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3.76 AVERAGE
3.76 AVERAGE
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
actual rating, 3.5 stars
Thoughts and Plot
Asahi is a normal little girl in modern Japan, but in the blink of an eye she is whisked away to a strange place where the locals decide to sacrifice her to the Water Dragon God. Tying rocks to her ankles they shove her into a lake. Fortunately (or unfortunately) the Water Dragon God decides to take the young girl as his bride for making him laugh, something he hasn't done in 500 years.
Bad goes to worse as he steals away her voice to stupid her crying and then returns her to the village that sacrificed her in the first place for the amusement of himself and the other gods. When she is injured by the villagers he comes and decides to heal her...
In Conclusion
I can't say this is the best manga ever, but it's kind of interesting. I'm hoping things will pick up in the future. I bumped my star rating up this time for that reason. People say it's like a weird retelling of the Little Mermaid, but I don't really see it that way.
Rating: Teen
Content: human sacrifice via drowning (though she doesn't die, other sacrifices are found later in the book), forcing a young girls hand into a cauldron of boiling liquid.
Thoughts and Plot
Asahi is a normal little girl in modern Japan, but in the blink of an eye she is whisked away to a strange place where the locals decide to sacrifice her to the Water Dragon God. Tying rocks to her ankles they shove her into a lake. Fortunately (or unfortunately) the Water Dragon God decides to take the young girl as his bride for making him laugh, something he hasn't done in 500 years.
Bad goes to worse as he steals away her voice to stupid her crying and then returns her to the village that sacrificed her in the first place for the amusement of himself and the other gods. When she is injured by the villagers he comes and decides to heal her...
In Conclusion
I can't say this is the best manga ever, but it's kind of interesting. I'm hoping things will pick up in the future. I bumped my star rating up this time for that reason. People say it's like a weird retelling of the Little Mermaid, but I don't really see it that way.
Rating: Teen
Content: human sacrifice via drowning (though she doesn't die, other sacrifices are found later in the book), forcing a young girls hand into a cauldron of boiling liquid.
I’ll admit to being 50/50 on this one when I cracked it open to read, but I actually wound up pleasantly surprised? Still not 100% invested, but curious enough to potentially continue on.
This is a solid start. Part of this reminds me of another series I recently binge read, so I am hopeful that this continues in a similar vein!
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
The Water Dragon's Bride surprised me. The art makes it seem like the story will be a cute & bubbly fantasy adventure, but this turned out to be darker than I'd thought.
We have a little girl who has accidentally tripped into a portal realm, she then meets with villagers that decide to sacrifice her to a water god, and then we see her trying desperately to escape and survive. This was so not what I expected based on how adorable the cover art was, but I was quite pleased with the direction it went. I enjoyed the characters, the turmoil, and the suspense that the author wove together here. I'll probably continue with the series, as this ended in an intriguingly dramatic way.
We have a little girl who has accidentally tripped into a portal realm, she then meets with villagers that decide to sacrifice her to a water god, and then we see her trying desperately to escape and survive. This was so not what I expected based on how adorable the cover art was, but I was quite pleased with the direction it went. I enjoyed the characters, the turmoil, and the suspense that the author wove together here. I'll probably continue with the series, as this ended in an intriguingly dramatic way.
I was not expecting this to get dark but it did. Art style was nice and the plot was clear. I would say this would be for fans of Inuyasha and Yona of the Dawn.
A rough but intriguing story about a very young girl who falls into another time, or perhaps another world, only to be sacrificed to a water god by the village that takes her in. Hoping the god will take her as a bride in exchange for wealth and prosperity, the villagers don't think much about Asahi, the poor, out-of-time girl - except for Subaru, a boy her age who initially hopes his family will take her in. Subaru refuses to give up on Asahi when she's sent into the lake, and does some fast growing up to try and save her. Meanwhile, Asahi upsets the beautiful but terrifying water god by rejecting him as a potential husband. He steals her voice and subjects her to other terrible trials, largely because he seems not to understand humans. Asahi has almost nothing on her side and struggles a great deal; what some of the gods seem to think is fearlessness or defiance is really childish naivete. Toma sets up a scary situation that will create some interesting character development in future volumes.