A, A Prime (A-A') - Manga Review
A, A Prime is a trilogy of short stories that are sci-fi and yet shoujo in
nature.
This is not kiddie fare though as mature themes like homosexuality come into
play.
In the first story A, A Prime, a young woman named Addy is killed on duty
as a researcher in outer space.
A clone of herself is sent to take her place.
Generated from Addy's own cells and implanted with her memories, is this Addy
truly Addy? Addy's lover Regg wonders.
The second story, "4/4 [Quatre-Quarts]", is about a teenage boy named Mori.
Mori can't seem to control his psychic abilities.
That is, until he meets a beautiful girl named Trill.
With Trill, Mori's powers are not only controllable, but amplified beyond
comprehension.
But Trill is not even human.
The third story, "X+Y", features a young man named Tacto.
Tacto has always
been a guy, until a medical examination reveals that he has pre-developed
female reproductive organs inside his body.
But that can't be, can it?
After all, medical records from his childhood all say that he's male.
Besides, he's already got a girl he's interested in...