The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 5

Today’s post is on The Water Dragon's Bride, Vol. 5 by Rei Toma. It is 184 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. The cover has Asahi and Tsukihiro on it. As it is the fifth in the series you need to have read the first four volumes to understand the story.  The intended reader is someone who likes shojo manga and Japanese legends. There is no foul language, no sex, and mild violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of Asahi. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- Asahi is in danger because people want to use her to get the water dragon god’s power. She doesn’t want anyone to be hurt because of her, so she goes with the water dragon god and Subaru to pay a visit to the emperor. However, in exchange for his protection, the emperor makes an unexpected demand!

Review- Asahi’s fame is growing and she is making some very hard choices. Real bad guys are aware of her existence and that she really seems to have some kind of magic powers. So Asahi returns to the emperor and asks for his protection. The court is not much safer for her but her friends are learning new skills that will help protect her better and the water god is starting to grow as a person more. His changes are slow but that makes it feel more real to me than if it was over night. I like him more and more with every volume. Then the ending chapter has a huge twist that will affect the rest of the series. I look forward to reading the next volume.

I give this volume a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I bought this manga with my own money.