RURIDRAGON 03

ルリドラゴン [Ruri Dragon] #3

by Masaoki Shindō

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Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Slice Of Life, Coming Of Age, Comedy, Supernatural, Comics

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 4, 2025

Reviews

[Ricarda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hope this really does turn into YuriDragon, because the repetitive dragon stuff and the boring school days are not cutting it for me so far.

[⋆｡˚꒰ঌ worm ໒꒱˚｡⋆ · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume was really good! I think they really do a good job at writing realistic situations (and people)- ignoring the whole dragon thing. Some people just won’t like you, and just want to find a reason to complain.


I’m looking forward to the next volumes once I get the chance to read them!

[Travis Turner · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a 25 year old this story cements my belief that high schoolers are just scary

[Cohen Muters · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the direction this went with the festival committee stuff and Ruri is becoming a girlboss, she is sensational and setting trends

[Louise · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sympathique ca m'est bien en valeur l'exclusion quon peut donner aux gens face a leur différence.

[Aaron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ruri and her pals continue their prep for the school's sports festival. Elsewise, the upperclassmen pressure the dragon-girl into a leadership role, girls from another class take to bullying, and Ruri gets another crash course in dragon physiology. All in all, more teen stuff, including an incident involving . . . venom?

RURIDRAGON v3 is fun and a bit chaotic. Fun because the book follows Ruri's stepwise approach to building up her social capital among her peers: study groups, class clubs, heart-to-heart chats. Ruri is a teenager, first, and the school's infamous cryptid, second. The manga has a delightful knack for orchestrating wild and comical scenarios that eventually teeter off into the heartfelt. Fear over Ruri's horns? Complaints about her hybrid genealogy? Constant requests for evidence of fire breath? Sure, but not until Ruri's pals stuff pencil erasers onto her nubby barbs, not until Ruri is bluntly asked what sexy-time with a dragon is like, and not until the girl attempts to breathe a fireball in the gymnasium (but stops at the last minute, causing it to go up her nose). Amusingly, one finds that Ruri's largest problems in life are primarily those afforded to kids her age, regardless of whether they're part dragon.

But the current volume is also a bit chaotic. Chaotic because the book formally introduces a half-dozen new characters, and without the chapter folios of these collected versions, one might be entirely lost. But the expanded cast is welcomed. Ruri and Akari, the blunt girl, join the sports festival planning committee, and so meet and engage a number of other folks when tasked with organizing and administrating their class's events. Painting signboards. Ordering t-shirts. Scheduling participants. Ruri and Akari are a hilarious dynamic duo, constantly jostling for certainty because of, not in spite of, their tendency to speak plainly, no matter the cost.

With new tasks and new character relationships come new conflicts. Sometimes small, sometimes big. A small conflict would be Ruri feeling ill one day, then stumbling about, then vomiting up what she later learns is dragon venom. Cool? The girl's mom is unclear about how dangerous the venom actually is. But one thing is oddly certain: Ruri's homeroom teacher is a lot more cognizant (informed) about all this dragon stuff than he's letting on.

A big conflict would be surname Kamata, a girl with wavy hair who antagonizes Ruri for being "dangerous" and "gross." Kamata and her buddies deride and shame Ruri for being a demihuman, and in truth, the backtalk really gets to Ruri. After all, it's not like Ruri chose to be a dragon-girl who can conduct lightning, breath fire, and vomit venom. But RURIDRAGON v3 is all about finding solutions: Ruri hates confrontation, but deep down, she's a teenage girl who loves to scheme, so readers can probably guess which weird way the story will wind next. In the end, the book pulls out more genuine laughs and tears than one would expect. Nobody likes a bully, and not everybody likes being different; but also, nobody likes being scared when life is full of so many unknowns. Why make life harder?

RURIDRAGON v3 is a sweet manga. The author's style has slowly and gradually drifted away from the simplistic facial expressions and hilariously efficient mannerisms that typically accompany them. And while one is bereft of the deadpan humor this eschews, one nevertheless gains an entirely new spectrum of unique facial expressions (e.g., Kamata's scrunched brow and twisted mouth) and character details (e.g., eating messy fried chicken with delicately pinched fingers). Readers are sure to learn more about dragon affinities and dark magic, but readers are also sure to learn more about what it takes to make (and keep) a new friend, how to negotiate personal agency, and how to lead a team of awkward teens.

[Lepicentrecult · Rating 4 out of 5]

Et des nouvelles caractéristiques débloqué pour notre cher Ruri, et pas des moindres, va-t-elle réussir à les apprivoiser? Ce tome est dans la même lignée que les deux précédents, c’est doux et on en apprend un peu plus sur notre petite métisse humaine-dragonne. ON voit une Ruri qui se tisse d’amitié avec Maeda, et avec sa nouvelle activité. Sa mère est toujours présente dans la vie de Ruri. C’est beau à voir. Dans ce tome nous avons un petit fond d’harcèlement qui est présent. Une critique de ce que vivent les enfants métisse? Les enfants différents des autres? J’aime voir cette lecture du manga

[Lissy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I feel like these volumes pack a lot of story in each one. We learned more about Ruri's dragon powers, along with more information about what's happening in the background and who might be watching over her. I do get a bit lost in keeping track of the classmates, but I do really enjoy that you get to see Ruri interacting with different people each volume. It feels like the story is unfolding nicely as her own social world expands. One critique I have is that sometimes these high schoolers feel very emotionally mature for their age, and are able to clear social barriers a bit too easily. And now a bonus: am I detecting low key Yuri vibes?!

[Casey Halvorsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you NetGalley and Viz Media for this arc

5/5 stars

I really enjoyed this volume! I like seeing how Ruri continues to grow her friendships and become more aware of how she treats and interacts with others. Its nice seeing her become more relaxed and gentle. Seeing how she is learning to not only control her powers, but also help others using them is really fun. I'm excited to see where this story goes from here, and to learn more about her dragon heritage!

[Dani Wladdimiro · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sigo disfrutando muchísimo este manga. Me encanta la forma en que interactúa el grupo de amigas y cómo la mamá de Ruri se comunica con ella de una manera tan sana y cuidadosa. Todo se siente muy chill, muy contenido, y eso hace que la lectura sea especialmente reconfortante. Agradezco mucho este tipo de obras, ideales para desconectar y descansar durante un fin de semana.

[Donna · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ruri has a third dragon skill show up and uses her first skill to control the weather so the Athletic Festival can occur as scheduled.

Along the way, Ruri makes some more friends and challenges a few who think she's 'gross'. She also tries out a major dragon physicality change that I was surprised happened so quickly.

[William Hardin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ruri is such a fun character. She really can say whatever is on her mind and I really appreciate that about her. Also the best chapter this volume is by far the horn snapping one. 10/10 but I do wish the lightning panel for the festival was bigger and more grand.

[Claire · Rating 3 out of 5]

The volume is a bit meh. Ruri now is able to produce venom and she deals with bullies. To mee is seems a bit selfish to change the weather for your sports day regardless of how much effort you've gone too....

[Omexmo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.0 - Acredito que podiam abordar tramas mais interessantes que isso

[Oswaldo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me sigue pareciendo bastante cuki y súper bien hecho, me agrada la forma en que construyen a Ruri y como aprende a afrontar a la gente que habla mal de ella.

[Jourdain · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another great read in the Ruri Dragon series. I really enjoyed the weather scene. I love how the author has made the mom so nonchalant. It is perfect. I am still looking forward to meeting the dad.

[RuneKirhan · Rating 5 out of 5]

4,5⭐️

[Emma]

Son amitié avec Maeda 🤭🥰

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sports day is coming up fast! During is now venomous? Trouble with acceptance by other students persists...

[Basma · Rating 5 out of 5]

Banguito

[cameron · Rating 4 out of 5]

Chapters 16-24 read on Shonen Jump App

This series only continues to improve! It's really great at being a slice of life without too high of stakes while still keeping you engaged

[Matthew Manchester · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series is very low stakes and cozy, which is nice but I don’t think it’s for me right now. I’ll just watch the anime when it comes out.

[poet · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love how everyone wants to know how her mom "did it" and Ruri does not want to think about it like anyone would of their own mother.

[Zian B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

More of a 3.5 star rating;
Read the official English translation through an app called “MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA”.
This volume focused a bit more on Aoki getting more involved with the school’s committee/student council and interacting with more students from different classes through that. I really liked seeing the different dynamics amongst the schoolmates when they all interact with Aoki and how her friends are always so supportive of Aoki in one way or another. It was really cute and even more amusing seeing Aoki and Maeda truly become friends over the course of this volume. Something else I really liked was seeing Aoki developing a new power and becoming more in tune with another power that she has, to the point where she chooses to actively help her school with the upcoming sports festival.
It was all just very interesting to see play out and I’m eager for the next volume to reread how Aoki, and everyone else at the school, navigate the sports festival.

[Akkuunamatata · Rating 4 out of 5]

Tome qui prolonge les intrigues précédentes mais qui met en avant comment Ruri (de part sa condition) améliore ses relations avec les autres. Hâte de lire la suite même si j'espère qu'on aura une autre trame du style actuel !