No Magic and Seimaden
58. No Place for Magic. First sentence: "A tendril brushed my face, tickling me on the nose."
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Written by E. D. Baker
Some points:
- This is the fourth and last volume of Tales of the Frog Princess.
- Continuing with Princess Emma/Emeralda and Prince Eadric.
- Emma and Eadric traveled to Eadric's country.
- It's not as fun read as the other ones. I'm disappointed that Prince Jorge never showed up and did anything bad except for egging and helping the trolls!
- Eadric's mother's fear was materialized when Emma put a curse on Eadric's bratty brother.
- I may check out her other dragon series.
Bottom line, it's alright. The series is fun. This book isn't that great.
59. 3 volumes of Seimaden (聖魔伝 - The Tall Tale of the Demon Prince).
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Written and illustrated by You Higuri
From Manga updates:
How far will one man go for love? Find out in SEIMADEN, the tale of Laures, who agreed to become a demon in order to free his one true love Erise from a demon king! Laures became the next Demon King, and Alice was freed - with death. Laures, however, realized that his new inhuman status gave him a rare opportunity: by being the cruelest and best Demon King, he survived long enough to see Alice reincarnated, and then he would effectively be reunited with her. Laures, after living through the centuries, has finally found his beloved reincarnated as Hilda, a dancer who has no memories of her own past or identity. Now he must see if she will accept him as a creature of the underworld…
Some points:
- Borrowed from interloan lib after getting #5 from a $1 sale.
- The story can be abrupt at times.
- Laures is a powerful demon king, but he plays along with a human who's torturing him. Why? I want to know!
- I like Hilda who seems to be strong but ... she keeps getting into trouble.
- I've reserved #7 and have #5 and #6. We'll see how it goes
Bottom line, not sure yet. I have a feeling that I'll read it if I can borrow but not buying? depending if #7 is a cliff hanger or not!
- Continuing series:
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- Le Fabuleux Destin de Taro Yamada 11 I read this last month but somehow missed it
- Hero's tales 2
- St. ♥ Dragon Girl 5
- Cipher 2 and 6
rambling- rewatched all 39 episodes of Hanasakeru Seishōnen! I still like it a lot. Then looked at 6 japanese volumes. I realized that Zao is as extreme as Quinza! There are over-the-top elements in the series, and it's pure escapism but I enjoy it nevertheless and still hope that it may get licensed. (If Glass Mask is released then I hope that Hanasakeru will, too. I'm getting Glass Mask when the second part is released.)If Kajika didn't get help from powerful people, I wonder how she and Lee Leng would reunite!
- Also, I felt that the part where the cars were destroyed so that Carl could be a help in the rescue effort even financially. Also, with troops deployed and such, wouldn't there be a problem? It's over the top! But I'm ashamed to say that I enjoy it.
- I wonder what if Lee Leng is a crime boss :) compared to others, he does look the part, he can pick locks, handle knives and guns!