Manga Review: Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Volume 4, by Kagiji Kumanomata

Rating (Out of 5): ~3-3.5

Publisher: Shonen Sunday (VIZ Media)

Release Date: December 2018

Volumes: 11+

Spoilers?: Light.

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Volume: 1. 3. 5.

Goodreads Synopsis:

A captured princess just wants a good night’s sleep! Shhh…

Imprisoned in the castle of the Demon King, all spoiled-sweet Princess Syalis dreams of is a good night’s sleep! Shhh...

Valentine’s Day arrives, and Princess Syalis is hard put to get the haul of chocolate she’s accustomed to receiving back home in her kingdom. Her latest plots to get a better night’s rest include learning to hibernate, becoming a ghost and getting an annoying earworm out of her head. Now how can she put a stop to the Teddy Demons summoning her every time they get into a kerfluffle…? Then the princess gets kidnapped from her kidnappers!

Review:

Princess Syalis continues in her adventures of sneaking around the demon castle in search of the perfect sleep implements. She gets a bear costume, for instance, and thus starts being mistaken for a Teddy demon. She goes in search of the perfect lullaby. But the big surprise comes when she's kidnapped from the demon castle, to the old demon castle.

I honestly thought this would be handled differently. I expected them to be relieved she was gone, and to find humor in her causing havoc with Twilight's brother, Hades. Instead, they try to protect her and get her back. I guess it shows how much they care for her, and are actually trying to keep her in their hold, even though she's a terror.

It was a fun new element, though, and entertaining to see how little Syalis pays attention or cares about her surroundings and the people around her.

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