Jan 8, 2008
Podcast Episode 75: Manga Review for Orfina Volume 1 by Kitsune Tennouji. Translated and adapted by Sheldon Drzka. Originally published by Kadokawa Shoten in Japan 2005. Published in US by CMX, $12.99, Rated M for Mature.
The country of Granze is on the move, invading and conquering other lands with its advanced technology and dragons. Against the swords and Middle Ages style weaponry of Cordia and other nations, Granze uses firearms such as machine guns and pistols. Fana Risol, a girl warrior, has been sent to stop the man responsible for these forbidden powers. Instead, she ends up washing up on a riverbank, half dead. She is found by King Yoguf of Cordia and is brought to his palace, where Fana finds she is the spitting image of the royal princess, Orfina. As the two young women develop a close relationship, Granze sets its sights on Caluritia, the capital city of Cordia.
My Grade: C
I know you mentioned how you thought this title shouldn\'t be rated \"M\". And you might be right for the first few volumes but unfortunately there is some nudity and violence later.
Sigh...Show a nipple, get an M rating. Sad really.
Yeah, that\'s what I figured. But I\'ll never see the M because reading just Volume 1 was enough for me.