Art: It's cute, I'll give it that. But it's painfully apparent that characters with toned hair don't get much attention on the hair detail that the inked and non-colored haired people do. Some scenes, such as when they draw Runa in Fox Faerie form, are a bit disappointing since it's their clothes and then just a magic toned background. Because it felt more like an easy peasy drawing, I couldn't take those scenes as seriously. But the clothes tend to be suiting for the characters, and I love how Michiyo drew Runa's outfit like a Tales of Pirates Voyager when she turns into her true form. The character designs are pretty decent too, I just hate how Mokke, Sae, and this other nameless character all look the same, and the only way to tell them apart would be to stare at the hair tone. I found that to be a huge hindrance on the designs.
Character: Runa gained my favor easily because of the yakisoba incident, but she was a little like Amu from Shugo Chara by the way that's she's a little kid and still hesitant on change. Runa wasn't nearly as painful as Amu for me though, she didn't pull the "Oh, woe is me, I have to save somebody" crap that they did in Shugo Chara. Runa's hesitation on issues in the story were perfectly understandable, and it helped the story more than just bowing and accepting her fate. When it comes to Mokke, I can't tell if he's supposed to be an idiot or not. He just waltzes up to Runa asking if she's the Legendary Child, and to me that felt hopelessly retarded. He doesn't act as bad throughout the rest of the series, thankfully. Suneri's the regular sister, and we don't get a big dose on Sae, Mit, and Mana, since one got kidnapped, and the other two are just "there." Also, like I said before, Mokke, Sae, and the nameless dud all looked the same, so I was greatly disappointed in that regard. Kamachi was a blessing to the story. His appearance isn't dreadfully scary, but a typical shojo fan would be utterly creeped, and all the ink in the backgrounds where he'd appear would make him seem even scarier. Like I said before, I just hate how he up and left at the end after he was so determined to get this jewel. The last thing is Tai, he was another blessing. He gave off the immediate air of "Mystery," and all the ink and tone on him really added color to the pages. It was a shame he didn't appear much.
Enjoyment: If you are a hard core shojo fan into a manga like Kamichama Karin, don't read this series. It gets so much more serious than that, and while there is some blushing, there isn't any real romance yet. But I'm also not really looking for it in this series, since Runa's only in fourth grade. If there is romance between Runa and Mokke (or Tai, it's not really clear who it might be yet), I want it to somehow tie in with the plot, otherwise people will be complaining how young girls don't know love. Also, hard core shojo fans wouldn't like the blood, I was overjoyed about this part though. It was not like Michiyo to draw so much, but it felt so much more serious and intense when she inked all that blood in the fighting scenes. There is that moment of comedy, so you don't have to feel tense all the time during this book.
Overall: I'm looking forward to the next book. This book is quite the refreshment from Mamotte! Lollipop, so it keeps readers quite hooked now that Michiyo can draw tense magical battles. While I was reading this, I kept comparing it to Panic X Panic (because it was similar in the way that there were demons(?) that caused trouble for Mitsuki and Kakeru). This book puts the other to shame, since Panic X Panic is just a playful series like Kamichama Karin, pick this up before you read the other.
