Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 1
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- Author：Aya Kanno
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Summary
Richard， the ambitious third son of the House of York， believes he is cursed， damned from birth to eternal darkness。 But is it truly fate that sets him on the path to personal destruction？ Or his own tormented longings？ Based on an early draft of Shakespeare’s Richard III， Aya Kanno’s dark fantasy finds the man who could be king standing between worlds， between classes， between good and evil。
Richard’s father， the patriarch of the House of York， is poised to become king of medieval England during the bloody Wars of the Roses。 But just as success is imminent， he is abruptly cut down。 Plunged into despair， Richard acts out in revenge and must face a powerful and beautiful new enemy。
Richard’s father， the patriarch of the House of York， is poised to become king of medieval England during the bloody Wars of the Roses。 But just as success is imminent， he is abruptly cut down。 Plunged into despair， Richard acts out in revenge and must face a powerful and beautiful new enemy。
Reviews
Light And Smell
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N’ayant jamais lu Richard III， la pièce de Shakespeare dont le manga est inspiré， je ne pourrais me prononcer sur le degré de liberté pris par Aya Kanno。 Je peux simplement vous dire que j’ai apprécié cette histoire de lutte acharnée et sans merci pour le trône d’Angleterre。Je peux néanmoins vous dire que j'ai apprécié cette histoire de haine， de quête de pouvoir， de manipulation， de rejet de la différence， mais aussi d’amour familial et de destins hors norme que l’on apprécie de voir évoluer en N’ayant jamais lu Richard III， la pièce de Shakespeare dont le manga est inspiré， je ne pourrais me prononcer sur le degré de liberté pris par Aya Kanno。 Je peux simplement vous dire que j’ai apprécié cette histoire de lutte acharnée et sans merci pour le trône d’Angleterre。Je peux néanmoins vous dire que j'ai apprécié cette histoire de haine， de quête de pouvoir， de manipulation， de rejet de la différence， mais aussi d’amour familial et de destins hors norme que l’on apprécie de voir évoluer en parallèle avant de les voir entrer en collision。 Si vous aimez les mangas mêlant politique， Histoire avec un grand H et histoires de personnages conditionnés par leur naissance， Le requiem du Roi des Roses devrait vous plaire。Avis complet sur https://lightandsmell。wordpress。com/2。。。 。。。more
The Curious Wanderer
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I honestly was on cloud 9 when I was the most effing gorgeous art I’ve ever seen in a manga that takes place in England。 I literally am obsessed with Richard who has overcome the struggles of being transgender that is part of the royal regime。 I felt sorry for the fact they were downgraded all the time by their mother for who they are。 I mean literally Richard had all the qualities of a badass protagonist that we all need for a literal royalty。 For people who aren’t really that bothered by Engli I honestly was on cloud 9 when I was the most effing gorgeous art I’ve ever seen in a manga that takes place in England。 I literally am obsessed with Richard who has overcome the struggles of being transgender that is part of the royal regime。 I felt sorry for the fact they were downgraded all the time by their mother for who they are。 I mean literally Richard had all the qualities of a badass protagonist that we all need for a literal royalty。 For people who aren’t really that bothered by English history or just aren’t aware of it， this manga does cover how grutty and messed up fighting for the crown can be if you’re put into that position。 It is definitely true to life unfortunately。 Thank the f I’m not born in a royal household lol！Now the story can be a little dense and confusing at first but my god lads， you are missing a ton on this glorious historical shoujo。 The art just draws you in every damn chapter of most of the main character looking like full course meals lemme tell ya （except for the mother’s of course f them yo）。 Just read the manga or watch the anime folks （when it comes out）， it’s beautiful piece of work by Kanna-san trust me。 。。。more
tesh
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3。75。 the mother is trash and the story was confusing in the beginning。 the last chapter was what sold me on the plot and made me invested。
Jessica
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My only gripe would be that the illustrations of each family looked very alike so it was challenging to figure out without noting their clothing。
Stormy
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2。5/5 stars
Freija
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Letteralmente divorato in una nottata。 Affascinante rielaborazione dell'opera di shakespeare e degli avvenimenti storici concernenti la guerra delle due rose。 Era da tempo che un primo volume non mi rapiva in questo modo。 I panel sono meravigliosi， raffinati e carichi di dettagli; i personaggi interessanti。 Ho particolarmente apprezzato l'intenzione dell'autrice di mantenere i dialoghi simili a una piece teatrale。 Consigliatissimo a tutti Letteralmente divorato in una nottata。 Affascinante rielaborazione dell'opera di shakespeare e degli avvenimenti storici concernenti la guerra delle due rose。 Era da tempo che un primo volume non mi rapiva in questo modo。 I panel sono meravigliosi， raffinati e carichi di dettagli; i personaggi interessanti。 Ho particolarmente apprezzato l'intenzione dell'autrice di mantenere i dialoghi simili a una piece teatrale。 Consigliatissimo a tutti 。。。more
Kristilyn
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Dark and depressing。 I loved it！ This definitely took me by surprise how much I loved this。 I for one really love reading anything with a dark setting so this really worked for me。 I found the characters to be very interesting as well and I also have some hopes and theories for future volumes！Also I don't know if anyone else noticed this but for me it definitely seems like Richard has a bit of a 。。。 father complex？ Dark and depressing。 I loved it！ This definitely took me by surprise how much I loved this。 I for one really love reading anything with a dark setting so this really worked for me。 I found the characters to be very interesting as well and I also have some hopes and theories for future volumes！Also I don't know if anyone else noticed this but for me it definitely seems like Richard has a bit of a 。。。 father complex？ 。。。more
Arsnoctis
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Adattare Shakespeare al mondo giapponese， e a un media come il fumetto， non è operazione da poco。 Qui， a giudicare dal numero uno， molti tasselli vanno dove devono andare。Sono dedita al melodramma più di molti altri lettori， ma in questo momento ho già la mia dose di grandi passioni ed equivoci altrove - per i curiosi， in particolare nella riedizione de la Finestra di Orfeo - dunque ho deciso di non aggiungervi una serie in corso che potrebbe sforare i 20 volumi。Lo aggiungo alle serie interrotte Adattare Shakespeare al mondo giapponese， e a un media come il fumetto， non è operazione da poco。 Qui， a giudicare dal numero uno， molti tasselli vanno dove devono andare。Sono dedita al melodramma più di molti altri lettori， ma in questo momento ho già la mia dose di grandi passioni ed equivoci altrove - per i curiosi， in particolare nella riedizione de la Finestra di Orfeo - dunque ho deciso di non aggiungervi una serie in corso che potrebbe sforare i 20 volumi。Lo aggiungo alle serie interrotte， ma non escludo di cambiare idea in futuro。 。。。more
kat （wroughtofbooks）
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A stunningly drawn remixed version of Henry VI and Richard III。 I’m not familiar with the original works， but Requiem of the Rose King drops you right into the action two families fighting over a crown。 The two families boast an interesting set of characters – you won’t like them all but they keep things exciting。 It’s easy to see why this series is selling out， it’s very different from most readily available shoujo manga。 I don’t want to spoil anything， if you enjoy dark historical dramas you’l A stunningly drawn remixed version of Henry VI and Richard III。 I’m not familiar with the original works， but Requiem of the Rose King drops you right into the action two families fighting over a crown。 The two families boast an interesting set of characters – you won’t like them all but they keep things exciting。 It’s easy to see why this series is selling out， it’s very different from most readily available shoujo manga。 I don’t want to spoil anything， if you enjoy dark historical dramas you’ll likely enjoy this。 。。。more
Juan
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Entrando en una serie de manga recomendada por el librero。 Tiene varios saltos que lo dejan a uno despistado， pero el ambiente se va armando。
Laura Fantasyliterature
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🌹 REQUIEM POR EL REY DE LA ROSA 🌹 de @tomodomoed 。Una serie manga inspirada en las obras de Shakespeare “Ricardo III”。Una historia de fantasía gótica que es un poquito difícil de comprender al principio debido a la cantidad de personajes que se presentan en pocas páginas。 Poco a poco se van ubicando mejor todos los personajes y las dos familias principales。En esta historia los roles de género tienen una importancia muy grande。 Como siempre， los personajes de Shakespeare son puro dramatismo y con 🌹 REQUIEM POR EL REY DE LA ROSA 🌹 de @tomodomoed 。Una serie manga inspirada en las obras de Shakespeare “Ricardo III”。Una historia de fantasía gótica que es un poquito difícil de comprender al principio debido a la cantidad de personajes que se presentan en pocas páginas。 Poco a poco se van ubicando mejor todos los personajes y las dos familias principales。En esta historia los roles de género tienen una importancia muy grande。 Como siempre， los personajes de Shakespeare son puro dramatismo y con mentes atormentadas que hacen que la historia se retuerza un poco。Conspiraciones políticas y luchas de poder en las que uno u otro bando tienen que salir ganando。 Richard es nuestro personaje principal， y el tercer hijo del duque de York。 Este muchacho vive convencido de estar maldito y con más razón al ser repudiado por su madre a causa de haber nacido con un cuerpo de ambos sexos。En el segundo tomo todas las piezas empiezan a encajar y se disfruta muchísimo esta historia。Mega recomendado para fans de la fantasía política y amantes de Shakespeare。https://www。instagram。com/p/CO56Wnyl4。。。 。。。more
KaitLphere
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I found the political intrigue and battles boring， but there's something going on with Richard （the kid） that's very interesting。 I may have to read vol。 2 just to figure out what's going on there。 I found the political intrigue and battles boring， but there's something going on with Richard （the kid） that's very interesting。 I may have to read vol。 2 just to figure out what's going on there。 。。。more
Anna
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Did someone say Manga Shakespeare？ I am fully in support of this plan。
Kira Murasaki
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The art is 100% my taste！I love those detailed dresses and gowns and robes！and yes all the characters a pretty AF （and yes， some of them are not easy to tell apart XD）I will do some research after finishing that manga， but right now I want to enjoy this dramatic read。it´s so fast paced， but i love it。 it really sucks me in。but i need to do research！
hannonle
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El dibujo me encanta， pero este primer volumen me ha parecido algo confuso， pero así y todo tengo ganas de ver a dónde va la historia。 Por ahora， seguiré leyendo。
HelenLO
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3，5
Ruthsic
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Rep: intersex protagonistWarnings: transmisia/intersex abuse and misgendering， child abuse and ostracism， depiction of battles and violence， characters are imprisonedEnglish monarchy being a confusing mess of repeated names， I wasn't sure exactly which Richard this series was about， only that it was somewhere around the War of Roses。 When I looked it up， and cross-referenced with context from The White Queen （look period dramas are the only way I can remember which royal member was which）， I rea Rep: intersex protagonistWarnings: transmisia/intersex abuse and misgendering， child abuse and ostracism， depiction of battles and violence， characters are imprisonedEnglish monarchy being a confusing mess of repeated names， I wasn't sure exactly which Richard this series was about， only that it was somewhere around the War of Roses。 When I looked it up， and cross-referenced with context from The White Queen （look period dramas are the only way I can remember which royal member was which）， I realized it was that Richard！ Being an adaptation， this one， of course， take its own liberties with historical accuracy; there is a dash of magic and queer rep。 At first the references to his body had me thinking he had a physical disability or something （I later found out he had scoliosis）， but instead Richard is intersex in this story （or， at least， it appears to be so as the word intersex isn't really used） and in that era and time， being different was obviously considered an abomination。 His mother， Cecily Neville， basically considers him a spawn of Satan despite birthing him herself， but his father （who is also Richard） dotes on him， and his secret is known to a few people。 Richard's self-esteem suffers from his 'difference' and there is a lot of self-loathing included in his story。 I was excited to find out it is a queer retelling， but I have to warn y'all， the rep is not a happy one。 Like， with his mother's treatment of him， and Richard's self-hate， and desire to be 'normal' like others， if you're looking for a positive/happy queer rep， this is the wrong place and the wrong character。 His story is destined to be dark， and he himself has visions of him causing great turmoil in the future。 In the present， though， he is eagerly supporting his father's bid for the throne that is currently being occupied by the 'usurper' Lancasters。 He has a drive to be stronger， to have more of a role in the events around him， and at times a darker side to him also pops out， like how he advises his father to go to war。 On the flip side， with how a certain person has got to know his secret closer to the end of this book， it seems young Richard is going to have a tough time。 Richard is already shaping up to be a morally complex character， with how his conviction and his feelings look to be on the path of crashing against one another， and his dark prophecy setting him up for an antagonistic role in the future。 （I mean， we already know how his story ends， but I want to know what Kanno has in store for him） Most of the events in this first volume surround his childhood and the story about his need for revenge and his enmity with the Lancasters is just starting; Margaret of Anjou is just getting fired up， too。 One interesting outtake - I am interested in seeing how Henry's （the current King） and Richard's relationship will develop， and I sort of got some vibes there which make me think Richard might be queer （bisexual）， too。 （I must admit that the age gap also has me side-eyeing it a bit） And as the setting being the War of Roses already promises to be a political plot， hopefully， which means I am so looking forward to catching up on this series。 The artwork also lends beautifully to the dark atmosphere， and I love the character design of Richard （little Richard with his dark cloak was adorable， ngl） and some others like the ghostly Joan， or Margaret， but god I will need a constant glossary if I am to keep track of the multiple Edwards and Richards and Henrys （maybe）。 。。。more
ZenZen
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An amazingly drawn and well written manga depicting the tragic tale of Richard of York， an intersex man called a demon by his mother and loved by his father。 The first book depicts the start of the battle for the throne of England and Richards desire to see his father become king
Bogi Takács
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Wow， this story really had all the bad tropes about intersex characters one after another。 It kind of signaled that it would eventually subvert。。。 ONE of them， but I am not sticking around to find out more。 Maybe more later， but I wanted to quickly get this off my chest。Sure， this is supposed to be an extremely random retelling of some of Shakespeare's Histories for wacky entertainment， but really， there was no actual content behind the intersex "rep" besides a set of stereotypes I've seen so ma Wow， this story really had all the bad tropes about intersex characters one after another。 It kind of signaled that it would eventually subvert。。。 ONE of them， but I am not sticking around to find out more。 Maybe more later， but I wanted to quickly get this off my chest。Sure， this is supposed to be an extremely random retelling of some of Shakespeare's Histories for wacky entertainment， but really， there was no actual content behind the intersex "rep" besides a set of stereotypes I've seen so many times before and they were bad the first time around。 From the forced disrobement to the Horrible Secret Which Must Be Concealed At All Costs。 I would like my wacky Shakespearean entertainment to be less frustrating， please。_____Source of the book: Lawrence Public Library 。。。more
Charlotte
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I have no idea what's going on， but I'm enjoying the ride！ I have no idea what's going on， but I'm enjoying the ride！ 。。。more
~Cyanide Latte~
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*Read as part of the 25 Days of Manga challenge for December 2020。*THERE ARE NO WORDS， ONLY SCREAMING。I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHY I ENJOYED THIS BY THE END。HELP。 I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP。 *Read as part of the 25 Days of Manga challenge for December 2020。*THERE ARE NO WORDS， ONLY SCREAMING。I DON'T KNOW HOW OR WHY I ENJOYED THIS BY THE END。HELP。 I'VE FALLEN AND I CAN'T GET UP。 。。。more
Jo Ladzinski
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Content warnings: Transphobia， misgendering， medieval violenceThe premise of this manga is that it is Richard III but instead of having a hump， Richard is intersex， with elements of Henry VI woven throughout。 This cover kept coming up on recommendations and feeds， so I had to dive in。Dear readers， this is going to ruin my life and I am excited。We’re introduced to the conflict of the Lancaster and York families which has lasted for a while。 It looks like the Yorks are winning， but things take a t Content warnings: Transphobia， misgendering， medieval violenceThe premise of this manga is that it is Richard III but instead of having a hump， Richard is intersex， with elements of Henry VI woven throughout。 This cover kept coming up on recommendations and feeds， so I had to dive in。Dear readers， this is going to ruin my life and I am excited。We’re introduced to the conflict of the Lancaster and York families which has lasted for a while。 It looks like the Yorks are winning， but things take a turn for the worst when York retreats。 I love the relationship King Richard has with his son。 His death is completely telegraphed， but its depiction on the last page pulled me right in。 It’s moving， it’s brutal， and I went two days before I caved and got the last volume。Richard’s mother， Cecily， is a piece of work。 She hates her son for being intersex， even though everyone around him otherwise accepts him。 The other character who’s an asshole is the ghost of Joan of Arc， whose sole function seems to be to terrorize Richard。 I’m invested enough that I definitely want to know more about her and the context for why she has latched onto this goth prince。 。。。more
bookcaked
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Beautiful art but I found it hard to follow unfortunately。 If you are a history buff you might enjoy this more！ The story just wasn’t doing it for me。
Pippa
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2，5 stars。 I found this to be rather difficult to follow。 Characters looked too much like another and their backgrounds and motives were not explained enough or sometimes not at all。
Danielle Jones
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I loved this this！ Can't wait for the next one！ I loved this this！ Can't wait for the next one！ 。。。more
Kunai-Kun
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The genres demons AND royalty together？！ COOL！！ Loved the art in this！ I could definitely relate to Richard （Not the king one） I think this story has a lot of potential and I hope to see that in the future volumes。 I was kind of confused at points in this but the characters seem interesting。。。。BUT。。 I think to make them even more interesting we need to know more about them and their backstory。 The war was also kind of confusing。 Common questions I was thinking through out the story: What who's f The genres demons AND royalty together？！ COOL！！ Loved the art in this！ I could definitely relate to Richard （Not the king one） I think this story has a lot of potential and I hope to see that in the future volumes。 I was kind of confused at points in this but the characters seem interesting。。。。BUT。。 I think to make them even more interesting we need to know more about them and their backstory。 The war was also kind of confusing。 Common questions I was thinking through out the story: What who's fighting？ Who's that？ What's that？ Oh so that's that person。 。。。。 。。。。。。。。。。。。wa- 。。。。 。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。。 wait。。。。。 is it？ Will definitely keep reading this series though！ 😆 。。。more
Emi
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Las primeras páginas me han parecido un poco lío， pero enseguida me he enganchado con la trama。 Me encantan los politiqueos， así que tiene muchos números para que me guste。
Laura González Miranda
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Richard Plantagenet es una criatura deforme， nacido con el cuerpo de un hombre y de una mujer。 Su madre le repudia， los demás creen que es el hijo del diablo。 Solo su padre， el Duque de York， le ama sin reservas， y la devoción que Richard siente hacia su padre le llevará por una senda que jamás creyó poder pisar: la guerra contra los Lancaster por la corona de Inglaterra。🥀El manga “Réquiem por el rey de la rosa”， de Aya Kanno， es una adaptación libre de las obras “Ricardo III” y “Enrique VI” de Richard Plantagenet es una criatura deforme， nacido con el cuerpo de un hombre y de una mujer。 Su madre le repudia， los demás creen que es el hijo del diablo。 Solo su padre， el Duque de York， le ama sin reservas， y la devoción que Richard siente hacia su padre le llevará por una senda que jamás creyó poder pisar: la guerra contra los Lancaster por la corona de Inglaterra。🥀El manga “Réquiem por el rey de la rosa”， de Aya Kanno， es una adaptación libre de las obras “Ricardo III” y “Enrique VI” de Shakespeare。 Es la OBRA GRÁFICA， con mayúscula， sobre la guerra de las dos Rosas， con el detalle de que Richard es un personaje intersexual。 （¡Yay！ 💛💜）🥀Las intrigas palaciegas， las traiciones y los amores prohibidos están servidos en este manga。 Yo， que estoy al tanto de la historia， me sorprendo cuando aparece un giro que no me veía venir， porque aunque la autora se basa en datos históricos， en ocasiones espolvorea elementos que la convierten en una obra original。 Si la trama fuese al 100 % fidedigna a los hechos， lo predecible rozaría el aburrimiento。🥀Y ahora mi vena fangirl: AMO a Henry Stafford （Buckingham） y a Richard。 La atmósfera y diálogos shakesperianos hacen las delicias de una servidora。 。。。more
Brittany
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4。5 stars
Libby
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