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From Tokyopop:
Young Mikan runs away to Tokyo to follow her best friend, Hotaru, who has been enrolled in an exclusive, secretive private school for geniuses. But it turns out that Alice Academy is a lot more than meets the eye. If Mikan wants to stay by Hotaru's side, she has to both pass the strange "entrance exam" and face the even greater challenge of befriending her very odd new classmates. Whether it's Hotaru's gift for inventing gadgets, the cranky Natsume's fire-casting ability, or Professor Narumi's control of human pheromones, everyone at the school has some sort of special talent.... More...
Young Mikan runs away to Tokyo to follow her best friend, Hotaru, who has been enrolled in an exclusive, secretive private school for geniuses. But it turns out that Alice Academy is a lot more than meets the eye. If Mikan wants to stay by Hotaru's side, she has to both pass the strange "entrance exam" and face the even greater challenge of befriending her very odd new classmates. Whether it's Hotaru's gift for inventing gadgets, the cranky Natsume's fire-casting ability, or Professor Narumi's control of human pheromones, everyone at the school has some sort of special talent.... More...
From Tokyopop:
Young Mikan runs away to Tokyo to follow her best friend, Hotaru, who has been enrolled in an exclusive, secretive private school for geniuses. But it turns out that Alice Academy is a lot more than meets the eye. If Mikan wants to stay by Hotaru's side, she has to both pass the strange "entrance exam" and face the even greater challenge of befriending her very odd new classmates. Whether it's Hotaru's gift for inventing gadgets, the cranky Natsume's fire-casting ability, or Professor Narumi's control of human pheromones, everyone at the school has some sort of special talent. But what ability, if any, does Mikan possess? Mikan is going to have to rely on her courage and spunk if she's going to stay in school, or even stay alive! Less...
Young Mikan runs away to Tokyo to follow her best friend, Hotaru, who has been enrolled in an exclusive, secretive private school for geniuses. But it turns out that Alice Academy is a lot more than meets the eye. If Mikan wants to stay by Hotaru's side, she has to both pass the strange "entrance exam" and face the even greater challenge of befriending her very odd new classmates. Whether it's Hotaru's gift for inventing gadgets, the cranky Natsume's fire-casting ability, or Professor Narumi's control of human pheromones, everyone at the school has some sort of special talent. But what ability, if any, does Mikan possess? Mikan is going to have to rely on her courage and spunk if she's going to stay in school, or even stay alive! Less...
Type
Manga
Related Series
Kageki no Kuni no Alice (Spin-Off)
Associated Names
Alice Academy
Alice Akademisi
Alice: Escuela de magia (Spanish)
Gakuen Arisu
Học Viện Alice
L'Académie Alice (French)
Perguruan Alice
Skolen Alice
Академия Алис
أكاديمية أليس
วัยซนคนมีพลังจิต
学园爱丽丝
学園アリス
愛麗絲學院
爱丽丝学园
爱丽丝学院
퍼니퍼니 학원 앨리스
Alice Akademisi
Alice: Escuela de magia (Spanish)
Gakuen Arisu
Học Viện Alice
L'Académie Alice (French)
Perguruan Alice
Skolen Alice
Академия Алис
أكاديمية أليس
วัยซนคนมีพลังจิต
学园爱丽丝
学園アリス
愛麗絲學院
爱丽丝学园
爱丽丝学院
퍼니퍼니 학원 앨리스
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Latest Release(s)
v.1 c.2 by Honeysuckle Scans about 1 year ago
v.1 c.1 by Honeysuckle Scans over 2 years ago
v.31 c.179 by bienenstich over 10 years ago
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v.1 c.1 by Honeysuckle Scans over 2 years ago
v.31 c.179 by bienenstich over 10 years ago
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Status
in Country of Origin
31 Volumes (Complete)
Completely Scanlated?
Yes
Anime Start/End Chapter
Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1
Ends at Vol 6, Chap 29
Ends at Vol 6, Chap 29
User Reviews
Forum
13 topics, 43 posts
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User Rating
Average: 8.5 / 10.0 (1180 votes)
Bayesian Average: 8.45 / 10.0
Bayesian Average: 8.45 / 10.0
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Last Updated
October 13th 2023, 7:58pm
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Genre
Categories
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Yuusha-sama no Oshishou-sama (Novel)
Seirei Tsukai no Kenbu (Novel)
Wanshang Cai Shi Nv Haizi
Recommendations
Author(s)
Artist(s)
Year
2002
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Hana to Yume (Hakusensha)
Licensed (in English)
No
English Publisher
TokyoPop (Canceled / 16 Vols)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos #720 (-7)
Monthly Pos #1115 (+309)
3 Month Pos #1981 (+369)
6 Month Pos #2759 (+355)
Year Pos #3488 (+457)
Monthly Pos #1115 (+309)
3 Month Pos #1981 (+369)
6 Month Pos #2759 (+355)
Year Pos #3488 (+457)
List Stats
On 2717 reading lists
On 1087 wish lists
On 1388 completed lists
On 277 unfinished lists
On 596 custom lists
On 1087 wish lists
On 1388 completed lists
On 277 unfinished lists
On 596 custom lists
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downhill...
by cherrykookie
August 21st, 2009, 7:59pm
August 21st, 2009, 7:59pm
Rating: 7.0 / 10.0
okay i'm updating my review.
At first i loved this manga to pieces. I loved all the unique characters and the world that the mangaka created. Then at some point it started to get noticeably more dark toned and the humor vanished. I thought okay, its just story development. Yay! But then it seemed like the author was just trying to pack so many ideas in and then everything went downhill. The plot got messy, and extremely confusing. Also, the art very noticably declined. Trying to emphasize the seriousness and emotion of the characters does not mean making every character cry in each panel for 10 chapters straight.. Basically, she tried to hard to make it tragic. She should have stuck to the old Gakuen Alice which I deeply miss
And just another note-- i think its cute how its childhood love, but the things they do are too mature for their age therefore making it a bit unrealistic..They act like they are in at least middle school.
... Last updated on June 26th, 2011, 3:08am
At first i loved this manga to pieces. I loved all the unique characters and the world that the mangaka created. Then at some point it started to get noticeably more dark toned and the humor vanished. I thought okay, its just story development. Yay! But then it seemed like the author was just trying to pack so many ideas in and then everything went downhill. The plot got messy, and extremely confusing. Also, the art very noticably declined. Trying to emphasize the seriousness and emotion of the characters does not mean making every character cry in each panel for 10 chapters straight.. Basically, she tried to hard to make it tragic. She should have stuck to the old Gakuen Alice which I deeply miss
And just another note-- i think its cute how its childhood love, but the things they do are too mature for their age therefore making it a bit unrealistic..They act like they are in at least middle school.
... Last updated on June 26th, 2011, 3:08am
GREAT!!! :)
by Shygirlz
July 26th, 2009, 8:57pm
July 26th, 2009, 8:57pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
I saw the anime, and that made me totally want to see what happened, so i started reading- and got totally hooked. I was wondering why the author made them that young, but then realized that if they were older they wouldn't be so innocent and nice, and some of the characters would probably be way mean or perverted or something, and it really doesn't matter this much i guess cuz i really love the Mikan and Natsume pair, and they are kinda mature because of all they went through. And if you guys read CCS (cardcaptor sakura) they fell in love when they were about 11 too (in GA remember they celebrated Mikan and Natsume's 11th birthday). I find this a really nice anime and hope it goes on for some time without getting boring. I especially love all the facial expressions, whether it's serious or comical (my favorite- it's always so funny at times I also hope the romantic side of this progresses as well. This is just a great manga, with great illustrations and storyline arcs, great character personalities, and being a shoujo romance fan, great couple (fyi- MikanxNatsume) TOTALLY RECOMMENDED
I love it
by charmedlass
May 9th, 2009, 9:42am
May 9th, 2009, 9:42am
Rating: N/A
I first saw this as an anime and I loved it so much. I couldn't have enough so I decided to read the manga. However, scanlations are hard to come by so for now, I stopped. It's really really long now but I will get back at it once it's finished and the scanlations too.
So far, bypassing their ages, it is a very very good read. Who would've thought that something so cute at first would turn out to be so dark, so heavy. I totally commend the mangaka.
... Last updated on May 9th, 2009, 9:43am
So far, bypassing their ages, it is a very very good read. Who would've thought that something so cute at first would turn out to be so dark, so heavy. I totally commend the mangaka.
... Last updated on May 9th, 2009, 9:43am
The Age thingy?
by Tachyonic
April 20th, 2009, 7:50pm
April 20th, 2009, 7:50pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
I don't know. I'm not at all bothered by their age. I'm reading it as "literature", so to speak, and I personally think the effects would be less if they were older. Had they been in their teenage years, it would be all angsty and stuff, the innocence all vanquished. That's only my opinion, of course.
The plot's nice too -- although being confined into the shoujo realm guarantees more or less cliches and predictability. It's good that the author bind 'em all up in the present and slowly unfurl the stories of the past -- those events that keep 'em all connected.
While I believe there are better illustrators than the mangaka herself, I think Tachibana-sensei's knack for humor outshines them all. With the very comedic facial expressions -- or lack thereof -- she can pull almost everything off, even in the midst of a crisis situation. The unchanging visage plastered upon Mind-reader-kun, the foxy eyes Natsume has... great for the lulz.
... Last updated on April 20th, 2009, 7:52pm
The plot's nice too -- although being confined into the shoujo realm guarantees more or less cliches and predictability. It's good that the author bind 'em all up in the present and slowly unfurl the stories of the past -- those events that keep 'em all connected.
While I believe there are better illustrators than the mangaka herself, I think Tachibana-sensei's knack for humor outshines them all. With the very comedic facial expressions -- or lack thereof -- she can pull almost everything off, even in the midst of a crisis situation. The unchanging visage plastered upon Mind-reader-kun, the foxy eyes Natsume has... great for the lulz.
... Last updated on April 20th, 2009, 7:52pm
under-aged children
by windshadow
March 8th, 2009, 9:43am
March 8th, 2009, 9:43am
Rating: 6.0 / 10.0
If only the characters were older, it would make more sense for the love triangle. At that age, oh please, save me the agony.
Otherwise, i enjoyed this story immensely.
Otherwise, i enjoyed this story immensely.
Long and changes
by moonangelko
March 6th, 2009, 4:15pm
March 6th, 2009, 4:15pm
Rating: N/A
The author is really intresting. She incorprating several styles for this manga. Like having arcs, little magic, horrible suffering, and drama.
Though one may say they think of the past too much but the fact of the matter is the whole plot and situation relies on the past! The main plot is stop the evil and corruption that the school has. It was firmly pointed out in the very beginning. Well that is the plot in my opinion, this manga is a tricky one, that what makes it so addicting. You never know what is next
Though one may say they think of the past too much but the fact of the matter is the whole plot and situation relies on the past! The main plot is stop the evil and corruption that the school has. It was firmly pointed out in the very beginning. Well that is the plot in my opinion, this manga is a tricky one, that what makes it so addicting. You never know what is next
Gakuen Alice
by punkie
February 5th, 2009, 11:12am
February 5th, 2009, 11:12am
Rating: 9.0 / 10.0
Even tough this is one of the best shoujo series i've read so far, I don't know if I can still keep on reading it.
To see elementary school kids suffer an unbearable treatment for no reason, with people who want to, but can't defend them properly, to see 8-10 years old kids having to protect each other with their lives so that they can still be together, and still not see any change or light in their futures.
To read 100 chapter of this, with only rare comedic moments to break the almost eternal pain of the characters (specially Natsume and Mikan), to be on the limit of crying every chapter because of the injustice of this., it's almost unbearable for me.
Very, very sad manga.
To see elementary school kids suffer an unbearable treatment for no reason, with people who want to, but can't defend them properly, to see 8-10 years old kids having to protect each other with their lives so that they can still be together, and still not see any change or light in their futures.
To read 100 chapter of this, with only rare comedic moments to break the almost eternal pain of the characters (specially Natsume and Mikan), to be on the limit of crying every chapter because of the injustice of this., it's almost unbearable for me.
Very, very sad manga.
My Favorite Manga <333
by sakirol
January 18th, 2009, 11:48pm
January 18th, 2009, 11:48pm
Rating: 10.0 / 10.0
This is one of my most favorite mangas. The development of plot isn't rushed or delayed. It's been going on for 17 volumes, and there haven't been any parts that have been dragged on at all. There is a love triangle, but throughout the 17 volumes, it proves to less than the main focus. It's not the focus at all. It grows and such but blends into the plot naturally. I very much disagree with those that think of this as cliche. In my perspective, there are plenty of other shoujo manga that are more cliche- no depth to the story besides the obvious falling in love. This manga explores the darker themes of self-sacrifice, pain, and such while still having the tinges of comedy. It seems to be much more childish at first but once you get going, it's really deep. The age-group focus in this manga is a tad unrealistic, but given the children's living circumstances, you can put it into a realistic views. I actually kind of like the age-group focus because the characters show their naivete at times that make the scene very impacting. It's a very deep and well-played out plot. It's one where it seems like it was planned from the beginning, each event happening having a point, unlike some other series where it seems like it's going to go one direction then goes into another or one where the action doesn't build but instead things happen in small arcs then completely end. Highly recommended. <3
I have to say that I don't believe the anime would be that good in terms of plot. Volumes 1-5 would only explore the comedy, cliche parts of the manga, and the plot wouldn't be developed yet either.
I have to say that I don't believe the anime would be that good in terms of plot. Volumes 1-5 would only explore the comedy, cliche parts of the manga, and the plot wouldn't be developed yet either.
Cute!
by Da-manta-ray
December 30th, 2008, 5:42pm
December 30th, 2008, 5:42pm
Rating: 8.5 / 10.0
I really like this manga, mostly because I have a soft spot for cute stuff, but mikan, even if she is unintelligent, and pretty much a cliche shoujo heroine, she does have spunk and is a very likeable character. Of course, I had to buy volumes 4 and 5 in English to cover the scanlating gap, but it was worth the 20 bucks I spent.
:)
by agape_angst
December 12th, 2008, 3:49pm
December 12th, 2008, 3:49pm
Rating: N/A
But the storyline was good.
I totally don't agree to what Higanzakura has said.
It wasn't a kodomo manga sort of things.
Plus, what the author wants to draw, you can't stop it right.
If you don't like the manga, just don't read it.
And don't write any stupid comments like that.
It's really like hurting for the author if he/she sees this.
... Last updated on December 12th, 2008, 3:53pm
I totally don't agree to what Higanzakura has said.
It wasn't a kodomo manga sort of things.
Plus, what the author wants to draw, you can't stop it right.
If you don't like the manga, just don't read it.
And don't write any stupid comments like that.
It's really like hurting for the author if he/she sees this.
... Last updated on December 12th, 2008, 3:53pm
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