Mamotte! Lollipop is a typical shojo manga with magic in it. It's pretty cute. You would really only like it if you want a sweet love story aimed at young girls, or if you want fluffy artwork.

Story-7
It was a quirky premise, girl swallows a pearl by accident, turns out that was the object of a magical final exam, now she has two cute bodyguards, but as it progressed it turned pretty cliche. Love triangle. Villains chasing her. Well there was some clever writing and funny gags and you could really feel Nina's anxiety over having to chose between Zero or Ichi, but some chapters were absolutely pointless and the author threw in a lot of out-of-place cliches. In this manga you will find: a bathhouse chapter, an Alice in Wonderland chapter, a Snow White chapter, a love potion chapter, a game show chapter, a beach chapter, a gender-bending chapter...you get the idea.

It was pretty cliche but the main storyline was alright and this would be good to show little girls(not really, there's some mild nudity), or someone who is just getting into shojo manga. I especially enjoyed the side-stories added into the volumes, series-related or not. This is the only way you get a back-story on the characters. Kind of sad really.

Art-8
Really bad at first. Too dark, very little shading, butt-ugly faces, and I couldn't tell what was happening in the action scenes. This was the mangaka's first manga so.....

But even though it started out poorly the mangaka really practiced and in volume 5-ish it was really beautiful! Still too much frilly effects and screens, but it was very nice to look at and sometimes I will flip through the manga because I love the art so much!

Character-7
Not much character developement for a 7 volume series. I don't have much to say here but you do learn little bits about the characters pasts. There are a LOT of characters introduced but the series' main characters, Ichi and Zero, are the most interesting. If you don't like them there are secondary characters that are pretty fleshed out. It's kind of nice because you WILL have a favourite by the time the series is through. Nina is a lackluster heroine who only gets kidnapped.

Enjoyment-9
It was enjoyable. I did like reading it and I mentioned I like to flip through once in a while to see the art. I ordered the volumes becuase I couldn't find them in the store-that's how much I liked it.

Overall-8
Cliche but pleasant plot, a wide cast of diverse characters, art that only gets good in the last few volumes, and an undeniable cuteness make me give Mamotte! Lollipop an 8. You probably won't love it to death but it may be worth a spot in your collection. Especially if you are a little girl.