Manga Review: The Water Dragon's Bride, Volume 7, by Rei Toma

Rating (Out of 5): ~4

Publisher: Shojo Beat (VIZ Media)

Release Date: October 2018

Volumes: 11.

Spoilers?: No.

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Volume: 1. 6. 8.

Goodreads Synopsis:

A modern-day girl gets whisked away to a strange land where she is sacrificed to a water dragon god!

In the blink of an eye, a modern-day girl named Asahi is whisked away from her warm and happy home and stranded in a strange and mysterious world where she meets a water dragon god!

Asahi returns to the present day, and though her reunion with her family is joyful, she misses Subaru and the water dragon god in the other world. When Asahi comes to a decision about what to do, the water dragon god’s heart is greatly shaken!

Review:

I'm so conflicted by this series.

Asahi finally gets to be with her family, who she's missed and wondered about for so long. And it's bittersweet, because they love her and missed her, and she's just starting to get to really know them. But she misses the other world, and she keeps seeing things in the water. She feels like the Water Dragon God is talking to her, is trying to tell her something, and she just can't stay away forever like she's trying to.

The way things end there, must mean that we'll see more of them. I really like her family, too, especially her little brother.

But in the other world, there's chaos. The Water Dragon God and Subaru don't really get along, and yet they have Asahi between them.

Then there's that ending... Oh man, it's awful. I'm not sure how she's going to get out of this, but I also think she's gained some kind of power or something after all this time. I'm hoping something will come of that, but either way, I really need to see what happens next.

Asahi has been through a lot, and I think she's learning to do what she needs to at this point.

 A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!