Product Synopsis: Ayumu and Miki get Ayumu's phone to work and a call gets through to Sonoda! But Akiraâ™s goons soon discover the phone and drag off a drugged Miki while Akira instructs them to start raping Ayumu. Will Sonoda be able to save them in time? Sell Sheet Keynote: Cutting, suicide, and high school have never been this real Key Selling Points: • Volumes 1 and 2 promoted via national consumer print advertising campaign in Girls Life summer and fall 2006; internet advertising targeting tween and teen girl sites-more than 2 million impressions • This gritty, high quality shojo series from Kodansha is filled with undeniable teen angst and self-torment and tackles real topics such as cutting, suicide, bullying, and gangs • Volumes one and two feature a postscript from licensed psychologist, Susan M. Axtell Psy. D., who is experienced in suicide counseling • Winner of the 30th Kodansha Shojo Manga award • 'The pain felt by the characters is palpable and affecting. The characters and their emotional reactions to situations feel real.' -VOYA • Shrinkwrapped with Parental Advis
