Bikke | JADE

Japanese: ジェイド
Type: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 6
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 2006 to Nov 2007
Genres: Fantasy, Shoujo
Mangaka: Bikke (Story & Art)
Serialization: Comic B's-LOG

Synopsis : Frants came by a mechanical doll known as "GEM" as a memento of his lost grandfather. It is a beautiful work of art which can sing and dance, however, it never moves as if it's asleep. He wonders how he can make this gadget move… and starts looking for a clue. But there is another person in search for GEM and …?

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Source: MAL Manga info, Baka updates

Side notes: The art on this is, as you can expect, on a very good level if not even great level. It's pretty clean and detailed though it's not constant. As I see, the story could easily have had more to go than just one volume (the story construction would have allowed that to happen). Though Frants annoyed me a lot (with being overly keen on money and not really using his senses or brain - stereotype of a dumb girl). Still it's okay to read but due of the shortness of the story it is a bit thin layered loses some potential that it has. 

Main characters

Frants Cornelius
Thinks at first selling the doll and
isn't interested about it (probably
due of his mother's influence).

Elise Cornelius
Is against selling the doll and tries
to make his brother to understand
the value of the doll.

Hisui ("Jade"), Eye color Jade
Green, has a beautiful voice.

Supporting

Robert Cornelius, Doll
maker artisan

Alphonse Baltzer
Robert Conerlius'
apprentice.

From left to right: Alphonse, Ruri, Hisui, Frants, Elise and
Kurenai.