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After enduring years of drought, Soah's village has decided to offer the young maiden up as a sacrifice to appease the Water God in hopes that he'll bless them with rain. Adorned in the finest bridal attire, Soah is brought out to sea and swept away by a vicious typhoon, eventually arriving in the sumptuous dwelling of the gods. Here, she is surprised to find that the feared Water God is not a loathsome monster, but a young boy. And while she quickly finds her place in court life, one night she meets a mysterious handsome man who calls himself Mui who is more than he appears to be...
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Both manga are written from the perspective of a human girl who gets sacrificed by a village to appease a water god. The mantas are about the relationships that form between girl and god.
Similar storyline and backgrounds. A human - with a God (here is Water God) relationship. But I eventually rate 'The Water Dragon's Bride' a little better.
Nanami used to live in a ramshackle apartment with her father - a man who spent half his time gambling and the other half hiding from debt collectors - until one day the scoundrel ran away, leaving his daughter hungry and homeless. That is, until she meets a mysterious stranger in the park who deems her the new goddess of a local shrine! Unfortunately, Nanami’s new home is occupied by Tomoe, a fox familiar who objects to the presence of a mere mortal and immediately begins to bicker with the girl. If she can manage to form a contract with the troublesome man, he’ll be obligated to accept and help her perform her duties. But there’s a catch: Nanami has to kiss him first, and who’d want to lock lips with that awful guy?!
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Both stories happen to be about ayakashi/yokai/god and their world, how they blend with human and so on. I feel like if you like one of these, then you’ll like the other one.
The main characters are a lot alike in personality and there is a time warp in both series. They remind me a lot of each other, but they also have their own specific element that makes each enjoyable in their own way. I love both of these manga a lot so I know you would too.
For no apparent reason, fifteen-year-old Yuri Suzuki is suddenly snatched out of her modern world by a pair of hands emerging out of the water. She is transported back to Hattusa, the Hittite Empire's capitol, during the time of the Bronze Age; its queen, Nakia, wishes to use Yuri has a human sacrifice. The only way Yuri can survive is by becoming the concubine to the Prince of the Empire, and Ishtar to the people of the Empire. With danger at every turn and her heart torn, will Yuri decide to stay in Hattusa, or try to find her way back home?
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Mejiro is a girl who wants to be needed. After desperately chasing the acceptance of her classmates she somehow finds herself drifting away in a river. For unknown reasons, the dream seller Shirogane finds her and gives Mejiro a new life as a yokai by placing a butterfly’s dream inside her. As Mejiro explores the world of yokai she begins to gain confidence in who she is.
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If you like or read one of these then you might like the other, since I feel like both really reminded me of each other. Both reminds me if Kamisama Hajimemashita too, only shorter.
15-years-ago Vivi, the demon, decided to leave the demon realm and come to the human world. There he found an abandoned baby and on a whim decided to keep it. Since then he lives together with Hana... but having a 14 year-old girl around you, is it really that simple?
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Immortal being takes in a young, estranged human girl and for the first time come to understand humanity. Eventually ends up marrying her.
Nina had a rough start to life, stealing to survive—and eventually being sold into slavery by her own brother. But to her surprise, her captor, Prince Azure, ordained that she would live the life of a princess...specifically, that of the recently deceased princess-priestess, Alisha. But despite her changing fortune, Nina won't give up her old life without a fight...and Azure might just be the one to finally match her wits. But how much can she trust Azure? And can she stop the feelings budding in her heart, knowing she must eventually marry another...?
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Young girl who gets estranged from her ordinary life to be offered up as a bride to a ruler of sorts. Nina to the crown prince of a neighbouring country and Asahi to the water god of ancient Japan. Their love interests both start out hostile but undoubtly grow to respect them more than anyone over time. Both involve a love triangle with a hostile guy vs a courteous guy.
"How long can a human being keep their senses after consummating with the God of Lovemaking?" Saint Roya only wants one thing in life: to lose her virginity. Unfortunately, as the Saint of Fertility... that wish is off the table. Or is it? When she summons the God of Fertility, but the God of Lovemaking shows up instead, will she give in to her temptations...? Even if her choice puts the country in danger?
The once powerful god Seto has been sealed away for centuries with no hope of escape; that is, until the demon Baphomet makes him a deal: he will be set free if he promises to bring tragedy to the first human he sees. His victim is the naïve Baroness Marie Vetsera, who believes Seto when he offers to grant her wish as a reward for breaking the seal on the book in which he was imprisoned. She is in love with the Crown Prince of Austria, Rudolf, but he is far above her station and married to another woman. Baphomet wants him to use Marie’s desire for the Prince so he can feed on her misery, but Seto is having second thoughts about hurting an innocent girl for his freedom, especially when he begins to fall in love with her...
Shiina Momose doesn't believe in fortune telling and the occult, but for some reason, she can destroy anything with a touch. One day while on her way to school, a young man approaches her and claims to be a God. Furthermore, he believes that he was guided towards her and for that reason he has become convinced that she should become his first follower! Naturally, Momose refuses; but when strange things began to happen... she can not do something about it!