"A bad boy will change a good girl."

That was the description given to the shojo manga i picked up today at Borders called Mars. Mars is not only the name of a planet but was the god of war in mythology. I only got to read about half of volume 1 so I didn't get to the part that gives the reason for the title. I'm assuming that the male main character, Rei, shares similar characteristics to Mars. The real main character is a girl of course since it is a shojo manga. Her name is Kira. She is an outsider at school: quiet, to herself, draws a lot, and is fearful. One clever thing I liked about this manga is that you can read Kira's mind in an assigned large print as scenes are drawn out even when she is not part of them. They also use real life products such as Stussy and Ducati. Rei is a motorcycle racer. (Oh! My brother, Scott, just bought a motorcycle - 2000 Yamaha V-Star, Black and Chrome, 650cc. He's so cool!)

So far Rei does not seem like a bad guy at all. Yeah, he breaks school rules and is unconventional, but he is kind at heart. I only got to half of volume 1 because Joo was getting hungry so we had to leave Borders.

I don't remember the name of the animator.