- Collects Chapters 5-8. Also includes the short stories: "A
Women's Path", "Travel Essay: Hainan Island, The Hawaii of China",
"Love Letter from China", and "Bragging About My Hometown." (184
pages)
- Collects Chapters 9-13. (200 pages)
- Collects Chapters 14-18. Also includes the short stories:
"Mysteries of Men", and "Creature Banzai!"(192 pages)
- Collects Chapters 19-23. Also includes the short story:
"Afterword"(192 pages)
- Collects Chapters 24-28. (200 pages)
References
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