2016 fantasy romance, shoujo manga continuation in 12 episodes as well
as an OVA that bridges the two series:
AniDB, vt
"Snow White with the Red Hair". Shirayuki the herbalist continues to
develop her low-key romance with Prince Zen.
The series continues in the same groove it previously
established: Shirayuki gets into minor scrapes, and everybody loves
her except Bad People (and one distinctly interesting character, Zen's
elder brother Prince Izana, who probably doesn't actually object to
her all that much but is brutally aware of what will happen to her if
she tries to enter court social life without preparation).
There is definite progress through this series: Shirayuki and Zen both
gradually gain confidence in themselves, and other people are
starting to think of Zen as more than the fun-loving non-entity that
he's seemed to be in the past. Of course, that's not entirely a good
thing for him. And then, while on a visit to the neighbouring country
where relations with Prince Raj might be usefully mended, Shirayuki is
kidnapped… Adding peril to this very sweet tale is an odd combination,
but it works, and shows that there's more to Shirayuki's skill set
than being nice to people and knowing all about herbs.
The background music is sometimes too obviously repetitious, but this
series continues to be a gentle and enjoyable slow burn of a story.
Again, there's no real conclusion, and at the time of writing there is
no word of a third season. (The manga is ongoing, having recently
passed its tenth anniversary, so there's no shortage of material.)
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