Little Queen Volume 1 [Paperback]

Yeon-Joo Kim (Author)

Book Description

Series: Little Queen | Publication Date: December 12, 2006

Class rivals June and Lucia vie for the honor of being named the Queen of Light, entrusted with protecting the people from the King of Darkness. June is an attractive girl whose feisty, hot temper and general laziness may prevent her from receiving the crown...Lucia has a more regal quality and a strong desire to match, but she is always overshadowed by June. Will petty jealousies, love triangles, and one cute boy interfere with the Queen's royal duty?!

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Grade 9 Up–Sixteen-year-old June, a fiery, stubborn student, is a contender to be the Queen of Light in her magical world. Her topmost opponent is shy, soft-spoken Lucia, and the two girls also vie for the attention of handsome Sejuru, June's longtime childhood friend. When the rivalry between the girls intensifies, hijinks ensue. This first volume (of a forecasted series of eight) is typical manhwa fare, showcasing beautiful characters with large, expressive eyes and long swirling tendrils of hair. The plot offers high action and stops often to poke fun at itself and other popular manga series (such as Sailor Moon), making for a decidedly light story. June, Lucia, and Sejuru's characters are not particularly well developed and are somewhat flat in this volume. Their world is also not clearly defined for readers with no definitive understanding of an overall schema besides the mundane assignment of light and dark for good and evil. Teens will most likely enjoy the book without a hitch, though, especially in its moments of parody and the frothy romantic setup. An additional purchase for most libraries.–Jennifer Feigelman, Goshen Public Library and Historical Society, NY
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Product Details

• Paperback: 184 pages
• Publisher: TokyoPop (December 12, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1598166395
• ISBN-13: 978-1598166392
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,612,830 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not as bad as everyone says!!!!, January 23, 2008

By 

Hyacinth Shade (Virginia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Queen Volume 1 (Paperback)

Ok, first off...YES this is NOT perfect! But after reading it, I don't see how it only has 1 star!!!!

The story is about June, a candidate to be the next "Queen of Light." She's not very motivated, can be rather annoying at times, and doesn't think things through, but she's not that bad. She has a childhood friend Sejuru, for whose sake she decides she wants to be queen. I guess the story will end up being about how she beats her rivals (such as Lucia) to become the Queen of Light. Parts were kind of confusing. Flashbacks cut in and out of the story in (what seemed to be) random moments. But if you take your time, it makes sense. It's true that at times it's hard to figure out WHO is talking, I'm not sure if this is due to the translation or if it has always been like that, but it can be a little distracting. However, that did NOT stop me from enjoying it, and if you read it more than once (which I always do, what's the point of buying something if you aren't going to read it a lot?) it makes more sense.

There are a LOT worse manga out there, which seem to be really popular. So I'd say if you want to read something fun, with BEAUTIFUL artwork (all of Yeon-Joo Kim's works are beautiful, and this is no exception) then give this a chance! I thought the references to some popular anime were really fun, too. (such as the Neon Genesis Evangelion reference....as a fellow EVA fan, it was quite amusing, there are other references as well, such as a Sailor Moon one)

I'm about to read volume 2, and maybe the story will never improve. Still, I found it fun. If nothing else, the art is gorgeous. It's not as good as Platina (another manhwa by Yeon-Joo Kim) but it's not that bad either, but it'll probably take a reread or two to really understand what was going on.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Little Queen.., June 12, 2008

By 

J. Kwak - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Queen Volume 1 (Paperback)

In fact,I am a fan of Yeon Joo Kim and I read this book both
in Korean and English. When this book came out in English,
I was really interest and i bought this.
However, I was really surprised how the translation was HORRIBLE.
The translation didn't make any sense and it even made me angry.
I think that is why many people rated this book as a one star.
Actually, this book is one of the popular and famous manhwa in Korea
and a lot of people really like this book.
Althougt it didn't win, it was one of the candidate for best Korean
manhwa competition. Many people consider this book as a beautiful
artwork with a cute and beautiful story.
It is ture that even some of the Koreans said that
this book is hard to read or understnad, but many people
understood this book including me.
The way Yeon Joo Kim writes the story confused me when i was young, but
i can understand now as i get older.
If this book had a better translation, many people
will be amazed of this beautiful manhwa.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not good enough, December 27, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Little Queen Volume 1 (Paperback)

I didn't really like this book.The art is a bit messy,you can't really tell who's saying what,and the story is kind of confusing.I bought it
because I heard it was good but now I'm going to return it.It was kind of
bad.(I'm a girl who's 12.I pick the kid's review because it's easier.)