Crown (Manga)
Crown is a Japanese manga series by author Shinji Wada and illustrator You Higuri , which can be assigned to the Shōjo genre and is completed with six volumes. The manga is published in Japan in Princess Comics Deluxe Magazine by Akita-Shoten- Verlag and is published in France by Asuka Comics and in Germany by Carlsen Manga .
The German version will be translated by Kai Duhn and Rie Nishio .
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Mahiro Shinomya is an orphan whose alleged foster parents squandered Mahiro's inheritance so that she now has to earn extra income with odd jobs. Her sad existence is ended by the appearance of her brother Ren, who, together with his comrade Jake, has just left his life as a mercenary and takes Mahiro with him to protect them from Fibyura, the wife of the present terminally ill King of Regalia . This is after Mahiro because she is the last legitimate heir to the throne and has the diamond crown that gives her the claim. Fibyura has a replica of the diamond, but it is useless.
The first team she puts together from mercenaries is led by the legendary Condright Vaughn, known as the Condor . But after a few failures, warded off by Ren and Jake, he has to withdraw and is released. Although he is the only one who realizes Fibyura's right intention. But he doesn't give up and tries to kill Mahiro on his own.
When Mahiro turns 16, Ren rents a huge skyscraper in the middle of Tokyo that houses a restaurant. Suddenly the news comes that a terrorist bomb has been placed in the building. In reality, Ren is behind this, with the intention of fending off the next party from Fibyura. A fight ensues and finally Mahiro flees with her protectors. Ren lures the mercenaries on the wrong track and Mahiro is able to find an escape route with her mother's gift of feeling water. But they meet Condor again and can only escape him with cunning. They flee to their secret apartment, from there Ren lets the whole building go up in the air. Hundreds of Fibyura's mercenaries are wiped out.
Mahiro, who is in mortal danger, is protected by her brother Ren and his friend Jake. Although his first two attempts failed, Condor even observed them during their school days. However, because he thinks Ren and Jake are too careless. Soon after, he is kidnapped by the two, but then accepted as a member of the group with the task of protecting Mahiro. But then the assassin Angela is sent from New York, who demands gemstones as a fee. She tries to seduce Ren, but it turns out that she is a man. He lets himself be captured by the three to spy on them and claims to be just a double. When he discovers the jewel of Mahiro, he wants to get it into his possession. He is also there when Mahiro takes part in a film project with her class.
Web links
- Website entry for the series at Carlsen Manga
- French publisher's website for the Manga series (French)