Crown (manga)

Manga by Shinji Wada and Yui Higuri

Crown

Cover of Crown volume 1 as published by Akita Shoten

クラウン
(Kuraun)
Genre| Action, Romance
Manga
Written by| Shinji Wada
Illustrated by| You Higuri
Published by| Akita Shoten
English publisher|

* NA: Go! Comi

Magazine| Princess Gold
Original run| August 16, 2005 – August 16, 2008
Volumes| 6

Crown (Japanese: クラウン, Hepburn: Kuraun) is a manga series written by Shinji Wada and illustrated by You Higuri. Crown was serialized in the shōjo manga magazine, Princess Gold magazine around 2005. The 14 chapters and 6 volumes were published in Japan, France, Germany and other countries. The first 2 volumes were published in the United States in 2009 by Go! Comi, which officially shut down in May 2010.

## Plot

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Its main character Mahiro Shinomiya gets kidnapped by two strangers, who turn out to be her lost brother Rem and his friend Jack. With them she also discovers that she's of royal blood and the rightful heiress to the throne of a small (fictional) central-Asian country called "Regalia". This state is currently ruled by the ruthless but extremely influential Fibyura, who is Mahiro's and Rem's father's second wife, who cannot attend to his governmental duties, as he is mortally ill. As it seems impossible to get Mahiro on the throne legally, she and her two allies start a small war against Fibyura's hired troops and notorious military leader "Condor", which endangers everybody involved.

## Manga

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While in hiatus from writing Cantarella, You Higuri started working along with Shinji Wada on Crown,[1] which started to be published on August 16, 2005 in Princess Gold,[2] and lasted until August 16, 2008.[3] It was published by Akita Shoten into six tankōbon volumes between December 16, 2005, and October 16, 2008.[4][5]

In July 2008, at the Anime Expo, Go! Comi announced it had licensed the series for an English-language release.[6] The first volume was released on December 15, 2008,[7] and the second on April 7, 2009,[8] before Go! Comi officially shut down in May 2010.[9] It has been also licensed in Germany by Carlsen Comics,[10] and in France by Asuka.[11]

### Volume list

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No. | Original release date  | Original ISBN  | English release date  | English ISBN

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1|  December 16, 2005[4]| 978-4-253-15374-4| December 15, 2008[7]| 978-1605100050
2|  May 16, 2006[12]| 978-4-253-15375-1| April 7, 2009[8]| 978-1605100067
3|  March 16, 2007[13]| 978-4-253-15376-8| —| --
4|  October 16, 2007[14]| 978-4-253-15377-5| —| --
5|  March 14, 2008[15]| 978-4-253-15378-2| —| --
6|  October 16, 2008[5]| 978-4-253-15379-9| —| --

## Reception

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## Further reading

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* Alverson, Bridget (August 2, 2009). "Review: Crown, vols. 1 and 2". MangaBlog. Manga Book Shelf.
* Ferguson, Chloe (August 27, 2009). "Crown, Vols. 1-2". Pop Culture Shock. Archived from the original on August 30, 2009.
* Scholes, Sandra (March 19, 2009). "Crown Vol. 1". Active Anime.
* Thompson, Jason (September 5, 2010). "365 Days of Manga, Day 350: Crown". Suvudu.com.

## References

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1. ^ Avila, Kat. "Yaoi-Con 2005: A Celebration Of Female Fantasies". Sequential Tart. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
2. ^ "New Manga by You Higuri and Shinji Wada". Anime News Network. August 14, 2005. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
3. ^ "プリンセスGOLD 2008年9月号" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Archived from the original on August 8, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
4. ^ a b "CROWN 第1巻" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
5. ^ a b "CROWN 第6巻" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
6. ^ "Go! Adds Cool Idols, Angel's Coffin, Crown, Bound Beauty (Updated)". Anime News Network. July 5, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
7. ^ a b Wada, Shinji (2008). Crown Vol. 1. Go! Media Entertainment LLC. ISBN 978-1605100050.
8. ^ a b Wada, Shinji (2009). Crown Vol. 2. Go! Media Entertainment LLC. ISBN 978-1605100067.
9. ^ "Go! Comi Lets Its Website Expire". Anime News Network. May 11, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
10. ^ "Crown" (in German). Carlsen Comics. Archived from the original on April 16, 2012. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
11. ^ "Crown" (in French). Asuka. Archived from the original on February 17, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
12. ^ "CROWN 第2巻" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
13. ^ "CROWN 第3巻" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
14. ^ "CROWN 第4巻" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
15. ^ "CROWN 第5巻" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved August 1, 2014.

## External links

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* Crown (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
* Crown (manga) at MyAnimeList

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