Tokyo Alice, Volume 2

As an office worker, Fu Arisugawa’s motto is “shopping is life.” But she always misses buying what she really wants. She even gives up a man she’s interested in to her friend. Is it possible Fu wants so many things she can’t tell what’s really important?! Enjoji keeps looking for her “sex meister”, Mizuho tries to get away from her bad-luck loves, and Rio can’t have serious relationships with men. There are four “Alices” in Tokyo each one wandering off, looking for their happiness …

And So the Plot Thickens Tokyo Alice, Volume 2

Tokyo Alice is heating up. The lead character, Fu Arisugawa is lost in shopping, manga and the mindset, at times, of a junior high school girl. Men confuse her, shopping appeases her uncertainty  and her friends who are always close by, help her navigate the confusion and her fears of never finding what she is looking for…if only she can figure out what that might be. It has been so much fun getting to know Fu, Enjoji, Mizuho and Rio. I am fond of Mizuho because she is a budding manga artist. I can also feel her pain as she struggles to break away from bad habits and bloom into a full-fledged adult. Fu’s friend Rio reveals she may have deeper feelings for Fu than she lets on. But, Ssssshhh. Read the volume from cover to cover and discover how complicated life can be when four young girls make their way through the streets and and neighborhoods of Japan’s biggest city.