Ronoue Yuri's manga / #Historical(10)

This is one of the best stories I've ever had the pleasure of reading. In a setting loosely based on Korea's Three Kingdoms Period, a historical action fantasy romance story like this one is a gem for one who loves history and learning about other cultures. The people, however, practice a culture that's more of a fusion of traditional Korean, Chinese and Japanese culture. A classical coming-of-age story that everyone should definitely read! Its got drama, action, comedy and romance fitted together in one hell of a fantastic story!

I love to read historical fantasy stories. This manga has enraptured me from the moment I read the first chapter. Coming of age stories featuring strong, independent and ambitious young women are amongst my favourites. Following Arte's journey to becoming a master artisan in her own right will certainly be an interesting read. Arte is a beautiful, independent and ambitious young lady, whose childhood encouragement from her father motivated her to defy societal norms set for women in the 1500s . Her willingness to learn and her resilience at the face of all odds is very charming to me. I also enjoy reading her interactions with this fictional representation of the one and only Leonardo da Vinci. Leo's own character is very interesting. Coming from a poor background and working hard to overcome obstacles has made him value talent and potential over the sex of the person and it is interesting to see the similarities between him and Arte, who wants nothing more than to be acknowledged by the men in her trade as a woman capable of holding her own weight and being acknowleged for her skill. Her passion towards art is awe-inspiring and is something we should all aspire to have, in whatever endeavours we may take, whether its art or anything else. Arte is a strong, ambitious young lady who paves a path for herself in a world that looks down on women and is an example of how women should carry themselves in daily life. She does not want to be looked down for being a woman, and her pursuit towards her goal is sonething to be admired.

This is quite the excellent manhwa. I love historical fantasy stories and I found that the story's treatment of witches in a Medieval Europe inspired setting and the conflict for power between the princes to be realistic. The themes of power dynamics, politics, betrayal and misunderstanding play a greatly realistic role that I found to be excellent. Also, the envy expressed by the princes jealous of Ryan's excellence and the attitude that the palace officials have towards the sickly heir, seeing him as unfit to rule is worth noting. The intense self-hatred Vichid has that is nicely projected through a hatred and distrust of the world itself and the people around him is depresinh, so is his relationship with Ian. However tragic it is, due to lack of communication, Vichid having not been taught how to communicate effectively, as well as his pride as royalty and being the crown prince, being the only things he has and the subsequent difference in class plays a great role in their unequal relationship. The drama is written excellently and is very believable. I look forward to how the story progresses from here.

Everybody who's appeared so far besides Na-kyum are assholes. I wonder what turned Seungho into such a twisted asshat. There are a lot of questions left unanswered. I hope nothing bad happens to Na-kyum.