Comments of Tsuki No Shizumu Made

Beautiful art but the plot is lacking. The build up is amazing but in the last quarter it falls very flat and the characters do as well. For 10 chapters it's worth a short read but if you have something else to read skip this over.

"My father's last words were a curse, binding me even after his death."
Genkyou is a city-state ruled by status and comprised entirely of nobles. Crime and underhanded deals seem to be an everyday occurrence and one in which many turn a blind eye. To fulfill his father's dying words, Iori travels to Genkyou determined to do whatever it takes to extract his father's revenge. However, their may be more to Iori than meets the eye.

"My father's last words were a curse, binding me even after his death."

Genkyou is a city-state ruled by status and comprised entirely of nobles. Crime and underhanded deals seem to be an everyday occurrence and one in which many turn a blind eye. To fulfill his father's dying words, Iori travels to Genkyou determined to do whatever it takes to extract his father's revenge. However, there may be more to Iori than meets the eye.

An interesting premise of a city-state run by nobles within 'modern' Japan. Unfortunately, the author didn't really expand on the set-up, which can be said for many aspect of the story. Everything is very rushed in the way I feel like I'm reading a Wikipedia synopsis of it rather than experiencing all the intrigue, mystery, and drama.

In some ways, I like it. I like how the Emporer almost immediatly finds out part of Iori's plans. It shows how she are really out of her depth with her mission and how smart the Emporer can be. I like how Iori is quick-witted enough to figure out the Emporer already knows her revenge plans.

At the same time, I also wish certain revelations were slower. Iori's identity as the child of an exiled duke was discovered by nearly everyone within the first five minutes of meeting. There was never any 'oh no, will the secret be found out?' feeling.

The Emporer jumping from 'wait, you're a woman?' to 'please be my wife and I will fix all your problems' seems a bit rushed considered he thought of Iori as a tool eight chapters ago. Beyond a kiss and an offhand remark about being spunky, we don't see a change in feelings for the Emporer in relation to Iori.

One of the things done really well was showing the role of women in Genkyou. As someone who knew this was a gender bender going in, it was really obvious how the author wanted to show the extent which women were confined and contrast it with Iori, who, not only being the child of a disgraced duke but a woman in diguise, broke those restraints on herself in order to get to the truth of her family's tragedy.

I really wish this were longer. If I TV adaption were made of this, drawing out the plots and themes, I would watch it in a heartbeat.

"My father's last words were a curse, binding me even after his death."

Genkyou is a city-state ruled by status and comprised entirely of nobles. Crime and underhanded deals seem to be an everyday occurrence and one in which many turn a blind eye. To fulfill his father's dying words, Iori travels to Genkyou determined to do whatever it takes to extract his father's revenge. However, there may be more to Iori than meets the eye.

Nooooo I still need more!

Hana mo Arashi mo (https://www.mangaupdates.com/series.html?id=103236) is kinda like a sequel or spin-off to this manga. Though I have read both of the manga, I'm still confused. It's like both of the manga end in a cliffhanger. I wish there will be another sequel or spin-off with an ending that is not rush and makes sense.

she is a pretty strong girl to be able to go back to such a town