Wanted by Matsuri Hino (Graphic Novel)

Wanted By Matsuri Hino English version published by TR Media Entertainment, LLC (2010) Although Matsuri Hino may be better known with the manga MeruPuri and Vampire Knight , I have never read both of them. Wanted is the first of the mangaka’s piece that I have ever read. Wanted takes late 17th century Europe – where corrupted aristocrats and pillaging pirates were abound – as its backdrop. Armeria was an orphan who was blessed with a very beautiful voice. She grew up with a musical troupe and travelled with the group to sing at many wealthy aristocrats’ estates. When she was seven years old, she sung at Governor Lanceman’s mansion and there she met the governor’s nephew Luce. Luce was different from the other aristocrats – including his uncle – who were conceited and corrupted. Luce had a kinder heart and strongly opposed to the unfair treatment of commoners by the aristocrats. Armeria had a crush on Luce because of this. One night, Luce was kidnapped by pirates who planned to plu