Prince Freya, Vol. 1

Today’s post is on Prince Freya, Vol. 1 by Keiko Ishihara. It is 192 pages long and is published by Shojo Beat. The cover shows the main character dressed as the prince. The intended reader is someone who likes historical fantasy, action, and an interesting lead character. There is no foul language, no sex, and no violence in this manga. The story is told from third person close of the different characters. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the back of the book- Freya thinks of herself as a simple village girl, but her idyllic life is shattered when she is caught up in a treacherous Sigurdian plot. She bears a striking resemblance to her country’s Prince Edvard, who lies dying from poison. Without its prince, Tyr will quickly be engulfed by violence. Now Freya must take Prince Edvard’s place and lead his valiant knights in defending the realm! 

Review- A good first volume with lots of action and surprises. Freya looks like the prince of her country and he has been poisoned. That part of the story is not explained how but I hope it will be later. So Freya has to become the prince to lead the people in war against an invading empire from the north. So in spite of how unprepared Freya is for this, she does it. Not much on plot building in this first chapter but lots of learning about the characters, who is who and what is driving them. It ends with a cliffhanger but I am interested in seeing how this story will play out. 

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