The Falcon Princess

Description

After losing consciousness while fleeing the war raging in Roymund Kingdom, Princess Zeline wakes up in the body of a messenger falcon! She’s now the bird in charge of delivering information for Commander Valhyle and his army, who are searching for the remaining royal descendants. She may be tiny and feathered, but Zeline is determined to use her missions to find out what happened to her family. Can this little birdie gain the skeptical commander’s trust and give her kingdom new wings?

Original Webtoon:
KakaoPage, Daum

Official Translations:
English, Thai, S.Chinese, T.Chinese, Indonesian, Japanese

Type

Manhwa

Related Series

The Falcon Princess (Novel) (Adapted From)

Associated Names

Carrier Falcon Princess

Cavier Falcon Princess

La Princesse faucon

Putri Elang Pembawa Pesan

Принцеса-сокіл

Элч гүнж

เจ้าหญิงวิหคส่งสาร

伝書鳥の王女様

传令鸟公主殿下

传令鸟皇女殿下

傳令鳥公主

전령새 왕녀님

Groups Scanlating

Bored Corona Kids

spring palette

Latest Release(s)

c.42 by Bored Corona Kids 4 years ago

c.41 by Bored Corona Kids 4 years ago

c.40 by Bored Corona Kids 4 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

122 Chapters (On Hiatus) Since 11/22/24

S1: 42 Chapters (1-42)
S2: 37 Chapters (43-79)
S3: 43 Chapters (80-122)
S4: TBA

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User Rating

Average: 7.5 / 10.0 (116 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.25 / 10.0

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Last Updated

December 27th, 2024 1:43pm PST - 4 months ago

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Action Drama Fantasy Romance Shoujo
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Kakaopage

Yeondam

Serialized In (magazine)

Kakaopage (Kakao)

Kakao Webtoon (Daum)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Radish

Tapas

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

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Monthly Pos #1256

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3 Month Pos #1935

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6 Month Pos #2957

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Year Pos #2640

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Enjoyable to read with a somewhat unique premise, but somehow lacks the extra spark to be a MUST READ.

by Lokin
1 year ago

Rating: 6.5 / 10.0

Short review

The narrative sets itself as a war story with a more or less serious tone, with some nice comedic and breather moments. With an intriguing thriller-like opening chapter banger, and with a sweet dose of a vanilla protagonist, but it misses the mark for a perfect score.

Pros

Enjoyable comedy; not too extreme but more on the cute, chill, fluffy side
Consistent tone and pacing; no weird whiplash

Cons

Sub-developed side characters. Rationale: While this aspect is not an issue at the beginning nor on their own, constantly having side characters like this can lessen emotional delivery and impact if something were to happen to them e.g. deaths, shocking relevations, etc.
Underdeveloped backgrounds. Rationale: it's a war story, and better background rendering could have helped in creating a more immersive atmosphere
Action scenes are wet as a puddle. Rationale: It's a war story, adding intensity is kind of a given to feel the high stakes. Having super basic action makes it not very engaging even feel lamey.
Personal Complaint #1 with spoiler aheads!
The series feel more boring for me to read after she becomes a human due to less potential for shenanigans and sense of danger is diminished.
Personal Complaint #2 with spoiler aheads!
Feels like there could be a lot more potential in resolving why she turned to a bird but it's pretty much just handwaved with ah la lah royal blood the will of gods ez way out; feel like it could have become a more intriguing subplot; just missed opportunity

tl;dr: Not bad but could be better; it won't be a total waste of your time if you have no backlog. But if you do have a backlog of series you love to complete, stick to them.

Longer review for those with too much extra time on their hands (not properly proofread, just me ranting out all my stream of thoughts in a disorganized way)
The flashbacks sometime get a bit too much for me and kinda ruins the pace. One or two time is enough, but then you get the same flashback like 3-5 times, hm...

The biggest strength of this series for me is is that the serious and the comedy's balance is nice; although the war blah blah kinda gets old and feels contrived of the plot. It is not "badly paced" just like a different favor... FEELS LIKE A PERIODICAL K-DRAMA at times...

I didn't really enjoy the saccharine moment

after she got found out from chpt 52-55 or something , because it was cringe as it stood out too much from the rest of the tone; a bit more subtlety OR rarity would make the "moments" more precious. but then the banters came back and it's good fun again. but unfortunately, the stakes feel kinda low at that point and less engaging.

The side characters and the subplots are not the best developed; it feels like it's really about the female lead and the male lead 90% of the time; it kind of makes the world's scale feels small. so when trying to pivot the progression of the story to another direction it kind of feel less enthralling to read. Maybe make the scope more increased at the beginning of the story might've helped; but the tone is already established and now it just feels odd and somewhat unsatisfying to read. So even if characters die, due to them being underdeveloped, there will be less impact. Even if the "stakes" are supposedly high, the way the author/illustrator frame it does not make it feel that way. Maybe add in more gore and more powerful action scenes might help with the impact.

The art is also lacking and could have been better for when it comes to background & paneling. I feel like 90% of the energy of the artist is focused on the male lead's bod which is like... yeah cool fanservice look at his MUSCLE but story-wise it kinda sells short.

Conclusion, and how I would evaluate it on a target audience-tailored basis
So... If you love periodical k-drama storytelling style it's a 8.5/10 for you; otherwise refer the score I gave. It's kinda of a chill story but lacks an extra oomph to score higher. I feel like it has a great foundation but falls short a bit due to resource limitations (time, budget to model and hire extra assistants). It's a solid work with some nitpicks only stringent critics would care; if you are a casual reader that vibes well with the genre and tags you might like it. If you are a action war story fan you might find it underwhelming.

... Last updated 1 year ago

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Good Tropes & Bird Tropes I Mean Bad Tropes

by SureinDragon
4 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

Rating: 7 (Good)
Time of Review: Chapter 21 (Tapas)
Favorite Aspect: Funny, usage of some favorite tropes
Lease Favorite Aspect: The flat political segments

I'm always a fan of a good transformation story! It sets the stage for a lot of fun tropes, the best of which being communication barriers and the good, good pining for the day the hero's finally get to be together in person. (Though, the latter is slightly lessened in impact because they keep artistically drawing the heroine as a human for certain shots. I don't wanna even SEE them look at each other as humans for 50 chapters! Slow burn or BUST!) Aside from being a little trope-y, its a cute little read so far! Only time will tell if it holds up.

The exposition that happens almost every chapter is a bit repetitive, dry, and uninspired. For how much exposition there is, it does not feel well-written. It feels very regurgitated and it does not have much depth, as if there was no research done for it. Oh well, it's easy enough to slog through to get to the rest of the story.

You Might Also Like: This is a bit of a no brainier: If you like stuck-as-an-animal shenanigans, try The Symbiotic Relationship Between a Panther and a Rabbit or A Good Day to be A Dog

... Last updated 3 years ago

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Don't judge a webtoon by its cover

by MaZzAx
4 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I was avoiding reading this one because I didn't like the becoming a falcon angle. Characters that are stuck as animals, not humans, is kind of a boring plot line for me. But when I finally gave this one a chance I was pleasantly surprised by how entertaining it is. It's genuinely an intriguing story - the teaming up of a bird and a very serious general makes for a lot of hilarity but also you watch how the princess becomes stronger and braver and I can't wait to see where the story goes.
Definitely recommended.

... Last updated 4 years ago

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Hmmm... somewhat boring

by PZcolo
4 years ago

Rating: 5.5 / 10.0

Reaching chapter 30 and she, the princess, is still a falcon, I thought she'd regain her body at some point, but it's either taking more than I would have hoped or it won't happen. There is just so much that can happen with the MC being a bird, it was fun for a while but it's getting boring. Also, having "romantic" scenes between a man and a bird is kinda awkward.
Other than that, it's basically the story of a war between 2 countries, one is reminiscent of France or the HRE, the other is maybe Germanic invaders? Lots of politics that's a bit hazy, in part because the translation is not completely accurate, BCK do a good job but it's somewhat intricate/subtle, so it gets confusing here and there.
Might get better if she becomes human, if it's just the story of a man and a bird then it's not for me.

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