School is never easy. Even for the best of the best. Wait, but what if that annoyingly poker-faced guy you can't get to go away is just slightly better? And you can't. Get. Rid. Of. Him. Ever. Or beat him! This is the life of Hikari Hanazono and her rival, Kei Takishima, the smartest guy around and heir to a fortune. So, why is it that they seem to have fallen in love? Because only she has ever challenged him and not backed down, followed him and never given up. Stood up to him and for him without a second's hesitation. Hikari won him over through honesty and sheer stubborn strength of character. Because apparently he can't get rid of her either!
Highlights
Now Kei is held hostage by his family in London, so that he may inherit a company, settle down with a profitable fiancee, and stop all this school Special A group nonsense. Can Hikari and the rest of the Special A rescue him from his relatives? Can she even rescue herself from Aoi, the Takishima-family weapon, and head of the After-School Takishima Fanclub? Aoi seems determined to do what is best, but is that actually what Kei needs most? How can he even find what is best, when he has so many different choices? Particularly when Kei seems determined to choose for himself.
Overall
The art is interesting and playful, filled with comedy and fun — as the characters rush from one potential disaster to another in order to beat the world and find each other. The story draws the reader in and makes them fall even for the stone-faced Kei. And then there is the great revelation! Who is that adorable young man that seems bent on driving Kei Takishima absolutely nuts? He couldn't be… Kei's father? How is this even possible?! Everyone wants to know his secrets and he wants to protect them, but only for a price. What will he reveal about his son?
The plot thickens, loyalties are tested, love is blooming in new and interesting places and the story keeps getting better. Read and laugh, cry and eat chocolate. I did.
ComicsOnline gives S-A: Volume 13, 5 out of 5 chocolates.
