赤髪の白雪姫 9 [Akagami no Shirayukihime 9] (Snow White with the Red Hair, #9) by Sorata Akizuki

赤髪の白雪姫 9 [Akagami no Shirayukihime 9] (Snow White with the Red Hair, #9) Reviews

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  Victoria

  This series is honestly just so amazing I love it so muchhhh
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  Dani ❤️ Perspective of a Writer

  Shirayuki's naturally bright-red hair has gotten her into a lot of trouble forcing her to flee to the neighboring kingdom... but fortunately it allowed her to meet the prince of Clarines, Zen! Thus starts a friendship between a most unusual herbalist and a lovestruck prince.
  
  This felt like an episode of your favorite anime. A ton is crammed into this little volume of Snow White with the Red Hair and it sure makes for a fun and tense story. I really loved how Shirayuki’s herbalism comes into play and we get both of her bosses involved in the story.
  
  But it’s Prince Izana that I really loved in this volume. You aren’t really sure of his motives but in any case he’s getting to know Shirayuki. And through a really stunning political twist. We see Zen forced to take a back seat as his brother and lady love handle the troubles visiting this snowy part of the kingdom.
  
  If you love anime then this is a great manga to start with. The characters are compelling, the arcs are tight like an episode, and it’s not all fluff.
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  Sarah Ryder

  The illness arc is just…wow. And I think Izana actually might have a bit of a heart, LOL! He actually showed more emotion then just cold distain and amusement like he’s a real person, haha!
  
  I really liked this arc and seeing more of Ryu and Shirayuki working together to cure this illness. And Shirayuki and Zen are still just so sweet together—I hope we actually get more arcs of them spending quality time together on the page in an upcoming volume (or several).
  
  I also really love the cover of this volume—there’s just something about the art with the snowflakes and…I don’t know exactly, but I really like it!
  
  Curious to see where things go from here!
  
  
  ‼️Content‼️
  
  Language: dammit; heck; crud; hell
  
  Other: people are afflicted by a mystery illness
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  🌟Star🌟

  Volume 9
  
  Hit a little too close to home in this volume of Snow White with the Red Hair as a mysterious illness takes hold of Lilias. Ryu and Shirayuki must find the cause in order to get answers and research a cure while Prince Izana imposes a quarantine on the city in order to keep its citizens safe. Unlike current events though this wraps up nicely with a happy ending to this volume.
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  kerrycat

  SUPER POPULAR PALACE ROMANCE
  
  I laugh every time I see that
  and
  the persocom earmuffs
  a jealous Zen (I love it when he's jealous)
  Obi (yeah, just being Obi)
  Kirito! is this even the correct franchise
  
  and
  
  "you know academics aren't allowed out at night?"
  LOL right there
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  Pflanzis

  Band 9 war ein einziger Medizin-Thriller. Seuchenausbruch, Abriegelung, die Apotheker und Botaniker müssen unter Hochdruck recherchieren und experimentieren... Ich habe die Story sehr genossen. Auch die Auftritte der beiden Prinzen passten gut in die Story.
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  Angelika

  5.5/5 💞
  kocham izane i obiego...
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  Rachel's Book Reviews

  Read in English.
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  Kate

  The romance in this series is utterly adorable.
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  Khari

  イザナ殿下は白雪姫のことをちょっと認めた。ワイ！
  オビはやっぱり白雪のことが好き。でもゼンのことも好き。どうしようかな、オビ？三角関係にならないと思う。多分オビは自分の気持ちを押さえている。
  イザナが白雪を姫だく姿はカッコよかった。いいな。私は重すぎからたぶん誰からもらえないと思う。
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  Ruthsic

  With a mysterious new disease spreading in Lilias, where Shirayuki, Ryuu and Prince Izana are currently at, Shirayuki has a new crisis at hand. With not much to go on with respect to the cause and cure of the disease, and Lilias being a major checkpoint for travel, they spur to action and shut it down. Izana gets to see Shirayuki in action, but more importantly, he gets to see how uninterested she is in power through this interaction. As Shirayuki and Ryuu rush to find the solution within the library as Ryuu recalls Garak having once told him of something similar, Suzu and Yuzuri, two other academics help them in their search. When they find a book with clues but whose ink has been faded, they have to pool together their knowledge of herbs and inks to figure it out. Zen leaves Obi to protect her, which helps because later she has to go search for the source of the disease - a pool of shimmering water whose mist is said to have caused it, and a seed that is the source of the toxin. This volume is quite fast-paced and them competently handling a crisis was a thing to watch! Izana’s estimation of Zen, Shirayuki and Obi rises, too, which is an additional win! Side note: Shidan having a crush on Garak was amusing!
  
  Received an advance reader copy in exchange for a fair review from Viz Media LLC, via Edelweiss.
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  Chelsea

  Chapters 35 - 39: I really enjoyed this volume and getting to see more of Prince Izana interacting with Shirayuki in a more casual and less negative manner. I look forward to seeing what happens when Zen gets back to Lilias and joins them.
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  Mark

  Shirayuki and Ryu have arrived at the northern town of Lilias and a mysterious infection has begun to tear through the populace. With no clue as to the cause, they’ve got to scramble to try and find a cure...
  
  Letting you know that this is a fantasy story, the ruling class immediately follows the advice of trained medical professionals and seal the town off to prevent the spread of disease and keep people safe.
  
  A really welcome change from the series of late. With Zen sidelined, this entire volume is essentially about Shirayuki being very good at her job. And she isn’t some sort of overpowered genius - this is a concerted effort between her peers to tackle a huge problem.
  
  There’s something genuinely pleasing about watching a group of people good at what they do being allowed to do it and get things done. Especially since Zen has been coming to the rescue more often than not in the bigger storylines.
  
  You might think that means the romance gets short shrift, but while it is certainly not the focus, they do a lot with a little here. The one time Zen and Shirayuki do meet is A Moment and really illustrates the trust that the two have built up.
  
  One thing I would change here is that, for a huge, sweeping story arc like this, the stakes don’t come across well. We sort of know the city is in dire straits, but it doesn’t get conveyed strongly enough. I’m not asking for weeping sores and a plague of boils, but just a touch more than we get here.
  
  The art also has some odd problems with spatial positioning during some action shots, which is not normal based on previous chapters. It just stands out that much more because the other art is so astounding - I have rarely seen snow and cold conveyed this well.
  
  Honestly? Small complaints. This is one of the biggest stories in the series to date and it carries itself well. Recommended.
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  Samantha Riccio

  My new favorite
  
  New content!!!
  
  The anime doesn't have any of this in it so this manga onward is all new content for me!
  
  Shirayuki gets to bond with Izana and he gets to learn why so many people, rightfully, respect her and she gets to solve a cool little mystery with our two favorite boys Ryu and Obi with some extra characters that we are likely never to see after this arc but it's all cool we loved them while we had them.
  
  I thought that for sure when we got to the plot twist there was going to be some attempted murder but nope, none of that! I was also glad to see that it took some time to figure things out and they had to do some weird research to get to a certain point.
  
  We love us some research driven characters!
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  Marie -The Reading Otter

  Review:
  
  I always read these quickly, but this volume seemed to fly by extra fast.
  What I like about this volume is that it helped Izana understand Shirayuki better as a person. I think it also brought him to trust her a little more. I like that his reluctance in her relationship with Zen is only out of concern that she isn't trying to use him. It would have been easy to make the conflict pettier.
  But this volume took Shirayuki and Ryu to a snowy fort, where they have to solve a mysterious illness. And I love watching her grow. This is probably my favorite "Slice of life" shoujo. There are stakes, and it could be argued that nothing really bad happens to the characters, but that's not the kind of story this is. It's wholesome, and that's what I like about it.
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  Rocio

  ¡Me encanta!
  Adoro a todos los personajes. Sí, incluyo a Izana, me encanta el papel de hermano mayor sobreprotector y el cambio de actitud que ha tenido en este tomo.
  
  Shirayuki y Ryu viajan a Lilias donde empieza a extenderse una extraña enfermedad de la cual no se conoce la cura. No es tanto la historia de Zen y Shirayuki, sino del papel de esta última como farmacéutica real, añadiendo el extra de tener la posibilidad de conocer más al futuro rey de Clarines, el cual parece que tiene el mismo carácter juguetón de su hermanito (pobre farmaceutico de Lilias, está tan confundido con "Luen" xD).
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  Kitsunebooks_

  En lilas empieza a caer la gente enferma, les baja la temperatura, no se pueden mover y les salen unas marcas extrañas, por lo que Shirayuki junto a Ryu se ponen manos a la obra en la investigación.
  
  La cosa empieza a complicarse y junto al Príncipe heredero Izana, deciden cerrar las puertas a Lilas para determinar la magnitud de la enfermedad y qué lo causa, esto deja a Zen fuera de la ciudad y encargándose del oeste, ayudando a organizar todo desde fuera, pero deja a Obi junto a Shirayuki para que le ayude y la proteja.
  
  Junto a Obi, Shirayuki irá en búsqueda de lo que causa la enfermedad, pero esto les pone en riesgo a ellos.
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  Mary Emma Sivils

  I'm not sure why, but I loved the setting and the details of the characters' clothing in this one! Usually I go through a manga too fast to really admire the art on the first read. 😝
  Maybe it was because this volume's story felt slower...but not in a bad way.
  
  My other (random) thoughts:
  1. Shirayuki is such a strong, good person. Almost too perfect sometimes? But I like her.
  2. Obi!
  3. Hmm...I still don't really trust Prince Izana. What's going on in his head?
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  Courtney Kleefeld

  The moment I think Shirayuki and Zen's relationship can't get any more cute, it does.
  Also the artwork seems to be getting even more artistic/better than before this volume. There were a few pages with very specific facial expressions in the panels, slowing down the pace to communicate so much emotionally, and it was very effective.
  *edit*
  I reread the volume because I'm waiting for the next ones to come in from the library.
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  Evelyn

  How thematically appropriate for 2020, Lilias is stricken with a strange disease and put under quarantine. Mysterious bruises appear on the skin, the body starts to freeze and stiffen, aches and pains, and eventually death. And Shirayuki is smack dab in the middle of it.
  
  I'll say this... I want some of those earmuffs that Yuzuri has. They're so cute!
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  Vivien

  Good book especially when Shirayuki & Ryuu learns Prince Izana is in the northern territory as well, decides to join them to tour the facilities, Shirayuki's new friends meet 'Lowen', aka Prince Izana, & Shirayuki persuades Prince Izana to close the outer gates.
  Didn't like Zen, Kiki & Mitsuhide's scenes.
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  Megan

  This was a pretty interesting volume. We actually got to see more of Shirayuki doing her work as the court herbalist, finding a cure to a mysterious disease which has closed down the entire city. Seeing her interact more with Izana was also pretty interesting, and it seems he is starting to approve of her a little for Zen as well.
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  Christina

  Zen and Shirayuki are getting more and more confident when speaking with Izana. Izana's sly and cool moments were nice to see. I feel like there was potential in this volume for Ryu's character to grow but no. And Obi, as always, was a joy. All in all, a good volume.
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  Jennifer Bailey

  Really great part of Shirayuki and Zens story arc. Shows off Shirayukis skills as an Herbalist, Obi's skills as a tracker and it was great to see Shirayuki interact more directly with Prince Izana. And ofcourse the art in a snowy mountain top was beautiful.
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  bettina

  I reallllyyyyy love the development with izana, they could've kept him as the typical bad guy but they made his actions and his thought process so interesting and realistic AND AH ITS SO GOOD, NOT SHIRAYUKI RIDING WITH HIM BEFORE ZEN AHAJSHSNDB