Family Complex
Encyclopedia
is a Japan
ese manga
written and illustrated by Mikiyo Tsuda
. Family Complex was first serialized in the manga magazine South (a special issue of Wings
) published by Shinshokan
, with the only bound volume
released in May 2000.
of the story who's 14 years old and a junior at Fujimori Junior High School. He feels that he is the only normal person in his whole family of beauties. He is a supporting character in Princess Princess
, another one of Tsuda's works.
: The eldest brother of the family at 17 years old. He's called "Sakamoto-sama" by his peers at school and could easily be a model
.
: She is the eldest sister of the family at 16 years old. She is often mistaken for a boy because of her looks.
: The youngest sister of the family at 10 years old. She is usually rather quiet. She has been compared to a doll various times. In the manga, Fuyuki becomes more outspoken and ends up being more popular with the girls than the guys in her class.
: The father of the family looks about as old to be Akira's brother despite him really being 41 as well. He works as a technician
.
: The mother of the family who, much like her husband, looks incredibly young for her actual age of 41. She looks very innocent. In Princess Princess
, when Kouno and Shihoudani first meet her, they think she is Akira's sister and wonder if she is older or younger than he is. After being told she is his mother, they ask if she is his stepmother but Akira not only confirms she is his real mother but also that she never had any surgery or other procedure to look too young for that.
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ese manga
Manga
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written and illustrated by Mikiyo Tsuda
Mikiyo Tsuda
is a manga writer and illustrator from Japan who has been writing manga since 1998. This name is one of her two pen names that she writes under when drawing manga, the other being . Under the name Taishi Zaō, she writes boys love and girls love manga while under Mikiyo Tsuda she writes comedy-shōjo...
. Family Complex was first serialized in the manga magazine South (a special issue of Wings
Wings (manga magazine)
is a shōjo manga magazine published by Shinshokan. The magazine is aimed at a female audience in the 16 to 20 year-old age range and tend to be action- or fantasy-oriented stories. Wings previously had a number of special editions such as Shinshokan South, or simply South, Phantom Club,...
) published by Shinshokan
Shinshokan
is a Japanese publishing company. It was established on June 14, 1961. In April 2009, the US publisher Digital Manga Publishing announced a co-branding operation with Shinshokan, to license yaoi and shōjo manga from Shinshokan's Wings, Dear and Dear+ anthologies under the DokiDoki imprint .-Manga...
, with the only bound volume
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
released in May 2000.
Plot
The story centers around Akira Sakamoto who is a part of a very unusual family. Everyone in his family is incredibly beautiful, except him. Compared to the rest of his family, Akira is often overshadowed and feels left out of the rest of the family when they go out in public. Despite this, his family has never tried to distance themselves from him and they treat each other the same way. Akira and his entire family also appear in the series Princess Princess by the same creator of Family Complex.Characters
: The main character and the narratorNarrator
A narrator is, within any story , the fictional or non-fictional, personal or impersonal entity who tells the story to the audience. When the narrator is also a character within the story, he or she is sometimes known as the viewpoint character. The narrator is one of three entities responsible for...
of the story who's 14 years old and a junior at Fujimori Junior High School. He feels that he is the only normal person in his whole family of beauties. He is a supporting character in Princess Princess
Princess Princess
Princess Princess may refer to:*Princess Princess - Japanese girl rock band*Princess Princess - Anime and manga series*Princess-Princess , a character from the webcomic Sluggy Freelance...
, another one of Tsuda's works.
: The eldest brother of the family at 17 years old. He's called "Sakamoto-sama" by his peers at school and could easily be a model
Model (person)
A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art....
.
: She is the eldest sister of the family at 16 years old. She is often mistaken for a boy because of her looks.
: The youngest sister of the family at 10 years old. She is usually rather quiet. She has been compared to a doll various times. In the manga, Fuyuki becomes more outspoken and ends up being more popular with the girls than the guys in her class.
: The father of the family looks about as old to be Akira's brother despite him really being 41 as well. He works as a technician
Technician
A technician is a worker in a field of technology who is proficient in the relevant skills and techniques, with a relatively practical understanding of the theoretical principles. Experienced technicians in a specific tool domain typically have intermediate understanding of theory and expert...
.
: The mother of the family who, much like her husband, looks incredibly young for her actual age of 41. She looks very innocent. In Princess Princess
Princess Princess
Princess Princess may refer to:*Princess Princess - Japanese girl rock band*Princess Princess - Anime and manga series*Princess-Princess , a character from the webcomic Sluggy Freelance...
, when Kouno and Shihoudani first meet her, they think she is Akira's sister and wonder if she is older or younger than he is. After being told she is his mother, they ask if she is his stepmother but Akira not only confirms she is his real mother but also that she never had any surgery or other procedure to look too young for that.