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Manga Review - First Girl by Saitou Chiho

Told you I wasn't totally lazy these past few days, haha! Here's one of the mangas I read over the holidays entitled First Girl by Saitou Chiho. Let me just say one thing before I delve further, once you read it make sure you are free to finish it because it won't let you do anything else. Yep, it's captivating and the storyline is just the right combination of scandalous and morally defiant. All 18 chapters are sure to satisfy your reading bugs. It's quite an old manga though published from 2002 to 2003 in five volumes. linked image credit to owner As always, a summary to tease your attention: Satsuki Miu, was a seventeen year old girl sold to Leon Rosas, a rich son of a South American family, by her tango dancer of a mother to pay off debt. She was then brought to Leon's home country with marriage arrangements in place and where Leon was able to win her heart. While there though, a rebellious activity have threatened the family which resulted...

Manga Review - Akatsuki no Yona by Mizuho Kusanagi

I haven't been able to do a manga review before. So this is something new although it has been done by thousands of people around the globe. Will introduce one of my recently favored mangas, Akatsuki no Yona or roughly translated to Yona of the Dawn (I never had even the slightest background on Japanese language I'm just purely depending on the translation entries from Google). picture credits to owners, linked the images used through out this post directly from source At first, I though it was a manhwa, considering the names of the characters which are kind of Korean sounding if you let it roll on your tongue. I do have background on the Korean language (took it up until level 3) but hey, I'm no expert so it's up to you to decide. Anyway, the story revolves around a princess (yes, it started off in a typical shoujo character development) named Princess Yona, the daughter of King Il of the Kouka Kingdom. She's described as a spoiled princess g...