Anatolia Story (Red River) by Shinohara Chie is an older manga but that doesn't mean anything at all. Its great plot and character building will really pull you in. Genres are Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Historical, Mature, Romance, Shoujo, and Supernatural.
I'll just say flat out that I'm a sucker for time travel stories, whether good or bad I will read them to see where they are going. I didn't have to worry with this one; this manga was great!
Summary:
Yuri lived the peaceful, average teenage life until Queen Nakia drew Yuri across time and space into the ancient Hittite Empire to use her as a sacrifice! Yuri meets many different friends throughout her journey to find a way home, but when the season of the North Star comes, enabling Prince Kail to send Yuri home, can she make it back, or have her growing feelings for Kail become too much? Check out Anatolia Story to find out!
On a sad note, this manga has been uploaded and removed from almost all the manga sites I do look at before buying the book. But I see it is on Manga2U.com and Mangareader.net; for how long, who knows...
However, as always, I recommend this for your manga collection. I have seen it in many bookstores and on Amazon.com.
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Wow! I'm so glad you found this comic! This was probably the first real manga I ever read, and it's so sentimental to me. The art is so rich and well-researched.
ReplyDeleteHaving said that: I think the plotline is absurd, Kail looks like every other male protagonist Shinohara's ever drawn, Yuri is a drippy Mary Sue, I don't see why every man keeps wanting to rape her, her figure has now imprinted in me an unrealistic sense of proportion to strive for, and 30+ volumes is way too many!
However, I would also strongly, totally, recommend this saga and every tween girl should have it on her bookshelf next to her Twilight collection.
I haven't read any other mangas by Shinohara Chie but I'll bet. Most manga artist tend to make their characters look alike whether intended or unintended - look at clamp. Most of their characters look alike (but I'm okay with that~).
ReplyDeleteYes! I completely agree with that lmao. Yuri had nothing for her (physically)but I think it was suppose to be more like she was SO odd and different looking everyone wanted her.
In my opinion, 30 volumes isn't too bad because I've seen more but it isn't that good either. At $10+ a book that puts a heavy amount of pressure on the readers pocket. Personally I bought only my favorites and called it a day :)