Lycoris is the Queen of the Dragon Kingdom. She’s a western style dragon, who breathes fire in her beast form and has fiery red hair and a temper in her human form. So, you can imagine her reaction when Reifa, the first Princess of the Dragon Country, an Eastern style ice dragon, and emotionally cool as a human, arrives to marry her and bring peace to their two countries. In Ryuu to Ryuu no Kekkon (竜と龍の結婚) two dragons find a way to bring their worlds together.
Reifa and Lycoris fall for one another pretty quickly, but there is a lot to get through before they can be together. Another dragon is invading the Northern border for one thing and Lycoris is very loathe to actually propose marriage out of sheer embarrassment. When Reifa decides she wants a child, but Lycoris learns that birthing might kill her, it throws everything into turmoil.
This one-shot manga by Ikuta Hana was a touching, slightly silly and very schmaltzy one-shot volume. I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed that it gets licensed, because it’s really quite cute.
Ratings:
Art – 8
Story – 8
Characters – 9
Service – a teeny tiny bit of partial nudity
Yuri – 10
Overall – 9
The difference between 竜 and 龍 is, I believe the Western Dragon is more like a lizard (or turtle, based on the kanji) and the Eastern is more like a serpent. They are both pronounced “ryuu” but have fundamental differences in shape and function. ^_^
This has been on my radar for a while, so I’m really glad to hear that it was a great read! I also hope that it gets picked up, it sounds like it strikes a good balance between strong characterization and world-building, which is impressive given that it is one volume long. Plus, having a yuri manga where the couple discusses raising children together is a rare treat, especially in comparison to modern boys’ love manga.