Manga based on <EMPHASIS TYPE=""ITALIC"">Kingdom Hearts, the%0D\t\t video-game using classic Disney characters, have been quite successful, and%0D\t\t this book copies the formula closely, but for girls. Kilala dreams of finding%0D\t\t ""true love like the Disney princesses""%C3%A2%C2%80%C2%94Cinderella, Aurora (Sleeping Beauty),%0D\t\t Snow White, Belle, Jasmine and the out-of-place mermaid, Ariel. Kilala's%0D\t\t clumsiness and spunky nature make her unlikely to be chosen to wear her%0D\t\t school's princess crown, but when her best friend is kidnapped after winning%0D\t\t the contest, Kilala sets out with handsome stranger Rei (sent to find the%0D\t\t rightful owner of a mystical tiara) to find her. A magical gate leads her to%0D\t\t the princesses, starting with Snow White. The animation-inspired characters are%0D\t\t faithful to their original models and beautifully drawn, but the style contrast%0D\t\t can be a bit odd. Character interaction within the same panel is kept to a%0D\t\t minimum to avoid the abrupt comparison. The little girls the brand name Disney%0D\t\t Princesses was developed for will eat this up with a shovel. It's comfortable,%0D\t\t easy to read, and hits their favorite fantasies hard: what if I were a%0D\t\t princess? what if I were specially picked by the handsome prince? what if I got%0D\t\t to meet the characters I love? Nongirly girls may find the whole thing%0D\t\t regressive and predictable. <EMPHASIS TYPE=""ITALIC"">(Jan.)