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水神の生贄 [Suijin no Hanayome] #8
The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 8
Asahi is captured by a human who’s using the god of darkness to take over the world! Trapped in the underworld, Asahi resolves to figure out the true intention of this ruthless boy while the water dragon god and Subaru tag team to try to save her!
183 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 26, 2018
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Rei Tōma
68 books366 followersRei Tōma (Japanese: 藤間 麗,Tōma Rei) has been drawing since childhood, but she only began drawing manga because of her graduation project in design school. When she drew a short-story manga, "Help me dentist" (ヘルプ me デンティスト), it attracted a publisher's attention and she made her debut right away. Her magnificent art style became popular, and after she debuted as a manga artist, she became known as an illustrator for novels and video game character designs.
Dawn of the Arcana is her first long-running manga series, and it has been a hit in Japan, selling over a million copies.
Dawn of the Arcana is her first long-running manga series, and it has been a hit in Japan, selling over a million copies.
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June 23, 2020
It is most definitely getting better each volume. Still it is not the same level as her previous work. The art is beautiful to the point of no fault.
March 18, 2019
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Asahi was a little girl happily living with her parents in modern times until she's pulled through a pond and wakes up in feudal Japan. It's now been some years and Asahi has grown into a lovely young woman under the protection of the local water dragon god, the young man she befriended whose village she lives in, Subaru and Tsukihiko, the priest teaching her the duties of a priestess.
Kurose (the new character) introduced us to another, not so pleasant, god and I'm loving it!!
Of course, I love learning about these flawed but human villains and Kurose's story is a pretty sad one. The mental health issues with him just about make my heart break and I secretly hope that Asahi can help bring him back around. Not that the god of darkness is going to take all of this lying down!!
The Water Dragon's Bride vol 8 finds Asahi in pretty dire circumstances. We see her overcome those trials though several attempts have to be made. It's simply beautiful how she manages this and you really see the love building between this girl and a god. I do quite love it when a prideful character has to humble themselves to get what they want, because its normally for another person as otherwise they'd just suffer. The Water Dragon God got to experience this TWICE(!) and its quite heartbreaking!!
The art was gorgeous! I love the inclusion of Subaru and the Emperor in this part of the story. They really distract you from the blow that Asahi is going to be experiencing. When Subaru finds himself in a distinctly supernatural area I love his reactions and again the black frames are such a contrast to the normally wide open white frames that it creates a simple but terribly effective atmosphere. It's perfect for the emotional roller coaster we go on as the Water Dragon God learns about sacrifice.
I noted in my review of volume 7 that I was most interested in the water dragon god's reaction to Asahi's situation and honestly after all they have gone through I wasn't expecting his reaction at all!! It really touches base with the reality of love and how it stirs us to sacrifice, particularly when we feel we don't understand it or don't believe we deserve it. Right now the other characters have taken a back seat to the water dragon god and Asahi as they deal with Kurose and his backer, but I don't mind that at all. It feels like the story has come to that point where the characters need to decide what matters most and fight for it.
The Water Dragon's Bride vol 8 has all the sweeping drama that you want in a historically based fantasy story. Asahi is a girl that you desperately want to see happy but you know is in the fight for her life and more than capable of coming out the winner... and we get to see it all happen. I love this series because I love seeing the water dragon god come to love and act on it!
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June 2, 2023
THIS MAY BE ONE OF MY FAV PUBLISHING SERIES RN!’ I’M SO EXCITED TO GET MY HANDS ON MORE!
July 4, 2019
I like how in the author description the author just talks about how cute sharks are.
Also the Water Dragon God is precious and I love him.
Also the Water Dragon God is precious and I love him.
February 9, 2020
*sighh life can be so harsh for some people. To have no one for guidance, it’s easy to get lost.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
July 1, 2019
2.5. I wasn't too thrilled with this one basically being all about a side characters backstory.
December 4, 2022
🌊💦💧The Water Dragon's Bride Vol 8💧💦🌊
Asahi is stuck in the Underworld, a place that the gods cannot enter. The Water Dragon god is worried and has no way to reach Asahi, and asks for the help of Subaru to save her. Asahi is soon to be rotted and chased by zombie-like beings in a pitch-black world. Kurose is a mysterious boy who flourishes in darkness and is in league with Tokoyami, the god of death. Kurose's past is revealed through a series of tradegy and heartbreak.
That is why I call humans foolish. The earth and sky have been here since time immemorial. How could creatures that cannot even live 100 years dare to draw lines on the earth and declare and declare that this part belongs to them?"
-The Water Dragon god
Kurose's backstory was written really well and extremely interesting. This book focused a lot more on Kurose's character, which I found to be complex and unique. Kurose is a person who has experienced a lot of hardship and has an intriguing relationship with shadows and darkness itself. Watching The Water Dragon god's character develop and change was intriguing and my aversion to his character has ended.
I feel as though Subaru is a character who has filtered into the background, to my dismay. His interesting conflict with his mother and sister was unresolved and still hasn't been focused on. I hope he can become more than just a pawn to support the plot. Asahi is a character who I like, although I wish she could save herself sometimes rather than the male leads always saving her.
Learning about Kurose was an interesting choice that diverted the attention from the three main characters to focus on building the antagonist. His character's backstory made sense, it was developed well, and really helped build his character. The Underworld was an intriguing setting, and I love how some world-building was done about the different countries.
This was a well-written volume with great characters, pacing, dialogue, and story-telling.
"Hino . . . Hino it was thanks to you . . . I could see . . . how beautiful . . . the sky is. But . . . if you die, then it'll all go back to being just black . . . forever."
-Kurose to Hino
🌊PLOT
🌊PLOT TWISTS
🌊CHARACTERS
🌊=☑️
Asahi is stuck in the Underworld, a place that the gods cannot enter. The Water Dragon god is worried and has no way to reach Asahi, and asks for the help of Subaru to save her. Asahi is soon to be rotted and chased by zombie-like beings in a pitch-black world. Kurose is a mysterious boy who flourishes in darkness and is in league with Tokoyami, the god of death. Kurose's past is revealed through a series of tradegy and heartbreak.
That is why I call humans foolish. The earth and sky have been here since time immemorial. How could creatures that cannot even live 100 years dare to draw lines on the earth and declare and declare that this part belongs to them?"
-The Water Dragon god
Kurose's backstory was written really well and extremely interesting. This book focused a lot more on Kurose's character, which I found to be complex and unique. Kurose is a person who has experienced a lot of hardship and has an intriguing relationship with shadows and darkness itself. Watching The Water Dragon god's character develop and change was intriguing and my aversion to his character has ended.
I feel as though Subaru is a character who has filtered into the background, to my dismay. His interesting conflict with his mother and sister was unresolved and still hasn't been focused on. I hope he can become more than just a pawn to support the plot. Asahi is a character who I like, although I wish she could save herself sometimes rather than the male leads always saving her.
Learning about Kurose was an interesting choice that diverted the attention from the three main characters to focus on building the antagonist. His character's backstory made sense, it was developed well, and really helped build his character. The Underworld was an intriguing setting, and I love how some world-building was done about the different countries.
This was a well-written volume with great characters, pacing, dialogue, and story-telling.
"Hino . . . Hino it was thanks to you . . . I could see . . . how beautiful . . . the sky is. But . . . if you die, then it'll all go back to being just black . . . forever."
-Kurose to Hino
🌊PLOT
🌊PLOT TWISTS
🌊CHARACTERS
🌊=☑️
May 3, 2019
From the previous volume, Asahi returns back to the Water God, but before they can really talk, she is kidnap by a new villian named Kurose who with the God of Darkness.
Subaru is able to rescue her from the Underworld because he is human while Gods are not able to get into that place. Somehow the Water Dragon God does appear and saves her. When they return to the villian, he tells her to go back to where she belongs even though before he admitted to being lonely and missing her while she was gone.
The happy feeling she felt seeing him, vanishes.
This volume also gives you the backstory of Kurose, who as a boy in school, doesn't like it and rather not be home, who locks himself in the dark closet and blasts music.
One day, he lands in the strange place that doesn't have electricity and where the people wear weird clothes. Because he looks normal, he becomes part of the village. And befriends Hino, who instantly takes a liking to him. But when tragedy strikes and no doctors around to help, the villages tell him to pray to the Water Dragon God at the ritual and he will heal her. While walking around trying to get help for Hino, he sees the ritual and watches at Asahi falls into the water with the Water Dragon God, and wonders why people pray to him at all.
The God of Darkness appears as he begs for someone to save Hino.
While this was a different direction then the previous volumes, it was nice to get backstory on Kurose even though it felt abupt and wasn't sure where in the time line this was taking place. Asahi looks like a young woman so I didn't think it was a more then a few years in the past.
With only a few volumes left, I am wondering how this series will end. Will Subaru ever tell Asahi his feelings for her or will Asahi start having feelings for the Water God?
Subaru is able to rescue her from the Underworld because he is human while Gods are not able to get into that place. Somehow the Water Dragon God does appear and saves her. When they return to the villian, he tells her to go back to where she belongs even though before he admitted to being lonely and missing her while she was gone.
The happy feeling she felt seeing him, vanishes.
This volume also gives you the backstory of Kurose, who as a boy in school, doesn't like it and rather not be home, who locks himself in the dark closet and blasts music.
One day, he lands in the strange place that doesn't have electricity and where the people wear weird clothes. Because he looks normal, he becomes part of the village. And befriends Hino, who instantly takes a liking to him. But when tragedy strikes and no doctors around to help, the villages tell him to pray to the Water Dragon God at the ritual and he will heal her. While walking around trying to get help for Hino, he sees the ritual and watches at Asahi falls into the water with the Water Dragon God, and wonders why people pray to him at all.
The God of Darkness appears as he begs for someone to save Hino.
While this was a different direction then the previous volumes, it was nice to get backstory on Kurose even though it felt abupt and wasn't sure where in the time line this was taking place. Asahi looks like a young woman so I didn't think it was a more then a few years in the past.
With only a few volumes left, I am wondering how this series will end. Will Subaru ever tell Asahi his feelings for her or will Asahi start having feelings for the Water God?
July 18, 2020
What I suspected is true, you can read this while skipping volume 7 (I didn't have access yet). True, I missed some of the contexts, but most of what happened in volume 7 seemed unimportant to this volume as about 3/4 of it was the background story of the god of darkness. Sure, I've probably been spoiled for the big plot event at the end of volume 7, but I don't really care. I can still read it and see what will happen there.
Outside of this, this volume was both emotional and kinda meh. The shorts at the end were fun and the end of the regular volume was fine as well as the beginning (which is what I had expected the whole volume to be about).
I just don't get why we needed such a big part of this volume to be this specific back story. The series is only 11 volumes long so it's not like there is a lot of space to tell this entire story. I both feel like it could've been told faster and it couldn't? Which is such a weird contradiction to have in your feeling about the story?
Part of my feelings probably also stems from me missing the initial introduction of the lead character in this story, but just like him, I was incredibly uncomfortable with children marrying one another (boy 13, girl FREAKING 10) and the 'romance' and positive love type thing between them growing in about a week. That's just not my thing, it's already too fast for me if adults who're supposed to be in a romance decide to marry in 3-4 months in a book, one week is truly overkill.
I'll still read the rest and will come back to volume 7 at some point, but for now, this feels like the weakest volume in the series with a plot that's both interesting and boring at the same time (it just wasn't what I expected and wanted here).
This one will get 2 stars for now.
Outside of this, this volume was both emotional and kinda meh. The shorts at the end were fun and the end of the regular volume was fine as well as the beginning (which is what I had expected the whole volume to be about).
I just don't get why we needed such a big part of this volume to be this specific back story. The series is only 11 volumes long so it's not like there is a lot of space to tell this entire story. I both feel like it could've been told faster and it couldn't? Which is such a weird contradiction to have in your feeling about the story?
Part of my feelings probably also stems from me missing the initial introduction of the lead character in this story, but just like him, I was incredibly uncomfortable with children marrying one another (boy 13, girl FREAKING 10) and the 'romance' and positive love type thing between them growing in about a week. That's just not my thing, it's already too fast for me if adults who're supposed to be in a romance decide to marry in 3-4 months in a book, one week is truly overkill.
I'll still read the rest and will come back to volume 7 at some point, but for now, this feels like the weakest volume in the series with a plot that's both interesting and boring at the same time (it just wasn't what I expected and wanted here).
This one will get 2 stars for now.
August 30, 2022
Today’s post is on The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 8 by Rei Toma. It is 181 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. The cover has Kurose and the god of darkness on it. It is the eighth in the series, so you need to have read the first seven to understand the characters. There is no foul language, no sex, and mild violence in this book. The intended reader is someone who likes shojo manga, manga with dark villains, and mythology. The story is third person close of the main character, Asahi. There Be Spoilers Ahead.
From the back of the book- Asahi is captured by a human who’s using the god of darkness to take over the world! Trapped in the underworld, Asahi resolves to figure out the true intention of this ruthless boy while the water dragon god and Subaru form a tag team to try and save her!
Review- At last a real villain has appeared for this series. A god of darkness who has a human, like the water dragon god, but this one is full of malice and enjoys tormenting all around it. Asahi is able to escape them but then we learn how the human Kurose came to be in the god of darkness’ power. I am very curious to learn if the darkness god is really as bad as it seems or if it is just innocent to the harm of its curiosity and power. But Kurose has been badly damaged from life so he is drawn to darkness and that will be his cross to carry. Only three volume left so I am curious about how this is going to wrap up.
I give this book a Four out of of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money. .
From the back of the book- Asahi is captured by a human who’s using the god of darkness to take over the world! Trapped in the underworld, Asahi resolves to figure out the true intention of this ruthless boy while the water dragon god and Subaru form a tag team to try and save her!
Review- At last a real villain has appeared for this series. A god of darkness who has a human, like the water dragon god, but this one is full of malice and enjoys tormenting all around it. Asahi is able to escape them but then we learn how the human Kurose came to be in the god of darkness’ power. I am very curious to learn if the darkness god is really as bad as it seems or if it is just innocent to the harm of its curiosity and power. But Kurose has been badly damaged from life so he is drawn to darkness and that will be his cross to carry. Only three volume left so I am curious about how this is going to wrap up.
I give this book a Four out of of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money. .
January 14, 2023
More of a 3.5 star rating;
After some struggle, Asashi managed to escape the underworld but only after the Water Dragon God came to get her; which puzzles him since other gods shouldn’t be allowed in the underworld.
Much of the volume was about the God of Darkness’s human companion (although companion isn’t really the right word) and how he came to that world. Turns out the male’s name is Kurose and he had a rough time in the modern world, aka the same world as Asahi, then essentially got isekai’d into the current setting. Sadly things didn’t get much better for Kurose and after a brief period of happiness, things kept getting worse and worse for him until the God of Darkness made a deal with him.
While I don’t agree with Kurose’s method, I can see that the God of Darkness took advantage of his weakness by manipulating the boy and using that to his advantage. After learning all of this, I’m very intrigued to see what chaos Kurose and the God of Darkness cause for Asahi and the others.
After some struggle, Asashi managed to escape the underworld but only after the Water Dragon God came to get her; which puzzles him since other gods shouldn’t be allowed in the underworld.
Much of the volume was about the God of Darkness’s human companion (although companion isn’t really the right word) and how he came to that world. Turns out the male’s name is Kurose and he had a rough time in the modern world, aka the same world as Asahi, then essentially got isekai’d into the current setting. Sadly things didn’t get much better for Kurose and after a brief period of happiness, things kept getting worse and worse for him until the God of Darkness made a deal with him.
While I don’t agree with Kurose’s method, I can see that the God of Darkness took advantage of his weakness by manipulating the boy and using that to his advantage. After learning all of this, I’m very intrigued to see what chaos Kurose and the God of Darkness cause for Asahi and the others.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
February 11, 2022
Among the dead
Asahi has been whisked away by a boy with the power of the god of darkness (and death I imagine) to the land of the dead where no god may interfere. Wishing (perhaps desperate even considering how few emotions he exhibits) to bring her back the Water Dragon god enlists the help of Subaru to enter the world she is trapped in via an entrance from the world of the living. When the rescue is foiled once again by the boy responsible for her abduction she finds herself along once more in a land craving to rot her flesh away. However with a miracle what should not be is possible and who knows what circumstances might happen in the future as a result of it. We then get a little bit about Asahi trying to make food that has medicinal benefits from her herb garden, some history about the nations on the continent, and some background on the boy who has so recently been causing problems for Asahi. So basically not a lot of action and plenty of world building in the end. :)
Asahi has been whisked away by a boy with the power of the god of darkness (and death I imagine) to the land of the dead where no god may interfere. Wishing (perhaps desperate even considering how few emotions he exhibits) to bring her back the Water Dragon god enlists the help of Subaru to enter the world she is trapped in via an entrance from the world of the living. When the rescue is foiled once again by the boy responsible for her abduction she finds herself along once more in a land craving to rot her flesh away. However with a miracle what should not be is possible and who knows what circumstances might happen in the future as a result of it. We then get a little bit about Asahi trying to make food that has medicinal benefits from her herb garden, some history about the nations on the continent, and some background on the boy who has so recently been causing problems for Asahi. So basically not a lot of action and plenty of world building in the end. :)
January 11, 2019
Love love love this series--the art is so beautiful and it would make an amazing anime.
This book strayed from the conventional story of Asahi and her emotional triangle with her childhood protector and friend, Subaru, and the Water God who has claimed her for his own. Instead, it delves into the background of the new villain, Kurose, who works with the God of Darkness and Death. In Volume 7, Kurose comes across as cocky and cruel, but this volume rounds out his character and backstory, to the point where he is a completely sympathetic and likable young man who is dealing with loss and tragedy in the only way he can.
Is he the new Big Bad, with no redemption in the future? Or will we get to see Kurose redeemed and brought into the fold of Asahi's friendship?
This book strayed from the conventional story of Asahi and her emotional triangle with her childhood protector and friend, Subaru, and the Water God who has claimed her for his own. Instead, it delves into the background of the new villain, Kurose, who works with the God of Darkness and Death. In Volume 7, Kurose comes across as cocky and cruel, but this volume rounds out his character and backstory, to the point where he is a completely sympathetic and likable young man who is dealing with loss and tragedy in the only way he can.
Is he the new Big Bad, with no redemption in the future? Or will we get to see Kurose redeemed and brought into the fold of Asahi's friendship?
June 2, 2021
Jetzt kommen nur noch drei Bände und dann ist diese Reihe schon abgeschlossen und ich muss sagen, dass ich sie von Band zu Band mehr mag!
Der bildhafte Erzählstil schafft es die Emotionen hervorragend zu vermitteln. Und gerade bei Kuroses Geschichte und wie er in die Fänge des Gottes der Finsternis gelangt, hatte ich richtig Gänsehaut.
Dieser neue Erzählstrang bringt noch einmal neue Spannung und frischen Wind in die Geschichte. Vor allem, weil diese Geschehnisse sich auch auf den Willen und das Verhalten des Wassergottes auswirken. Dachte man im vorherigen Band noch, alles wäre klar, geht es doch eher einen Schritt zurück. Seine direkte Ehrlichkeit Asahi gegenüber ändert auch ihre Gefühle, wodurch sich deren Dynamik verschiebt.
Der bildhafte Erzählstil schafft es die Emotionen hervorragend zu vermitteln. Und gerade bei Kuroses Geschichte und wie er in die Fänge des Gottes der Finsternis gelangt, hatte ich richtig Gänsehaut.
Dieser neue Erzählstrang bringt noch einmal neue Spannung und frischen Wind in die Geschichte. Vor allem, weil diese Geschehnisse sich auch auf den Willen und das Verhalten des Wassergottes auswirken. Dachte man im vorherigen Band noch, alles wäre klar, geht es doch eher einen Schritt zurück. Seine direkte Ehrlichkeit Asahi gegenüber ändert auch ihre Gefühle, wodurch sich deren Dynamik verschiebt.
October 28, 2018
Warnings: scenes of war, violence
At the end of the last volume, Asahi had been kidnapped (yet again) by a mysterious guy Kurose who is being favored by the god of the underworld. The story is partly about her being rescued thanks to her bond with the Water God, but is also about Kurose's backstory. The stakes of it are again at the place of divine versus human, whether it be Asahi being trapped and the Water God not being able to find her because it is in a realm he can't ordinarily get to, or the indifference of gods in the face of human tragedy, as it is in the case of the politics of the kingdom.
Like Asahi, Kurose, too drops into the ancient world and because he isn't as 'different looking' like Asahi, he finds a place in the village. His characterization involves coming from a childhood of neglect, as well as being touch-averse (or maybe it is just mommy issues) which makes it very easy for him to give in to the darkness when yet another personal tragedy takes place. His misplaced anger is probably how Asahi gets caught up in this mess, and I loved that it showed how the lives of regular people have been affected since this whole Gods thing started. Asahi, for her part, wants to nurture the kingdom and prevent it from falling into war, and she is starting to have feelings for the Water God.
Overall - it is the start of an interesting new arc and I would love to see how the power of the gods are going to be pitted against each other.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Viz Media, via Edelweiss.
At the end of the last volume, Asahi had been kidnapped (yet again) by a mysterious guy Kurose who is being favored by the god of the underworld. The story is partly about her being rescued thanks to her bond with the Water God, but is also about Kurose's backstory. The stakes of it are again at the place of divine versus human, whether it be Asahi being trapped and the Water God not being able to find her because it is in a realm he can't ordinarily get to, or the indifference of gods in the face of human tragedy, as it is in the case of the politics of the kingdom.
Like Asahi, Kurose, too drops into the ancient world and because he isn't as 'different looking' like Asahi, he finds a place in the village. His characterization involves coming from a childhood of neglect, as well as being touch-averse (or maybe it is just mommy issues) which makes it very easy for him to give in to the darkness when yet another personal tragedy takes place. His misplaced anger is probably how Asahi gets caught up in this mess, and I loved that it showed how the lives of regular people have been affected since this whole Gods thing started. Asahi, for her part, wants to nurture the kingdom and prevent it from falling into war, and she is starting to have feelings for the Water God.
Overall - it is the start of an interesting new arc and I would love to see how the power of the gods are going to be pitted against each other.
Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Viz Media, via Edelweiss.
August 5, 2019
YES!!!!
She came back and I know that she been wanting to go back to her time all this whole time but she came back. And she didn't come back in a Ordinary way, she came back in fashion in a whole lot of water. I'm so happy that she came back and I think she can control water now right??
That was confusing when she was able to use the water, also theres a God of Darkness. And another person who came from her world. wow. Wonder what's his story about and how he got there, I wonder how people end up going to that world. Hopefully it will be explain in the next book.
She came back and I know that she been wanting to go back to her time all this whole time but she came back. And she didn't come back in a Ordinary way, she came back in fashion in a whole lot of water. I'm so happy that she came back and I think she can control water now right??
That was confusing when she was able to use the water, also theres a God of Darkness. And another person who came from her world. wow. Wonder what's his story about and how he got there, I wonder how people end up going to that world. Hopefully it will be explain in the next book.
October 20, 2019
Enter the antagonist! Not only are their everyday problems and political struggles, now there's another human with a god on his shoulder? I had a minor qualm about why the good darkness has super special awesome powers that made him a step above the other five gods we've met... It felt a little like it was there to add tension and it didn't quite feel consistent with what the reader has seen thus far. Maybe it will make sense later, I'm hopeful. I like the new characters, but that did take me out of the story.
November 17, 2019
Meh... it was an okay volume. It is almost entirely a rushed origin story of an abruptly introduced character who was retconned into the main character’s storyline. And a pretty generic bad boy origin at that. Feels like we might be in a rush to tie things up with only three volumes remaining (the series ended September 2018 in Japan). Interesting how after Subaru’s failed rescue, tWDg was able to break the rules of the Underworld. Where is our internal consistency! Just write a better rescue by Subaru!
May 20, 2021
I thought this volume was fairly entertaining over the last. The reveal of a new villain was definitely an interesting turn of events. As Asahi is plunged into darkness, she must find a way to escape the clutches of a human wielding the powers of a god. I continue to like Asahi's character development and especially her strength of character in this volume. While I still do not care for the Water Dragon god, it was entertaining seeing him team up with Subaru.
November 26, 2018
Thanks to Edelweiss for the ARC!
I don't know how Toma does it, but each volume just seems to get better and better! I love that Asahi and the Water Dragon's relationship is finally developing further, and I really like the new addition of Kurose and his backstory. As always, I look forward to the next volume!
I don't know how Toma does it, but each volume just seems to get better and better! I love that Asahi and the Water Dragon's relationship is finally developing further, and I really like the new addition of Kurose and his backstory. As always, I look forward to the next volume!
March 17, 2019
Rated down for suggestive elements. Although it was only silhouettes it was a little much for me. This time it was much more evident what was happening so stars definitely had to come off. Otherwise, the story did take a bit of a detour, which is not a problem. But, I can't wait to see it connect to the main characters again.
January 3, 2019
After the first chapter this volume just built back story on a new character first introduced in volume 7. Maybe upon a reread when the series is finished this will be 5 stars, but now it feels like a detour.
March 17, 2019
The reason I rated this a 1⭐ is simple do to the 3 unneeded explicit scenes in this manga. There are many ways this could have been betrayed beside what was chosen. Very disappointed in this.
Other then that this was a fine addition.
Other then that this was a fine addition.
July 16, 2019
This wasn’t all that exciting of a volume compared to the last couple of ones I’ve really been enjoying. I do like getting a bit more of a background on Kurose and his dissent into the underworld though. Hopefully the next volume picks up more.
December 31, 2019
Interesting volume. The water dragon demonstrates emotion. A new character, Kurose, is introduced. Chapters 30 and 31 have demeaning references towards women. I am concerned about teenage girls reading those frames.
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January 13, 2021
Series review can be found here: 水神の生贄 1 Suijin no Hanayome 1
July 10, 2022
Aw, Kurose's backstory and how he came to be with Tokoyami, the god of darkness, was so sad and definitely explains some of what we've seen from them so far. I do wonder what their end goal is (if there is one since this is all for fun). The next volume should be particularly interesting.
January 10, 2024
I enjoyed Kurose's backstory more than I expected to from his introduction in the previous volume, and I'm still enjoying the direction that Asahi's relationship with the Water Dragon God is going in.
January 4, 2019
Guys! This series!!! Though this wasnt one of my favorite volumes, I can already sense its importance in the story line. I am so excited to keep experiencing this story!
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