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Il giovane Yamato si vede strappare Shiki, il suo caro amico d'infanzia, scelto come vittima sacrificale in una cerimonia rituale.
Le parole d'amore che non era riuscito a dirgli si trasfigurano in una passione molto vicina all'ossessione e Yamato, ora diventato un giovane, viene accolto a Palazzo, ambiente precluso agli uomini.
«Allora Shiki... è davvero Himiko...»
Shiki era stato lasciato in vita solo per ereditare i poteri del sovrano del regno, che lo rendono una creatura non più umana.
«Adesso ti starò accanto per proteggerti fino alla fine.» Forte di questo pensiero, Yamato reprime i suoi sentimenti e giura di stargli sempre accanto come attendente, ma...
Le parole d'amore che non era riuscito a dirgli si trasfigurano in una passione molto vicina all'ossessione e Yamato, ora diventato un giovane, viene accolto a Palazzo, ambiente precluso agli uomini.
«Allora Shiki... è davvero Himiko...»
Shiki era stato lasciato in vita solo per ereditare i poteri del sovrano del regno, che lo rendono una creatura non più umana.
«Adesso ti starò accanto per proteggerti fino alla fine.» Forte di questo pensiero, Yamato reprime i suoi sentimenti e giura di stargli sempre accanto come attendente, ma...
208 pages, Paperback
First published September 7, 2021
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Tomo Serizawa
6 books53 followersTomo Serizawa (芹澤知) is a Japanese manga artist of Boy's Love genre.
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March 18, 2025
the tension and art style had me by the jugular
no one is doing manga like tomo serizawa is doing manga
no one is doing manga like tomo serizawa is doing manga
November 10, 2025
I‘m really sorry to say that but I don’t get the hype around it…
I mean the story was nice but it’s way too hasty and it just didn’t let me connect anyhow with the characters or the story itself. Also whats with the baby??? We got a panel and then nothing?? Ugh. The only beautiful thing here is the art.
⭐️2,5
I mean the story was nice but it’s way too hasty and it just didn’t let me connect anyhow with the characters or the story itself. Also whats with the baby??? We got a panel and then nothing?? Ugh. The only beautiful thing here is the art.
⭐️2,5
September 20, 2021
Plot
Yamataikoku (邪馬台国) is ruled by a queen called *Himiko* (卑弥呼). She has a thousand ladies-in-waiting. There is only one man who is allowed to stay with her, as he knows her secret — Yamato is his name.
(Aside: 邪馬台国 (Per JDIC): Yamataikoku is a historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period.)
Yamato had a friend when he was around 7 called Shiki. One day, Queen Himiko came by their village and “chose” Shiki, who appeared to be sacrificed in a fire. Ten years later, he finds Shiki again — only Shiki refuses to acknowledge that he is Shiki, and refers to himself as The Queen, Mihiko.
(Aside re: their ~reunion — Yamato comes across Shiki bathing in a lake when he’s bringing rice somewhere, and conveniently is able to embrace Shiki and have a heartfelt moment before Shiki’s bodyguards appear. Honestly:
1. Why is the empress bathing in a lake in the middle of nowhere or not within the whatever palace grounds?
2. Where the hell did her bodyguards go? It’s not like they needed to be anywhere else except there? Why did it take so long for them to go after Yamato?)
One year after this disappointing reunion, Yamato is all tatted up and the villagers are all, gasp, he’s back to his old self again, unlike when he was being all moody and depressed and not coming home. But his goal is to enter the Empress’ service, not to lead his tribe as chieftain, having ascertained that Shiki is indeed alive.
On the day his village is granted an audience with the Queen, he is allowed by the Queen to enter into her household as “general” of her army. (There was some talk of castration since he’s a dude, but this doesn’t come to anything.) We also find out that Shiki-as-Mihiko is not quite human. he doesn’t need to eat or sleep, and he can heal wounds or illnesses with a touch.
Yamato is sent out to help a village upon which great illness has befallen. He is able to bring back the villagers to the palace to be saved, but apparently falls to the illness himself. It’s just an excuse to have sexy times and for Shiki to be naked with Yamato, although I’m not really sure that the handjob is needed to “heal” Yamato of his illness, honestly. (YOU DIDN’T EVEN FINISH IT, SHIKI.)
Now for some flashback to get insight on how Shiki spent the past ten years.
● Although Yamato remembers Shiki being sacrificed in a fire, the little hut constructed for the ceremony concealed a hidey-place connected to a tunnel that led all the way to the palace. Shiki escaped to the palace before it was set on fire.
● Yamataikoku used to have a king, but he abdicated the throne for his wife to serve as ruler, and that Queen was Mihiko. She brought peace to Yamataikoku, and when she died the king immediately crowned his daughter as queen — and that queen is the current miko-sama. Since her father’s passing, the Queen has shouldered the twin burdens of ritual and law.
● She is immortal (不老不死), but eternally pure (生涯純潔) and as such cannot (will not) have children or grandchildren. Then-Queen tells Shiki that they are of a kind — as they have the same strange red eyes — but she bows to him and asks him, won’t he please let her leave her powers to him?
(Aside: Shiki tried to escape in his early days in the palace, but realized he was trapped there. The walls were too high for him to scale. Mako, the elf-spirit-otherworldly creature, said that at that time, Shiki had repeatedly cried and begged Yamato to save him. Wow — thanks for the guilt trip ten years later, Mako.)
Shiki realizes that she too is lonely, and accepts the then-Queen’s ~offer. He is given lessons, taught all sorts of things, until the day then-Queen decided he was ready, and they had the ritual that, you know, transformed him. When he awoke, she was there, and she asked him to forgive her for choosing humanity. Shiki asked, so then what’s your name? And she told him.
When next he opened his eyes, then-Queen was gone. He only has a mirror of hers to remember her by.
He mentions to Yamato:
The end of this scene sets up Shiki’s dilemma, as he wonders whether he-as-human will be enough to protect Yamataikoku. He has a lot of fears about losing his powers and being unable to protect the citizens. However, Yamato tells him, “We don’t need an oracle,” and asks to be sent on a mission (to somewhere idr). Shiki agrees on the condition that he returns safely.
Yamato and Shiki are separated — maybe for a year? — as Yamato is away on the mission, but eventually Yamato does return.
In the conclusion, Shiki tells Yamato:
He surrenders his powers (through SEXY TIMES) for humanity with Yamato, who promises to stay with him always. When Shiki wakes up after their love-making, he says he’s hungry, which cheers Yamato up immensely. Then they hear the sound of a baby crying.
Thoughts
● The art is beautiful, but the plot is somewhat predictable. Still, I appreciate that mangaka stuck with their strengths and didn’t go into the specifics of the mission or anything like that — it’s all a year later, ten years later, and here’s where they stand in their relationship.
● Honestly, Yamato and Shiki are generic in their characterization. Nothing about them particularly stands out. However, I did really like the bit where Yamato immediately stops when he feels that Shiki wasn’t 100% into what they were doing. I was like, A+, Yamato.
● There were precious few other characters in the story — I mean, BL is mostly like that — and I was disappointed that Shiki’s bodyguards Yuu and Mei didn’t have a slightly bigger role. I liked their designs a lot, and I would’ve liked if the author could’ve shown me a bit more about how badass they were.
● I’m assuming that since Yamato isn’t of a kind as Shiki, he’s unable to like, share the power with him. Instead Shiki just loses his power because, y’know, you’re supposed to be eternally pure, and you can’t have that if you just got fucked.
● The ending implies that the crying baby that Yamato and Shiki hear is of a kind with Shiki (as the baby also has red eyes) and therefore can probably take up the mantle of Mihiko or oracle, thereby ensuring Yamataikoku’s continuation.
Yamataikoku (邪馬台国) is ruled by a queen called *Himiko* (卑弥呼). She has a thousand ladies-in-waiting. There is only one man who is allowed to stay with her, as he knows her secret — Yamato is his name.
(Aside: 邪馬台国 (Per JDIC): Yamataikoku is a historical Japanese state thought to have existed during the late Yayoi period.)
Yamato had a friend when he was around 7 called Shiki. One day, Queen Himiko came by their village and “chose” Shiki, who appeared to be sacrificed in a fire. Ten years later, he finds Shiki again — only Shiki refuses to acknowledge that he is Shiki, and refers to himself as The Queen, Mihiko.
(Aside re: their ~reunion — Yamato comes across Shiki bathing in a lake when he’s bringing rice somewhere, and conveniently is able to embrace Shiki and have a heartfelt moment before Shiki’s bodyguards appear. Honestly:
1. Why is the empress bathing in a lake in the middle of nowhere or not within the whatever palace grounds?
2. Where the hell did her bodyguards go? It’s not like they needed to be anywhere else except there? Why did it take so long for them to go after Yamato?)
One year after this disappointing reunion, Yamato is all tatted up and the villagers are all, gasp, he’s back to his old self again, unlike when he was being all moody and depressed and not coming home. But his goal is to enter the Empress’ service, not to lead his tribe as chieftain, having ascertained that Shiki is indeed alive.
On the day his village is granted an audience with the Queen, he is allowed by the Queen to enter into her household as “general” of her army. (There was some talk of castration since he’s a dude, but this doesn’t come to anything.) We also find out that Shiki-as-Mihiko is not quite human. he doesn’t need to eat or sleep, and he can heal wounds or illnesses with a touch.
Yamato is sent out to help a village upon which great illness has befallen. He is able to bring back the villagers to the palace to be saved, but apparently falls to the illness himself. It’s just an excuse to have sexy times and for Shiki to be naked with Yamato, although I’m not really sure that the handjob is needed to “heal” Yamato of his illness, honestly. (YOU DIDN’T EVEN FINISH IT, SHIKI.)
Now for some flashback to get insight on how Shiki spent the past ten years.
● Although Yamato remembers Shiki being sacrificed in a fire, the little hut constructed for the ceremony concealed a hidey-place connected to a tunnel that led all the way to the palace. Shiki escaped to the palace before it was set on fire.
● Yamataikoku used to have a king, but he abdicated the throne for his wife to serve as ruler, and that Queen was Mihiko. She brought peace to Yamataikoku, and when she died the king immediately crowned his daughter as queen — and that queen is the current miko-sama. Since her father’s passing, the Queen has shouldered the twin burdens of ritual and law.
● She is immortal (不老不死), but eternally pure (生涯純潔) and as such cannot (will not) have children or grandchildren. Then-Queen tells Shiki that they are of a kind — as they have the same strange red eyes — but she bows to him and asks him, won’t he please let her leave her powers to him?
(Aside: Shiki tried to escape in his early days in the palace, but realized he was trapped there. The walls were too high for him to scale. Mako, the elf-spirit-otherworldly creature, said that at that time, Shiki had repeatedly cried and begged Yamato to save him. Wow — thanks for the guilt trip ten years later, Mako.)
Shiki realizes that she too is lonely, and accepts the then-Queen’s ~offer. He is given lessons, taught all sorts of things, until the day then-Queen decided he was ready, and they had the ritual that, you know, transformed him. When he awoke, she was there, and she asked him to forgive her for choosing humanity. Shiki asked, so then what’s your name? And she told him.
When next he opened his eyes, then-Queen was gone. He only has a mirror of hers to remember her by.
He mentions to Yamato:
先代は過去に愛した人を亡くしたと聞いている
役目を終えてやっとその人の後を追うことができた・・・
The end of this scene sets up Shiki’s dilemma, as he wonders whether he-as-human will be enough to protect Yamataikoku. He has a lot of fears about losing his powers and being unable to protect the citizens. However, Yamato tells him, “We don’t need an oracle,” and asks to be sent on a mission (to somewhere idr). Shiki agrees on the condition that he returns safely.
Yamato and Shiki are separated — maybe for a year? — as Yamato is away on the mission, but eventually Yamato does return.
In the conclusion, Shiki tells Yamato:
たとえ数歩先の未来しか見えなくても
お前と一緒なら神に頼らぬ世を歩んでいける・・・
だから
俺を遠ざけようとするのはやめろ・・・
約束したろ？
死ぬまで一緒だって
He surrenders his powers (through SEXY TIMES) for humanity with Yamato, who promises to stay with him always. When Shiki wakes up after their love-making, he says he’s hungry, which cheers Yamato up immensely. Then they hear the sound of a baby crying.
Thoughts
● The art is beautiful, but the plot is somewhat predictable. Still, I appreciate that mangaka stuck with their strengths and didn’t go into the specifics of the mission or anything like that — it’s all a year later, ten years later, and here’s where they stand in their relationship.
● Honestly, Yamato and Shiki are generic in their characterization. Nothing about them particularly stands out. However, I did really like the bit where Yamato immediately stops when he feels that Shiki wasn’t 100% into what they were doing. I was like, A+, Yamato.
少しでも迷いがあるならやめよう
お前が後悔したり苦しい思いをするのは嫌だ・・・
● There were precious few other characters in the story — I mean, BL is mostly like that — and I was disappointed that Shiki’s bodyguards Yuu and Mei didn’t have a slightly bigger role. I liked their designs a lot, and I would’ve liked if the author could’ve shown me a bit more about how badass they were.
● I’m assuming that since Yamato isn’t of a kind as Shiki, he’s unable to like, share the power with him. Instead Shiki just loses his power because, y’know, you’re supposed to be eternally pure, and you can’t have that if you just got fucked.
● The ending implies that the crying baby that Yamato and Shiki hear is of a kind with Shiki (as the baby also has red eyes) and therefore can probably take up the mantle of Mihiko or oracle, thereby ensuring Yamataikoku’s continuation.
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August 10, 2023
the art style is so gorg & shiki as well!
February 1, 2023
Hace siglos existió un reino llamado Yamatai que era gobernado por una mujer, la Gran Sacerdotisa Himiko, gracias a sus artes chamánicas conocidas como kidô. En este país viven dos niños inseparables, Yamato y Shiki, este último con una gran capacidad para leer el cielo y poder profetizar los cambios atmosféricos. Un día, la reina Himiko llega a la aldea y, al ver los ojos de Shiki, lo elige como sacrificio a dios, siendo quemado vivo frente a Yamato, el cual no puede hacer nada para evitarlo. Diez años después, Yamato es incapaz de perdonar la muerte de su amado Shiki, siendo tal su dolor y tristeza que se niega a aceptar su fallecimiento y a ser alguien productivo para su aldea, trayendo a su padre (y jefe de la aldea), de cabeza. Yendo de aquí para allá, Yamato no quiere hacer nada por Yamatai, quien le ha robado a Sihiki, hasta que un día, en un río, ve la hermosa figura de un joven. Ese joven tiene un precioso cabello negro como el ébano y unos ojos rojos como hermosas gemas preciosas. Yamato reconoce a Shiki al momento y se abalanza sobre él. Pero poco pensaba Yamato que Shiki es ahora la reina de Yamatai: la Gran Sacerdotisa Himiko y lo amenaza con matarlo si se vuelve a encontrar con él.
Ambientado en una época que se asemeja a los primeros siglos de nuestra era con toques de fantasía sobrenatural, Tomo Serizawa nos relata la historia de dos mejores amigos que la vida separa y que, años después, se reencuentran en unas complicadas circusntancias. Ambos no han dejado de pensar en el otro, de sentir ese amor que ya se profesaban cuando eran unos críos, pero que se va magnificando y tornándose más adulto y profundo.
Reseña completa: https://unabibliotecaentremundos.blog...
Ambientado en una época que se asemeja a los primeros siglos de nuestra era con toques de fantasía sobrenatural, Tomo Serizawa nos relata la historia de dos mejores amigos que la vida separa y que, años después, se reencuentran en unas complicadas circusntancias. Ambos no han dejado de pensar en el otro, de sentir ese amor que ya se profesaban cuando eran unos críos, pero que se va magnificando y tornándose más adulto y profundo.
Reseña completa: https://unabibliotecaentremundos.blog...
October 24, 2024
*Some spoilers*
Interesting story. In the end they stay together, Shiki becomes human again bcs they have sex(first time for him, and maybe for Yamato too). The next day after they have sex in that cave, they hear a sound and they believe is a cat, but it's an abandoned newborn human baby that seems to have Shiki's eye color, so probably same powers. We can presume they found a successor for the role of shamaness.
4.5 stars
Interesting story. In the end they stay together, Shiki becomes human again bcs they have sex(first time for him, and maybe for Yamato too). The next day after they have sex in that cave, they hear a sound and they believe is a cat, but it's an abandoned newborn human baby that seems to have Shiki's eye color, so probably same powers. We can presume they found a successor for the role of shamaness.
4.5 stars
March 13, 2023
Mam wrażenie, że cała najlepsza akcja działa się gdzieś poza kadrem, a bycie jednotomowką bardzo zaszkodziło tej historii, ale jednocześnie bawiłem się za dobrze, żeby wystawiać niższa ocenę lol
March 24, 2025
Es el tercer BL que leo de esta autora y en serio creo que tiene el mix perfecto entre personajes interesantes, una historia que te engancha desde el inicio, además de un dibujo precioso y escenas igualmente enternecedoras y sexies.
Acá conocemos a Shiki y Yamato, un par de amigos que los separan porque Shiki es usado como sacrificio, solo que 10 años después se reencuentran y Yamato se da cuenta de que su amigo no murió, si no que se convirtió en la nueva sacerdotisa del país.
Yamato se abre camino entre los confidentes de Shiki –ya que él conoce su verdadero nombre y para los demás solo es una entidad que respetan por sus poderes sobrenaturales-, y le promete estar con él, protegerle y ser su fiel servidor.
Me gustó mucho la dinámica de amigos en la que eventualmente surge una atracción y la manera en la que la mangaka lo manejó ya que no solo podían rendirse ante sus impulsos físicos, si no que debían de considerar que la magia podría perderse. Yamato me pareció lleno de valentía y honor, y siento que era la chispa que Shiki necesitaba para darse cuenta de que es más importante ser genuino con uno mismo y hacer lo que uno pueda por el bienestar común, que solo sacrificarse porque sí.
También me gustaron los detalles de las diferentes culturas, los tatuajes, las vestimentas y en general todo el misticismo detrás del poder de Shiki (y cómo se hereda a través de un pacto de sangre).
Definitivamente recomiendo los mangas de esta autora con los ojos cerrados. Ojalá más gente le diera la oportunidad ahora que están oficialmente traducidos.
Acá conocemos a Shiki y Yamato, un par de amigos que los separan porque Shiki es usado como sacrificio, solo que 10 años después se reencuentran y Yamato se da cuenta de que su amigo no murió, si no que se convirtió en la nueva sacerdotisa del país.
Yamato se abre camino entre los confidentes de Shiki –ya que él conoce su verdadero nombre y para los demás solo es una entidad que respetan por sus poderes sobrenaturales-, y le promete estar con él, protegerle y ser su fiel servidor.
Me gustó mucho la dinámica de amigos en la que eventualmente surge una atracción y la manera en la que la mangaka lo manejó ya que no solo podían rendirse ante sus impulsos físicos, si no que debían de considerar que la magia podría perderse. Yamato me pareció lleno de valentía y honor, y siento que era la chispa que Shiki necesitaba para darse cuenta de que es más importante ser genuino con uno mismo y hacer lo que uno pueda por el bienestar común, que solo sacrificarse porque sí.
También me gustaron los detalles de las diferentes culturas, los tatuajes, las vestimentas y en general todo el misticismo detrás del poder de Shiki (y cómo se hereda a través de un pacto de sangre).
Definitivamente recomiendo los mangas de esta autora con los ojos cerrados. Ojalá más gente le diera la oportunidad ahora que están oficialmente traducidos.
April 20, 2023
mi único comentario: vivan los arcoiris
October 18, 2025
art is gorgeous
March 30, 2023
interesting setting but i would have loved this to be longer :')
the historical fiction + fantasy stuff were very cool to read about, but there was so much stuff that would have been so cool to know more about. i feel like this would have been better as a 2 or 3 volumes story so it had more time to expand the world.
Also, some character's decisions felt some-kind abrupt, extending the story would have helped to make this decisions more natural.
the historical fiction + fantasy stuff were very cool to read about, but there was so much stuff that would have been so cool to know more about. i feel like this would have been better as a 2 or 3 volumes story so it had more time to expand the world.
Also, some character's decisions felt some-kind abrupt, extending the story would have helped to make this decisions more natural.
February 22, 2025
Interesting world building for such a short story. I almost wish it had a few more volumes so it didnt feel so packed into one. But that might also be because I enjoy the main characters and want to see more of them in general. I'm a sucker for this type of couple dynamic. Ending felt a little sloppy but overall it was an interesting single story read.
December 9, 2022
The artstyle is gorgeous, and even for such a short story I find the world building interesting, and it's surprisingly really plot heavy.
Shiki and Yamato are really charismatic and their relationship is adorable. Since they're childhood friends, you can really feel the trust and intimacy between them.
I have so many questions and I want so much more of these two.
Shiki and Yamato are really charismatic and their relationship is adorable. Since they're childhood friends, you can really feel the trust and intimacy between them.
I have so many questions and I want so much more of these two.
May 29, 2023
3,5*
Cuenta una bonita historia de amor y aunque me ha gustado no será de las que recuerde con más emoción.
Cuenta una bonita historia de amor y aunque me ha gustado no será de las que recuerde con más emoción.
June 1, 2024
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Omg I'm in love with this manga.if you childhood friend , historical fiction, then you gonna like this 😍 the art is beautiful also the world building interesting.
Omg I'm in love with this manga.if you childhood friend , historical fiction, then you gonna like this 😍 the art is beautiful also the world building interesting.
January 31, 2023
Es de los mejores tomos únicos que me he leído en mucho tiempo.
El dibujo es precioso y la temática del chamanismo le da un toque increíble.
Ojalá hubiese seguido la historia, pero bueno, me voy a dormir con muy buen sabor de boca.
El dibujo es precioso y la temática del chamanismo le da un toque increíble.
Ojalá hubiese seguido la historia, pero bueno, me voy a dormir con muy buen sabor de boca.
May 12, 2024
I've found a new favorite! This manga is gorgeous, with so much longing between the leads, and truly interesting world building. I love the devotion these two have to each other, and even though this is a one-shot, it still felt epic and satisfying.
March 16, 2024
Le dessin !! Le dessin est absolument magnifique. grandiose.
L'histoire est originale et belle. j'ai adoré ! <3
L'histoire est originale et belle. j'ai adoré ! <3
January 30, 2023
Leer este manga es justo lo que necesitaba. En enero se me hace más complicado por los trabajos y exámenes el poder centrarme en libros, pero este no es el caso.
La historia nos cuenta la relación entre Yamato y Shiki, y como el primero de los dos ve morir al otro en un sacrificio para dios. Aun así, Yamato crece negando la muerte de su amigo hasta que se vuelve a encontrar con él. Esta es la premisa más sencilla, hay que aclarar que la novela incluye temas tribales y chamánicos que aporta muchísimo a la trama.
Adoro la relación de ambos personajes, adoro sus personalidades, especialmente la de Yamato. Opino que son personajes muy bien construidos para llevar solo un tomo. Según ibas leyendo te enamorabas más de ellos y su relación, no puedo explicarlo mejor, adoro a Yamato con toda mi alma y necesito que proteja a Shiki o lloraré eternamente.
Esperaré con ansias a tener el segundo tomo.
Pd: se me olvidaba decir que el dibujo es precioso, especialmente en la definición de personajes, tatuajes, joyas, todo era precioso y super detallado. Buenísimo el nivel de dibujo, las facciones demostraban tanto sentimiento, me vuelvo loca.
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Me enteré ayer que no va a tener segundo tomo: tristeza.
La historia nos cuenta la relación entre Yamato y Shiki, y como el primero de los dos ve morir al otro en un sacrificio para dios. Aun así, Yamato crece negando la muerte de su amigo hasta que se vuelve a encontrar con él. Esta es la premisa más sencilla, hay que aclarar que la novela incluye temas tribales y chamánicos que aporta muchísimo a la trama.
Adoro la relación de ambos personajes, adoro sus personalidades, especialmente la de Yamato. Opino que son personajes muy bien construidos para llevar solo un tomo. Según ibas leyendo te enamorabas más de ellos y su relación, no puedo explicarlo mejor, adoro a Yamato con toda mi alma y necesito que proteja a Shiki o lloraré eternamente.
Esperaré con ansias a tener el segundo tomo.
Pd: se me olvidaba decir que el dibujo es precioso, especialmente en la definición de personajes, tatuajes, joyas, todo era precioso y super detallado. Buenísimo el nivel de dibujo, las facciones demostraban tanto sentimiento, me vuelvo loca.
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Me enteré ayer que no va a tener segundo tomo: tristeza.
June 22, 2023
Einfach toll. Eine echt süße Liebesgeschichte mit Kindheitsfreunden und ein bisschen Magie. Ich mochte die beiden zusammen sehr, Shiki und Yamato haben sich gut ergänzt und ich fand es super, dass es hier einmal keinen romantischen Konkurrenten gab, der irgendwie hereingequetscht wurde. Mit dem Worldbuilding hätte ich mir auch vorstellen können, dass Scharlachrotes Schicksal eine Dilogie wird, aber ich bin froh, dass es nicht in die Länge gezogen wurde. Das Ende war wirklich schön und ein paar Seiten waren traumhaft anzusehen.
May 29, 2025
From the getgo, Shiki and Yamato are inseparable. Growing up as best friends, they really aren’t the type to care that Yamato is the son of the chief of their village or that Shiki has bright red eyes. Heck, they don’t even care that they’re both boys as Yamato pledges his love to Shiki and insists on marrying him one day before they’re both even teenagers...
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December 13, 2022
4.5
Disegni spettacolari (Yamato è wow) con una trama ben sviluppata e distante dai soliti cliché narrativi. Bello il finale che lascia aperte diverse riflessioni sul world building, anche se alcuni spunti avrebbero potuto avere più spazio, se sviscerati in più volumi.
Vorrei comunque sottolineare, anche se dovrebbe essere la prassi, quanto abbia apprezzato l'importanza data al consenso in questo manga.
Disegni spettacolari (Yamato è wow) con una trama ben sviluppata e distante dai soliti cliché narrativi. Bello il finale che lascia aperte diverse riflessioni sul world building, anche se alcuni spunti avrebbero potuto avere più spazio, se sviscerati in più volumi.
Vorrei comunque sottolineare, anche se dovrebbe essere la prassi, quanto abbia apprezzato l'importanza data al consenso in questo manga.
October 30, 2024
3.5⭐️
The art style alone would deserve a 5stars but the story feels sketched out rather than told to its fullest
The author came up with a complex fantasy world with a unique tribal based empre system led by a bloodline of prophets passing down their powers through blood magic
Theres sign of fashinating cultural elements like ritual tattooing and sacrificial rituals
Its intense and beautiful but nothing is explored
Still it was a good read
The art style alone would deserve a 5stars but the story feels sketched out rather than told to its fullest
The author came up with a complex fantasy world with a unique tribal based empre system led by a bloodline of prophets passing down their powers through blood magic
Theres sign of fashinating cultural elements like ritual tattooing and sacrificial rituals
Its intense and beautiful but nothing is explored
Still it was a good read
December 26, 2023
Naprawdę przyjemna manga, jednak wątek seksu niepotrzebnie wciągany w całą historie. Nic by na tym nie straciła a sceny na nią poświęcone można by było przeznaczyć na uwydatnienie szczegółów i rozbudowanie fabuły. Sama historia wydaje się okrojona, wiemy co przedstawia ale fajnie jakby zostało dodane wiecej scen. Kreska za to bardzo ładna tak samo jak postacie.
July 17, 2024
WE LOVE ENTHUSIASTIC AND CLEAR CONSENT!!!! I love this childhood friend to lovers story. I love a good historical, and this took the androgyny of one of our characters to a different level. I really liked all of it though. I love how the two heroes truly had each other's back and trusted each other fully.
November 8, 2024
Fantasy manga, a village boy is chosen to be a human sacrifice by the nation’s shamaness and his best friend searches for him after refusing to accept that he’s dead. This was fine, the art was pretty but I wish it was longer as I found it too short to be impactful.
CWs: grief, pandemic, bullying, blood
CWs: grief, pandemic, bullying, blood
May 29, 2023
Un BL con una trama súper bien elaborada y ojalá, el autor, hubiese decidido hacerlo serie.
Me quedé con ganas de más, pero lo disfruté mucho todo. Los personajes, la historia, todo. Os animo, vale la pena.
#boyslove #manga #arechi #arechimanga #scarletsecret
Me quedé con ganas de más, pero lo disfruté mucho todo. Los personajes, la historia, todo. Os animo, vale la pena.
#boyslove #manga #arechi #arechimanga #scarletsecret
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January 11, 2024El dibujo es muy bonito la verdad. El plot es diferente a los que suelo leer y, no es algo malo, pero creo que no estaba en el mood? No sé, también me ha dado la sensación de que daba para un poco más pero bueno, not bad solo que sin más.
June 9, 2025
Empezó muy bien pero siento que al ser un tomo único, todo se desarrolla demasiado deprisa y no profundiza apenas.
Además de que el final se queda un poco a medias, no sé.
El dibujo es precioso, eso sí, pero creo que al menos deberían haber sido 2 o 3 tomos para desarrollar bien la historia.
Además de que el final se queda un poco a medias, no sé.
El dibujo es precioso, eso sí, pero creo que al menos deberían haber sido 2 o 3 tomos para desarrollar bien la historia.
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