Ceres: Celestial Legend, Vol. 2: Yûhi

妖しのセレス [Ayashi no Ceres] #2

by Yuu Watase

Here is another adventure by the author of the popular Fushigi Yugi manga series. Aya’s trip home turns tragic when her mother lunges at her with a knife, thus triggering her sudden transformation into Ceres. Then Aya’s joyous reunion with Aki is short-lived when Ceres angrily emerges. Later Aya travels to the Mikage Corporation headquarters, knowing that the powerful company is being targeted for destruction.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Romance, Graphic Novels, Shojo, Horror, Comics

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 19, 1997

About the author

Yuu Watase (渡瀬悠宇) is a Japanese shoujo manga-ka. She is known for her works Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, Ceres: The Celestial Legend, Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend. She likes all music, except heavy metal and old traditional music.

She received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Ceres, Celestial Legend in 1997. Since writing her debut short story "Pajama de Ojama" ("An Intrusion in Pajamas"), Watase has created more than 80 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Because of her frequent use of beautiful male characters in her works, she is widely regarded in circles[which?] as a bishōnen manga artist.[citation needed] In October 2008, Watase began her first shōnen serialization, Arata: The Legend in Weekly Shōnen Sunday.
Her name is romanized as "Yû Watase" in earlier printings of Viz Media's publications of Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, and Ceres, The Celestial Legend, while in Viz Media's Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend her name is romanized as "Yuu Watase". In Chuang Yi's English-language versions of Fushigi Yugi (spelled without a macron or circumflex), her name is romanized as "Yu Watase".

Reviews

[Gary Butler · Rating 4 out of 5]

64th book read in 2018.

Number 394 out of 724 on my all time book list.

Equally as good as the first volume.

[Coke Fernández · Rating 4 out of 5]

7/10

[Tia Lynn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I thought I would enjoy this as it’s listed as a romance horror thriller. And you know what the romance was lackluster the thriller wasn’t thrilling and the horror was just the romance.

I love the idea of this hate the utter lack of consent, there’s so much unnecessary fan service and honestly, I’m bored.


I did love Yurara and I thought this would be similar but nah, will not be continuing.

[Bibliothecat · Rating 4 out of 5]

Review for complete series



After I didn't enjoy Fushigi Yuugi as much as I had hopped I would, I was a little concerned how well I'd like Ayashi no Ceres - after all, I was much more interested in the former. Now that I have read both, I think the latter is the superior work in terms of story telling. Pacing was one of the biggest issues I had with Fushigi Yuugi and, while the beginning is a little slow, the other all pacing is infinitely better. The flow of the story felt right with neither dragging nor rushing and the order of events made reasonable sense.

Thanks to the good pacing, the relationships between characters were a lot more believable. Yuu Watase writes likeable characters but sometimes fails to connect them - it's not perfect in the case of this series but it is so much better done than I have seen her do in other works. My only issue probably lies with how fast Aya falls in love with Toya. I wouldn't necessary call it instant love but she definitely has her eye on him from chapter one and the extent to which she starts to love him comes around very quickly. As a result, I initially struggled to root for them but I have to say that the story between them was otherwise nicely written. I definitely really enjoyed the friendships that were formed and was sad about many of their fates.

This series has an over all darker and more mature tone than many of Watase's other series. While she's never exactly been afraid of killing off a few of her characters. Some of the deaths caught me off guard but over all this was a borderline slaughter fest, at times I wondered if I'd picked up Angel Sanctuary instead - I do see fans of one liking the other. In this darker plot, Watase tried to include some comic relief in the form of Kyuu (the housekeeper of sorts?). I didn't like this character at all as she had zero substance beyond apparently being so ugly characters feel sick at the site of her. This joke soon became very, very, very old, especially given that it was repeated regularly over a 14-volume series. Not too mention that I found this joke to be in poor taste.

Another thing that makes this series different from Watase's other works is the art style. While it is still recognisably Watase's style, it is over all less cute and I take this as an attempt to match the more mature story. I do generally prefer her usual style over this one, but it's not that there is anything wrong with the style used here - it's simply different and, unlike me, others may prefer it over her usual style.

Over all, Ayashi no Ceres surprised me in a good way. It is an all around well crafted sci-fi manga that keeps most of its secrets for the final two volumes. Sci-fi isn't my main genre and there were a few hiccups along the way (Kyuu and the somewhat rushed romance) that prevent me from giving this a full score but it definitely earns its place among shoujo manga classics.

[Ryofire · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another interesting volume in the series. There's a lot than the anime adaptation just outright cut out, and that makes the anime more jarring. It's still not the most interesting plot like this, but it makes more sense than the anime does, though I can sort of understand why they cut out Aya rooting for the teacher making out with the high school student.

I actually like Aki the most of the cast, though I'm obviously very sympathetic to Aya. She's going through so many terrible things and it's not wonder she's kind of a mess. I mean how many 16-year-olds would be just fine after watching their father get shot to death by their family and then narrowly escaping getting murdered by her own mother, among all the other various terrible things happening to her. It's kudos to her that she's as stable as she is at times, and as strong-willed as she can be.

Aki, on the other hand, wants to support her, and he cares for her greatly. He's struggling, too, but willing to fight for it. His relationship with Toya is interesting: at times soft and at times challenging. He and Aya are both drawn to Toya in different ways, and while Toya wants to protect both of them, he's very much on Aya's side.

Toya's also interesting in the sense that you get a version of the TV show "Dollhouse" many years before that was ever a thing. And it's nice to have a version of the concept that doesn't have Joss Whedon's pawprints over it.

Mrs. Q is hilarious. The pacing of this series is kind of a mess, and her randomness is rather charming. I also appreciate Viz doing its best to explain the pop culture references, because I truly am out of my depth. And I appreciate Watase-sensei being an absolute troll in using Mrs. Q's presence. It's great.

All in all, in many ways this is a better volume than volume 1, but it's still not the most interesting series, largely because the pacing just makes it difficult to focus on any plot with seriousness. The complexity of the world-building is at least interesting, and the cast grows more interesting.

[Leila Anani · Rating 3 out of 5]

Aya was a normal high-school girl until her 16th birthday when she manifests the persona of Celestial Maiden Ceres - Ceres is out for revenge on the Mikage family who way back when, stole her angelic robes which meant she couldn't return to heaven and forced her into marriage and childbirth. The irony of this particular story is that Aya's twin brother Aki is the reincarnation of the guy who raped Ceres and stole her robes...

So Aya's on the run from her family - half who want to kill her and the other who have nefarious plans about controlling the powers of a celestial maiden. She stays with the family chef yuhi and his sister. Yuhi's a little in love with her but Aya only has eyes for Toya her family's mysterious bodyguard who has amnesia and no idea about his past....

Even for Yuu Watase this story is dark from the get-go. We have murder, rape and family secrets from the first volume. That takes a little getting used to if you're a fan of her more light-hearted stories. Aya is also a stronger, less naive heroine - She's really forward and direct - in this one she asks Toya to be her boyfriend which is quite a nice change from more passive heroines.

Artwork is great as ever and you have to love the random bizarre appearances of Mrs. Q which add some much needed comedy. So far so good....

[MISSed Bandwagon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Reading Ceres again has reminded me why I needed to take a break from Shojo manga and anime. The drawing style is quite beautiful, but our protagonist’s storyline is quite shallow, one track minded, and overly emotional. I took off a star because of this and I can’t help but wonder if this is a product of the time or if this is a common theme across ALL shojo manga, no matter what.

Shounen manga has an overbearing “Boys will be boys” vibe and Shojo has the sickeningly sweet, “Girls just wanna have fun” approach. I hope this trend doesn’t continue for the rest of the series.

[Kasumi · Rating 3 out of 5]

Salvo por el instalove que Aya siente por Toya, la historia mantiene el interés y el conflicto ya está servido, ya que Ceres parece tomar fuerza y solo ver a Aki es suficiente para que aparezca dispuesta a matarle, así que los hermanos deben permanecer separados hasta encontrar una solución.

[Supermomochan (PeachyFishyBooks) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ugh....my tastes have changed. This is dry and I'm not interested in too much...I want to know what happens, but meh. I have the third one (which is new content for me), so we'll see what happens.

[-moonprismpower- · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have 2nd lead syndrome so bad.... I prefer Yuhi....

[Jarsuke · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mir gefällt der Manga sehr gut. Er ist spannend und man kann irgendwie mit fiebern.

[Lisa · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am absolutely loving this blend of action, romance, intrigue and paranormal. I can't wait wait to jump into volume 3.

[Stéphanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pas super fan de la romance qui est totalement forcée, mais l'histoire est sympathique et j'ai hâte de voir ce que ça va donner.

[Maria del Mar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Apa, ben rapidet ja he acabat aquest volum.
Ha sigut força interessant, tot i que no acabo d'entendre cap a on va la cosa.

[theo · Rating 2 out of 5]

ceres should be allowed to kill one man a month

[Lau · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

Sentí un tanto apresurada la historia en este tomo, especialmente lo relacionado con Tooya y Aya.

Está todo bastante más claro ahora, espero que no caiga en un ciclo repetitivo de las mismas dos o tres cosas ocurriendo constantemente.

[Yoyomaus Die Büchereule · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nachdem sie von ihrer Mutter angegriffen wurde ist Aya als Person verschwunden und die Himmelsfee Ceres hat ihren Platz eingenommen. Skrupellos versucht sie die Familienmitglieder und Verbündeten des Mikage-Clans zu vernichten, doch ihre Kräfte scheinen an Toya abzuprallen. Als die Situation zu eskalieren droht, taucht Yuhi auf, der sie mit Hilfe eines Kusses in die Schranken weisen kann und Aya wieder die Kontrolle über ihren Körper übernehmen lässt. Dass sie sich jedoch in eine Himmelsfee verwandelt haben soll ist ihr nicht bewusst. Als sie in Yuhis Haus zurück kehrt hat Aya viele Fragen, doch diese sind schnell vergessen, als ihr Bruder Aki gegen den Willen seiner Familie bei ihr auftaucht. Alle Sorgen scheinen vergessen, so lang sie nur wieder zusammen sein können. Doch nachts taucht Ceres wieder auf und versucht Aki zu töten. Dabei hat sie ungeheuerliche Anschuldigungen. Denn Aki soll die Reinkarnation des Mannes sein, der ihr einst ihr Federkleid stahl und sie somit zwang auf der Erde zu bleiben. Ceres will nun jenes Federkleid wieder haben und den Mikage-Clan dem Erdboden gleich machen. Doch wieder kann sie ihren Plan nicht ausführen, da ihr Yuhi und auch Toya dazwischen funken. Als Aya wieder sie selbst ist, versucht sie ihrem Bruder verzweifelt zu folgen, wird jedoch von Toya aufgehalten, der sie mit zu sich nimmt. Die beiden kommen sich dabei näher und für Aya scheint klar, dass Toya ihr Grund ist, um an ihrem Selbst festzuhalten. Doch die nächsten Probleme lassen nicht lang auf sich warten. Nicht nur, dass ihr Cousin versucht sie als Himmelsfee für seine Zwecke einzufangen, um sich aller Himmelsfeen zu bemächtigen. Toya taucht plötzlich in ihrer Schule auf und scheint wie ausgewechselt und dann beginnt eine ihrer Mitschülerinnen damit die Krankenschwester der Krankenstation der Schule in Brand zu setzen.

Yuu Watase hat mit dem zweiten Teil der Geschichte rund um Aya und die Himmelsfee Ceres wirklich wieder ein Meisterwerk geschaffen das sich sehen lassen kann. Die Situationen kommen Schlag auf Schlag, sodass man gar nicht weiß, wie man das alles verdauen soll, doch es ist spannend und wirklich gut durchdacht. Neben sehr ernsten Szenen arbeitet Watase mit ausreichend Humor, die den Leser in ein Wechselbad der Gefühle schicken. Man kann den inneren Konflikt den Aya führt regelrecht greifen und hat wirklich Mitleid mit ihr. Wer würde schon gern die Kontrolle über sich selbst verlieren und die verletzen, die man eigentlich liebt? Die Geschichte um die Himmelsfee strickt sich auch immer verrückter. Besonders Ayas Cousin nimmt dabei eine ganz neue und vor allem verrückte Rolle ein. Er will alle Himmelsfeen unterjochen und sich und seinen Clan somit in neue Spähren der Macht bringen und dafür ist ihm jedes Mittel recht. In diesem Band erfährt man auch mehr über Toya, oder eben auch nicht. Man weiß nun endlich, warum er für die Mikages arbeitet und dass sie scheinbar etwas haben, was er unbedingt wieder erlangen möchte. Auch Yuhi erzählt ein bisschen aus dem Nähkästchen, sodass der Bursche immer sympathischer wird. Schon recht schnell bemerkt der Leser, dass sowohl Toya, als auch Yuhi sich für Aya interessieren, was durchaus interessant werden könnte. Was mich persönlich aber noch immer stört sind die Sachen die Watase ihrem Charakter Toya "angezogen" hat. Bauchfrei kann und will ich ihn einfach nicht ernst nehmen. Sicher ist es damals vielleicht cool oder in gewesen..., aber jetzt sowas von out. Trotzdem ist der Manga absolut lesenswert und ich freue mich schon auf die weiteren Teile.

4 von 5 Sterne

[Julie (Let's Read Good Books) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Review:

I have mixed feelings about the second volume of Ceres. On one hand, I love the legend of the Celestial Maiden. Ceres is tormented with rage and longs for revenge against the man who stole her feathered robes, prohibiting her from returning to heaven. Worse, he violated her, and she bore his children, trapped in an ugly place she couldn’t escape from. Now, fate has caused both Ceres and Mikage to both be reincarnated as the twins Aya and Aki. This has never happened before, and she’s obsessed with winning her vengeance. Every time she sees Aki, Ceres wrestles control away from Aya and attacks him, even though he has no memories of his previous life. I find this storyline so compelling. For centuries, Ceres’s thirst for revenge has kept her trapped, reborn over and over into the Mikage family, only to be discovered and killed during the ritual as her host body turned sixteen. When I think about how angry I would be after being thwarted time and time again, I am surprised that she hasn’t done more damage to the Mikages and their property as yet. I would have gone absolutely ballistic, leaving the surviving Mikages to deal with harried property insurance adjustors.

Aya, though, is grating on my nerves. Is it really wise to chase after Toya in not much more than her underwear, leaving her defenseless when her evil cousin Kagami gets his paws on her? Ugh, ugh, ugh! I would not feel like I was in a position of power in enemy territory while dressed in my panties and a bra. Ugh! That’s like the nightmare where you forgot to put your clothes on before rushing off to school. And to so ardently declare her love for Toya, a guy she just met, and a guy who works for the people who are trying to kill her? Aya, while Yuhi isn’t as interesting, he is a lot safer, so maybe you should go for him instead? He is more than capable of protecting you, and he can cook! Take him instead!

I was a little bored with this volume. Whenever Ceres made an appearance or Kagami had page time, I was all interested again. Ceres is fascinating because she reveals little tidbits of her history every time she manifests, and Kagami – ah, Kagami. He is just so evil and conniving that you can’t help but like, even admire him, just a little bit. He sees an opportunity for the Mikage family to gain immense power, and he’s going to seize it. With both Aki and Aya in his control, there is nothing he can’t do, once he figures out how to tame Ceres and her incredible power.

The second volume of Ceres was both irritating and compelling. Aya drives me nuts, but legend of the Celestial Maidens kept me turning the pages.

Grade: C+

[Toviel · Rating 4 out of 5]

In this volume, we learn more about Aya's superpowered alternate personality, who seems quite sweet when she's not pursuing the murderous revenge she's hellbent at achieving. Aya and her brother briefly reunite, but fate (and Ceres, for that matter) refuse to give either twin more than a moment of solace before violence tears them apart once again. The scientific side of the Mikage corporation makes its first appearance, who seem determined to throw in as many twists as there are pages into the plot.

What people remember most about this volume is, unfortunately, the romance. Aya and Toya barely know one another, and they're already moving their relationship along quickly. Toya still isn't given a real reason for liking Aya outside of vague desire, but Aya doesn't see anything fishy about this. While their moments together are (thankfully) short and sweet, it still feels strange that a girl who just lost both of her parents and hasn't dated before would so readily jump into the arms of a man like Toya. But, hey, at least he's handsome?

Oddly, the early books seem to be setting up Yuhi as a love interest for Ceres, making their interactions a bit of early installment weirdness. It does give Ceres some well-needed softer moments, though, so I can hardly complain. Yuhi has been little more than comic relief for most of the story thus far, so it's nice to see someone taking him seriously as well. Even if the relationship is essentially dropped after this and the next book, it adds enough to the characters that I don't mind its presence.

Of course, most of book is actually spent establishing that Aya's old way of life is over, whether she likes it or not. After disastrous encounters with her mother and brother, Aya is reasonably angry and upset-- and more importantly, determined to never unleashed Ceres if she can help it. That proves to be futile, but Watase handles the problem expertly by using Ceres' uncontrollable rage as the catalyst for the transformation. It's hard not to see both sides of the issue, as both characters justifiably want their old lives back. People just seem determined to remember all the kissing instead of character development, I guess.

All in all, CERES CELESTRIAL LEGEND: YUHI is a strong continuation of the suspenseful story establish in the first volume. While weak in the romantic department, it's not bad enough to derail the true focus of the story. Some of the mysteries behind Ceres may be solved, but the struggle is far from over-- just as it should be.

[Judyth · Rating 3 out of 5]

~3/5
[This review is also available on my blog.]


I don’t really know how I feel about this series at the moment. Not very strongly, I do know that. Not very impressed, either, or eager to start the next one. I’m sure that it will get better the more I read, though.

So, we saw some more of Aki, Aya’s brother, who decides to escape for a little while to find Aya. Also, Aya is being possessed by Ceres, her ancestor, at times of inconvenience, like when her brother is around and Ceres wants to kill him. And the only way that Ceres seems to go away is when Yuhi kisses her, which is weird. Also, the romance between Aya and Toya has advanced, which I’m not sure is good or bad. I know that it’s much too fast, too insta-love, but I’m on the way to accepting it. Aya is also still going to school, some of the time, with Yuhi, which is weird. But, I mean, that seems to always happen, even though, really, what’s the point?

Anyway, some more bad stuff happened. Aya’s cousin is trying to overthrow her grandfather, which isn’t good, and he kidnapped Aya, kind of, at one point. I’m not going to go into too much detail, but not-good stuff is happening. And yet I’m also not very excited for it. I don’t know.

I am interested in the characters, a bit, I guess. I wouldn’t say that I really like anyone, but I’m interested in Yuhi, and Suzumi, his sister-in-law, and Toya (him especially, probably), and Aki and Aya’s changes. I do find Mrs. Q, Suzumi and Yuhi’s servant or whatever, rather entertaining.

This is just alright for the moment. There are still too many italics in the dialogue, which makes it a bit hard, and annoying, to read at times. I’m hoping to get more into it, to enjoy it more, as I get farther into the series, which I think will actually happen. We’ll see, anyway.

[Rita · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read for TBRTakedown 2.0: Sequel book in a series

Hah. Hahaha...I hate to rate this so low because I loved this series as a teenager but the insta-love just isn't working for me. I completely forgot how quickly the romantic relationships progressed in this series. Regardless, I still think Toya is majorly attractive but I'm cringing so hard at the fact that Aya already "loves" him. Also, something that has always confused me is how Yuhi draws Aya's consciousness out when she is Ceres. Out of all the things, it's kissing. Of course it is. Too much weird insta-love/love-triangle/romantic progression for me to fully appreciate this. I know that it gets better soon but the whole romance aspect of it is killing the vibe.

Other than that, I like the way the plot is progressing. You learn more about the charcters' background and history and you also learn about Kagami's ulterior motives which is great. We're getting into more small storylines within the overarching theme which I'm super excited about.

I also forgot to mention in my review for the first volume how the author has thrown in several Japanese pop culture references, which I find really entertaining. While I am able to understand them because I am well acquainted with Japanese pop culture, I wish they had footnotes or a reference page at the end of the book that explains all the references because I'm sure people who are new to it will have no idea what the author is referencing to.

So yeah, this volume was only okay but I'm getting amped up because I know shit is going to get real pretty soon.

[Eleanor · Rating 3 out of 5]

2021
I love so many aspects of this but I also think the confession of love could have been slightly further down the line

2023
Agree with my past self that they could have delayed the love by a lot. Like the two have barely interacted. Also I always feel the need to comment that Tōya is in his 20s and Aya is 16 and I just- Also Kagami is never not the creepiest little shit.

However I love Mrs. Q even if there are like Japanese pop culture jokes in there I simply don't understand. Her miming the driving makes me giggle every single time. Also I love Alec he's so ridiculous but fantastic. I also LOVE Yuu Watase's drawings like they have no right to be this beautiful. Some of the spreads are fantastic.

I always wish I liked Aki more. I totally buy Aya's love of him, and stuff from volume one with the two of them acting like such normal siblings, and the earrings thing. But at the same time he's a bit weak. Like he needs a bit more oomf. Maybe I'm being unfair because the guy is literally recovering from life threatening wounds and is being sheltered from all useful information. But yeah.

Also I love the discussion throughout this series of the lines of personhood and identity. And like is Aya more Aya or is she more Ceres? Who has right to the body? Yes, Ceres deserves justice, but does that have to come at the expense of Aya's life? The blurry lines of identity are always some of my favourite discussions in fiction.

[Heather · Rating 2 out of 5]

The characters started to get a little better developed in the second volume, although the relationship between Aya and Toya is still contrived and bizarre. I think I figured out why I don't like Aya, too--she reminds me of a friend from high school who flipped out all the time and was a totally self-centered man-user.

The story is starting to make slightly more sense. Apparently Ceres doesn't get it that the dude who stole her feather robe a long time ago is... well, dead. Or I guess he was reincarnated as Aya's twin brother and hasn't shown himself yet. And there is a weird corporation owned by the Mikage family that has something to do with harnessing the celestial maidens' power... possibly through interbreeding with them?

The whole strange-being-embedded-in-a-woman's-genetics thing totally reminds me of Parasite Eve. Or maybe like something half-way between Libba Bray and Stephenie Meyer--so bad that you just can't look away. I think Yuu Watase was snorting something when she wrote this.

[Nikki · Rating 4 out of 5]

I'm really getting into this manga. Ceres is rather interesting, she seems bitchy, but really is just a victim like Aya, probably more so. Toya is developing well as a character, he seems nice enough despite his amnesia, & he shows a softer side when his thoughts turn to Aya. Their romance started out bizarre (love at first sight) but is now developing into a more realistic relationship despite the dangerous circumstances they are both under, which is possibly why Toya distances himself from Aya for her own saftey. I quite like Toya, he's aloof but he has reason to be, but he is caring. Interesting how Aki is the embodiment of the man who raped Ceres, keen to see how that will play out. Yuhi I feel for as it's obvious he has feelings for Aya but he will never be with her still, he comes through to her and supports her despite these unrequited feelings. Mrs Q provides light humor & the celestrial history is quite insightful. I've docked a star because it doesn't have much action as the first book, but I'm definatly going to carry on reading this horror shojo manga.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

Yuu Watase is an amazing storyteller and draws some gorgeous artwork! She is one of my favorite manga authors and I love everything she has done. The characters in Ceres are amazing and imaginative and extremely easy to relate to. She is able to capture the character’s emotions amazingly with a realistic outlook on life. Aya’s reaction to finding out about her supernatural powers was real and her ongoing fight through all of her problems strikes the reader as something that would ring true. My favorite character was Touya, hot and mysterious with a little bit of attitude thrown in. The series has gory moments and is dark but everything about life is not always peachy as Yuu Watase truthfully is able to point out.

Note: this review is about volumes 1-14 .

[Azri · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love this series, but rereading it I couldn't help but be annoyed by the instant-love. I hate when it's done that way! I understand the connection is explained later, but why does no one realize how unnatural and quick this is? If at some point Aya had thought something about how she didn't understand how these feelings had come so quickly and strongly, etc I would be happier. You don't have to linger on it...but if there is going to be insta-love at least take notice of it as such.

[Bethany Jane · Rating 4 out of 5]

wow......so much drama....well not completely drama I love the idea of like a forbin love and they way the twins (I think they are :P ) aren't allowed to see each other.
But I would of liked it more if it didn't lay me a stray because I stopped reading it as it was lagging on a bit BUT I got back into it and now I wish I didn't stop reading

[Ceejay · Rating 4 out of 5]

Volume Two of this Manga series gets the story set up for future volumes. We learn about the relationship between Aya and Ceres. We learn the history of the Celestial Maidens. We learn more about the Mikage family. And, we find a blooming romance taking place. Great Manga series. A very enjoyable read.

[Sydney]

These are definitely an easy way to get some reading done and it's likable enough, but again with the zero to I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU in this author's stories. 🥱 I don't recall being this annoyed by "love at first sight" couples when I read graphic novels as a teen but dear god I need to remember it's just manga. 😅

[Ella · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm feeling quite guilty on how Aya can't be with her brother, Aki. Yes their twins but when Aya transforms into Ceres bad things happen and Aki gets hurt. When he noticed that Aya was Ceres, my heart sort of broke a little.