Saturday, December 18, 2010

Astoundingly good! ~Private Prince~

I found myself utterly astounded by this manga since I did not expect myself to really like it at first because it was just so cliche but then I read it for I was bored and the lack of a better shoujo manga to read at the time made me pick this one up randomly since it was already completed First of all, reading the synopsis of this manga makes you think "not-another-cinderella-story???" and, yes, that's what I thought but when I started reading it - it drew me in and now that I rationalize things, it was maybe because of the mature theme because the genre actually says josei (mature themes for female readers) since the main characters are in their early 20s.
Before anything else, the story is about a female graduate student named Miyako who is eager to finish her thesis on a prominent figure of the Kingdom of Estolia and what more can she ask for when at the same time the grandson, who a prince, of such prominent figure is in the same university as her as an exchange student. Miyako then goes to such great lengths as to approach the prince so as to complete her thesis. What happens when the well-natured prince is actually naughty deep inside? Until what length can Miyako tolerate such behavior for the sake of her thesis.
The manga revolves around these two characters and it really is a pretty good read. It is 5 volumes long so you could finish reading the whole thing in half a day or less. After reading the above statement, so cinderella and so cliche but it was enjoyable indeed and I know you'll find it enjoyable as well. It's kinda smutty but not really and you'll find the prince super cute. I loved it!