S.A, Vol. 9, 9: 710

Her whole life, Hikari Hanazono has been consumed with the desire to win against her school rival, Kei Takishima--at anything. He always comes out on top no matter what he does, and Hikari is determined to do whatever it takes to beat this guy...somehow At age 6 Hikari lost to Kei in an impromptu wrestling match. Now, at 15, Hikari joins Special A, a group of the top seven students at a private academy, for the opportunity to trounce the guy who made her suffer her first defeat.

Being No. 2 Sucks

Kei's grandfather summons Hikari to London to tell her Kei is overextending himself for her sake. Feeling guilty, Hikari decides to keep her distance from Kei. But her luck takes a strange turn when a prince she meets in London follows her all the way back to Japan Will Hikari fall for his royal charms while she's avoiding Kei?

Author: Maki Minami
Publisher: Viz Media
Published: 03/01/2009
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.46lbs
Size: 7.44h x 5.04w x 0.68d
ISBN13: 9781421520391
ISBN10: 1421520397
BISAC Categories:
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Humorous
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Media Tie in
- Comics & Graphic Novels | Manga | Romance

About the Author
Maki Minami is from Saitama Prefecture in Japan. She debuted in 2001 with Kanata no Ao (Faraway Blue). Her other works include Kimi wa Girlfriend (You're My Girlfriend), Mainichi ga Takaramono (Every Day Is a Treasure) and Yuki Atataka (Warm Winter). S-A and Voice Over! Seiyu Academy are published in English by VIZ Media.