Captive Hearts (manga)

Captive Hearts

Cover of volume 1
とらわれの身の上
(Toraware no Mi-no-Ue)
Genre Comedy, Romance, Supernatural
Manga
Written by Matsuri Hino
Published by Hakusensha
English publisher
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine LaLa
Original run 19992002
Volumes 5

Captive Hearts (Japanese: とらわれの身の上 Hepburn: Toraware no Mi-no-Ue) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Matsuri Hino.

Plot

The Kuroishi and Kogami families have a strange bond: for one hundred generations, the Kuroishi clan is compelled to serve the Kogami clan with their very mind, body and soul. Fourteen years ago, the entire Kogami family mysteriously disappeared. The head butler, Yoshimi, and his son Megumi reside in the Kogami house, living a life of wealth, riches, and luxury. Megumi, in particular, is happily enjoying his easy life, until one member of the family is discovered alive and well in China. Megumi is determined to refuse to serve his new mistress Suzuka when he returns, but he quickly learns that the compulsion to serve is not one he can ignore; it is a full dark and evil curse. When they first meet, he finds himself kneeling before her and warmly kissing her hand to welcome her home then proceeding to carry her into the house. Though he tries to fight it, he soon realizes that he is not able to.

As the series progresses, true and deeply close friendship blossoms into strong and genuinely close romance between Suzuka and Megumi as they learn more about the curse. Suzuka is no happier with Megumi having to suffer the curse and together they try to find a way to break it so that they can live their lives together happily forever after.

Characters

Media

Manga

It was originally serialized in LaLa from 1999 until 2002. The individual chapters were collected and published in five tankōbon volumes by Hakusensha. The series is licensed for English language release in North American by Viz Media and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment. It is licensed in Germany by Carlsen Verlag,[1] Italy by JPOP Edizioni[2] and in Brazil by Panini Comics.

Original volumes
  1. ISBN 4-592-17743-6 published on November 5, 1999
  2. ISBN 4-592-17768-1 published on August 5, 2000
  3. ISBN 4-592-17505-0 published on February 5, 2001
  4. ISBN 4-592-17506-9 published on October 5, 2001
  5. ISBN 4-592-17297-3 published on April 5, 2002
North American volumes published by Viz Media
  1. ISBN 1-4215-1932-1 published on November 4, 2008
  2. ISBN 1-4215-1933-X published on January 6, 2009
  3. ISBN 1-4215-2157-1 published on March 2009
  4. ISBN 1-4215-2158-X published on May 2009

Drama CD

  1. Released on November 21, 2001

Reception

Leroy Douresseaux of the Comic Book Bin said of the first volume, "It's the comedy that carries this somewhat ordinary teenage shoujo romance." On the later volumes, he claims that he originally didn't have much hope for the series because of its premise, but that Hino deals with it well by focusing not so much on the curse, but on the characters. He also says that, "the mixture of intriguing supporting characters and the narrative forays into the past (which often feature the adorable child versions of Megumi and Suzuka) give Captive Hearts its own distinctive tang".[3][4][5][6]

The series was listed as being the 7th best-selling shōjo series, as well as the 20th over-all manga series, in America for the first quarter 2009.[7][8]

References

  1. "Gefangene Herzen". Carlsen Manga (in German). Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  2. "Captive Heart". J-Pop (in Italian). Retrieved 8 December 2011.
  3. Douresseaux, Leroy (2008-10-21). "Matsuri Hino's Captive Hearts: Volume 1". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor Inc. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  4. Douresseaux, Leroy (2008-12-22). "Matsuri Hino's Captive Hearts: Volume 2". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor Inc. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  5. Douresseaux, Leroy (2009-02-26). "Matsuri Hino's Captive Hearts: Volume 3". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor Inc. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  6. Douresseaux, Leroy (2009-05-01). "Matsuri Hino's Captive Hearts: Volume 4". Comic Book Bin. Toon Doctor Inc. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  7. "ICv2 Insider's Guide #65: Top 10 Shojo Properties Q1 2009". ICv2. 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-10.
  8. "ICv2 Insider's Guide #65: Top 25 Manga Properties Q1 2009". ICv2. 2009-06-10. Retrieved 2009-06-10.

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