Haou Airen

Description

One day while walking home from her job, Kurumi Akino finds a wounded young man, and saves his life. He mysteriously disappears after that, and leaves only the name “Hakuron”. Next thing she knows she’s been kidnapped from her school, and is on a private jet with that man, heading to China. It turns out she saved the life of the most infamous mobster in Hong Kong, and he wants her to stay with him.

You can find A Tale of Happier Times (v06 extra) in the anthology Motto Oshiete.

Type

Manga

Love Celeb (Spin-Off)

Motto Oshiete (Side Story)

Associated Names

Despotic Lover

El Amante Dragón (Spain)

Supreme King's Mistress

มาเฟียที่รัก

覇王♥愛人

覇王・愛人

霸王愛人

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A Willful Muse

Eternal Blue

ShoujoMagic

Latest Release(s)

v.9 c.50 (End) by A Willful Muse 16 years ago

v.9 c.49 by A Willful Muse 17 years ago

v.9 c.48 by A Willful Muse 17 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

9 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

5 topics, 25 posts

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User Rating

Average: 6.4 / 10.0 (766 votes)

Bayesian Average: 6.39 / 10.0

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Last Updated

January 2nd, 2024 11:21am PST - 1 year ago

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Genre

Action Drama Harem Mature Romance Shoujo Smut Tragedy
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Original Publisher

Shogakukan

Serialized In (magazine)

Sho-Comi (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #719

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Monthly Pos #1961 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3086

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6 Month Pos #3616

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Year Pos #5591

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List Stats

On 759 reading lists

On 491 wish lists

On 2123 completed lists

On 228 unfinished lists

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Is it published?

7 years ago

The "Heroine"? (Spoiler)

14 years ago

Haou Airen Hakuron ending spoilers -long post is long.

15 years ago

Haou Airen *spoilers*

17 years ago

Haou Airen - finished?

17 years ago

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by lilaznangel
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

I didn't hate the series, but I didn't love it either. Like everyone else, I didn't like how much rape went on and how Hakuron thought the only way to keep Kurumi is assault her.

I was SOOOOOO sad when I saw the ending though. I can't believe he died. I really wish Mayu Shinjo didn't kill him off like that since he just got back with Kurumi. And killing him off on his wedding day?! And omg, she made a random character kill him too. Stupid Kafai...

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I dont think it was a good story

by sunsetofnemesis
16 years ago

Rating: N/A

The plot was loose and the storyline trumbled like kurumi's body when Hakuron touched her.

The hole story was based only on raping her and treating her like CRAP!!! c'mon at the very end it was even worst after all the obstacles they faced they had a creepy silly and cold ending. before the last 8 pages i gave the benefit of the doubt to tthe plot, but mayu at the very end dessapointed me!!!!!!!

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Gods... why did I put myself through this again?

by VampireBanana
16 years ago

Rating: 1.0 / 10.0

I'd dropped this title a long time ago and decided to try reading this again, despite Shinjo Mayu's annoying storytelling traits. Bleah... well, the saving grace is the art but the story itself is boring and bland. And it's completely full of nothing but sex, smut and useless bitching between women and men.

Seriously... why did I put myself through the agony of trying to read this title again? The plot devices are nothing special and neither is the storytelling. In fact, everything reads like 1 big cliched fest from a C-class movie. I don't mind cliches or sex but the storytelling makes everything like soured milk.

... Last updated 16 years ago

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ugh..

by misscookie68
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

I mean this is one of the most horrible mangas I have EVER read.
Shinjo Mayu's work has always make her characters so weak, native and not really attractive, but she makes her main guys so sexy and powerful. I think this manga was a huge disapointment as well with the most depressing endings I ever encountered but i think it suits this horrible manga as well. I mean Kurumi just keeps getting raped, sexually abused by Hakuron and she still loves him...I loved the smut scenes but the characters and the plot wasnt worth continuing the series. I give this series 1/10. I feel sorry for Kurumi but then again I don't..so idiotic

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hmmm

by akyt
17 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

I like some parts of the story, but the majority of it was a turn off for me. The male lead can be really sweet and gentle at times, but that doesn't make up for all the other times he's a jerk to the female lead, especially when it involves rape. The female lead was really annoying. Her innocence was fine for the first 3 volumes, but when she was still like that past volume 3, it really got to be too much. The drama is way over the top to the point of being ridiculous and there's so much rape in this story it's not even funny.

Though, despite what sounds like a negative review, for some reason I still stuck to this manga and read it to the end. There's something about it that just kept me going, so I can't say it was all bad...it just could have been much much better.

... Last updated 17 years ago

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I love it

by MissRaw
17 years ago

Rating: 4.0 / 10.0

I don't know what went through my head, but my opinion has changed as I read some of the chapters again. It made me realized how stupid the whole manga is, and probably the worst manga I've read... EVER. Mayu Shinjo loves to write mangas about a poor innocent girl getting bullied by a guy who's obviously more rich and superior than she is, and it's pathetic. Highly offensive to any girls that read this.

... Last updated 17 years ago

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oh well...

by logic-f
17 years ago

Rating: 3.0 / 10.0

although i read Shinjo's other mangas too, this particular one stuck in my mind. i don't know, whether it was because of the sex content, the twisted male character or the ending . however, in the end i found its story shallow and unrealistic.while reading I compared it with the Minegishi Nobuaki's "Old Boy", which is far better written and more complicated than this one, simply because of its mysterious and psychological elements.

If you have too much spare time, you can read it. But it is definitely not for the kids 😀

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very good!!

by pinkiichick
17 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

this is really good. you can tell they really, really love each other because they been through a lot and they stuck together till the end. its soooo sad at the end!! =(

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uhmm..uhmm... this manga is.. haha.. -_-

by hangluu
11 years ago

Rating: N/A

This manga is pretty good (if u dont mind the molesting part). I spent 1 day (23 hrs) reading this manga and I love it but I hate it hence the rating... I love the beginning on how they met, then the middle (minus the mol3sting parts), nd I hate the end... I mean I didnt spend a whole fucking day to read it and then BAM!!! He is obsessive (like really obsessive) but has some good trait. She is kind of an idiot (in my opinion) but kinda brave.. over all if u could get over the molesting part (the one tyat everyone is giving a one on), it's a pretty good read. .

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Typical Shinjo Mayu

by Pebble_
14 years ago

Rating: N/A

And God, I hate her works. Especially her heroins, so weak-willed, allowing themselves to be treated like shit, and repeating "It's my fault", "I love you anyway". Girl, go kill yourself please, you're just too stupid.

I've read good mangas about Stockholm syndrom, but that's not what it's all about here. Haou Airen just conveys the idea that (repeated) rape is trivial, as well as the victim falling for (worshipping !) her rapist, (no matter what he keeps doing to her) and that in the end, she can just sweep all of that aside (rapes + murders), marry her rapist and picture a happy loving life...
That's not just unrealistic, it's plain sick.
How one can call that romance is beyond me. And so is the reason why one would root and feel for either of the two protagonists, be it for the sick twisted rapist Hakuron, or for the whiny submissive moron Kurumi. I simply cannot comprehend it.

Then there is the end, Hakuron dies, and I'm so very happy about it ! I actually laughed my ass off at the end : as said below : He dies + AT THE F*CKING WEDDING + killed by a TOTALLY RANDOM CHARACTER = **PURE WIN ! **LOL, they should just have killed off Kurumi too.

So, yeah... Typical Shinjo Mayu, makes me want to puke as usual...

PS : I agree, Sunrises' comment is hilarious ! XD

... Last updated 13 years ago

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