Volumes: 10/10 (Complete), In Print
Shounen
Genre: War, Fighting, Ecchi, Harem
Summary: Tigre is the young lord of a small territory in Brune, called Alsace, considered a weak backwater nowhere. When a conflict breaks out between Brune and it’s powerful neighbor, Zhcted, he gets sent to the front lines. They lose and he is captured by one of the seven war maidens (known as the Vanadis) of Zhcted, Eleonora. These super powerful fighting women each wield a legendary magic weapon. Lucky for him, Tigre’s skilled archery catches the eye of Eleonora. She decides to help him save Alsace, but soon they are beset by enemies from all sides, as the Brune civil war breaks out. Can they save Alsace?
Review: If I had to pick a single word to describe this series, it would be that it feels generic. It takes place in a medieval fantasy-like world with the only magic in the hands of those who wield legendary weapons. There are some dragons but they aren’t that powerful and while there are some hints there may be other races, for the most part it’s just humans fighting each other divided into classic divisions like infantry, archers and cavalry.
The vast majority of the manga is the different battles and the battle strategy for each one. Some of the strategies were fairly clever. A couple were unbelievable. But for the most part, they were interesting. Then aside from the battles, there is the story of Tigre, as he somehow manages to capture the heart of almost every single girl he meets, including most of the war maidens. He also is the heir to a sleeping legendary weapon, the Black Bow.
In the end, they fight to put a stop to the Brune Civil War against the other Lords who engineered it in the first place. The ending was fine, but as you would expect, it’s left open for a sequel.
This series has an anime series and Light Novels as well. The original story is the Light Novels, which is completed at 18 volumes. The manga and anime both only adapt the first arc, volumes 1-5 from the LNs. Currently in order of ratings, the Light Novels are considered the best, then the manga, and the anime last. Apparently the anime suffered from being rushed and having pacing and scene changing issues. At least in that comparison I can say the manga was much better.
Recommended: A lot of the fans from the anime adaptation would probably be interested in this, since the Light Novels are not available officially in English. For everyone else, I’d say if you’re interested in the battle strategies, it’s about ¾ of the content. And then the Ecchi Harem plot is the other ¼ of the story.
Not Recommended: If you have read a lot of Shounen already then I wouldn’t recommend this one at all. Honestly I’d go recommend many of the Shounen Jump titles over this one. But if you haven’t read that much Shounen, then you might still enjoy this.
Age Rating: PG13: A lot of ecchi content, underwear shots, cleavage, etc. Also a lot of violence but not graphic.
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