Manga Review
I've finished "Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura Vol. 7" by Arina Tanemura.
Product Description
Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T.
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 ...
Every time Asagiri uses her powers, she shortens her life span. In spite of this, she continues to use her powers to fight her former lover, Ukyo. Though Ukyo will not attack her, this is a fight Asagiri cannot win.
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: 200 pages
Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; Original edition (April 3, 2012)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1421541122
ISBN-13: 978-1421541129
My Review:
In this volume we start right back to the fight between Asagirl and Ukyo. They both have a meaningful conversation and we learn that Ukyo joined Enju because he never forgot about Asagirl and was hoping to be able to find her. He never blamed her for the destruction of their clan, he still loved her, he can't fight her and finally gave her the bracelet he wanted to give her for their engagement. We also learn that Asagirl blames herself for the destruction of her clan, she still loves Ukyo but will choose to protect Princess Sakura.
Enju arrives and realizes that Ukyo has betrayed him so he hurts him badly. Then he makes Princess Sakura fall asleep so he can control her like a puppet. Then he orders her to kill Ukyo which she does with her sword and he bursts into dust. Meanwhile inside Sakura's mind a voice is telling her to wake up and to escape by going through a mirror. As she reaches the mirror Ririjo appears preventing her from escaping. We later learn Sakura is inside her sword Chizakura world and finally learns Enju's deadly plans and how he plans to destroy all the humans.
Princess Sakura manages to fight the control Enju has over her and escapes with the help of Fujimurasaki. She vows to fight Enju even though she still loves him but she realizes he's not Kai anymore. She is determined to save her friends.
The cover on this issue is gorgeous as usual with Asagirl and Ukyo and I highly recommend this series if you like romance with some violent fights.
4/5
Other manga in series:
1. Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura Vol. 1
2. Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura Vol. 2
3. Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura Vol. 3
4. Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura Vol. 4
5. Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura Vol. 5
6. Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura Vol. 6
7. Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura Vol. 8 - June 5, 2012
8. Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura Vol. 9 - Aug 7, 2012
Thanks Simon and Schuster Canada for sending me this manga to review, greatly appreciated!
3 comments:
I haven't read this series yet but I love Arina Tanemura's other series. So I've been meaning to pick this up.
I swear I need to get back to reading Manga! I even have vol 1 of this manga series on my shelf waiting to be read. I'm glad you are still enjoying this series. I was always afraid that it was too young but it sounds like it isn't so I'm excited to dive right in.
Thanks for the great review!
Wow, sounds like drama. I don't know if the plot is something that would really interest me, but I want to read it simply to gaze at the gorgeous cover.
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