Fairy Idol Kanon Volume 1 - Mera Hakamada

At a first glance, this title seems to be some mostly harmless fluff, but actually reading through this manga of my daughter's, I was pretty impressed with messages it imparted. Nine year old Kanon and her classmates Kodama and Marika love to sing. Marika in particular is obsessed with the idea of being a star, and so is quite competitive when it comes to tryouts for the school musical. She gets sulky when she does not get the solo, but nonetheless, agrees to sing in harmony with her two friends when they unexpectedly meet the fairy, Alto. Alto is very weak, for the fairies life force is dependent on the beautiful feelings conveyed by singing from the humans of earth. ...  Read the complete review