The Quintessential Quintuplets, Volume 1

by Negi Haruba

Overview

A high school romantic comedy with five times the cute girls! A high school boy must work part-time to help five sisters study so they can graduate, but the only thing these quintuplets have in common is that they all hate studying!

FIVE TIMES THE TROUBLE

Five girls who want to do anything but study, and their tutor: A high school boy who's got book smarts and not much else. Futaro Uesugi took the tutoring gig because he was desperate for cash, but when his students—the five beautiful daughters of a wealthy businessman—find five times the excuses to slack off, what can he do?! At this rate, the sisters won't graduate, so if he wants to get paid, Futaro must think of a plan to suit each of them... Which feels hopeless when five out of five of them think he's a loser!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781632367747
Publisher:	Kodansha International
Publication date:	12/31/2018
Series:	Quintessential Quintuplets Series , #1
Pages:	192
Sales rank:	145,806
Product dimensions:	4.90(w) x 7.40(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	16 Years

About the Author

Negi Haruba debuted in 2013 with the story "Coward's Crossword" in Kodansha's Magazine Special. Haruba's first series was Purgatory Karma in 2014, followed in 2017 by Quintessetial Quintuplets, which is the artist's first manga to be published in English.

Editorial Reviews

"Stands out from other harem manga because the girls have a very genuine bond with each other as sisters, and everyone’s dynamic with the protagonist is balanced and interesting…the art is very consistent and appealing and the girls are very cute! Recommended." -Women Write About Comics

From the Publisher

02/01/2022

Gr 10 Up—Futaro's not the most popular kid in his high school class, nor is his family the richest. However, Futaro excels with his schoolwork: Nobody can touch him academically. When the wealthy father of identical quintuplet girls hires Futaro to tutor his slacker daughters, Futaro accepts out of financial desperation. It's clear from the start that these sisters have no intention of listening to anything Futaro says. The book's opening pages offer a glimpse of the future—not only is Futaro not quitting, he's going to marry one of the quints! But which one? The opening revelation is an early plot twist that will keep folks guessing. Futaro is also an uncommon male lead in a series like this; he's not your typical Casanova in a romance yarn. Though he's deadly serious and the quintuplets all enjoy goofing off, the chemistry is undeniable and the dialogue is funny. However, there are some fan service moments in the art, like emphasis on breasts and post-shower/towel shots, that could raise eyebrows. VERDICT This is an adequate setup for a romantic comedy. There is plenty to be curious about in this opening volume, including which girl Futaro's destined to marry and just how he'll get the sisters to improve their dismally low GPAs. The anime's latest entry will debut in May 2022.

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