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Title: Millennium Prime Minister Vol 1

Author: Eiki Eiki

Publisher: Doki Doki

ISBN: 9781569700921

May Contain Spoilers

Minori’s life was rather hum-drum, until the day she decides to play hooky.  Dropping into an arcade, she trashes an unseen opponent in a video game – and ends up engaged!  All she wanted to do was add a little excitement to her life, but now she’s gone and over done it!  How can she get rid of the very persistent, and equally attractive, Kanata Okazaki?

This book has a believability factor of zero, but that didn’t bother me one bit.  Minori is your average high school student who unexpectedly turns her life upside down when she skips school.  She meets the very pushy Kanata Okazaki, who insists that she’s the only girl good enough to be his first lady.  Minori doesn’t understand a word he’s saying, until she gets home later that day and discovers that she’s just met the new prime minister of Japan.  Not only is he the youngest prime minister in history, he’s also the best looking. Oh, and don’t forget he’s also the most self-assured and pompous one as well.

The personalities have me hooked. Minori isn’t really cut out for all of this attention, but she’s got a no-nonsense attitude that helps her deal with all of the chaos.  Not only is Minori suddenly a media darling, she is also surrounded by a group of the prime minister’s beautiful friends.  These guys are hot, and they all add another level of complexity to Minori’s new life.  Her parents are a riot, and seeing a promising match for their daughter, and a self-assured future for themselves, they practically pack her up and trundle her off to her new home.  To protect her from the lime-light, she is forced to move into the prime minister’s residence.  Oh, my! This delightfully wicked living arrangement doesn’t yield any juicy moments in this volume, but down the line, we can always hope.  Now not only does she have to deal with Kanata, but there’s also the surly Sai, his aide, Matsumoto, a reporter, and Makita, the head of security, to get under foot.  Not all of them are very happy to have the interloper in their midst, either.

This book plays off of some fun fantasies, and makes me wonder how I can round up my own little harem of drop dead gorgeous guys.  This is brain candy through and through, with pretty pictures and a fluffy plot that entertains and amuses.  So far, all of the Doki Doki books have delivered light and enjoyable stories, and the line has become my favorite DMP imprint.

Grade: B+

Review copy provided by Doki Doki