Tenshi Ja Nai!! - I'm no Angel, Vol. 1 by Takako Shigematsu

They eventually come to a friendlier arrangement. When he realizes his secret has been discovered by Hikaru he very aggressively blackmails her into keeping that secret. Izumi Kido Apparently a very beautiful girl working as a model/actress, she is actually a boy in secret. Hikaru used to be bullied by her classmates since they believed she was acting stuck up and snobby while she modelled, and although she loved modelling, she eventually quit to avoid the bullying. Ayase then breaks up with her, and later Hikaru falls in love with Izumi and they get together. She falls in love with her music teacher, Tsukasa Ayase, and at first he rejects her, but then they start going out. She is a kind, loyal girl, extremely strong as at one point she carries Izumi Kido away from a mob of fans. Hikaru went wanting a quiet life, having been bullied at her other schools.

Her mother agrees to let her stay if she goes to an all girls boarding high school, her mother's alma mater. Main characters Hikaru Takabayashi Her parents are being transferred to France and she does not want to go. In the illustration to the right, the characters are Yasukuni Inukai, Hikaru Takabayashi and Izumi Kido.

The eighth and final volume was published in September 2007.

The manga was serialized in America by Go! Comi. It should not be confused with a similarly titled manga series by Ai Yazawa, Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai. I'm no Angel! ?) is a manga series by Takako Shigematsu.

Tenshi Ja Nai!! - I'm no Angel, Vol. 1 by Takako Shigematsu