Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne

Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne (Japanese: 神風怪盗ジャンヌ, Hepburn: Kamikaze Kaitō Jannu, lit. "Phantom Thief Jeanne") is a shōjo manga by Arina Tanemura, first published by Shueisha in February 1998 via the Ribon magazine. It spans over 7 volumes which were made between 1998 and 2000, with the final 7th volume released in July 2000. The manga was also re-written in June 2007 as the Kanzenban Edition, or the Perfect Edition in Germany, which features a more-revised ending, and spans over 6 volumes instead of the original 7. The manga was translated into English, French, German, Italian, Spanish (Castillian only), and was published in several parts in the world by various publishers such as Viz Media (UK and US), Egmont Manga (Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Scandinavia), Glénat (France, Belgium and Switzerland), Planeta DeAgostini (Italy) and Planet Manga (Spain).

The manga was also adapted into a 1999 anime produced by Toei Animation and aired on TV Asahi between February 13, 1999 to January 29, 2000, ran on a total of 44 episode, and received mixed to generally negative reviews in both Japan and the rest of the world, while in Germany, it was universally acclaimed and had received numerous awards.

Plot
The manga follows the 16-year old Maron Kusakabe who visits the Momokuri High School with her best friend Miyako Todaiji and takes lessons in gymnastics. Guided by her new guardian angel named Finn Fish (Sometimes spelled as Fynn) who gives Maron the ability to transform her into the infamous phantom thief named Kaitou Jeanne, she becomes Jeanne at night and goes on a journey to banish every single demon who hides in valuable items such as paintings, artefacts, jewels, sculptures etc. and can take control of any unsuspecting human who approaches any of the items, and makes him/her to commit evil and do the devil’s bidding, while also trying to evade the police spearheaded by Inspector Eimoru, who is Miyako's father, who also assists him in catching Jeanne. However, while Jeanne goes on the journey to banish the demons, she is confronted by another phantom thief named Kaitou Sinbad, who becomes her rival due to him working with the devil and must stop Jeanne.

Why It Sucks

 * 1) Absurd, mundane and uninspired plot.
 * 2) Annoying, uninteresting and underdeveloped characters.
 * 3) The romance and chemistry between Maron/Jeanne and Chiaki/Sinbad or Hijiri/Noin feels forced, out of place and very cringeworthy.
 * 4) Like its anime adaption, the original manga features characters, some of which have very silly and unoriginal names to go by, such as how the two angels Finn Fish and Access Time are named.
 * 5) The drama sequences involving Zen suffering from a major illness are laughable, emotionless and absurd.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) The artstyle is pretty good.
 * 2) Has a good ending.
 * 3) It has a good following in Germany.
 * 4) It helped inspire the much more polished Miraculous: The Tales of Ladybug and Chat Noir.