The hugely popular manga "Queen's Flower" is a historical manga drawn by Izumi Kaneyoshi, who is also known for "That's Not It" and other works. It was serialized in "BetsuComi" and became a hot topic for its beautiful illustrations and moving story. It depicts the love story between Aki, a princess born in Asia, and Hakusei, who came to the country as a slave and has been by Aki's side since childhood. There are many different characters in "Queen's Flower". There are allies and enemies in this work, but what kind of characters are there? This article will introduce the characters in "Queen's Flower".
Character 1: Aki
First, let me introduce the main character, Aki. Aki is the princess of the country of A. This was a time of war, with the countries of A, To, Huang, and Zeng all fighting each other. Aki was born as the princess of one of these countries, A, but her mother was the princess of the small country of Huang. Because of this, she was treated poorly from an early age. Her mother was seriously ill, but she was relegated to a room with no sunlight and barely got any food. She was also neglected by the second wife, Dohi.
Straightforward personality
Her personality is straightforward. She is intelligent but clumsy. When she was a child, she was sold as a slave because of her unusual appearance. She cherished Hakusei and later fell in love with him. When she was eight years old, she met a merchant named Seitetsu, who taught her the six arts of etiquette, archery, writing, and mathematics.
Character 2: Hakusei
Next, we will introduce Hakusei. A slave boy. Hakusei is a Kojin (a foreigner) and a member of a different ethnic group. He has blonde hair and blue eyes, and was born in the Western Regions. Due to his unusual appearance, he was sold to various places in the past. He was sent from the country of To to the second queen, Tohime, as a gift to celebrate Prince To's sixth birthday. People were creeped out by his unfamiliar appearance, but Aki praised his eye color as "blue of the azure sky" and his hair color as "gold of rice ears" and "the color of the sky", and from then on he swore absolute loyalty to her. However, this gradually turned into love.
Trained in martial arts
He is trained in martial arts by Aotetsu together with Aki. At that time, Aotetsu saw that he had decided on "the master he must protect". Usuhoshi is also unable to read or write, and cannot stay still at a desk. He has considerable fighting ability.
Character 3: Consort Huang (Kouhi)
Next, we will introduce Consort Huang. Consort Huang is the original wife of A Kingdom and the mother of Princess A. Consort Huang is a very beautiful woman, but she has been suffering from a serious illness since the beginning of the story. She met Qing Gai at the age of 13, and then married into A Kingdom at the age of 15. Before that, she tried to elope with Qing Gai, but she refused and became the wife of A Kingdom. However, after that, she returned to the Yellow Kingdom because she felt it would be bad if rumors were spread about Qing Gai, who was subordinate to her. For Consort Huang, this meant "I love you," but they were safely reunited after this. The two of them try to escape, but are stopped, and are never able to meet Seigai again. Moreover, he drank the poisoned soup made by the Earth Princess, who had long disliked him, and died.
Character #4 Seitetsu
Seitetsu is a young merchant who trained Aki and Usuhoshi. However, his true identity is Seigai, the second son of the prestigious Sei family of the Yellow Kingdom, and he has spent time with the Yellow Princess. At first, he hated the royal family, but after meeting the Yellow Princess, his thoughts gradually change. Like Usui, he swore absolute loyalty to Huang Ji, and tried to elope with her but failed, and when Huang Ji became the official wife of Ya, he appeared as her attendant. However, that did not work out either, and he was sent back to the Huang Kingdom by Huang Ji. However, when they reunited later, they tried to elope again, but were stopped when his brother Qing Yi slashed his left eye. At that point, Qing Gai was treated as dead and lived as a merchant in Ya.
Character No. 5: Huang King
Huang King is the king of the Huang Kingdom and the grandfather of Ya. He was on the verge of death due to a serious illness, but he selected Ya as the official censor of the Huang Kingdom.
Character No. 6: Chen Teng
Chen Teng is the prime minister of the Huang Kingdom. He is one of the people who do not think well of Ya. He is also not very honest. However, when a famine occurred and Aki solved the food shortage, he began to accept Aki.
Character #7 Seiitsu
Seitsu is a court official in the Yellow Country, and as mentioned above, he is Seitetsu's older brother. He is Aki's strong ally and is in charge of looking after her. Although he is manipulated by her, he is one of the few people she trusts. He has a carefree personality, but he also has high combat skills and a quick mind. He is also afraid of his wife. Since Aki was sent to the Yellow Country, he has helped her a lot, and he is also very concerned about Usui. After Aki ascended to the throne as queen, he returned to the Yellow Country and became the Prime Minister.
Character #8 Tou
Tsui is Seiitsu's beloved wife. As you would expect from a man who is afraid of his wife, he is very blunt in his words. He sometimes overwhelms Aki and Usui. However, he is a very capable man and manages the Ao family.
Character #9: Aou
Aou is the king of A no country and the father of Akihime. He is a silent king who prioritizes his position as ruler over his love for his family. He wanted Akihime to become the next A no king, but he sent her off to the Yellow Kingdom. After seeing that Prince A had the talent to become ruler, he gave half of the jewel to A no Kokushi and entrusted it to Akihime. In the end, he was killed in a coup d'état by Tsuchihime. He then entrusted the other half of the jewel to Aotetsu's subordinates.
Character 10 Dohi
Dohi is the second queen of the country of A, and the younger sister of the king of the country of A. She is quite annoyed with A and Huang, and especially Huang, she assassinated her because she thought her power was in danger. After that, she plots to kill A and have her child take the throne. At the beginning, she was in the lead, but after the death of her child, Prince A, she is betrayed by her allies and is defeated.
Character 11 Aoji
Prince A is the prince of A and the son of Dohi. He is the half-brother of the main character, Princess Aki. He is not considered suitable to be a prince, and is a chubby son who likes writing poetry more than martial arts. However, in his heart, he hopes that Princess Aki will become king instead of him, and that his kind mother will return. However, Prince Aki also falls seriously ill and becomes thin, eventually dying. This is a major factor in the defeat of the Tuhi army in the war.
Character #12 Koufu
Koufu is the prime minister of the country of Aki, and an ally of Tuhi. He is an official who started a rebellion. Tuhi calls him "ugly," but Koufu also calls Tuhi a "poisonous woman." As mentioned above, after Prince Aki's death, he switched sides to Princess Aki, but when all the fighting was over, he committed suicide with Tuhi and was carefully buried. (Tuhi was not killed after all.) They seem to have trusted each other despite their mutual insults.
【Queen's Flower】Character Introduction Summary!
That's all for the character introduction summary of "Queen's Flower". What did you think? As it is a historical manga and features many different people from various countries, you can see that there are quite a lot of characters. The circumstances of the country, the love that each person has for each other, and the jealousy and envy are all intertwined and complicated, but it shows that they are surviving a turbulent era. Surrounded by such people, the main characters Aki and Usuhoshi move forward through the times.
