Dengeki Daisy (電撃デイジー?) is a shōjo romantic comedy manga by Kyousuke Motomi. It is currently published in Japan in Betsucomi magazine and has been published into seven tankōbon volumes as of February 2010.[1] The series is licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media, with plans to publish the first volume in July 2010.



Plot

When Teru's older brother died, she was left with little more than a cellphone containing the text-address of an elusive character named DAISY, who Teru's brother had told her would "support her when he was no longer able to." DAISY became Teru's pillar of strength, over the next few years as he sent her encouraging words through his phone, whether inspiring or mere chatter, as she faces her life alone.

One afternoon, after bullies from the student council are mysteriously driven away, Teru accidentally breaks a school window, which results in her working for the grouchy, cruel school janitor named Tasuku Kurosaki. As Teru begins working for the unlikable school janitor, her feelings begin to surpass that of master and servant and she begins to question DAISY's true identity. Could Kurosaki be her beloved DAISY? Meanwhile, Kurosaki is finding himself steadily drawn to Teru. Will he "reach out" to her?

Characters:

Main Characters

Teru Kurebayashi (紅林 照, Kurebayashi Teru?)Teru is a strong-willed and kind girl who is alone after her older brother dies. She is left only with a cell phone that her brother gave her connects her to DAISY, who becomes Teru's confidante and encourages and protects her from afar with email messages and occasionally through physical acts. Despite never meeting him face-to-face, Teru has absolute trust in him. When she accidentally breaks a window, Teru is forced to become the "servant" of the school janitor, Tasuku Kurosaki, to pay off the window. As the manga progresses, Teru's once negative feelings towards Kurosaki grow into something more romantic. However, she grows suspicious that Kurosaki is in fact DAISY and that the phone her brother left her might be more than it appears. She is 16 years old.

Tasuku Kurosaki (黒崎 祐, Kurosaki Tasuku?)A young man working as the school janitor, Kurosaki is often depicted smoking, drinking, and participating in violent acts. Despite his unpleasant attitude, he cares deeply for Teru, acting toward her with genuine kindness, and is extremely protective of her. Teru is initially unaware that Kurosaki is also DAISY, a computer hacker who worked with her brother, Souichirou, and has been entrusted with looking after her. He is described by Teru's friends to be very attractive, though he does not generally display his emotions. He is often jokingly described as a pervert and a lolicon by his friends, as it is established among his closer companions that he has strong romantic feelings for the high schooler, Teru. Kurosaki has made it his mission to care for Teru on the request of his dying friend, Souichirou, though recently he has chosen to protect her as his true self also. Despite his strong feelings for her, Kurosaki feels that he has no right to love Teru as he is "the one that led her brother to his death" and struggles between his feelings toward her and his own conflicting ideals regarding his complicated past as a hacker. Kurosaki is 24 years old.

Manga

The series is written and illustrated by Kyousuke Motomi and is currently serialized in Shogakukan's monthly shōjo manga magazine, Betsucomi. The individual chapters have collected into six tankōbon volumes by publisher Shogakukan as of February 2010; the first was released on October 26, 2007,[3] and the sixth on February 26, 2010.[4]

The series is licensed for regional releases in Taiwan by Ever Glory Publishing[5] and France by Kaze Manga.[6] In February 2010, Amazon.com listed the first volume for English release

Chapters: 24- ongoing

Manga sites:
http://www.mangareader.net/123/dengeki-daisy.html
http://manga.animea.net/dengeki-daisy.html

Latest Chapter:
26-29.1 is out... click the link below:
http://manga.animea.net/dengeki-daisy.html