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Characters
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Rei Toma, the series began serialization in Shogakukan's Cheese! magazine on January 24, 2019.[1] As of August 2024, the series' individual chapters have been collected into sixteen tankōbon volumes.[2]
In July 2020, Viz Media announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[3] On May 9, 2023, Viz Media launched their Viz Manga digital manga service, with the series' chapters receiving simultaneous English publication in North America as they are released in Japan.[4][5]
The series is also licensed in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo.[6]
Volume list
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Other media
A voice comic adaptation was released on the Flower Comics YouTube channel on June 24, 2021. It featured the performances of Mariya Ise, Kaito Ishikawa, Yuma Uchida, Yuichi Nakamura, Ayumu Murase.[7]
Reception
Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised the story and use of silent panels, though she felt that some of the characters were too similar.[8] Danica Davidson from Otaku USA praised the story and artwork.[9] John C. Smith from Comic Book Resources praised the artwork and characters, though he felt the story shared many similarities to other shōjo manga.[10] Gina DiGiovancarlo, also from Comic Book Resources, likened the series' storytelling to that of the Chinese folk tale Mulan.[11]
In 2022, the series was nominated for the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo manga category.[12]
See also
- The Water Dragon's Bride, another manga series by the same creator
References
External links
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