Beauty Pop

I'm surprised that this comic isn't among the most popular ones. It's a beautiful storyline and makes me laugh, cry, scream, and worry.
It's about a girl named Kiri who is a very amazing hairstylist but she doesn't want to be in the beginning. She's far from being a Mary Sue because she has her flaws, which are a very limited emotional range, and if you ask Narumi, the main guy, she's not even a girl.
Narumi on the other hand is a gifted hairstylist, nowhere near Kiri's talent, and he plans to be the number one hairstylist in Japan. This boy has a very wide emotional range, as I have yet to find a part where he is not freaking out about something. He's allergic to girls (Which is very funny to me) and he's a little bit of a jerk.
I laugh at all the relationships Kiri has, one being a little girl who thinks Kiri's her prince, another is a boy obsessed with Kiri because he's obsessed with her mother, a make up artist who was best friends with Narumi, another great hairstylist who's been through a rough time, and last but not least, Narumi.
I loved the way that Kiri helped people, Narumi and other hairstylists all chose people that were beautiful to make beautiful, she always went with the people that needed it the most.
I'm hooked on Beauty Pop for it's comedy, storyline, art, characters, romance, everything in it pretty much. It's an awesome comic that I hope you love.

Beauty Pop is a lovely story with fantastic characters!

The story wasn't to complicated and it was easy to follow but only enjoyable to read, and the characters are all well drawn and got their own (incredably cute) personality. Yes, the story in the beginning wasn't all my cup of tea, but the more I read the more I fell in love with the humor and the characters.

The art overall maybe isn't all that outstanding, but allthough it was sometimes a little plain the drawing style is cute and wery sutable towards the story.

kiri in the most of the volumes refuses to take after her father ever since she cut her mothers ear while cutting her moms hair. but eventually excepts the fact that that she cant waste her talent and she once said wen she was little she wanted to make people look beautiful. heres where men likin her comes.futher in the volumes... kiri complements ochai's makeup skills and smiles. then thats where he starts to fall in love with kiri. then naru naru falls for her since he acidently triped and kissed her. with ochi and naru in love the same girl obvoiusly ochi finds out his bf loves the same girl as he does. because of that they are now fihgting for kiri'S love. in the end she choses naru naru. which made me overjoyed because ochai isn't worrth it and he is a jerk to naru a lot wen it comes to kiri business.

Beauty Pop is a pretty decent manga that just seems to leave you content in every factor. If you happen to not have a masterpiece at hand,I assure you Beauty Pop will not make you feel like you have wasted your time while you search for another masterpiece. If you are still not certain,follow on and read the rest of my review.

Story:7(Good)
Sure the 'genius meets hidden prodigy' idea isn't really all original. But then again how many more original ideas are there nowadays...It all depends on how you weave it yes? As I was saying the plot itself might not be all that original but the idea of hairdressers is really different.(Okay. It might be common. I don't know.) It doesn't just hang around with the two characters standing off but to find out you'll have to read it for yourself. I'm not going to spoil anyone here.

Art:8(Very Good)
I am not a really good judge of art but since the art throughout is not horrible and better than just readable so it should deserve a 7. Why 8? Oh I added that extra one point because of the beautiful characters that come out of the transformations by the hairstylists. Not really detailed but this will do.

Character:8(Very Good)
The development for each character isn't very deep to the point you can relate and feel for the character. But at the same time they give you enough hints just enough for you to understand the character. The interactions between characters helps with it too. Not too many interactions but they do the crucial points so it's all good.

Enjoyment:8(Very Good)
I was just looking for something decent to read and happen to land on Beauty Pop. Overall as a person who needs beautiful characters and romantic interactions,Beauty Pop has given me a really enjoyable ride. It isn't outstanding but it doesn't have flaws in any factor. Just an all rounded manga.

Overall:9(Great)
Overall Beauty Pop is a fairly enjoyable manga that has a start and an end(Literally). I gave it a nine because they had an ENDing and the characters didn't spend time being Tsun and indecisive.

Thank you for reading my first review,see you around I guess...
~In the far away land of Gensokyo~

There is only one reason I'm not giving this manga a 10-so hear me out.

The story revolves around Koshiba Kiri, a slightly aloof girl who comes off as being self-centered. However, she has an extraordinary knack for hairstyling. This isn't taken well by the resident 'genius' hairstyle Shougo Narumi, who vows to beat her along with the help of his club, The Scissors Project.

So yeah, your probably reading this thinking it's an average run-of-the-mill shoujo. Which, if I'm honest, I was expecting that myself. Trust me you couldn't be more wrong. It's almost like the characters have been reversed. Instead of the guy being the aloof, calm and contained lead you expect (very few shoujo male protagonists seem to be anything but) and the girl being a heart-rules-head, temperamental firecracker it's completely the opposite. Which I think hugely contributes to the manga being so fresh.

I think one thing that might put some people off reading it, is that Koshiba doesn't look like your run-of-the-mill shoujo heroine either. Granted some shoujos have a girl who is 'ugly' or 'shy' or 'not liking her looks', but they all have their TRANSFORMATION moments-where someone dresses them up or circumstances forces their hand and they have to change.
Warning: that doesn't happen here.
But I think that's a huge bonus to this story. It makes it more natural. Who here on MAL is ever going to go through a radical transformation which makes all the boys/girls fall madly in love with them? Most of this story revolves around how well Koshiba and Narumi change other girls, so why interfere with Koshiba-who is the complete genuine article?

I only had a few problems with the story. And they were mostly technical rather major plot holes, so nothing to put you off. I think the relationship between Koshiba and her mother didn't quite work for me, and the ending I found too abrupt.

Aside from that, this is a story that makes your heart race, you laugh out loud, and get behind the two main characters as they fight to the finish. I will definitely be watching this mangaka!

Beauty Pop is a fun reading.
The main character: I loved her. Her attitude is what I loved most. That cool, not caring attitude drew me in since the beginning. I sometimes wish more female characters were like her. To not care for gossips or what people say about her. She is fun to read and I just find myself smiling every time I reread the manga.
I like competition manga a lot. I like challenges and stuff like that. So Beauty Pop with its main plot being beauticians, I really liked it.
So in the school where Kiri goes to, there's like a monthly show were this group of boys transform a random girl into a "swan". Kiri doesn't care about them. She doesn't even want to be a beautician because of something that happened in her past.
But when she transforms a girl that the boys didn't want to transform, she is catapulted into their worlds. Although she doesn't want to and she doesn't pay them attention.
Narumi, who is the male main character, is the leader of this group of boys. He cuts hair flawlessly. He loves cutting hair. He hates that Kiri cuts hair much better than him. I think that he doesn't really hate her, like I think he is afraid that she will leave him behind in the beautician world. I think he really looks up to her as a rival.
And also, I loved that they had a goal since the beginning. I mean, they knew what they wanted to be in the future. They wanted to succeed. And they did something about it. They weren't afraid, they kept trying and trying and that's what I loved most about this manga.

I really enjoyed this series, and I'm glad I eventually decided to give it a shot.

I recall seeing it in bookstores all the time, but the story didn't sound interesting to me, too cutesy, and I thought a manga about hairstyling would be a snore. But this wasn't the first time I was proven wrong.

Sure enough, it was cute, but not overly so. I just found everything about it endearing. The characters grew on me, and by the end I even developed a soft spot for Iori's annoying way of speaking.

I don't know the first thing about hairstyling, but the story was entertaining. It was the characters that really held it up and kept things going, so they were the favourite part of my Beauty Pop experience. At first, I wasn't sure who I liked best, but near the end I realized Narumi had won me over.

As for the art, it begs to be described with one word; cute. That word is extremely overused when it comes to my opinion of BP, but it's so true. Every aspect of the series struck me as quite adorable, from Narumi's angry outbursts, Kiri's nonchalant attitude, Ken's over-apologizing, Kei's love for sweets, or Ochiai's little crush... to the clean and sweetly drawn facial expressions and large eyes, the bright, colourful volume covers, and the panning out of random story events.

It was a good read. Any fan of the shoujo genre shouldn't pass this one up.

This has been on my "To Read" list for a very very long time and finally, I unleashed it today cause goddamn, my manga has been in drought lately lol! This manga was legit long winded for 51ish chapters but I friggin was entertained by the main characters such as Kiri's stoic attitude, along with Narumi's stupid over the top attitude. What I'm saying is that they are likeable characters.

Seriously tho, this manga is making me want to get a haircut again and yet I've only gotten it done a week ago lol. It was nice to read something different that revolved around hairdressing for a change. There's also not much serious romance in this but listen , if you don't mind the old skool art and just only want the comedy side of things than romance, this one is for you folks!

Short Overview:
The main character, Kiri Koshiba is an extremely gifted hairstylist. She is not very interested using her special talent for the fame and glory. However, she runs into three popular boys who run "Scissors Project" or S.P. for short at school. They have a super awesome goal to be the best makeover team ever in Japan. They give out random makeovers to chosen girls during S.P. sessions. Kiri tries to avoid the Scissors Project at all costs, but she finds herself adding a little 'magic' to people's lives..

My reaction:
[Please note this will probably change once the series is done. These are my impressions so far ^^;]

Story:
9/10
I loved this story to death. It is a really good shoujo manga. I hope it becomes an anime someday because I think it would be watchable. I also recommend it to fans of Ouran High School Host Club. Why? Because there are characters similar with the Host Club members! If you want to find out, read the manga. I thought a manga about hair styling would be boring, but the manga-ka makes it very interesting and exciting. Even if you don't like fashion, you will probably like this.

Art:
9/10
The art is fairly pretty at times, so it is bearable to read for picky art folks. The art is kind of similar to most shoujo manga of course such as Ouran and what not.

Character:
9/10

The characters were pretty interesting. I thought that a lot of them reminded me of Ouran characters like I have said before, so mangas like this have been done before of course with one girl being surrounded by a group of pretty guys. Most of the characters come from super rich backgrounds and are popular in school. It seems like it has been done before, but it seems to still make a good story.

Enjoyment:
9/10

It is a pretty enjoyable anime despite the fact of being similar to other mangas. In fact, I noticed this manga because it was similar to other mangas to begin with. If you are looking for a shoujo that is like the next Ouran look except is not as popular..give Beauty Pop a chance.

I'm still stuck in the exciting world that is the Scissors Project. I picked up the first volume thinking it would just help me pass the time, but i ended up racing to the library every weekend for the next couple of copies. it has a great story line with lovable characters, with adventures that will make you laugh out loud. despite it's cheer, there are still side stories that nearly had me bawling.
the only downside is there is only ten volumes, which made the ending seem a little rushed. it was an okay ending, but some strings needed to be tied up.
overall, one of my favorite mangas so far, and i would definitely recommend it.