Name: Sara Bow's review of Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura by Arina Tanemura
Item: Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura
Rating: 3
Author: Sara Bow

Arina Tanemura

Reads R to L (Japanese Style) T audience. Sakura is the granddaughter of a mysterious moon princess who slew demons with her Blood Cherry Blossom sword. All her life Sakura has been forbidden to look at the full moon without knowing why. Then one night, unhappy over her impending marriage, Sakura gazes up at the moon, only to see a demon attacking her... Princess Sakura has been engaged to Prince Oura since birth. Aoba, an emissary from the court, has come to accompany her move to the capital for her upcoming nuptials. Taking a dislike to Aoba and wanting to escape a life arranged by others, Sakura runs away—and finds she’s caught up to her true destiny.

Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura

Sara Bow

Briar's Reviews

Quick Review:

This is an epic, female lead fantasy that will be loved by readers if they enjoy books like Sailor Moon, Vampire Knight and Wedding Peach.

Girls kicking butt with an epic love story, what more can a girl want from a cute manga? Especially one with a Princess! The outfits are cool, the plot lines are cooler! 

Three out of five stars.

A new supernatural fantasy from the creator of The Sakura is the granddaughter of a mysterious moon princess who slew demons with her Blood Cherry Blossom sword. All her life Sakura has been forbidden to look at the full moon without knowing why. Then one night, unhappy over her impending marriage, Sakura gazes up at the moon, only to see a demon attacking her... Princess Sakura has been staying at the estate of Fujimurasaki, the future emperor. Fujimurasaki tells Sakura he loves her and keeps her hidden from Aoba. Sakura yearns to be reunited with Aoba, but he's to marry Princess Yuri... Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.

Anna V

** spoiler alert **
           Re-read. It s so sexist. Very cliche and a bit underwhelming. At the beginning with the soon-to-be-emperor (forgot his name) (view spoiler)[when he is about to kiss her, that's romenticized desite being pretty near rape. It's sexual assault, but they turn it into this super romantic thing. And then, to top it off, Sakura has to apologize to Aoba because the almost emperor forced her to kiss him, despite the fact that SHE didn't want to (hide spoiler)] So that's just... NO. I was hoping for a slap but nothing happened. Then Sakura apologizes because poor Auba, he got drunk and maybe slept with Yuri. But it's Sakura's fault for being jealous. 
There's more. And the Rurijo-Hayate romance is extremely cliché, boring and toxic.

A new supernatural fantasy from the creator of The Gentleman's Alliance+! Reads R to L (Japanese Style), for audiences T

Jess

A new supernatural fantasy from the creator of The Gentleman's Alliance+! Reads R to L (Japanese Style).

Maike Bruls

A new supernatural fantasy from the creator of The Gentleman's Alliance+! Reads R to L (Japanese Style). Sakura is the granddaughter of a mysterious moon princess who slew demons with her Blood Cherry Blossom sword. All her life Sakura has been forbidden to look at the full moon without knowing why. Then one night, unhappy over her impending marriage, Sakura gazes up at the moon, only to see a demon attacking her... Sakura, still grieving Oumi’s death, must fight the powerful youko of Uji. But she finds herself no match for the demon’s poisonous vapor. It’s time for Kohaku and Hayate—with a little help from the full moon—to step in.

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