Wild Act

Wild Act
Genre	Romance, Shoujo
Manga
Written by	Rie Takada
Published by	Shogakukan

is a ten-volume manga series by mangaka Rie Takada, and was the first of her series to be translated in English. It was translated by Tokyopop, although the license has expired, and they opted not to renew it.

Plot

The story starts with a girl named Yuniko trying to steal an award because it was held by the late actor Akira Nanae. The actor who would receive it, Ryu Eba, finds out about her stealing it and tells her that she must steal it from him again. Then they start to fall in love. She continues to steal Akira's things, and she finds a tape of a conversation between her parents that states she has a brother named Ryu. They then travel to America and attend acting school in Los Angeles. She meets another Ryu, Ryu Gilliams. He says that his parents were Nanae's friends, and that they were told to marry. They star in the school play, and are successful. They find out Ryu Eba isn't her brother, and they end up as successful actors and at the end, Kamui and Cinnamon have babies, and Yuniko and Ryu have a baby as well. The last page ends in a cliffhanger, however, as they attend an award ceremony and you never see whether Ryu or Yuniko get the award.

Characters

Yuniko Sakuraba

The main character of Wild Act. She lives alone and is the daughter of Akira Nanae ans Maiko Sakura. She is very upbeat and tends to be a little overconfident.

Ryu Eba

The Hero of Wild Act. He is an actor and is in love with Yuniko.

Tokio

Yuniko's friend who helps her steal Akira's things. He is a bit kinky, and often tries to get Yuniko to wear a leather bikini suit on her missions in return for a gadget he has created.

Kamui

Yuniko's pet flying squirrel. He is found to be able to speak the human language. He also is the object of affection for Cinnamon, though he really doesn't like her.

Cinnamon

Yuniko's other pet flying squirrel. Cinnamon is in love with Kamui, although her love is not returned until the end of the last volume. She is very timid and pees all over, and when they get to America, her pee becomes explosive, like a barrier.

Maki

Yuniko's enemy turned friend in Japan. He is a former paparazzo.

Ryu Gilliams

Also known as Ryu #2. He says Yuniko is supposed to marry him.

External links

• Wild Act at the official Tokyopop site
• Wild Act ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia