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Chocolat
and Vanilla are 10-year old witch girls from the Magical World and are
competing who will be the next Queen of the Magical World by winning
hearts. Pierre, the Ice Prince, after failing to take Chocolat's heart
on their date, takes Vanilla out on a date also. He informs Vanilla that
his is an ogre, and so is she because she was switched out of the crib
when she was born. Vanilla confronts Chocolat, who has her mother's
diary, and tells Chocolat that she is an ogre. Chocolat doesn't believe
her, and cannot stop Vanilla from running away into the arms of Pierre.
Meanwhile, Woo and Soul show up from the Magical World and start
attending Chocolat's school as Knights to protect her from evil. They
are under orders from the Queen to keep her safe. Vanilla falls further
and further under Pierre's evil spell until she no longer trusts
Chocolat at all. And even turning evil as she is, Vanilla is still
collecting more hearts than Chocolat and is on her way to being the next
Queen of the Magical World.
Sugar
Sugar Rune: Volume 3 is a
manga book written and drawn by Moyoco Anno. This collection of six
runes (13 - 18) was translated by Akira Tsubasa, Adapted by Nunzio
Defilippis & Christina Weir, and Lettered by Foltz Design. This book contains the following runes
(chapters):
Rune 13 - Farewell - Vagrancy - Reunion
Rune 14 - Chocolat, the Coward
Rune 15 - Vanilla's Transformation
Rune 16 - A Small Heart, A Red
Heart
Rune 17 - Secret Valentine
Rune 18 -
The Spring Exam
There is also
information 1) Honorifics Explained, 2) Bonus Pages, 3) About the Creator,
4) Translation Notes, and 5) a Preview of Volume 4, although the preview is
in Japanese. The book reads from right to left and back to front, just
like a book from Japan. This manga book is intended for readers ages 10
and up.
I don't
know why I waited so long to read the next installment of Sugar Sugar
Rune, but I did. I'll tell you what . . . I shouldn't have taken so long
to read it. Why? Because the book is quite entertaining, that's why.
What's funny about this book is that although Chocolat has never been
evil, she was always more of the rebel-type and Vanilla was the nice
one. In Sugar
Sugar Rune: Volume 3,
things change and now Vanilla is the bad one while Chocolat is the good
girl. Weird, huh? I thought so. So, now I find myself liking Chocolat
more than Vanilla. Of course, Vanilla is under the evil spell of Pierre
and believes herself to be an ogre, which has totally changed her
personality. I'm still not sure if that is true, but I bet we will find
out soon. The artwork by Moyoco Anno is good and the storyline is
entertaining, and young girls are sure to get a kick out of this story.
So, if you are looking for a story full of heart-stealing witches who
want to be Queen of the Magical World, why, you have found the right
series. I wonder what trouble Chocolat and Vanilla will find themselves
in in Sugar
Sugar Rune: Volume 4.
Should be interesting . . .
I rated
this book a 7½ out of 10. |
