Sometimes it seems like Usagi is hopeless. Sure, she's good with healing herbs, but she's the granddaughter of the leader of a prestigious ninja village and she's such a klutz that she's never made it out of the kiddie class. Finally frustrated with Usagi's lack of progress, her grandfather sends her to marry a local lord and have lots of ninja babies. But the lord has no interest in her or her child bearing potential! After years of goofing around, Usagi is finally determined to reach her goals--she's going to become a ninja and capture her true love's heart!
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Rinko Ueda is from Nara prefecture. She enjoys listening to the radio, drama CDs, and Rakugo comedy performances. Her works include Ryo, a series based on the legend of Gyojo Bridge, Home, a story about love crossing national boundaries, and Tail of the Moon (Tsuki no Shippo), a romantic ninja comedy.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
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I Was Skeptical. . .,
By J Valentine (Atlanta, Georgia) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Tail of the Moon, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
Amazon kept recommending this series to me based on my viewing history but for some reason I did not bite. The story sounded like one I would find in a cheesy historical romance book and it was hard to see past that, but the art was cute so I was tempted even though I was skeptical of the story.
Tail of the Moon is set in the feudal period of Japan. In the beginning, you meet Usagi, a klutzy, lazy girl who is training to be a ninja but has no actual ninja skill. People tend to back away when she holds ninja stars because she never hits the targets and ends up injuring someone. Her great grandfather, the ninja clan's leader, is obviously exasperated, his only granddaughter exhibits no signs of improving and seems to hinder other people from doing their work, so, he decides to assign a mission to Usagi that only a woman can do: Go have a baby with the neighboring clan's leader! Although at first Usagi refuses, once she hears how handsome and how talented of a ninja he is she is swayed and decides to accept her mission. Along with her trusty friend Mamezo, Usagi sets out into the wilderness to Hattori Hanzo's village to marry him. Once she finally arrives at Hanzo's home she finds that although he is as handsome and skilled as they say he is also cold and unwilling to marry. Hanzo is in love with someone that he can not have and is determined to remain alone for the rest of his life, but Usagi, having already fallen for this dark, almost mysterious and incredibly serious man is not going to give up without a fight! But she doesn't just have to fight for Hanzo to fall in love with her; she has to fight her competition as well! It seems that news of Hanzo's bachelorhood spreads fast and has enticed a beautiful and qualified ninja to come and try her luck. But is Hanzo's will strong enough to fend off a beautiful ninja as well as a hopeless klutz who are both vying to be his bride? Usagi is a cheerful and entertaining heroine with a lot of potential and hidden strength she is charming as a young girl with what seems to be her first crush. Hanzo is the perfect foil because of his distant but caring nature; outwardly he appears strong but he lacks the joy that love can give him. They make a good pair and Rinko Ueda makes sure that you see them together often, even if they are embracing or Hanzo is just patching Usagi up after she has hurt herself. Each of the characters is well developed with interesting back stories that tie to main story perfectly so you are never lost and wondering who is who. There is just the right amount of humor and it makes some scenes that could be dull, comical and interesting. Usagi provides most of the slapstick humor, a lot of falling, breaking things and of course her lack of skill in all things ninja, like swimming, ninja stars and running. Because there is a war going on, there are several action sequences throughout the book, they are ninjas after all; Hanzo shows that he can be a formidable foe when the time calls for it. So while there is a certain amount of fluff, it doesn't take away from the story, there is a good balance of sappy romance and the actual ninja clan storyline. P.S. Usagi's name means `Rabbit' (any self respecting Sailor Moon fan should know this) and references to this are everywhere if you pay attention. The Verdict: This feudal era romance shows that love will show itself when you least expect it. A
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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The start of a Ninja Romantic Comedy,
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This review is from: Tail of the Moon, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
Rinko Ueda's Ninja Romantic comedy starts with the mission of ninja trainee, Usagi to bear the child of the clan head Hattori Hanzo. Why this mission, well Usagi's grandfather has given up on Usagi ever making it to full fledged ninja because of her clumsiness so bearing a child for the clan head will be the only thing she can do. Hanzo, meanwhile will never marry since his ideal woman Princess Sara is already taken by his cousin Hanzou so he wants to remain alone. Usagi is set for failure, but is she? She charms Hanzo and his clan with her cheerfulness and kindness. Things are still unsure for the pair since they both have rivals that show up; Usagi's former fiancée and another candidate for Hanzo's Bride.
Ueda's storyline and drawing style are crisp and clean, the humor developing into a funny comedy of errors starting with the characters mistaken impressions of each other. I really like the character Mamezo, who is Usagi's retainer, he's adorable. Ueda also places random trivia in the front of her chapters, I don't know if they are random or she just likes trivia so I'll wait to see where those lead. All in all a fun read.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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A Hidden Treasure,
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This review is from: Tail of the Moon, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
This is one of my absolute favorite manga and one I feel deserves much more attention than it has received. It has made me laugh and cry. And the Hanzos aren't bad to look at either, heh heh heh. I can also vouch for the translation. I've read this series in the original Japanese and it has been translated very well.
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