Akagami no Shirayuki-hime
Snow White with the Red Hair

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I've been caught up to this manga for about 6 years and it is still my favorite shoujo out there.

Story-9/10
There's no real overarching story, as its more of a slice of life, but historical. It does, however, show the development of the characters lives as they go, setting new goals and furthering themselves in their careers. Also, the romance is very quick burn. I know some people prefer slow burn, but for me, it's a big plus!

Art-8/10
I personally love Akizuki Sorata's art. I think it's beautiful, both in color and black and white. My only issue with it is that it's been getting ... cuter(?) lately, making the characters look like they've aged backwards lol. Still, it's very nice to look at, and I love the outfits that the characters wear.

Characters-9/10
All of the characters in this manga are so so likeable. First, Shirayuki. I love so much about her. She is in a romantic relationship with the prince and never uses it to her advantage, even when others are surprised/think she should. She was a bit more snarky in the beginning, and I'm sad we don't see that as much in later chapters, but she's still independent and strong as her own person.
Then, Zen is the perfect pair for her. He respects her as a person, and neither of them give up their long term goals for their romance.
And I could probably write, like 3 paragraphs for the whole main cast, but I won't lol. All I will say, is that all of the main characters are so complex and actually given their own personalities, rather than just being there to be there.

Enjoyment-10/10
I truly enjoy reading this manga so much, and I've re-read it multiple times. It really makes me so happy, and is a breath of fresh air among shoujo manga where there's always drama and misunderstandings. Akagami no Shirayukihime is really just a lovely story about how the lives of two lovely characters change after they meet each other. I'd definitely recommend, especially if you like shoujo with very little drama.

Sorry this is so long, I just feel so strongly about this manga! Go read it!

Started reading the manga because I was disappointed by the way the anime finished up. I fell in love with the story as it was a very wholesome romance/friendship story that I expected to develop further. Unfortunately, after reading the manga, I have to say that I now completely agree with the way the anime ended, as everything that followed in the story after that was INCREDIBLY slow. I keep reading with hope for things between zen and shirayuki to develop into marriage. Then I get introduced to a potential romance between Mitsuhide and Kiki, only to be utterly disappointed by some stupid excuse on ... why things can't happen between them. So whilst I have to struggle through +-80 chapters of ZERO development between zen and shirayuki (the LITERAL MAIN CHARACTERS), I now also get disappointed by developments between the other two characters. I thought I was reading a wholesome love story set in middle-aged world, instead I am now reading some research story about a fucking plant while all romance that was happening before is put to a halt or developing backwards..... It was a real struggle to read through the chapters that weren't included in the anime, I have no clue what the writer is thinking. So all in all, I recommend the story as it is a very nice love story, but only up until approximately chapter 51, after that it is something completely different.

I am surprised there aren't any lower review scores for the manga because I personally feel it is insanely flawed. Its a story that I heavily enjoyed that turned into something I found extremely boring.

This is a story that I am sad to say just gets less interesting overtime. It starts off insanely strong and the anime does a really good job covering basically a really good 30 chapter progression. With a nice premise and a strong core cast, it would be really REALLY interesting if we just threw that away for the rest of the series.

Spoiler alert. Yeah shortly after where season 2 of ... the anime ends, the cast is split basically in half as the permanent status quo change for the rest of the series so far. 120+ chapters of what is basically a less interesting version of what we had going on.
There is meant to be a big long separation of the whole cast but it does not feel pleasant at all to read.

Going through the manga for a long time has felt like a big drag as it just has not hit the same strong dynamics set up near the start of the series.