Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura

Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura (桜姫華伝 (さくらひめかでん) , Sakura Hime Kaden) is a manga series written and illustrated by Arina Tanemura. It began serialization in Shueisha's Ribon magazine in November 2008.^[1] Tanemura concluded the series at twelve volumes.^[2] Viz Media licensed the manga in North America.^[3]

The series is set during the Heian period of Japan^[1] and takes inspiration from the Japanese fable, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter.^[4]

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Characters[]

Main article: List of Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura characters

Media[]

Manga[]

Main article: List of Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura chapters

After concluding Mistress Fortune in August 2008, Tanemura launched Sakura Hime in the December issue of Ribon.^[1] Following Fudanjuku Monogatari in 2011, she ended her exclusivity contract with Ribon and announced that Sakura Hime would be her last for the magazine.^[5] Tanemura ended the series in the January 2013 issue of Ribon.^[6]

The manga was collected into twelve volumes by Shueisha.^[7] Viz Media licensed the series for North America.^[3]

Art book[]

Main article: Paint Ribon: Art of Sakura Hime Kaden

Tanemura published an art collection, titled Paint Ribon: Art of Sakura Hime Kaden, dedicated to the series in April 2009.^[8] The book also features art from Phantom Thief Jeanne, Full Moon o Sagashite, and The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross, as well as a DVD with commentary from Tanemura.^[9]

Vomic[]

Sakura Hime was adapted into a four-part "vomic" (comic with voices) in April 2009.^[10]^[11] It was followed by a second vomic, titled Sakura Hime Kaden Asagiri Yuki Den (桜姫華伝外伝朝霧雪伝 () , Sakura Hime Kaden Asagiri Yuki Den) in December 2010.^[12]

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-02/full-moon-tanemura-to-launch-sakura-hime-kaden-manga
↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-11/arina-tanemura-to-end-sakura-hime-manga-in-12-volumes
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-03/viz-adds-genkaku-picasso
↑ "The Legend of Princess Kaguya", Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura volume 1
↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-11/full-moon-manga-tanemura-ends-exclusivity-with-ribon-mag
↑ http://natalie.mu/comic/news/79306 (Japanese)
↑ http://natalie.mu/comic/news/83002 (Japanese)
↑ https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4089081025 (Japanese)
↑ http://natalie.mu/comic/news/15146 (Japanese)
↑ Sakura Hime Kaden on Japanese Wikipedia
↑ http://vomic.shueisha.co.jp/sakura/ (Japanese)
↑ http://vomic.shueisha.co.jp/asagiri/ (Japanese)

External links[]

Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura on Wikipedia
Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura on Japanese Wikipedia
Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura at the Anime News Network

[ANN-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-02/full-moon-tanemura-to-launch-sakura-hime-kaden-manga

[2] ttp://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-08-11/arina-tanemura-to-end-sakura-hime-manga-in-12-volumes

[V-3] 3.0 ^3.1 http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-07-03/viz-adds-genkaku-picasso

[4] "The Legend of Princess Kaguya", Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura volume 1

[5] ttp://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-11/full-moon-manga-tanemura-ends-exclusivity-with-ribon-mag

[6] ttp://natalie.mu/comic/news/79306 (Japanese)

[7] ttp://natalie.mu/comic/news/83002 (Japanese)

[8] ttps://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4089081025 (Japanese)

[9] ttp://natalie.mu/comic/news/15146 (Japanese)

[10] Sakura Hime Kaden on Japanese Wikipedia

[11] ttp://vomic.shueisha.co.jp/sakura/ (Japanese)

[12] ttp://vomic.shueisha.co.jp/asagiri/ (Japanese)

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