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Onegai Teacher Novel Paperback – April 4, 2005

by Go Zappa (Author), Please! (Artist)

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You've seen the hit anime, and read the engrossing manga graphic novels, but even still, you don't know the full story behind 18-year old Kei and his affair with his homeroom teacher from another planet. What's missing? You can only find out in ComicsOne's full-length novel adaptation of Onegai Teacher!

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"Overall, the series has a good storyline that works around the typical love-drama story, but adds its own twist." -- Francis Li, The Ticker, March 2003

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ ComicsOne (April 4, 2005)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 245 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1588992977
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1588992970
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 0.8 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5 x 1 x 7 inches

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Marcus

add it to the collection

Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2008

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Your first initial thought might be where does this novel fit within the many invocations of Please (Onegai) Teacher. First of all, although the translation seems to fit with the manga more than the anime (title and key phrases such as stagnation vs standstill and highest priority vs priority one) the story corresponds with the anime far more than the manga. That only makes sense, since the anime came first and the manga was but an adaptation of that; not the other way around. So even if you found the manga as disappointing as I, you don't need to dismiss the novel for that reason. The second obvious question is, is this but a retelling of the same old story we've already seen in other forms. To answer that let me quote from the author himself. "..this work took the form of completing the episodes which were never drawn, while following the time line of the original anime." While the intro is precisely the same, the rest of it expands and adds to what we have already seen. As the original creator of the anime says "A novel that only follows the anime is dull! Let's step into areas that couldn't be expressed in the anime." It really does fill in some gaps and what they are filled with fits in perfectly with the character of Please Teacher. I enjoyed it just as much as I did the anime. The writing it self didn't exactly meet American standards of fiction writing. That might just be because it's a translation of a Japanese work. Or it's possible that the American publisher didn't take this all that seriously and went to little effort to produce the highest standards of publication. Considering the numerous typos, the latter seems most likely. Of course, unless you are an English teacher or some other form of grammar Nazi, it won't take away from the experience.

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Joetta M. Costa

Enjoyed reading

Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2007

My husband loved reading the book he wants me to see if there are part 2 editions on this story.

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Michael Valdivielso

The full length novel...

Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2004

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...starts out kind of slow, with a long, flashback of much of what happened in the early parts of the anime/manga (depending on which one you have). But once beyond the recap we soon get into new territory. The chapters seem to be set between episodes of the anime (or other chapters of the manga) and help fill out the characters of the show, including the secondary ones.
The last few chapters deal with adult material, so I'm not sure that it is fit for even 15 year olds. On the other hand, I knew much of this stuff by the time I was 12.
The only problem I have is the book needed more proofreading. Not that there are spelling or grammar mistakes, as much as sentences in the wrong places and things like 'someo f' instead of 'some of'. A good computer or a couple of beta readers could of caught much of the typos.
But if you already have the fanbook, the anime and the manga, this is a must. For 15 and up.

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Frank

Onegai Teacher at its best

Reviewed in the United States on December 5, 2016

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Been looking forward to reading this for some time. Can't wait to read about the strong bond between Kei and Mizuho, and how they overcome obstacles to understand their true feelings.

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The Best Novel Ever

Reviewed in Canada on April 20, 2017

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I like this novel so far best novel i had ever read, I wish if it was longer like 500 pages or something like this would be perfect, still fun.

Ken

The delivery and the everything was perfect. However

Reviewed in Canada on July 29, 2014

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The delivery and the everything was perfect.
However, the publisher and editors of this product clearly did not do a thorough job or checking grammar and spelling.

Roger Mikel

Not to bad

Reviewed in Canada on December 8, 2013

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It was good but i guess i was expecting more. More detail in there first meeting and the hard times and good times.

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