Aug 17, 2014
First I do what to say this manga does have its charm. It is meant to be a romantic comedy, and it succeeds in that aspect. But as somebody who is a huge sucker for historical romance, I feel somewhat teased by the drama in this.
Yes, the manga does touch what many political/historical romance deal with, but in a romantic comedy way, hence why I do feel a bit let down, but not dishearten, man this manga got me rooting for more.
But I do not want anybody thinking that this makes this a bad, it’s not, and I just suffer from saiunkoku-fan-heartbrea and
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it weights my opinion of the story. I am not trying to scare anybody away form it, I am all for reading it, I am just going to have my say.
[Also this manga is still continuing so things may change, (fingers cross, for it is cute) but now a quick summery of things]
ART:
The art is nice, I can’t say anything for the historical correctness for the attire, no I really can’t, like for every historical whatever I read/watch I take its word for it unless it looks really misplaced.
Story:
There is one but…its not something that forces you to keep attention to every action and word. While they do have some small subplots, it’s nothing really suspenseful, as I said it’s a romantic comedy so its very safe drama, but the historical romance fangirl in me wants something more!!! I WANT TO BE HEARTBROKEN!! I FEEL SO TEASED BY THAT DANM HAN FAMILY AND ASSAISSIN IN CHAPTER 2!
Characters: (right am going to try cut it down for I can write pages about in depth character development, motivations and whatnot for days but this is suppose to be a review, so it might be a bit choppy. Sorry)
Yuurin, is a headstrong character always motivated into doing her best, she is kind and puts her trust in others easily for she wants to see the best in others. We don’t get a reason why she took the job in the first place, other than she needs money. (Hey we all need money, but I won’t take a job that won’t tell me what it is before I apply) We just start with her taking the job and than she brakes something, and we get a mix of the plot of Ouran Host Club in here. And if they wanted her to be a daughter of a low ranking official who is poor, ok, but I love seeing that stuff developed, not told. We got to see Haruhi’s lifestyle and flashbacks to her earlier life, its about time ‘Wolf King’s Bride’ followed. I want flashbacks. Not just for Yuurin but also for the Haku (Wolf King).
The Wolf King is exactly who he is, a ruthless, intimidating Wolf King, but he has a soft side, that he only shares with Yuurin. The audience learns it is not as much as Yuurin believes. I would love to get to know more about the Wolf King, his childhood, how he became such renowned king, and how his experiences make Yuurin so irreplaceable to him. (He said he grew up by the border, maybe he and Yuurin had a chance meeting, maybe that how Yuurin ended up in the palace for he set it all up) A few moments out of the present or palace could add so much to these characters. (I really enjoyed chapters 12-14 for this reason)
Overall I do enjoy the story. It’s a stronger romantic comedy, than a political romance. It is still publishing so I got my fingers crossed for some heart pumping drama to pick up! The banquet really got me hooked and Yuurin is dedicated to become a pro-temp-consort by overcoming her nervousness around the Wolf King “act” and I really appreciate the story for these developments (some mangas just stay on long round-a-bout plot until the last few chapters and it drives me up the walls).
Reviewer’s Rating: 7
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