Tales of the Kingdom Manga Reviews

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Jul 03, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

おとなのおとぎ話

Fairy tale for adults

This review contains spoilers. 独特の美しい絵に惹かれ読み始めるとたちまち世界観に引き込まれる。子どもの頃に憧れたアラビアンなファンタジー。冒頭にあるアードルテとアーダルテは、6巻ある王国を継ぐ者の物語の長い話のうちの部分的なほんの一幕。次の話とは別の物語だったかと思いきや、時系列が飛んでいるだけで全て繋がっていく。全てはこの国の王を取り巻くお話。そして、話中に出てくる2組の双子も王の兄弟も、選ばれること選ばれないことに苦悩し、それを越えてゆく話。再読すると時系列が整理されて、一度目では分からなかった繋がりが見えてくる。この台詞は誰を指していたのかとか、こういう意味だったのか……と改めて気付きがあって心が震える。絵もストーリーも味わい深い。何度読んでも美しい世界観に浸ることができる。出会えてよかった作品。

This review contains spoilers. I'm drawn to the unique, beautiful pictures, and as soon as I start reading them, I'm drawn into the worldview. An Arabian fantasy I admired when I was a kid. Adolte and Adarte at the beginning is just a partial scene in the 6-volume long story of The Heir to the Kingdom. I thought it was a different story from the next one, but they all connected just by the time series flying. All stories surround the king of this country. Then, it's a story where both the two groups of twins and the king's siblings that appear in the story are distressed about being chosen and not being chosen, and they go beyond that. When you reread it, the time series is organized, and you can see connections that you didn't understand the first time. My heart trembles when I notice once again who this line was referring to, or what it meant... Both the pictures and the story are fascinating. You can immerse yourself in a beautiful view of the world no matter how many times you read it. It's a work I'm glad I came across.

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Jul 02, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

難しい、読むたびに答えが変わる？

Difficult, does the answer change every time you read it?

たった今、１度目を読み終えたばかり。繰り返す物語？？を埋める為にこれからも何度も読むことでしょう何度読んでも1度目になるかもしれないシンプルな線が印象強い、サロメがよぎります人生に一度は手にしたい物語

I just finished reading it for the first time. A story that repeats itself?? I'll be reading it over and over again to fill it up. No matter how many times I read it, the simple lines are impressive, and Salome crosses the story I want to get my hands on at least once in my life

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Apr 30, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

壮大な物語

An epic story

作者さん買いです。ああ…終わってしまった。中村明日美子先生の物語はいつも美しく儚く切ない。双子の少年、アーダルテとアードルテ。一方は皇太子として育ちもう一方は自身の素性も知らずに軟禁された生活を強いられている。ある日皇太子であるアーダルテがアードルテの元を訪ねたところから一気に物語は広がる。この双子の話に終始するのではと思いきや全く別の話へと進んでいく。しかし最後は全て繋がっていたことに気付かされる。その紡がれ方は物語に登場する古の「馬」の飛行路のように鮮やかで壮大。愛情、愛憎、憐憫、恋情、絶望、希望、繁栄、衰退、綺麗も汚いも慈悲も残酷さも全て詰め込まれているのに引き算の美学が冴え渡っているからセリフも描写もまったくごちゃついていない。本当に素晴らしい作品。決して幸せな話ではないけれど読むことができて本当に良かった。

The author is buying it. ah... it's over. Nakamura Asumiko sensei's stories are always beautiful, ephemeral, and sad. Adarte and Adolte, twin boys. One was raised as the crown prince, and the other was forced to live under house arrest without knowing his own background. The story unfolds all at once when Adarte, the Crown Prince, visits Adolte one day. I thought it would be about these twins from beginning to end, but it moved on to a completely different story. However, it makes me realize that everything was connected at the end. The way it is spun is as vivid and grand as the flight path of the old “horse” that appears in the story. Love, hate, mercy, romance, despair, hope, prosperity, decline, beauty, filthy, mercy, and cruelty are all packed in, yet the aesthetics of subtraction are clear, so there are no messy lines or descriptions at all. Really great work. It's definitely not a happy story, but I'm really glad I was able to read it.

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Apr 17, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

くるくる廻るファンタズマゴリアのような

Like Phantasmagoria spinning in a circle

始まりと終わりがあるのに。それが本当にそうなのかが分からなくなる。そんな作品。美しい中村明日美子先生の絵柄。運命に抗うように生きるのか。それとも運命と共に惰眠を貪るように生きるのか。ラストのハンの言葉が響きます。双子の王子はどこへ辿り着くのか…。何回も読み返してしまう作品です。

Even though it has a beginning and an end. I don't know if that's really the case. Such a work. A beautiful Nakamura Asumiko sensei pattern. Do you live to resist fate? Or will they live like they are devouring idleness with fate? Han's last words resonate. Where will the twin princes end up... It's a work that I reread over and over again.

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未来は自身の手に

The future is in your own hands

This review contains spoilers. 作者様買いです。まさかこんなに深く感慨深い作品とは思わず…がしかし内容が面白いため途中でやめられず一気読みしました。個人的感想は「チ。」に示しているものが近かったかな？と。神とは、寄り添わず、見離さず、慈悲もない。ただそこに在る。正しい行いは本当に正しいのか？それを見極め進んでいくのは己自身。どんな道を選ぼうと時は繋がり紡がれる、という精神性に問いかけられるストーリーでした。（何度も読み返せる）BLな明日美子先生も大好きですが、この様な深い作品も大好きです！（BLも何度も読み返してます）

This review contains spoilers. The author is buying it. I never thought it was such a deep and moving work... but since the content was interesting, I couldn't stop halfway and read it all at once. My personal impression is “chi.” Was the one shown close? and. God is unattached, inseparable, and unmerciful. It's just there. Is the right thing to do really right? It is up to me to discern it and move on. It was a story that questioned the spirituality that no matter what path you choose, time is connected and spun. I also love BL Asumiko sensei (who can be reread over and over again), but I also love deep works like this! (I've also reread BL many times)

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Feb 07, 2026 (PST) | Translate to English

耽美的異国ファンタジー

An aesthetically pleasing exotic fantasy

双子の短編集かと思いきや、最後に納得の繋がり。独特の細いタッチが美しい。何度も読み返すごとに深みが増します。さすがの明日美子先生に感服です。

I thought it was a short story about twins, but at the end it was a convincing connection. The unique thin touch is beautiful. The depth increases as you reread it over and over again. As expected, I admire Asumiko sensei.

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紙でも買おうと思います

I think I'll buy paper too

特にBL好きではないですが、この先生のお話は大好きです。久しぶりに更新されてる！と思って購入しましたが、ついに完結したのですね。話を忘れていたところがあったので最終巻を読む前に少し前から読み返し、最終話まで読んで、再度1巻から読み直しました。時系列が行ったり来たりしますが、それでも全てが線でつながり、それぞれがとても切なく、涙が止まりませんでした。久しぶりにこんなに良い物語を読むことが出来て幸せでした。

I don't particularly like BL, but I love this teacher's story. It's been a long time since it was updated! I thought about it and bought it, but it's finally finished, isn't it? There was something I had forgotten about, so before reading the last volume, I reread it a little while ago, read it until the last episode, and reread it from volume 1 again. The time series came and went, but even so, everything was connected by a line, and each one was so sad that I couldn't stop crying. I was happy to be able to read such a good story after a long time.

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感動の大河ロマン

Impressive Taiga romance

さすが明日美子先生作品。BLじゃないんだぁ。と思いながら購入しました。一巻で双子の王子の後の話でハン族の話がでてきでてちょっとわけわからなくなってきたムズ！っと思ったけど先生を信じ続巻も読み続けたら、話にドはまりしました。とても素晴らしい作品に巡り合えて幸せです。

As expected, it is Asumiko sensei's work. It's not BL. I bought it while thinking. The story of the Han people came up in the story after the twin princes in volume one, and I'm starting to get a little confused! I thought so, but when I believed in the teacher and continued reading the next volume, I fell in love with the story. I'm happy to have come across such a wonderful work.

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美しく残酷

Beautiful and cruel

This review contains spoilers. 作者・中村明日美子さんの絵にうっとりするほど見惚れる。美しく儚げで、芸術作品を堪能している気持ちになった。この世界が実際にあったかのように感じられ、ストーリーに引き込まれた。読んでいて、王という立場が、殺人が常につきまとう狂気をはらみ、それが負の連鎖を生むことにやるせなくなった。非情で残酷な部分に胸が痛んだけれど、命や個人の尊厳、愛について考えさせられた。気高く勇気があり深い洞察を持つオルガの存在が救いだと思った。ラストを読み、シャルバリテ王とオルガ、違う世界線ではあたたかく幸せな人生を生きてほしいと願った。

This review contains spoilers. I am so fascinated by the artist, Nakamura Asumiko's paintings, that I am in love with them. It was beautiful and ephemeral, and it made me feel like I was enjoying the work of art. I felt as if this world actually existed, and I was drawn into the story. As I read it, the position of king is fraught with insanity that always accompanies murder, and I am no longer motivated by it to create a negative chain. I was heartbroken by the ruthless and cruel part, but it made me think about life, personal dignity, and love. I thought the presence of Olga, who was noble, courageous, and had deep insight, was a salvation. I read the last one and hoped that King Charbarite and Olga would live a warm and happy life on different world lines.

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美しく残虐な、カルマを背負う者たちの物語

The story of beautiful and cruel people who carry karma

最終巻を読む前に1巻から読みなおしました。時系列がバラバラだったり、よくわからなかったりしてきたのが、最終巻でスッと腹落ちしました。シリアスな漫画でも数コマくらいギャグっぽいシーンがあったりしますが、この作品は一切ないです。終始、美しく残酷です。長期の連載なので、途中まで読んだままという読者がいらしたら、ぜひ最初から最後まで通して読んでいただきたいです。

I reread volume 1 before reading the last volume. The time series was scattered and I didn't really understand it, but I quickly fell hungry in the last volume. Even in serious comics, there are scenes with a few frames that look like gags, but this work doesn't exist at all. It's beautiful and cruel from beginning to end. It's a long series, so if there are readers who keep reading it halfway, I definitely want them to read it from beginning to end.

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人の運命とか

Like the fate of people

This review contains spoilers. 壮大で美しい話ばかりです。赤ちゃんの目の色の見せ方とかすごくドキドキしてしまいました。どうにも言えないうわあという気持ちもあります。

This review contains spoilers. They are all grand and beautiful stories. I was really excited about how to show the baby's eye color. I also have a feeling that I can't say anything about it.

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なんて素敵な漫画

What a nice comic

絵がとても綺麗で物語の雰囲気も凄く好きです。この後の展開でどう繋がって行くのか、楽しみです。早く続きが読みたい！

The pictures are so beautiful and I really like the atmosphere of the story. I'm looking forward to seeing how this will lead to future developments. I want to read more soon!

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伏線の

Foreshaden's

回収が素晴らしくて、複雑な人間関係も沼で何度でも読み返してます。本誌ではもうすぐ完結ですね。楽しみですが複雑でもあります。

The collection is amazing, and I reread the complicated relationships in the swamp over and over again. It's almost over for this magazine, isn't it? It's fun, but it's also complicated.

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May 03, 2025 (PST) | Translate to English

えっ

eh

まだ完結してないのぉー？！？！楽しみが延びたのは嬉しいですが、早く続きがよみたい、、、絵柄とストーリーと、本当に相まって美しい！

it's not finished yet?!?! I'm happy that the fun has been extended, but it looks like it will continue quickly... it's really beautiful combined with the design and story!

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世界観がすごい

The view of the world is amazing

繊細な線画のような、アール・ヌーヴォーを思わせるタッチ。愛と確執の入り混じったファンタジー。異世界に入り込んだような感覚になりました。

A touch reminiscent of Art Nouveau, like a delicate line drawing. A fantasy mixed with love and feud. I felt like I had stepped into another world.

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3巻まで

Up to 3 volumes

登場人物に感情移入することは難しい。徐々に話の繋がりが見えてきたけど、続きは完結してから一気に読んだ方が良さそう。

It's difficult to empathize with the characters. I gradually began to see the connection between the stories, but it seems better to read all at once after the continuation is complete.

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王族に生まれた王子のお話

The story of a prince born into a royal family

双子は、忌み子と崇拝者とどちらの意味も持つ存在として古くから存在していました。一卵性双生児の2人の後継者ハン族ウマ異母兄弟。道化か、奔放を演じる優しく、美しい皇太子と聡い優しい侍女（おっパイがいい）王と側近歌声後継者物語は、一コマの中に情愛や嫉妬、陰謀、屈辱、羨望、苦痛、快楽肉欲、愛、切ないようで愛しいようで美しい泡沫のような物語。中村明日美子先生の描く、美しい少年、青年、老人幼い王子に構う事なく、母を犯す父王、病みゆく母と父王続きが気になる

Twins have existed since ancient times as beings having the meaning of both abomination and admirer. The two heirs of identical twins are Han Ma half-siblings. The story of the gentle, beautiful crown prince who plays the clown or unbridled, and the smart and kind handmaiden (oppai is good) and his close aide singing voice heir is a story of love, jealousy, conspiracy, humiliation, envy, pain, pleasure, carnal desire, love, pain, pain, sorrow, lovable, and beautiful bubbles in one frame. I'm worried about the beautiful boy, young man, old man, old man, and young prince drawn by Nakamura Asumiko sensei, the father who commits a crime against his mother, the sick mother, and the continuation of the father and prince

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悲しくて美しい

sad and beautiful

This review contains spoilers. 他のレビューにもあるように大人の童話のような話です。様々な双子の物語が繋がり合っていて、悲しいけど美しくも感じてとても読みごたえがありました！続きが楽しみです。

This review contains spoilers. As you can see in other reviews, it's like an adult children's story. The stories of the various twins were connected, and while sad, I felt that it was also beautiful, and it was really worth reading! I'm looking forward to the continuation.

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美しく恐ろしい作品です

It's a beautiful and terrifying work

This review contains spoilers. 人と権力の醜さを、凄まじい美しさで表現されていて圧倒されます。絡み合った人間関係の今後が気になりますが、読んでて辛ぃ...

This review contains spoilers. I am overwhelmed by the fact that the ugliness of people and power is expressed with tremendous beauty. I'm worried about the future of intertwined relationships, but it's painful to read...

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ねっとりとハマっていきます

I'm getting soggy and addicted

時系列が込み入っているので少し混乱しますが、ある国の王家の跡継ぎ争いが物語の本筋です。この中に親子、兄弟、想い人への憎悪と愛情、怨みや妬みが捻れてます。人間のドロッとした感情が流れ続ける物語と中村先生の色気ある絵が作り出す世界にのめり込みます。続巻が待ち遠しい。

It's a bit confusing since the time series is involved, but the main story is the battle for succession to the royal family in a certain country. Hatred, love, grudge, and jealousy for parents and children, siblings, and loved ones are twisted in this. You'll be immersed in a story where human emotions continue to flow and the world created by Nakamura-sensei's sexy pictures. I can't wait for the next volume.

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