[Review Madoka’s Secret]: A comic about sweet Madoka and his cool friend

(Vietnamese version): Bí mật của Madoka: Tự tin thể hiện cá tính riêng của mình

We all used to be those lively and mischievous children, and that wonderful time is sometimes recalled through a comic we like. Madoka’s Secret – a warm, light-hearted story with a bit of unexpected, funny moments in school and concern about our differences from the majority. After all, every meeting has a special meaning to our life, impacts on the way we change ourselves to a better version.

Colorful pieces of youth

Yamada Madoka, a lovely child with an interest in adorable things, is a frequent ‘model’ for sweet and beautiful designs of his sister. He has to keep it secret, since a boy in lovely dress and liking cute things would be considered a freak. On the first day moving to new school, Yamada meets a cool, icy classmate named Itsuki. They become close friends thanks to some initial misunderstanding and a small secret. Their school life is getting more interesting, though sometimes there are contradictions with other naughty children, they still find their way to enjoy this wonderful time.

Unisex beauty highlighting characters’ personality

Madoka’s Secret is more than just a schooling story. The unisex beauty of Yamada Madoka and Itsuki would melt anyone’s heart from the first sight, also reflects the open-minded thoughts of gender and fashion. Yamada’s delicate face with sparkling eyes make him look both adorable in princess dresses and cool in sporty, trendy designs. Itsuki, on the contrary, prefers simpler outfits like T-shirts, jeans, shorts, etc but still can not hide “his” inherent loveliness. After all, the most importance is they feel comfortable with the style they like, not following traditional standards for boys and girls.

Be confident in ourselves

Old-fashioned views like boys should be strong, girls should be sweet, cute things for girls, cool things for boys, etc have a huge effect on children. Some of them may feel unconfident and hurt by the thought ‘I am a freak’. Thus, those who dare to face discriminatory views and show their real personality are courageous.

Little Itsuki, a strong personality child, sometimes still feels sad about others prejudices, but after all, the most important thing is ‘to be myself’, boy style or girl style is not what Itsuki wants to concern. Yamada, however, is a little reserved and afraid of being different, still refuses to give up his own interest. Luckily, the love and support from family as well as an incidental meeting with the Itsuki brothers help Yamada become more confident in his true personality.