Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5
Publisher: VIZ Media
Release Date: May 2018
Volumes: 10+
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
The intrigue and royal
conspiracy in the Bard’s Richard III is given a dark manga twist that
will appeal to aficionados of both comics and the classics.
Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil.
Ten years after the king’s death, things have changed for Richard. His feud with his sibling has deepened, and the witch Jane tempts the new king with her mysterious charms. In this swirl of human desire, Richard reaches toward his own future and rises again in defense of the York family!
Richard, the ambitious third son of the House of York, believes he is cursed, damned from birth to eternal darkness. But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction? Or his own tormented longings? Based on an early draft of Shakespeare’s Richard III, Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds, between classes, between good and evil.
Ten years after the king’s death, things have changed for Richard. His feud with his sibling has deepened, and the witch Jane tempts the new king with her mysterious charms. In this swirl of human desire, Richard reaches toward his own future and rises again in defense of the York family!
Review:
This is a new phase for Richard. He still has big, specific plans,
but no one is really aware of it. Except Anne, who he kind of
blackmailed into marriage.
Nothing good is to come any more. There don't seem to be any
high/happy points in this series any more.
In this volume, there's a party, poison, and lots of sneaking around.
Family members sneaking around and making lots of silent moves, and a
witch making waves. And it all leads to the big cliffhanger, which is
really, truly awful. I don't know what has been happening to him
since we last saw him, and I don't think I want to know.
It's... just... awful.
The feel of this series is dark and ominous and horrible, and I'm not
sure what is going to go wrong next.
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
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