Barajou no Kiss
Kiss of the Rose Princess

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I really enjoyed this manga. I'll admit I did "skim" here and there when the plot got too dense for me, but I still enjoyed the ride. There are a lot of things you'd expect to be present in a reverse harem style manga which are indeed present here, but the deviations were what stood out to me.

Firstly, don't right off the main pairing as a simple "bickering couple." There's a little of it, but for most of the story they treat each other as (somewhat argumentative) friends, and their relationship grows. I found myself honestly rooting for them and enjoying their interactions with ... one another. I definitely attribute some of this to the FANTASTIC translations for the manga, specifically the main couple. Their very realistic and lively dialogue was so much fun to read.

But the most unique thing, for me, was the relationships between the different "Knights." Rather than the usual lukewarm interpersonal interactions and only focusing on the relationships connected to the main character, all the guys had meaningful relationships of their own which influenced their character's and the story. Red and Blue especially stood out to me in their relationship to each other, and it made me like them as characters a lot more.

Some parts were confusing, and the story dipped in places here and there, but it was a really fun read with some great eye candy, beautiful art, and some humor. The ending definitely felt rushed, but I'll forgive it considering how much we got on the way. Check it out.

I read this manga first long time ago, more than 3 years. Started as one of the manga on my free-time-to-read list, it was ranked on my list at the peak fastly. Simply put the genres are fantasy and romantic comedy. The main heroine with 4 heros have to battle their enemies and the complicated struggle they have to face is about the mastermind of all the chaos, he is the main heroine's father.

The story goes so smooth yet tear-jerking, rips your heart out both because of the romantic scenes and bloody-bath. The thing that boosts my ... impression of this manga is how the movements and each characters involved to fill the story. On the surface it appears that the lovey-dovey stuffs will colour your day but to understand it deeper, you need to bear the dark side that cover all of the story and push each characters to their limit. It goes so dark and fascinating!

In the end, I bravely say I manage to make this post! Not just a pic post but also contains of review for this manga. So, the pros are:
Dark storyline entwined with romantic story
Nice fantasy and the meaning of its story
The cons are:
Sometimes a lil bit too dramatic



For me, this manga got rated 9+ ! Keep up the good work, Aya Shoujo-san -bows-

Now, I thought I was going to give this manga an 8 or 9, but after reading the ending I had to give it a 7.

Story: 7
The story starts off with Anis, who has a choker that is suppose to protect her from some punishment. However, it suddenly disappears when she's out on the school grounds, and then she has the power to summon her knights. That is what initially caught my attention and it was interesting! From having to fight off other people and help protect the world (that's how I saw it as) and then finding out more backstory of different characters, that ... was the interesting part of the manga. However, I felt like this could have been longer and more drawn out, because I felt it was almost all over the place with some aspects. I felt more romance could have developed as well, because there was some! I also thought that even the fighting in it could have been more in-depth. Even the ending left me a little bitter. However, it was a page turning manga during some parts, but the story itself could been explained more.

Art: 10
I loved the art. No doubt about it!

Character: 9
I loved all the characters. I do wish some characters had more time in the manga and I felt the story of her dad was a little rushed. But I did love learning of the 4 knights and there story! Besides Kaede, he didn't really get a back story like the rest. They were all silly and you could see just how much they loved Anis.

Enjoyment: 8
I stayed up til 4 to finish this because it was enjoying to read, and I thought the ending would be great.

Overall: 7
I just honestly felt the ending was a little bleh. It was good, but not great. As much as I want to give this an 8 or higher, I just felt the ending was lacking in some sense. BUT!!! I would still recommend this manga.