Shounen Oujo

[Xion Valkyrie]

Description:

In a country where women rule supreme lives a poor but happy boy named Albert. An excursion to the city turns dangerous when he and his friend are abducted by slave traders, and later purchased by a noblewoman's servant. If this wasn't crazy enough, it turns out Albert looks exactly like the noblewoman who purchased him. But she's no ordinary aristocrat. She's a princess! And he's to act as her double from today on!?

Seems to be a very new series. Only 7 chapters out so far but a lot of story has been covered. The art is really cute but the story seems to have gotten a lot darker. Chapter 7 especially was a major game changer which completely took me by surprise. Anyways, read it so I have someone to discuss the story with!

[MrTerrorist]

In the story, the woman of the Queendom turn all of the men into slaves because men fought a lot and were mostly responsible with the country's problem. So how on earth did the country survive till know? Wouldn't this made the other kingdoms attack them?

Spoiler for About Albert:

It's very obvious that Albert and Alexia are twins and Albert might end the discrimination against men in his country.

[Sumeragi]

Originally Posted by MrTerrorist

In the story, the woman of the Queendom turn all of the men into slaves because men fought a lot and were mostly responsible with the country's problem. So how on earth did the country survive till know? Wouldn't this made the other kingdoms attack them?

Because now the women controls just how much the men fight, thereby bringing about efficiency in the use of resources and manpower?

[Xion Valkyrie]

It seems like they survived from the Queen's shrewd political maneuvering since they'd lose in any kind of direct confrontations

They probably had to make a lot of concessions though, hence why all the neighboring countries were looking to snatch up her daughter.

[surerman]

read till recent chapter...

Spoiler:

my spirit to read this series die off when Alexia die

I thought the Author gonna pull off unique plot but ... it's just ordinary one *sigh*

[Guido]

Dang! Someone beat me up first at opening the thread to discuss this manga.

I have to be honest that this is a very well thought out manga. Not only the story has turned towards a drastic turn, but the main characters are likeable and engaging.

It's been only the entire first volume I've finished to read, but the author ended the first arc with quite a stunner.

Spoiler:

Albert did have a choice, and he chose not to let Alexia's dream die which would have put the whole country into an entire disarray.

The problem is not only to beware the assassins and likely hostilities from the neighboring countries, but also time because Albert's time started to run out the moment he stood up to take Alexia's place and take care of her dream.

Alexia said so about either chapter 5 or chapter 6 that in years from now on Albert will totally change from how she saw him as a bratty teen.

It is to worry about because Albert will not be able to keep the illusion at being Alexia longer, as his body continues to grow and passing through puberty. We have the two-years time skip at the close of chapter 7, and Albert physically can still pass himself as the Princess, but how long will it last?

The hints covered and implied from the portrait Albert kept staring at the Royal Palace in the first chapter through bearing physical resemblance to Alexia and up to Guys' memories are both suggestive and likely definite:

Spoiler:

No doubt that Alexia and Albert have had to be twins, and Laetetia is Albert's biological mother.

Now I feeling like listening to Beethoven's 7th Symphony, 2nd Movement Allegreto whenever I read the part in the manga's seventh chapter where....

Spoiler:

Albert masquerades himself as Alexia and steps out in the balcony to reassure the people of Morrigan not to let the dream die.

[MrTerrorist]

Volume 2 of the manga is out.

Spoiler for ch8:

Albert still pretends to be Alexia while he still searching for Alexia's killer. However, he is pressured by the nobles who expect "Alexia" to get married and give birth to a daughter. Meanwhile, Theo, Albert's friend, is now a pirate with a female companion, returns to the Queendom to reunite with Alexia. Also, a group of males are leading a conspiracy.

[Guido]

I read the chapter yesterday.

Comparing the two-years timeskip between Albert and Theodore gave me the vibes to Elric syndrome.

I mean before the timeskip Theodore was this runt smaller to Albert in stature, and two years later the stature for both boys were reversed.

[frubam]

I didn't think much after the first chapter, but as I kept on reading it, the social differences between the women and men interested me, so I kept with it. I'm so glad I did. As I saw Alexia's resolve to want to understand her people(and eventually Albert wanting to help her realize her dream), that gave me the desire to see how she'll fare in her newfound desire to save the people of her country. That's exactly why Alexia's death really got to me, even though I should have seen it coming . Even worse was how no one but Albert and Guy could truly mourn her death(well, maybe the Queen, since she eventually noticed Al wasn't Alexia). To take up Alexia's dream like Al did really sold the series for me.

I'm far from a shounen ai reader, but Guy's fixation to see Al as Alexia is almost borders on insanity. I originally thought Guy was just a pedo/lolicon, but he really shows that his love for Alexia holds no bounds. I actually want to see how Guy/Al's relationship is going to progress from here on out, romantic or otherwise.

Originally Posted by Guido

I mean before the timeskip Theodore was this runt smaller to Albert in stature, and two years later the stature for both boys were reversed.

Well, you have to consider that Albert used some techniques to prevent him from becoming more like a guy, so maybe that had something to do with his lack of growth.

[erapath]

Maybe I'm wrong, but...

Spoiler for for ch10-14::

From details on chapter 14, I think Albert isn't Alexia's Brother, but he is Olivier's twin sister. I think Guy's mother lied to the queen to safe Olivier on queen first born twins, she lied that Olivier's twin sister had died, then Ovlier hasn't been killed. Chapter 10 focus on queen second born, her has twins again, but Alexia twin brother died, and next pictures move to the story when Guy had droped Albert, I think that Guy had thought about his sin that he droped Albert on queen first born.

[Solace]

I'd be really surprised if Oliver was actually a girl. I get the feeling the castration story isn't just a story. I'm a bit confused about the chronological order though. If the Queen was Oliver's mother, and he/she is clearly older than Albert....bleh. My brain hurts from trying to understand this.

The story clearly tries to reinforce that Albert is a guy (but that could be a giant red herring), but I'm not clear on the birthing order of the twins or what happened to them shortly after they were born. The only things clear to me are Albert being the orphan, Alexia being the princess, and Oliver being the outcast.

[Xion Valkyrie]

I must have missed the part where they said they castrated him, I thought it was just drugs and hormone suppressants.

[MrTerrorist]

Ok, volume 2 just left me confused.

Spoiler for vol 2 recap:

Oliver is a bad guy, the Queen is his mother and he may be a she if that castration story is fake judging by the flashback. Oliver's 2nd in command, the guy with an eye patch and his assistant/assassin is a woman which makes me wonder why she join their coup detat. And now the Queendom has been taken over Oliver's forces while Albert/Fake Alexia is poisoned.

Now to wait for volume 3.

[MrTerrorist]

Volume 3 is out!

Spoiler for c15:

Albert/Fake Alexia and the butler are now part of Theo's pirates with Theo's captain allowing them to stay. (Most of the crew think Alexia's a girl).

[LKK]

Thread moved to the current manga section because new chapters have been released.


Edit: forgot to unlock th thread. Fixed.

[MrTerrorist]

After sometime, there's new chapters for Shounen Oujo

Spoiler for latest chapters:

Albert and his pirate friends head to another country to meet up with two men who were once candidates as princess's fiance.
Meanwhile, Oliver's takeover and rule of the Queendom has made the nation much worse(with young girls killing themselves rather than be forced to become sex slaves for birthing) with even his male supporters starting to question him as he's given power to his minions rather than to the people.

[MrTerrorist]

Spoiler for c23:

Yuri, Oliver's second in command, is captured by Albert and his gang.

[frubam]

This manga still good? Thinking about getting back into this. Could use some motivation =03.

[MrTerrorist]

Volume 4 has ended.

Spoiler for volume 4 end:

So more people know the truth about Albert and Oliver. I gotta admire Albert's goal to save the nation so the people he care won't suffer the Oliver's despot rule

Can't wait for the next volume.