The Lion and the Bride, Vol. 3

Lion to Hanayome #3

by Mika Sakurano

Yua's become the wife of her beloved Sensei, but at the same time she's also become the mother of her classmate Subaru! Sensei's ex-wife Sayaka appears in front of Yua and tells her to her shock that Sensei spent the night at Sayaka's house the night before. While she's still reeling, Subaru, worried about her, suddenly confesses his love. The two of them spend a night together, but what does that mean...?! At school and at home, she’s gotten tangled up in some complicated after-school marriage blues!!!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Shojo, High School

194 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 15, 2016

About the author

See also 桜乃みか.

Reviews

[Di · Rating 5 out of 5]

That ending was beautiful.

[Katteroni · Rating 2 out of 5]

This series was very meh, nothing really unique or special about it. Was a quick read and put me closer to my reading goal🤷‍♀️

[Kailey (Luminous Libro) · Rating 4 out of 5]

I love the ending! This whole manga is so hilarious and fun!

[Kayla Brunson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a good ending for this manga! I really wish we didn't have to say goodbye to these characters.

[Doc · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love will see Yua through

With mixed feelings all around sacrifices will be made, love will be revealed, and the truth will come out in this story about lost, love, and discovery of self. It is kind of funny that in only three volumes each character that we start with steadily grew and evolved to what they become. In fact my opinion of Yua's teacher jumped in a much more positive direction after he reveals a truth he has been hiding though he made a desperate gamble in his actions and did indeed have feelings for a student probably almost half his age.

I can't say much about the ending lest I spoil it for you all but I really enjoyed how it all came together in the end. I hope if you read it you will also find joy in the conclusion.

[R. · Rating 3 out of 5]

It takes nearly this entire volume to get to some sort of understanding between Yua and Subaru, but only in time for them to be separated for college as Subaru goes overseas. It almost looks like he's rather closely following in his parent's footsteps between his career choice and the last scene with Yua before he departs. This is even more misleading by the very next scene with Subaru's parents and the implications from the surrounding conversation. In truth though, it's been 5 years that time jumps forward, which makes a lot more sense with the stage that is set. Turns out things could have been even more awkward in the beginning with the their strange family relationship, but it works out to Yua and Subaru's benefit in the future.

[Maraya21 (The Reading Dragon) · Rating 2 out of 5]

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[Lisa · Rating 1 out of 5]

Dem Himmel sei Dank, die Reihe ist zu Ende. Wenn ich nicht bereits alle Bände gehabt hätte, hätte ich diese Reihe bestimmt abgebrochen. Die Geschichte ist einfach nur absurd und ich verstehe nicht, was daran romantisch sein soll, wenn ein 35-jähriger Lehrer, seine 17-jährige Schülerin heiratet. Zwischenzeitig dachte ich echt, mein Gehirn verflüssigt sich gleich. Gruselig schlecht, diese Reihe.

[Viviam · Rating 2 out of 5]

Realmente es un 2,5. Ese final me dejó un sabor agridulce, no creo que fuera la mejor forma de terminarla, se sintió apresurado y algunas decisiones de toda la obra en general fueron muy tontas. Aún así me entretuvo

[Dillian Criker · Rating 2 out of 5]

Really tried to bring in a gritty, more realistic tone near in the end that doesn't line up with the absolute absurdity the series is grounded in. However, it is an ending that does somewhat make sense in the context of the character's relationships. I suppose it receives some praise for that.

[Kayanna Deardorff]

Amazing

Its such a sweet love story between rivals turned lovers and I love the fact that they have loved each other to begin with I mean who wouldn't wanna date a hot model 100/100 I'm glad I read it I highly recommend this story

[Renegadesfan90 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Das Ende der Manga Reihe ist wirklich bezaubernd.

[Maria · Rating 3 out of 5]

So… I have to admit this story was weird, but also pretty entertaining, although I felt like the ending was a bit too rushed

[Jolly Per · Rating 1 out of 5]

Weird

Uhm, that's totally weird. It should not end like that. I mean, that was totally crazy!!! Ugh, i hate it.

[Soobie is expired · Rating 3 out of 5]

OK, das hat mir gefallen. Ich hatte keine Erwartungen, aber das war gut.

Hat Sakurano-Sensei was Anderes geschrieben?

[Alyssa Godfrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Book

In my opinion I did not like the ending but other then they its a super cute book and I love it

[Kara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was the full series a lil odd? Yea. Was it a good palate cleanser and easy read? Also yea. I’m just glad she didn’t end up with Sensi… made me feel icky 😂

[Summer Song · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sweet and fun series! I like how the story concluded. 5 stars!

[Tyra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved the Ending so cute! :)

[Sarah · Rating 3 out of 5]

actually kinda cute? idk

[Jamie · Rating 2 out of 5]

I got the ending I wanted but at what cost. What a tasteless and trashy manga this was. It’s obvious from the start who Yua will end up with and while I found the ending of the story to be sufficiently satisfying, there is so much absurd drama in this volume.

This volume takes a dark turn and the final conflict felt so dumb. The whole story was sloppy and Yua, while understandably confused and far too naive to know what she wants, just becomes a frustrating character to follow. One minute she accepts that her relationship with sensei is not good for her, the next she’s right back in his arms while also fighting feelings for his son. It’s all just so, so stupid.

This series was awful in the way that it handles relationships, especially grooming relationships. There are so many better manga out there that handle these topics with better developed characters and storylines. Skip this one, it is not worth it.

[Edward · Rating 1 out of 5]

The son of the teacher and the student from the previous 2 volumes get together. Work out how they are going to live. He gets educated and she becomes his wife as she is extremely good in the kuchen and at house work.