I just read this manga short from beginning to end and I have to say I really enjoyed it. So much so that I want to share it with everyone. Yes it has its tropes but hey, it's cute and th characters are likable. Without further adieu, let's begin.
This story is about a young misunderstood man by the name of Taromaru Inudzuka. He's a high school student with a younger sister to support and not much else. People confuse is social awkwardness as being a delinquent and he doesn't have much in the way of friends. Needless to say, the guy needs a change! That's when a white feathered arrow fell from the sky and struck him right in the head! Yes sir/or Madam you heard right, in his head. No blood or anything just through it like the gag head bands. What does this mean you ask? That the Inugamhime that lives on the cursed mountain has chosen him as her new "sacrifice". He must go up the mountain to meet this princess to keep the peace of his village or it will be cursed by the princess. To save the village, he has to give his life...but who will take care of his sister? What would befall the village if he ran away? What is this princess like and why does she need a sacrifice?!
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Spoilers beyond this point
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I used the word "sacrifice" in my brief summary of the series because it's the word baba uses when speaking to Toromaru about is new cursed status. She sends him up the mountain calling him unclean and a servant to a cursed goddess. Only servants of this "cursed goddess" can make their way through the forest and up the mountain to find Inugamhime castle.
Once he finds the place he finds odd creatures and a pretty girl in a mask? This lovely little flower is the Inugamhime. Every year on her birthday she climbs to tell highest tower and shoots a white tipped arrow into the air hoping to find a servant to call her own. She explains this to him and asks if he will agree to be her servant. If not, the arrow will never leave, and the humans will never accept him back into the village. This means he can never see his sister again. Without seeing a way out he asks what he would have to do as a servant.
The princess looks at him and says, "I want you to grant me my wish" he agrees and she seals the contract with a kiss on the cheek. She reveals her wish as wanting a friend. She's never had one be cause people think she's a cursed god and therefore ignore her. If he can grant her wish, the arrow will disappear and he can be with his sister again.
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Review time
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As said earlier it does have trope obviously, but you know what? This manga is really cute. I enjoyed it because they interact with each other in the most adorable ways, the characters were likable and May be th princess was a little spoiled but, I mean, she's a goddess. It comes with the territory. I'd give this Usagi's seal of approval and a C + for cuteness.
