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Cantarella
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Description
From Go! Comi:
From birth, Cesare Borgia is surrounded by shadows. Damned by his own father, hated by his closest brother, separated from the sister who loves him, and driven by the demons of Hell itself, his quest for power threatens to set the world of Renaissance Italy ablaze -- unless one innocent person can drive away the poisonous shadows ravaging him!
Enter the world of the Borgias. A world of unspeakable conspiracies and forbidden desires. A family whose murderous intrigues would make them infamous throughout history. A history written in blood…and a poison called Cantarella.
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Associated Names
カンタレラ
禁斷毒天使
Groups Scanlating
Latest Release(s)
Status in Country of Origin
11 Volumes (Ongoing)
Completely Scanlated?
No
Anime Start/End Chapter
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User Rating
Average: 8.4 / 10.0 (77 votes) Bayesian Average: 8.15 / 10.0
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Last Updated
February 6th 2010, 6:40pm PST
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Year
2001
Original Publisher
Serialized In (magazine)
Princess (Akita Shoten)
Princess Gold (Akita Shoten)
Licensed (in English)
Yes
English Publisher
Go! Comi (10 Volumes - On Hiatus)
Activity Stats (vs. other series)
Weekly Pos # 703  (+77) Monthly Pos # 1259 (+252) 3 Month Pos # 2042 (+336) 6 Month Pos # 2418 (+179)
List Stats
On 270 reading lists On 191 wish lists On 31 unfinished lists On 27 custom lists
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| I wanted to try something new... by calstine on January 4th, 2010, 10:02am |
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...so I picked this one up. My usual thing is psychological, mystery and horror, so I wanted to try out a manga of a completely different genre.
All in all, I wouldn't call it bad, and I'll probably finish it if the author ever gets off her hiatus. The storyline is slightly more interesting than the average romance / drama manga, but it's still pretty cliched and contrived. (But then again, how can you expect anything new in a run-of-the-mill genre like romance?)
A warning to history enthusiasts- this book is not in the least accurate historically. If you're expecting something closer to the truth about Cesare Borgia and his family, I suggest you ditch this and give Cesare a go. If you're going to read Cantarella, then it's best to approach it with an open mind, and think of it as a completely new story where the characters just happen to be named after famous historical personages from the Middle Ages.
Contrary to what was noted in the review before mine- there are several explicit scenes in almost every volume of this series, and quite a bit of brother x sister incest. If you're sensitive to that kind of thing, I suggest you not read this.
On the other hand, if it's shounen-ai you're worried about, then you have nothing to fear. The BL in Cantarella is completely one-sided and unrequited; and after 10 volumes, I doubt that's going to change.
The characters- this is just my personal opinion, but I honestly despise every single person in this manga. There is not a single character with whom you can sympathise with or relate to. They are all cruel, immoral, perverse and unbelievably self-centered. (But what else can you expect from the world of the Borgias?)
The art is in your typical shoujo style- beautiful and richly detailed, but not very realistic.
There isn't really any suspense or anything- and the outcome is pretty evident (Cesare- that tragic, tormented, beautiful and eternally lonely (and incredibly twisted) hero dies-- end of story)- but I guess it's good enough for die-hard angtsy-romance- fans or for people who just want to break away from emotional stability and experience some passion, malice and jealousy for a change. 
Rating: 6 / 10.0
... Last updated on January 19th, 2010, 9:04am |
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| yawn... by nanichan on December 24th, 2008, 3:09pm |
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| I've actually read the first volume and there really wasn't anything to keep my eyes peeled , so to speak. Even though i love anything rainassance-related, this just didn't cut it, the plot went on for forever and nothing good happened! None gets RAEP'd!!! (just kidding....but it sure needs something like that to happen) |
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| Heart by mariachan on October 29th, 2007, 11:27pm |
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I adore this manga im not a fan of yaoi but cantarella doesn't really have much of that. no offense but around 7th or 8th volume her art starts to change alittle it's still nice but not what i'm used to. i ador this manga its great ^-^ it gets alittle confusing keeping up with the history
Rating: 10 / 10.0 |
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| Good but... by Tisiphone on September 7th, 2007, 9:21pm |
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Although I do enjoy the series, there are time that I get really confused among the history stuff and parts of the story are REALLY disturbing that I only read a new volume every few weeks but it is a good story. Just a heads up it really isn't much of a shounen-ai as most of the relationships are girlxguy relationships.
Rating: 8 / 10.0 |
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| Very nice! by RilleL on June 26th, 2007, 2:38am |
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A very good manga but the scanlations have been dropped. It's a shame really, the story and the art is top quality.
Why does every scanlation group crap their pants as soon as a manga gets licensed... 
Rating: 8 / 10.0
... Last updated on June 30th, 2007, 11:25am |
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| AWESOME by rita on July 6th, 2006, 7:17pm |
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| This manga is just awesome! I found it to be a real page turner. XD can't wait to read more! |
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| intriguing by wickedrants on October 3rd, 2005, 11:15am |
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| i've read it until vol 3 chap 10 so far, and i can you'll be engrossed in this manga until the end of each volume~~ |
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