Sakisaka Io | Mascara Blues (R 13)

Japanese: マスカラブルース
Synonyms: Romance no Rinkaku, Watashi ga Watashi de Aru Tame ni: Nagai Yume
Type: Manga
Volumes: 1
Chapters: 3
Status: Completed
Published: Sep 28, 2005 to Nov 28, 2006
Genres: Shoujo, School life, Romance, Slice of life
Mangaka: Sakisaka Io (Story & Art)
Serialization: Deluxe Margaret

Synopsis: Collection of short stories
1. Mascara Blues (マスカラ ブルース); Deluxe Margaret 2005-11

Mugino is a normal highschool girl who is extremely excited about love and is in the constant search for it. But it seems that no matter how obsessed she is with a guy, the moment the feeling is reciprocated, she falls right back out of love. Will she ever be able to break the cycle?(MAL)

Baka updates: Mugino falls in love with any boy who "sparkles" in front of her eyes! But after they accept her confession, the "sparkle" dies. She talks about her problems to her friend, Shuuya. After seeing another guy lose his "sparkle", Mugino goes to talk to Shuuya but finds that he has a "sparkle" too! She doesn't want to date him because she has a feeling that if his sparkle dies, then she'll have to dump him and their friendship may never be the same again.

2. Romance no Rinkaku (ロマンスの輪郭); 2007-01

When commuting to school one day, Tsuda tripped and spilled the entire contents of her bag on the street in front of the bus. Flustered and embarrassed, she didn't catch a glimpse of the kind person who helped her gather her things, nor did she even thank him. Feeling guilty ever since, she's tried to find him, but with no luck so far...(MAL)

Baka updates: Tsuda always stares at Takasuga. But when their eyes meet, Takasuga glares at her with scary eyes. She only stares at him because she remembers a day when she was going on the bus and dropped her bag. She quickly tried to pick it up and found a guy who helped her. When she got on the bus she said "Thank You" but the doors were already closed. She was determined that Takasuga was the guy, but if he isn't...

3. Watashi ga Watashi de Aru Tame ni: Nagai Yume (私が私であるために―長い夢―); 2006-11

Hikaru first met Mashima, a hair-stylist student, when he ran into her on the street and offered to cut Hikaru's hair for free. Hikaru's friends warned that hair-stylists are notorious players, but Hikaru meets Mashima again anyway and feels even more attracted to him. Can Hikaru trust Mashima enough to tell him everything?(MAL)

Baka updates: Hikaru wakes up every morning and feels that every day's going to be a long dream. This is because, though she has the heart of a woman, she was born as and has the body of a man. She soon meets a hairstylist, Mashima Eiji, who asks her to be his hair model. When she tells her friends this, they warn her not to fall in love with him because hairstylists are known to "play" with their clients. But she can't stop thinking about him! Is he just going to play around with her, or will he take her seriously if she confesses her secret?


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Source: MAL Manga info, Baka updates, Bato.to

Main characters

 1. story

Mugino
She falls easily in and out of love.
As a person she seems a bit airhead
and shallow.

Usual style of drawing
Mugino.

Ikeuchi Shuya
He is pretty patient with Mugino's quirks
and listens her talk while watching her
aside.

Ikeuchi "sparkling"

2. story