Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5
Publisher: Shonen Sunday (VIZ Media)
Release Date: April 2019
Volumes: 12+
Spoilers?: Light.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
A captured princess just wants a good night’s sleep! Shhh…
Kidnapped by the Demon King and imprisoned in his castle, Princess Syalis is…bored.
Accompanied by an entourage of demon guards, Princess Syalis takes a field trip to the human world to acquire a special pillow. Then she receives several invitations from her demon captors: first, to replace the cooks who have succumbed to heat exhaustion in the Demon Castle kitchen (somebody needs to make Quilladillo’s Monster Bird Egg Custard); second, to attend a pajama party (despite being woefully ignorant of the concept); and third, to design a new area for the hero to explore (which turns out to be the exact opposite of what the demons commissioned).
Kidnapped by the Demon King and imprisoned in his castle, Princess Syalis is…bored.
Accompanied by an entourage of demon guards, Princess Syalis takes a field trip to the human world to acquire a special pillow. Then she receives several invitations from her demon captors: first, to replace the cooks who have succumbed to heat exhaustion in the Demon Castle kitchen (somebody needs to make Quilladillo’s Monster Bird Egg Custard); second, to attend a pajama party (despite being woefully ignorant of the concept); and third, to design a new area for the hero to explore (which turns out to be the exact opposite of what the demons commissioned).
Review:
In this volume, Syalis goes on a mission for an as seen on tv pillow,
forcing the demons to escort her to the human world in order to get
it. Then she gets invited to a sleepover, but she doesn't know what a
girl sleepover entails. And then the demons discover that Syalis is
having trouble sleeping—that's why she needs so much sleep all the
time—and discover who is doing this to her.
The venture into the human world was interesting. It's funny when the
demons try to reinforce the fact that she's their hostage, because
not only are they doing everything they can to appease her, she's
more hostile to them and yet also doesn't seem to want to leave. When
we learn more about the hero coming to save her, it becomes clear why
that might be.
I like when we find out more about the actual characters. Learning
more of Syalis' history, the bits we see of the hero and his
progress, and the personality and background of the Demon King. Those
are plots I enjoy, though I do appreciate that more of these single-chapter plots
are starting to extend. And meeting Bussy was fun, too.
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
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