Japanese: シュガープリンセス
English: Sugar Princess: Skating to Win
Type: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 22
Status: Completed
Published: Feb 5, 2005 to Dec 19, 2006
Genres: Shoujo, Drama, Slice of life, Sports, School life
Authors: Nakajo Hisaya (Story & Art)
Serialization: Hana to Yume
Synopsis: When Maya Kurinoki takes her little brother to the local ice-skating rink for the first time, she's got her hands full just trying to get him to let go of the bar. To inspire a bit of bravery in him, she attempts a double axel--and lands it! Maya never imagined that this jump would change her life...or that a coach named Eishi Todo would vow to make her a figure skating "princess"! Now all Maya has to do is convince famous skater Shun Kano to become her partner. Too bad Shun doesn't want to have anything to do with her!
Groups Scanlating
Manga-Rain
Terrad
Licensed in English
Viz Media
Source: MAL Manga info, Baka updates, Bato.to (no chapters)
Side notes: This manga has pretty decent story though the art doesn't always level up in the same way. Though it's not bad but it's a bit old fashioned. If not sticking into that part it's pretty fun to read and packed into small package while the story could have grown much bigger if thinking the original scenario painted in the synopsis.
Main characters
Maaya Kurinoki
The heroine of the story. Maya is in her 3rd year of middle school. In the first chapter, she makes an impression on a skating coach when she imitates a double axel. Besides falling down, she did the jump perfectly. She calls Shun "Kira-Kira Prince" when she first sees him because of the beautiful way he skates, but when he meets her, he's rather rude and cold towards her. He refuses to become her trainer. Maya starts developing feelings for Shun after a while, and when offered to be Shun's partner, she states she doesn't mind, as long as Shun is fine with it. She has 2 elder sisters (Ema and Maasa) and a younger brother (Ryuuta).
Shun Kanou
Shun is an elegant skater who Maaya aspires to pair skate with. He is cold and blunt with her, but he admires her sunny disposition and never-giving up attitude. He is currently a singles figure skater. Shun use to pair skate with his older sister, Aya.
Shun is in his 2nd year of High School [equivalent to 11th grade in America]. He's a professional skater, and Maya's trainer and skating partner. At first, he refuses to be Maya's partner and trainer, but when they're both set up to save the rink, he becomes her "temporary" partner. He doesn't want to have a partner because when his previous partner and sister, Aya, died, he doesn't want to replace her.
Source: MAL, Wikipedia
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