The Dragon Knight's Beloved (Manga) Vol. 1
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- Author：Asagi Orikawa
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Summary
A young woman begins a new life as a dragon master for a handsome earl in this tale of high fantasy romance。
Melissa is a young woman training to be an attendant in the royal castle， working alongside the heroic dragon knights and their magnificent dragon steeds。 The dragons love Melissa， and she's soon selected to join Hubert--former captain of the dragon knights and newly appointed earl--in the borderlands， where wild dragons roam freely in the skies。 Might romance blossom between Melissa and this handsome young lord， whose new position brings with it a whole host of dilemmas？
Melissa is a young woman training to be an attendant in the royal castle， working alongside the heroic dragon knights and their magnificent dragon steeds。 The dragons love Melissa， and she's soon selected to join Hubert--former captain of the dragon knights and newly appointed earl--in the borderlands， where wild dragons roam freely in the skies。 Might romance blossom between Melissa and this handsome young lord， whose new position brings with it a whole host of dilemmas？
Reviews
Dana
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This review will be for the whole series; read at your own risk！Read 1 volumeThis is so stinkin cute。 It reminded me of Fiancée of the Wizard Manga， Vol。 1 which I adored and this is just as good。 I look forward to seeing this storyline progress and I really like our heroine！ She's so sweet！ This review will be for the whole series; read at your own risk！Read 1 volumeThis is so stinkin cute。 It reminded me of Fiancée of the Wizard Manga， Vol。 1 which I adored and this is just as good。 I look forward to seeing this storyline progress and I really like our heroine！ She's so sweet！ 。。。more
Kathryn Catania
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This does seem like fun to explore this world。 That being said it has a Eragon feel to it so ai want to read the next book to get a true feel on this style type
Jen
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Didn’t realize this was based off of a book。 Now I need to hunt down the book， because this was adorable！ 4， I want the next one now， stars！
Katrina
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I liked the idea of this， but I'm not really sold on the art or the execution。 It's a manga adaptation of a （light？） novel， so it's possible something was lost in the shift from text to illustration， but the short story extra at the end isn't great， either。 The whole thing feels like someone had some interesting ideas， tossed them together into a bowl， shook them around， and hoped a good story would fall out。 Unfortunately， while it's roughly edible， it's all a bit of a mess。I'm not sure whether I liked the idea of this， but I'm not really sold on the art or the execution。 It's a manga adaptation of a （light？） novel， so it's possible something was lost in the shift from text to illustration， but the short story extra at the end isn't great， either。 The whole thing feels like someone had some interesting ideas， tossed them together into a bowl， shook them around， and hoped a good story would fall out。 Unfortunately， while it's roughly edible， it's all a bit of a mess。I'm not sure whether to keep reading or not。 I'd like to meet the baby blue dragon， find out more about what's going on with the dragon poachers， and see what the deal is with Hubert's dead brother's ex-fiancee， but I'm not sure any of that will actually be satisfying。 The more I think about it， the less I liked it， really， and that's a shame， because a girl who loves dragons getting fake-engaged to a handsome dragon knight/noble who obviously secretly loves her could be a great concept。 But even that is set up in a way that makes zero sense。 I'll do a rundown of how the action progresses。Hubert， the handsome young commander of the dragon army， goes off to fight poachers and is gone for much longer than expected （six months）。 When he finally returns to the castle， it turns out he has to retire from his dragon knight duties （even though this supposedly never happens） because his older brother （who also had a dragon but wasn't a knight？？） died and he has to take on the family title now。 Melissa， meanwhile， has just come of age and there's some weird complication where even though her parents are the castle's head cooks and she's lived and worked there her entire life， she can't continue working at the castle unless。。。。。。。。reasons。。。。。。？ There's something about how if she gets married， which is presented as an inevitability， she can't come back to work there， unless she gets a noble's recommendation。 So she sets off to get that type of recommendation by leaving the castle to work in another estate for a while - which doesn't make sense because wouldn't the castle work be the literal best experience in the kingdom？ Plus all of the other maids and knights and everyone are terribly startled by her decision to leave， which means that it can't be a logical path to her continued employment at the castle。But then！ A noble swoops in to hire her， and Melissa has no idea who it will be until he shows up and it's Hubert， obviously， whose estate is in some wild dragon valley that's totally news to Melissa but also something she studied and knows lots of things about。 （Yes， both of these things seem to be simultaneously true。） Hubert， who had been startled and upset by the news of her leaving the castle， when he'd been intending to fly his dragon back regularly to visit her， has clearly devised a plan to keep her near him， by hiring her as a maid。 She'll get double pay and also extra hazard pay for being around lots of dragons。。。。but he's also asking her to pose as his lover so his brother's ex-fiancee won't marry him instead。 So Melissa will。 Continue being a maid。 While posing as his lover。 And I just。 It really started to lose me there。Plus the entire storyline with the fiancee is weird and makes as little sense as the rest。 The engagement was a political one， uniting two prominent families。 But she lived with the older brother for two years and never actually married him。 And she thinks that she can just marry the younger brother now instead， to keep this political arrangement intact。 Hubert doesn't like her but is blaming it all on his dragon hating her， which means he can't possibly ever marry her。 Also， apparently ALL dragons hate this woman， including his dead brother's also now dead dragon， which was probably gonna hatch out an ultra-rare blue egg。Meanwhile， this fiancee has a manservant who has "hunters' eyes" apparently so he's probably a dragon poacher， and probably also her lover。 Melissa thinks the fiancee's big secret is that she's actually in love with Hubert。 Which also makes no sense。 But I guess is supposed to set up some jealousy （？） as Melissa gradually starts to think of Hubert in a truly romantic sense， which she doesn't at all at this point。 I am so confused by Hubert's inability to just tell this woman he doesn't want to marry her， and by the complete lack of advisors， etc， who would've presumably set up the original engagement to begin with， since it was all for some important alliance。 Anyway， the fiancee leaves by the end of this volume， but clearly that won't be the last of her， etc， and I honestly was just。。。bored。 Melissa doesn't have much of a personality， and I don't find her appearance all that appealing from an artistic standpoint， either。 Hubert is， at points， a little better， but a lot of the panel transitions are muddy， and the action is pretty hard to read - and the dragon's sizes seem really inconsistent。 It's all just messy， from start to finish。 So yeah， while writing this review， I've talked myself out of reading the rest。 That's a bummer。 I really wanted to read a nice story about fake dating and dragons。 This is unfortunately not it。 。。。more
My
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Not enough to go on to have an opinion on the story yet， but I'd love to see more dragons。 Especially potential dragon babies。 So， more a 3。5 than an actual 4。（Other than that， sir knight commander， you aren't that slick lol） Not enough to go on to have an opinion on the story yet， but I'd love to see more dragons。 Especially potential dragon babies。 So， more a 3。5 than an actual 4。（Other than that， sir knight commander， you aren't that slick lol） 。。。more
Akira
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Very charming artwork。 The storyline moves but does feel a little choppy。 My biggest issue is it feels like the main characters personality can be summarized as "naive but sweet dragon lover"。 I think the rest of it will be a cute read though。 Very charming artwork。 The storyline moves but does feel a little choppy。 My biggest issue is it feels like the main characters personality can be summarized as "naive but sweet dragon lover"。 I think the rest of it will be a cute read though。 。。。more
Taylor Aydelotte
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I picked it up for the art work， but I stayed for the story。 There was a lot more world building than I expected for a manga this small， I’m hoping that means there will be many， many more volumes to come。
Nicole Miley
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Such a cute first volume！！ Definitely did its job of wanting me to read volume 2。 Can't wait！！ Such a cute first volume！！ Definitely did its job of wanting me to read volume 2。 Can't wait！！ 。。。more
Jennine S。
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I liked it， but the story feels kind of choppyThe normal art is awesome， although the dragons have a weird design， but every time there was a transition from serious art to strong emotions the change in art was so extreme it was jarring for me。。。as if the artist can draw beautifully but has trouble drawing distinct or mild emotions clearly。 This caused the portrayal of the characters more subtle emotions to feel ham- fisted and choppy。 I like the setting and world building， but vegetarian dragon I liked it， but the story feels kind of choppyThe normal art is awesome， although the dragons have a weird design， but every time there was a transition from serious art to strong emotions the change in art was so extreme it was jarring for me。。。as if the artist can draw beautifully but has trouble drawing distinct or mild emotions clearly。 This caused the portrayal of the characters more subtle emotions to feel ham- fisted and choppy。 I like the setting and world building， but vegetarian dragons are a stretch for me and some of the story elements are hard to follow or maybe lost in translation？ I am interested enough to follow the story for at least one more volume to see what happens and what is up with the villainess。 。。。more
Aleksei
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 I will be giving volume two a chance and I am interested to see where this story goes， but it honestly felt like panels were missing at points or there was just a general sense of flow missing between some scenes。 There story was just stilted in some spots。
Laura Grace
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VIDEO REVIEW HERE: https://youtu。be/Am8KdsM6KP4This was a very fascinating read！ I can't say I have read a manga that heavily centered around dragons before。 I've read a few titles that have dragons mentioned， but not anywhere like this。 I feel it's almost a political story， but again， centered around dragons！However， outside of first mentioning that， I want to say that the art is BEAUTIFUL！ This is one of those stories where the story itself may be good and enjoyable， but the art pulls you in a VIDEO REVIEW HERE: https://youtu。be/Am8KdsM6KP4This was a very fascinating read！ I can't say I have read a manga that heavily centered around dragons before。 I've read a few titles that have dragons mentioned， but not anywhere like this。 I feel it's almost a political story， but again， centered around dragons！However， outside of first mentioning that， I want to say that the art is BEAUTIFUL！ This is one of those stories where the story itself may be good and enjoyable， but the art pulls you in and you just want to focus on that and not the words！ LOL！ While I definitely DID read this story， I was very captivated by the art。 I really enjoyed the way the dragons were drawn and the "costume designs" were on point！ SO pretty！ Also， I wouldn't usually say a man is pretty， but Commander/Lord Hubert sure is prettily drawn！The story itself was really engaging！ I liked Melissa a lot and deeply loved her love for dragons， especially in how it seems to be a big thing in this "romance。" And I say romance with quotes because there doesn't seem to be much of any romance yet。 I think the faking to be a lover thing is what will most likely the catalyst in relation to future volumes。 However， there is one character that definitely seems to already have feelings for a certain someone…I really liked the world-building in this， *especially* when it came to the dragons。 That was super fascinating and was pretty surprised by how much depth this world-building has。 I don't read a lot of fantasy manga， but this one takes the cake in that regard！Overall， this was a fun and good read！ I wouldn't say there are a lot of high stakes， but there is a political drive that is tied to the dragons that I find very interesting。 Plus， in between Lord Hubert's bluntness with other people and Melissa's sweetness， they have what I think will be an intriguing romance to read about！Recommended to those who love dragons， sweet heroines， and great world-building that ties into the plot！ 。。。more
Kelly
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Felt like a more romance-heavy Pern book， AKA I loved it！
Mark
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In a tiny kingdom， knights fly atop dragons and defend the cities。 Melissa is beloved by the picky dragons and also a friend of Commander Hubert who has known her， uh， a little while。 When he’s forced to retire as a dragon knight， Hubert takes over his family estate， and Melissa joins him as a maid and pretend lover… sigh…Behold the mighty dragons swooping majestically in a book that is mighty boring。 This thing just sits there， daring itself to be interesting and failing impressively to manage In a tiny kingdom， knights fly atop dragons and defend the cities。 Melissa is beloved by the picky dragons and also a friend of Commander Hubert who has known her， uh， a little while。 When he’s forced to retire as a dragon knight， Hubert takes over his family estate， and Melissa joins him as a maid and pretend lover… sigh…Behold the mighty dragons swooping majestically in a book that is mighty boring。 This thing just sits there， daring itself to be interesting and failing impressively to manage such a task。Melissa can talk to dragons， apparently， and I would say the first three pages of this book have more mystery and magic than the rest of it put together。 It spends so much time laboriously setting up its premise and world-building that it forgets to engage the reader in the actual plot。How do you make dragons boring， I ask you！？ Like this， the book smugly replies， focusing in on the budding romance between Hubert and Melissa and the machinations of Hubert’s brother’s former fiancée （you heard me）。Except there is no romance。 There was more chemistry the last time I threw my plastic bottle into the recycling bin （they hit it off better too）。 Hubert is clearly maneuvering to keep Melissa near him， when a little real talk would solve the problem （how I hate this trope）。This book seems to think an SD reaction can substitute for being funny and that domestic machinations are somehow more exciting than dragons and dragon poachers。 Even the evil fiancé seems like a caricature and might not be evil， though half of that seems like Melissa projecting。 She barely exists in the book and doesn’t do much except leave， so whatever。Yes， anyway， Hubert goes off to fight and we’re left tending the vegetables - it would be a true rallying cry for women’s liberation if there weren’t already female knights， so what gives？ Why see some boring old fights when we can hear all about the caste system instead？Of course， you also can’t discount that Hubert used to read Melissa bedtime stories， but luckily she just came of age。 Oh yes， we went there and we went there hard。 The dragons get stuffed to the side for this， which I could find in a dozen other manga I don’t like。The art is just as stiff - the dragons look great and I will certainly give it that， but the humans all look basically alike and there is zero sensation of motion in here - it feels like a series of posed dolls。 One scene where Hubert catches Melissa looks like she was literally drawn into his arms， which she was， but you shouldn’t be thinking that。2 stars - based on my usual tenet that most books have something for somebody in them。 Some books deserve the second volume chance， but I think this one squandered its potential so badly that I couldn’t bring myself to think of reading another。 。。。more
Lissa Hawley
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