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Friday, July 24, 2020

Manga Review: Snow White with the Red Hair, Volume 5, by Sorata Akiduki


Rating (Out of 5): ~3.5-4
Publisher: Shojo Beat (VIZ Media)
Release Date: January 2020
Volumes: 22+
Spoilers?: No.
Volume: 1. 4. 6.

Goodreads Synopsis:

A romantic retelling of a classic fairy tale about a beautiful herbalist and a lovestruck prince.

Shirayuki is an herbalist famous for her naturally bright-red hair, and the prince of Tanbarun wants her all to himself! The prince from the neighboring kingdom, Zen, rescues her from her plight, and thus begins their love story.

When a banquet invitation arrives from Prince Raj in Tanbarun, Izana tests Zen and Shirayuki’s budding relationship by forcing Shirayuki to accept. But before the young lovers can cope with their impending time apart, a new threat arrives in Clarines—and he’s got our red-haired heroine in his sights!

Review:

Shirayuki and Zen get two pieces of surprising news in this volume. One includes a new character searching for her, and it's hard to tell at this point if it's good or bad news coming for her. I kind of think it could take the story somewhere fun.
The main part of the volume focuses on the other news, though, and that involves Shirayuki's hometown and the prince she ran away from. Zen doesn't quite like it, but Shirayuki agrees to go to a banquet in his kingdom, though she hopes to improve herself and her relationships by going.
This is an interesting plot, and seeing Shirayuki and Raj interact is actually quite fun. Raj is worried about Zen threatening him, but he's also a contrast to him. He's grown quite a lot since we first met him, and I'm glad we're getting to see that progress here. Similarly, it seems like we're finally starting to see some humanity in Izana in this volume, and I'm curious by his character. On the other hand, while we're getting some ominous hints regarding Obi, it's hard to tell whether anything big is going to happen any time soon with him.
This series is slowly growing on me. There were a few moments in this volume that were just fun to read, plus we're getting some interesting character development. I'm enjoying it.

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