Joō no Hana
Japanese fantasy romance manga series by Kaneyoshi Izumi
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Joō no Hana (Japanese: 女王の花; lit. "The Queen's Flower") is a Japanese historical romance manga series written and illustrated by Kaneyoshi Izumi. The story revolves around Aki, a cheerful princess who is treated coldly by others, despite her royal title. One day, Aki meets Hakusei, a slave boy with golden hair and blue eyes. The two form a bond, overcoming their differences in status; however, danger awaits them.[1][3]
| Joō no Hana | |
Volume 1 cover art | |
| 女王の花 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy,[1] historical, romance,[2] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kaneyoshi Izumi |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Flower Comics |
| Magazine | Betsucomi |
| Original run | October 13, 2007 – December 13, 2016 |
| Volumes | 15 |
The manga premiered in Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine in the November 2007 issue (released on October 13).[4] It was serialized on an irregular basis until the June 2010 issue (released on May 13), after which it was serialized every other month.[5] The final chapter was published in the January 2017 issue (released on December 13, 2016).[2] Shogakukan collected the individual chapters into fifteen bound volumes under the Flower Comics imprint from August 26, 2008, to March 24, 2017.[6][7] The manga is licensed in France by Kazé Manga.[8]
In 2015, Joō no Hana won the 60th Shogakukan Manga Award for Best Shōjo Manga.[1]
Plot
Volumes
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 26, 2008[6][9] | 978-4-09-132009-4 |
| 2 | July 26, 2010[10][11] | 978-4-09-133383-4 |
| 3 | January 26, 2011[12][13] | 978-4-09-133654-5 |
| 4 | July 26, 2011[14][15] | 978-4-09-133690-3 |
| 5 | January 26, 2012[16][17] | 978-4-09-134308-6 |
| 6 | August 24, 2012[18][19] | 978-4-09-134500-4 |
| 7 | February 26, 2013[20][21] | 978-4-09-135085-5 |
| 8 | August 26, 2013[22][23] | 978-4-09-135449-5 |
| 9 | February 26, 2014[24][25] | 978-4-09-135764-9 |
| 10 | August 26, 2014[26][27] | 978-4-09-136312-1 |
| 11 | February 26, 2015[28][29] | 978-4-09-136820-1 |
| 12 | August 26, 2015[30][31] | 978-4-09-137649-7 |
| 13 | February 26, 2016[32][33] | 978-4-09-138289-4 |
| 14 | August 26, 2016[34][35] | 978-4-09-138479-9 |
| 15 | March 24, 2017[7][36] | 978-4-09-139124-7 |
Reception
Volume 2 reached the 14th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of August 1, 2010, has sold 45,260 copies;[37] volume 3 reached the 12th place and, as of January 30, 2011, has sold 42,495 copies;[38] volume 4 reached the 18th place and, as of July 31, 2011, has sold 45,389 copies;[39] volume 5 reached the 17th place[40] and, as of February 5, 2012, has sold 64,506 copies;[41] volume 6 reached the 26th place and, as of August 26, 2012, has sold 33,083 copies;[42] volume 7 reached the 11th place[43] and, as of March 9, 2013, has sold 71,625 copies;[44] volume 8 reached the 19th place and, as of September 1, 2013, has sold 59,147 copies;[45] volume 9 reached the 13th place[46] and, as of March 9, 2014, has sold 67,088 copies;[47] volume 10 reached the 17th place and, as of August 31, 2014, has sold 47,811 copies;[48] and volume 11 reached the 27th place and, as of March 1, 2015 has sold 40,701 copies.[49]
The series has a staff grade of 15.47 out of 20 on the French manga website Manga-News.com.[50]
In 2015, Joō no Hana won the 60th Shogakukan Manga Award for Best Shōjo Manga.[1]