Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura, Vol. 10 (10)

At first, I thought Sakura Hime was kind of a cutesy Magical Girl series that took itself a bit too seriously at times. However, it starts speeding up and becoming gripping around volume 5 when the moon spring people are introduced.The series get better with every volume, and this volume is no exception. It created unexpected turnabout in a Romeo & Juliet relationship between an enemy and an ally. The enemy's motives continue to not to be so clear; sometimes, they present themselves as antagonists, and other times, they present themselves as neutral or even friends. The disturbing water torture chamber scene makes it definitely not for kids.

The work of this legendary artist does not disappoint here. The story is sophisticated, and the drawings are inspiring and full of emotion. This is a classic Series that generations to come will also be reading.

She never fails in a good read. I've loved every book in this series as well as many of her other comics. I can't wait for what she comes up with next!

Love the story and art Arina will never disappoint :D cant wait to get the next vol. Id recommend all of her books as well!

~3.5/5[More of my reviews are available on my blog, Geeky Reading, to which there's a link on my profile.](Contains spoilers, with warning.)I’m not really very caught up in this story, it just doesn’t grab me very well, and I’m not sure why. I like it, I’m enjoying reading it, but still. It’s kind of slow, or I’m not very invested in the characters, or something. I don’t know.At the end of the last volume, I was upset with how things were left. Because of how much I like Hayate. The start of this volume really dissipated that anxious feeling, though, as we find out what’s really happening, and that it’s more cliché and cutesy than I was hoping for. I should have suspected, though, really.Also, I don’t really like what happened. I was a full shipper of Hayate/Kohaku. And now Tanemura is trying to mess me up with a Hayate/Rurijo pair? That’s not okay. (SPOILER!) Especially given that Rurijo breaks the frog spell on Hayate, Kohaku confesses to him, and he turns her down because he’s now in love with Rurijo. I’m not okay with this. Not at all.I remember liking Rurijo at the beginning, and then not liking her, and now I’m just not sure. I feel for her, for what she’s going through with Enju. But I also kind of don’t trust her. I don’t like her and Hayate solely because of Kohaku. Then I guess there’s Shuri who likes Kohaku, but I never thought that would go anywhere; maybe I was wrong? I’m looking forward to how it all develops, but at the moment, I’m not very happy about it.After that, there’s a chapter with Sakura meeting the emperor, and that doesn’t go well at all. I’m not sure how I feel about the ending of it, aside from the fact that I can’t really be unhappy with what happened to the emperor. What Enju did wasn’t very good, but I also didn’t like what happened to Sakura.Then the rest of the volume is taken up with the conclusion (at least, I think so?) of Princess Yuri and Maimai, in a surprising turn of events. Overall, it was just kind of a sweet story. The ending was nice for the characters, I liked finding out more about Maimai, and Yuri, I guess.This was an overall okay volume. I enjoyed it, but I’m still not particularly invested in the story. I care more about Rurijo/Hayate/Kohaku/even Shuri more than I do about Enju/Sakura/Aoba, though, and that says something. I don’t know. I’m still reading. I’m mostly looking forward to the next volume, but I’m not eagerly anticipating it.

This volume was pretty good and I enjoyed the chapters about MaiMai and Princess Yuri as well as seeing how the plot is evolving. I look forward to the next volume.Contains Chapters 35 - 3935.) Friendship and Naiveté36.) Believing Is a Sin, and Betrayal Shall Face Punishment37.) Beauty Is a Sin38.) I Too Was Guided by Fate39.) Dancing Like a Lily

En esta ocasión, Tanemura nos presente una de sus mejores obras, aunque no una de las más reconocidas, y también la más larga hasta la fecha. En esta historia la autora nos presenta una combinación muy interesante de géneros: luchas, princesas mágicas e histórico. Bien vale mucho la pena. Los personajes son entrañables y hay muchos misterios y conflictos que se complican conforme avanza la el manga.

Amazing book! Love the art! Can’t wait to buy volume 11

Me ha encantado. Lástima que en España nadie se decida a traducirlo, pero no importa, en inglés se entiende perfectamente