Alternative TitlesEnglish: Blue Seal Synonyms: Blue Seal Japanese: 蒼の封印
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 11
Chapters: 53
Status: Finished
Published: May 1992 to Nov 1994
StatisticsScore: 7.401 (scored by 400 users)
Ranked: #51402
Popularity: #3841
Members: 790
Favorites: 4 1 indicates a weighted score
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SynopsisAfter moving to a new city, Soko inexplicably begins to feel sick. At school, as beautiful as she is, a lot of guys start to bother her, especially Kashi. When Kashi tries to rape her, however, he disappears, and a few days later another man shows up posing as Kashi. The only thing is, though he looks nothing like Kashi, only Soko can tell he's a fake! The new man tells her he's Akira the Byakko, from the family of the West. Because she's the reincarnation of Souryo from the family of the East, the queen of the demons, she must be destroyed. He's the only one who can kill her, and it's his duty to do so. Is she really a monster? Why does she have human memories? Why does she have to die? Will she be able to change her destiny and live on?
(Source: Storm in Heaven) |
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ichirako
8 of 13 people found this review helpful
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53 of 53 chapters read
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| Overall |
5 |
| Story |
7 |
| Art |
8 |
| Character |
5 |
| Enjoyment |
5 |
Red River was one of my most treasured and favorite manga that i have to choose between it and an all-time favorite manga for my top list. i've read it years ago and still reading it from time to time because was i so hooked and is still very much in love with it. it was the reason why i started reading other works of Chie Shinohara sensei. and one of them was Ao No Fuuin. as most of the works of shinohara sensei, this manga was also on the supernatural genre. of course, there's romance - one of the genres i'm always looking forward with. this has been on my list for quite sometime before i really had the time to finish reading it. i am really not fond of writing a review but i can't help to make one for Ao no Fuuin.
Story 7/10
i'm giving it a 'good' score. though it has similarity to some mangas i've read (like the human-demon thingy) but i like the way it was constructed and developed. i can't say that the plot was original but the story itself was well-written and well-utilized by shinohara sensei, typical of her usual genre.
Art 8/10
the art for me is 'very good'. usual of shinohara sensei's art work. well-defined, very clean, and likable.
Character 5/10
this is were the tables were turned for me. i am sorry but much as i wanted to void this of my personal preference, i really didn't like the character of Soko. her character was not that strong and a bit naive to the point of being annoying, she wanted to do the 'best' for everyone but was easily manipulated and ended doing the 'worst' for everyone. the other characters were developed just fine and they have their reasons for behaving that way. but Soko.. argh! it was a bit annoying because she was the heroine and the story was supposed to be revolving around her. in some way or another, she will be the one to make or break the overall development of the manga.
Enjoyment 5/10
some of you probably enjoyed Ao no Fuuin and the manga was on your liking. be it that way, personally, i was really pissed and annoyed that i started flipping 3-5 pages because i find some scenes annoying and unnecessary and boring. to the point that i was screaming 'idiot' and 'stupid' in my head. blaming myself for still trying to finish it even though i find a lot of scenes maddening. but being annoyed wasn't the reason to drop it that's why i read it until the end.
overall, i'm torn in giving it a score of 4 (bad).. but i'd be basing that score only because i was pissed, and that would be so unfair. the ending was quite fine though and satisfying enough i can say. though some of those who've probably read this may not agree on my score but this is my own view of Ao no Fuuin. different people have different tastes when it comes to mangas. some may agree with me and some probably wouldn't but i'm giving it an average score of 5. read more
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I'm only picking one main recommendation, but honestly, if you're a fan of Red River, you will likely LOVE Chie Shinohara's other works. In my opinion, she is best known for writing a good romance as well as a great suspense and action. So, if you liked Red River, delve into her other stories and you will be pleasantly rewarded.
I would have to say Ao no Fuuin was very strange for me at the start because Akira looks exactly like Kail, but he doesn't act like him very much even though they both are in positions of leadership. Another fun thing is seeing random character designs who eventually appear as main characters in Red River (keep an eye out for Ursula and a Kash look-a-like [Kai, I think it was]). Both are epic fantasy romances told by an excellent artist although prepare for a lot more blood with Ao no Fuuin. (AnF can be found at Storm in Heaven scanlations. ;) )
Well if you are a fan of the manga-ka or like love reading old shoujo mangas, then this is a must!
The art is very typical for it's time and the story is very nice. It has the manga-ka's trade mark of mixing everything together and getting an amazing story!
So if you're into reading a manga worth something this one is for you!
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The main character (guy) in Ao no Fuuin has a main objective, and it is to kill the main character (girl). However, he fell in love with her and so did she. In Tokyo Juliet the main character (girl) aims to surpass the guy who stole her design. And she ended up falling in love with that guy's son. Of course, the guy also fell for her.
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