Shojo Beat Licenses "QQ Sweeper" and "Idol Dreams"

Shojo Beat Licenses “QQ Sweeper” and “Idol Dreams”

February 9, 2015

Friday, November 6, Shojo Beat announced two new licenses on its Twitter feed:

☆New Shojo Beat #Manga Series Announcement☆ QQ Sweeper by Kyousuke Motomi Coming in October 2015 pic.twitter.com/RjxtQCOh7h

— Shojo Beat (@shojobeat) February 6, 2015

☆New Shojo Beat Manga Series Announcement!!☆ Idol Dreams by Arina Tanemura Coming in November 2015 pic.twitter.com/wuoBrBeZpK

— Shojo Beat (@shojobeat) February 6, 2015

The first series QQ Sweeper is by Kyousuke Motomi, mangaka of the already licensed Dengeki Daisy manga from Shojo Beat. It’s currently running in Betsucomi magazine. We’re getting volume 1 in October.

What’s it about? Kyutaro Horikita, the tall, dark and handsome cleaning expert of Kurokado High, is about to meet a sleeping maiden at the school: transfer student Fumi Nishioka! Fumi’s going to learn how to rid the school of nasty spirits with Kyutaro’s help, and her heart will surprisingly be “cleansed” too…!

This series has got to be my favorite license announcement for 2015. I’m a huge Dengeki Daisy fan, so I’m really looking forward to reading QQ Sweeper.

The second series Idol Dreams, taken from 31 Ai Dreams, is Arina Tanemura’s and is currently running in Melody magazine. We’re getting volume 1 in November.

What’s it about?At age 31, office worker Chikage Deguchi feels she missed her chances at love and success. When word gets out that she’s a virgin, Chikage is humiliated and wishes she could turn back time to when she was still young and popular. She takes an experimental drug that changes her appearance back to when she was 15. Now Chikage is determined to pursue everything she missed out on all those years ago—including becoming a star!

This show biz side of this series reminds me of Tanemura’s Full Moon, but an age transformation sounds interesting. I can at least be relieved that this license wasn’t Neko to Watashi no Kinyoubi.

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YES!!! But, I find it so depressing that being a “virgin” is seen as a bad thing. So that premise really didn’t make me excited for Idol Dreams. Still, it looks pretty. Can’t wait to see what you think of these 2!

Mary Feb 10, 2015

Yeah, really. That girl Chikage needs to go hang out with the Amars in Kurage Hime. They’re all in that boat and love themselves fine. Haha!

I’m not really stoked about Idol Dreams either. I read another synopsis that says the girl considers committing suicide. All because of a stupid reunion? Please!!! I can’t stand weak heroines. It made me not like this main character already.

I’ve read QQ Sweeper from Betsucomi, and it’s really interesting! I really enjoy it. Highly recommend the purchase if you like Motomi and enjoy supernatural stories. We just might be waiting for releases because it just got started in Japan not long ago. There’s only 1 tankoban out.

Laura Feb 11, 2015