Name: MARS
ISBN: 9781931514583

Fuyumi Soryo

When popular Rei saves shy Kira from the harassing hands of her sleazy art teacher, Kira finds herself drawn to Rei and summons up the courage to let him into her world.

MARS

When old friends of Rei show up at the school fair, Kira finds that she may have some heated competition for his love. His old flame, Shiori, confesses that she never gave up loving Rei, and she now wants him back. To make matters worse, Kira uncovers more about Rei's dark past and his brother's suicide.

I liked what we learn about Rei but did not enjoy the new female character all that much

Kira and Rei fall in love, and Kira cheers for him when he races his motorcycle in the Suzuka 8 Endurance Race.

I have never cared about motorcycles until this moment in time

Rei and Kira are ready to get married, but Masao's effort to sabotage their relationship is only one of the obstacles they face as their wedding day approaches.

MARS Volume 15

I truly understand why this is lauded as one of the greatest shoujou mangas of all time. Though some things might feels a little dated, reading this for the first time in 2021 really makes you understand just how much it has influenced the genre. The way it holds its romance core, and yet tackles many other subjects and plot lines is superb.

Amy Grieve

The Taiwanese drama adaptation was the reason why I fell in love with this story but the manga has just taken that love and made it multiply. Ren and Kira are one of those timeless couples to me and their bond throughout the series just made me truly believe in the power of love. In the manga I also found that I enjoyed the manga version of Masao's story. MARS is highly readable and deals with darker issues and shows how people can overcome anything. The story and the characters felt real to me.

anita

Mars, Vol. 2

Rei and Kira slept together and the mounting pressure afterwards, leaded to Kira's biggest decisions of her life.

Kira is in love with Rei but a new guy at school has a crush on both of them.

Kira and Rei are in love, but they are threatened by Masao, a new student with a criminal past.

Kira's stepfather attemps to sabotage Kira and Rei's plans for a future together.

Enraged to learn that Kira has agreed to live with her abusive stepfather again, Rei breaks up with her, but none of the girls he meets can compare, and Kira's relationship with her stepfather reaches the breaking point.

Continues the adventures of Kira and Rei.

With Rei's help, Kira is finally able to leave her dysfunctional home and is brought to Rei's father's mansion where, while exploring, they both discover shocking secrets about Rei's family.

Rei longs to return to racing, Kira approaches Rei's father to ask him for support, and Masao's release from the psychiatric ward has everyone nervous.

When old friends of Rei show up at the school fair, Kira finds that she may have some heated competition for his love. His old flame, Shiori, confesses that she never gave up loving Rei, and she now wants him back. To make things worse, Kira uncovers more about Rei's dark past and his brother's suicide. Would she be better off if she just let Shiori have him?