CANNOT BELIEVE I HAVE A LEGAL, PHYSICAL COPY IN MY POSSESSION!!!
Thank you Viz Media and Shojo Beat for blessing me with an early copy of this love volume of manga!
Welcome to the story of Shirayuki.
Her beautiful, natural, apple red hair, has gotten her into some interesting situations, She has been ordered by the Prince of Tanbarun to be his concubine, because he loves her hair, Instead of going to be his concubine, she cuts her long hair short, leaving the hair for him to have,
She escapes to the neighboring kingdom and runs into the ever so handsome Zen, who promptly wants to believe she would poison him.
After earning his trust, she begins to learn bits about him and his two friends, Kiki and Mistuhide,
Our fantastical adventure starts from there, I don't want to give any more details away, Watching Shirayuki go on this journey to be with her friends, and fight for what she wants warms my heart, She truly inspires me.
Zen is the white haired boy of your dreams, who is not only handsome and strong, he has a good heart, and is loyal to those in his inner circle.
Zen will do everything he can to protect Shirayuki and keep her by his side,
The Prince of Tanbarun you ask He is a spoiled rotten
pig who needs to learn how to handle life when he doesn't get what he wants.
Shirayuki running from him is something he didn't expect, and is surprised by her any time he is around her,
Please go and pick up this lovely manga series, This is great for fans of series like Yona of the Dawn and The Ancient Magus Bride, Add a little more romance to those, and you've got this series! This was a cute shojo retelling of "Snow White", however, it did not hook me like many other manga series I've read and loved.
Now that I have quite a limited space on my manga bookcase, I am reading though and getting rid of series I probably will not finish out eventually.
This is one of them, although the artwork was nice, the story sweet, there are other shojo series that I have I love ever more.
If my library gets these books, then I will be more than happy to finish this series, Otherwise, I will put it down for now and maybe watch the show, Very fastpaced. We go from the introduction of Shirayuki running away to another kingdom to escape becoming a concubine, to getting help from friendly strangers, to one of them eating a poisoned apple, to being kidnapped while out in town, to someone trying to push Shirayuki from Zen's side, to taking a test to become an herbalist apprentice.
Not saying that's bad at all, I love political intrigue and angst but this fantasy sliceoflife style is easy to devour, Excited to read the rest of the series, Reread
This story was just as enchanting the second time, I really enjoy Shirayuki's journey throughout this and it's such a fun take on the Snow White trope, I am excited to keep collecting these volumes!
I absolutely LOVED the bonus story at the end of this, It was so adorable.
I'm really quite enjoying this so far! It's cute and fun and I'm really anxious to see where it goes! Genial para pasar un rato entretenido.
Para no leérmelo de golpe, he ido leyendo un capítulo por día, y la verdad es que lo he disfrutado mucho.
Me encanta la idea de una Blancanieves que no sea una princesa y que su única particularidad de primeras sea su pelo rojo.
Y ojo con Zen Este primer número es bastante introductorio, así que no hay mucha chicha, pero ya se van conociendo a los personajes y motivaciones de algunos.
Además, cuenta al final con una historia extra que no tiene nada que ver con Blancanieves y es muy tierna,
Si no le pongo el cinco es porque, sobre todo al principio, me costaba muchas veces saber lo que estaba pasando o quién estaba hablando, porque salta muy rápido de una escena a otra.
Pero, vamos, lo entiendes todo, solo que dedicándole un ratillo más, A nice, sweet little shoujo manga that's so sliceoflife it's barely a fantasy, and the name of the heroine and the semiotics of apples are really the only connection it has to 'Snow White'.
But 'Snow White with the Red Hair' is a lovely, episodic fairy tale manga with inner strength and dimensions,
Manga, manga on the wall, what themes are contained within most of all:
Devotion, dedication, gratefulness, friendship, and a blossoming romance link everything together.
Rarer than any red hair tone is my capacity to wholeheartedly care about a romance, And I actually like the two main leads and their relationship in 'Snow White with the Red Hair', Zen is a handsome, charming, sensitive, brave and friendly rebel prince, And Shirayuki
Let's talk about Shirayuki:
To all appearances she is a typical pretty, demure, frail, and helpless shoujo female lead, But this graceful girl who's not a princess has depth, The story starts with her refusing to become a spoiled, stupid prince's concubine her rare applered hair has been a bane to her her whole life, but she pushes forward and rises above it in optimism and just before she runs away from her village, she cuts her hair and has it delivered to the prince who fills in the role of the evil queen here, I might add, because, and I quote, "If I agreed.
. . I'd be no more than an apple he bought at the market, . . I left him a bundle of my hair, . . to stare at until he's sick of it, "
Sure, a few times Shirayuki is a damsel in distress, but she manages to save herself, without really needing Prince Zen, whom she's dedicated her path of destiny and happiness to, to come and rescue her.
She's angry and/or aggressive only when she needs to be,
Her ambition throughout the story is to become an herbalist a chief herbalist at the court now so that she can be together with Zen, yes, but at this stage it's out of gratefulness to him and to ease his loneliness at the palace.
A caring, thoughtful personality does not make a weak heroine,
Shirayuki is smart, welleducated and wellread for a peasant girl, and she's determined, assertive, sarcastic, and possesses sass and it's subtle, Behind a gentle shell there is bravery and defiance beyond compare, No death threat can stop her, Zen doesn't need to be so overprotective of her, and he'll learn this,
There's a critique of class, royalty and the monarchy, and privileged upbringing in 'Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol,'. Also contained within this calming, beautiful gem of reflection are: a female bodyguard named Kiki, a female chief herbalist named Garak, two hilarious royal palace guards, and a collectively sweet and pleasant atmosphere, even with the threats to Shirayuki.
Recommended to any shoujo manga fan, or anyone who wants a short, relaxing break time, Like reading a visual, fairy tale version of Natasha Bedingfield's 'Unwritten',
"This is the path I choose, And I won't allow my story to be written by another, "
Final Score:/Pacing was so fast I loved the anime so I wanted to pick up the manga for more content and the first volume covers a bunch of episodes!
Bonus I dont love when theres a long bonus story thats unrelated to the the characters
Wish it took more time to tell the story I read this first volume a few months ago and, although I was somewhat indifferent to it, decided to keep my copy anyway.
A second reading has improved it,
The art is charming, with a lot of effort in ornamentation and backgrounds, and without the overcommercialized look that can make manga feel rather soulless at times.
Characterization is a little lacking here I don't have a good idea of what motivates anyone, Storywise there are a few too many mildperilandrescue scenarios,
In general, this is mellow and harmless, and could easily evolve into a heartwarmer as the author more fully explores the cast and the world.
Her interest in herbalism shines through in the last story in this book, so there's another potential way for things to go, I have the second volume and am interested in seeing what it's like going forward,.
The plot is quite fun, and I definitely want to keep reading the series! I had some issues with the pacing though it felt too quick, and there wasn't enough focus on the characters for me.
But hopefully we'll get more of that as the story continues :,