Knights of Alfheim (Manga)
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Name: Knights of Alfheim
Knights of Fairyland
The Knights of Elfland
Alfheim no Kishi
アルフヘイムの騎士
Author: Nakayama Seika
Artist: Nakayama Seika
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, Fantasy, Gender Bender, Romance, Shoujo, Supernatural
Year: 1987
Publisher: Akita Shoten
Volumes: 27 (Omnibus Edition/Complete), 54 (Normal Edition/Complete)
Description: Princess Rosely’s fate was sealed when she first picked up a sword to try to kill an evil wizard. Little did she know the legendary Lucilys, Sword of Light, had chosen her to be its heiress, bringing her peaceful life in the castle of Altodias to ruin.Soon, the young princess encounters the pain of losing all the people that she loved, and being separated from her twin brother Rolant, the heir of Silvan, the Sword of the Moon. Rosely would have been even dead floating in a cold river if she had not been saved by a handsome green-eyed king of the Alf.
Growing up as the king's foster daughter in Alfheim, Rosely learns magic and martial arts from the Alf, only waiting for the day she can avenge for her lost country. Will she be able to fulfill her will? What does the fatal sword Lucilys have in store for her? Will resentment drive her into insanity? Who was the one behind all her misfortunes? And who could have been the chosen owner of Soles—Sword of Sunshine, the third one in three ancient magic swords?
This fantastic tale will make you want to believe in fairies again!
My Opinion: Although it’s already a little bit older, it’s one of the very best, if not BEST fantasy manga I‘ve ever read!!! The story is fully packed with action, drama and romance, there are twists and turns awaiting you at every corner. On top of it the art style is incredible beautiful and detailed, it‘s simply a feast for the eyes! The main character Rosely undergoes real character growth similar to Yona of Yona of the Dawn and it‘s really fun and exiting to adventure at her side as a reader. It‘s a constant up and down and you find yourself more than just one time fearing what may happen next and wondering about how will the characters survive THAT. It‘s a high fantasy story, readers and fans of Lord of the Rings etc. will surely enjoy! It would be awesome, if J-Novel Club would license it!!! (I would recommend the omnibus edition, it looks like a pretty treasure chest!) It‘s also one of the few manga I would ever buy in print in English.
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I know this one, it‘s sooo beautiful and exiting! I would be really happy, if someone would license it!!!
On another note, it also would be really nice, if more older manga would get licensed such as Ouke no Monshou for example. I‘m still so happy that Udon Entertainment released this really beautiful edition of The Rose of Versailles (though the books are unfortunately really sustainable to damage).
