I've finished "Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura Vol. 3" by Arina Tanemura.
Book Description
Reads R to L (Japanese Style).
Sakura is the granddaughter of a mysterious moon princess who slew demons with her Blood Cherry Blossom sword. All her life Sakura has been forbidden to look at the full moon without knowing why. Then one night, unhappy over her impending marriage, Sakura gazes up at the moon, only to see a demon attacking her ...
Sakura, still grieving Oumi’s death, must fight the powerful youko of Uji. But she finds herself no match for the demon’s poisonous vapor. It’s time for Kohaku and Hayate — with a little help from the full moon — to step in.
About the Author
Arina Tanemura began her manga career in 1996 when her short stories debuted in Ribon magazine. She gained fame with the 1997 publication of I•O•N, and ever since her debut Tanemura has been a major force in shojo manga with popular series Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne, Time Stranger Kyoko, Full Moon, and The Gentlemen’s Alliance †. Both Kamikaze Kaito Jeanne and Full Moon have been adapted into animated TV series.
Product Details
Paperback: 184 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (August 2, 2011)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421538849
ISBN-13: 978-1421538846
My Review (SPOILERS):
We open the book where we left off with the big snake and Sakura fighting it off but she's no match for the poisonous vapors. Byakuya tells her Kohaku and Hayate and to hurry and roll over the big piece of rock so the water could wash away the poisonous vapor cloud. It's during the full moon and Hayate turns into his human male form and saves Kohaku from danger. He asks for a kiss but Kohaku says they need to save the Princess. They manage to save the day and the snake turns into the Councillor and Enju arrives and kills him. He tells Sakura he will see her again.
In the second story Fujimurasaki tells Sakura he's going to take her to his home and we learn a bit about what it's like to live there. Sakura isn't really to be going there because she wants to stay and be with Aoba who she loves. Aoba isn't happy either and he's moping around and we learn he's very good friends with Hayate. Kohaku overhears Hayate says he loves her and she treats him differently when he's in frog form and sometimes she carries him in her bosom and she tells herself she's never going to carry him again!
He's having a conversation with Hayate when he admits he loves her but he's not the best man for her. Sakura is behind them and she throws a temper tantrum and then she leaves. Aoba follows her calling her name but she starts running. She trips and he falls on top of her and then they kiss and admit they love each other. Then they go see Fujimurasaki and tell him Sakura is going to live with Aoba instead of going with him. They are leaving when Sakura looks back at him and waves. We then see him with a sad look on his face. I believe he has fallen in love with her!
We learn that Sakura was manipulated to fall in love with Princess Aoba so she wouldn't turn her back on the humans. We see Fujimurasaki doesn't feel right about this and he's questioning their decision.
In the last story we learn a secret about Enju who happens to be Sakura's older brother Kai and at the end of the book he takes her back to the Moon with some other mysterious people!
5/5
Thanks April from Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!
No comments:
Post a Comment