When I picked up an issue of Daisuki a week ago, I came to like one series in particular. That was “Idol”, created by Dortmund resident Stella Brandner, which began serialization in May. Since then, I’ve bought the other three chapters through issues of the manga magazine and enjoyed what I’ve read thus far. The main plot is that 19-year-old Elle is a photographer and painter who is a fan of the rock band Sub Four, whose tour through Germany happens to make a stop in her home city of Dortmund. She goes to the concert with her best friend Sascha but is mistakenly pushed out by security and loses her sketchbook in the process. The lead singer of the band, 27-year-old Damien, picks up and goes over to her apartment to return it to her while offering her a job as the band’s tour photographer.

Elle and Sascha travel with the band to different cities around the country and Elle starts to hear from the other band members about Damien’s first band Size Matter and the girlfriend he had while he was in it. There is humor in Sascha competing for Damien’s attention and the clumsy interactions between Elle and Damien. The other band members (Eric, Sullivan, and Nate) are good characters as well and help Elle adjust to life on the road.The single volume of this manga will come out in February 2008 and I’m definitely looking forward to that release since it’s not likely to come out in America any time soon and I also don’t feel like importing the next however many issues of Daisuki just to see how it continues.

And now, to round things out, here are some pictures of the manga as a visual aid:

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