Maki Minami

"After their successful first lunchtime broadcast, Hime and the other Stragglers are looking forward to their next chance to wow the school and prove they have what it takes to stay in the program. But the scriptwriter they were counting on to pen their piece has lost her creative spark. Can Senri and Hime work together to jump-start her imagination?" -- from publisher's web site.

After grueling training at a voice actor's retreat, Hime is ready to start her next job in an exciting new anime, but her first day on the set doesn't go well.

"After their successful first lunchtime broadcast, Hime and the other Stragglers are looking forward to their next chance to wow the school and prove they have what it takes to stay in the program. But the scriptwriter they were counting on to pen their piece has lost her creative spark. Can Senri and Hime work together to jump-start her imagination?" -- from publisher's web site.

"Hime Kino's dream is to one day do voice acting like her hero Sakura Aoyama from the Lovely ? Blazers anime, and getting accepted to the prestigious Holly Academy's voice actor department is the first step in the right direction! But Hime's gruff voice has earned her the scorn of teachers and students alike. Hime will not let that stand unchallenged. She&'ll show everyone that she is too a voice acting princess, whether they like it or not!!"--p.4...

Hime Kino is realizing her dream of being a voice actress in the best way possible--by getting work with her heroine, voice actress Sakura Aoyama. However, Sakura's son, Senri, knows what his mom is truly like, and he is worried that Hime might not be able to resist his mother's bad influence.

"Komomo, in the throes of first love, doesn't understand the feelings she's having for Seto. She asks Natsu about feeling giddy, and he tells her that the she's simply experiencing a head cold. But when Komomo finds out Seto's heart belongs to another, will Natsu be there to comfort her?" -- Page [4] of cover.

"Hime's summer vacation is packed with work, and she's getting a lot of really great experience. But her successes are overshadowed by a new and looming fear--facing Senri Kudo! Ever since her reaction to his prerecorded voice, the thought of seeing him has sent Hime into a panic. Will her anxiety ruin the beginning of a beautiful friendship...and her career?!"--Amazon.com.

"Both Komomo and Natsu are resolute in their stance that they are not in love with each other, even though everyone else around them thinks otherwise. Now that Komomo's fortunes and arranged fiancé have returned, a romance between a pâtissier and a princess seems even less likely. But Komomo is determined to pursue her own path in life when she realizes what she wants most."--Amazon.com.