Review: Scrapped Princess Volume 1
3 Jun 2008 7 Comments
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Title: Scrapped Princess: A Tale of Destiny
Author: Ichiro Sakaki
Illustrator: Nakayohi Mogudan
Licensed by: Tokyopop
Price: $7.99
Reviewed by: Matt122004
Well, one of TokyoPop’s earlier light novel launches was of the series “Scrapped Princess” by Ichiro Sakaki. Most will probably know this series because of the anime that was based off these novels, I have not seen it, so once again, this was my first introduction to the story and characters. I had seen the book in bookstores since 2006, and recently tried ordering it without luck. So when I found it at a Used Book Store, books 1 and 2, both half off, I went and got them.
Scrapped Princess is the story of an infant baby girl, who has a death sentence proclaimed on her because of a prophecy proclaiming she will bring about the end of the world on her sixteenth birthday. However, the baby is snuck away safely while the world believes her to have been killed. Fifteen years later, she is feisty and very much alive, living with the people that saved her (although she knows nothing of her true identity). The story opens right up with her adopted father being killed (later discovered as being murdered), and she find his will. Soon she discovers her true identity and that’s when the action starts. Not only because she now finds out she is a princess, but because the royal family learns she is alive and starts to send out assassins to kill her and her brother and sister.
Filled with lots of battles, it’s a fast paced reading adventure that you are sure to enjoy. Now, when I say fast paced, I’m serious. The book is very short, and only has the same size as other light novels because TokyoPop increased the font size. It’s the fastest light novel I ever read, since I finished it within 3-4 hours. It’s however, a sad drawback, since the story is so good. It’s like reading half of a true light novel.
However, the book is undeniably enjoyable and a wonderfully exciting read. You will not be bored and you will enjoy it.
I hate however the NEW cover TokyoPop gave the book. They should stop trying to market the books for a broader audience and just keep the original covers, which look way better.
So, my recommendation? Go and buy the book. However, if this will be your FIRST light novel, do not buy it. I do not recommend this book as anybody’s FIRST. Go choose Kino no Tabi, Ballad of a Shinigami, or Full Metal Panic for your first light novel, not this.
However, if this isn’t your first light novel, go ahead and get it, you’ll enjoy adding this book to your collection.
Until book 2, which is staring at me on the table, sayonara!
My grade for this light novel: B+
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Jun 05 2008 @ 06:02:06
I really hate it that TP US only bought the first three volumes and decided to not release the volumes after 3 in America.
It just got good...
Jun 06 2008 @ 03:07:23
In my opinion, the anime adaptation of Scrapped Princess is actually stellar (which doesn't happen often). In comparison, the original light novel is a tough read. I only finished the anime and didn't even know of the manga.... You can bombard TP US with emails urging them to release volume 3 though.
May 01 2009 @ 05:30:50
A princess prophesied to destroy the world at the age of 16 was abandoned and thrown into a chasm right after birth. This, though the truth, was forbidden to be spoken of by anyone in the country. The so-called "scrapped princess" survived however, and was raised as the youngest of three "Kasull" siblings with the name Pacifica.
"Thanks for the great resource list"
May 15 2009 @ 12:06:07
Thanks for recommending these novels: Kino no Tabi, Ballad of a Shinigami, Full Metal Panic. I'm new to this whole thing.
Jun 06 2009 @ 03:11:55
Got a good review of the light novel “Scrapped Princess” and looking out for a used book. Would it read during a travel.
Jul 18 2009 @ 11:40:34
The excellent story, has read recently, simply grasps spirit.
Jul 11 2010 @ 09:49:00
I hated this light novel, haha. It was my 2nd light novel. I bought it together with the Shakugan no Shana novel, which I read first, and liked only a little better. There were so many translation errors, and the humor was all very visual humor, which doesn't work in a written format. Something that in an anime, might have been funny, such as the scene towards the end of the book where a boy and girl are joking around by, if I remember right, licking each other or something... it sounds really cheesy when written out, because it's slow, clunky, and hard to imagine happening. I found similar things in the Shakugan no Shana novel, which had fighting scenes that would have worked much better in an anime (at one point someone yelled the name of an attack, which was something along the lines of "Go shiny disco joker!" which sounds, let's be honest, effing retarded).
I'll check out the other light novels you recommended. Perhaps I hated these just because I wasn't used to the genre. I have recently been reading the Strawberry Panic series and I enjoy those much better (except the chapter titles, which are ridiculous haha). Hopefully light novels are not as bad as I thought they were, because I really really really want to like them haha... :(
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