Magnolia
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Synonyms: Lily
Japanese: Magnolia


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Type: Manga
Volumes: 7
Chapters: 45
Status: Finished
Published: Jul 28, 2010 to Nov 28, 2013
Genres: Fantasy Fantasy, Romance Romance
Demographic: Shoujo Shoujo
Serialization: ARIA
Authors: naked ape (Story & Art)

Statistics

Score: 7.171 (scored by 12621,262 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #65892
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #5957
Members: 3,625
Favorites: 20
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Volumes: /7
Chapters: /45

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Synopsis

Crown "Prince" Ayato has neither the body of a boy nor the body of a girl. What Ayato does have is a pair on "wings" located on "his" back, that he'll lose when he falls in love.

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Characters

Wolf, Yugo
Wolf, Yugo
Main
Godwin, Ayato
Godwin, Ayato
Main
Godwin, Sui
Godwin, Sui
Main
Aimee, Lily
Aimee, Lily
Main
Oliver, Nagi
Oliver, Nagi
Main
Black, Robert
Black, Robert
Supporting
Godwin, Albert
Godwin, Albert
Supporting
Black, Alexandria
Black, Alexandria
Supporting
Clive, Hollier
Clive, Hollier
Supporting
Orway, Saiga
Orway, Saiga
Supporting

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4 Recommended
0 Mixed Feelings
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Oct 17, 2014
PeachYogurt31
Recommended
Magnolia was unexpectedly good. It reminded me very much of Afterschool Nightmare which I, to my surprise, had also enjoyed reading.

I really like stories that try to explore gender on a biological level. Ayato, the main character has physical characteristics of both binary genders. Ayato struggles with finding Ayato's true gender and throughout the story, a range of people try to influence Ayato's decision.

The art is phenomenal and the characters are pretty diverse in personalities. There's a strong physiological theme and many of the characters suffer through their own dilemmas, not just Ayato.

Even though I enjoyed it, I do have to ...
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Jun 5, 2014
Radical-Alice
Recommended
Magnolia makes for a great story that just scrapes the surface of the complexity of gender roles and gender identification. This is probably why I did not enjoy this series as much as I could have, because I was expecting the plot to go deeper into the psychological struggle of defining /identifying with one's self and their gender/orientation. But the main plot with all its fluff, harems, and twists made for a classic dramatic romance read.

Art: One solid point hands-down in Magnolia is the art. It gives the impression of being very fluid and elegant which is appropriate since the it revolves around a ...
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May 4, 2018
OfTheRose95
Recommended
As someone who trans/nonbinary themselves I tend to gravitate toward genderbender/crossdressing stories a lot. The concept for the manga overall is exciting however the ending was most definitely rushed and because of that that it spoiled some of the enjoyment for.

Personally, I think they could have really stretched out the story much longer, there were many other plotlines with other characters that I felt were worth exploring. Especially the dynamic with the Black twins, Ayato was the only one struggling with their gender and familial duty.

Even at the end when Ayato "choose" their gender I still would have been interested to see how ...
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