Ashita no Ou-sama

Description

Yuu is a plain, boring, college girl from the countryside who is often made fun of for her outdated looks. One day Yuu happens to be invited to see a play. She discovers a passion for the stage she didn't know she had, and is determined to become a part of it. This is her drama.

Type

Manga

Related Series

N/A

Associated Names

Ashita no Ousama

King of Tomorrow

Rei do Amanhã

Reyes del Mañana

Tomorrow's King

Король завтрашнего дня

ملك الغد

明日の王様

明日的王样

明日的王樣

내일의 왕님

Groups Scanlating

Wingtip Cafe

Latest Release(s)

v.6 c.52-53 (end) by Wingtip Cafe 15 years ago

v.6 c.50-51 by Wingtip Cafe 15 years ago

v.6 c.49 by Wingtip Cafe 15 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

10 Volumes (Tankoubon - Complete)
6 Volumes (Bunkoban - Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

2 topics, 11 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (742 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.61 / 10.0

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29%

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Last Updated

March 11th, 2025 2:04pm PDT - 2 months ago

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Genre

Drama Josei Slice of Life
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Young YOU (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

N/A

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #698

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Monthly Pos #1586

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3 Month Pos #2541

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6 Month Pos #4545

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Year Pos #5539

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List Stats

On 563 reading lists

On 817 wish lists

On 1678 completed lists

On 49 unfinished lists

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14 years ago

User Comments [ Order by time added ]

Much better than expected

by kittkatt90
14 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

If you begin reading this with hopes of a shorter Glass Mask, throw those expectations away and start with a blank slate.
In Ashita no Ousama, Yuu's dream begins to take shape within the first few pages. As the well paced story develops so does her dream. Instead of a heroine with a narrow view of a perceived dream, Yuu is willing to widen, or switch roads altogether, to find her true dream and achieve it. She shows both the dependency on peers and self-relience that anyone would expect from a college student who dives headfirst into a world she's never experienced before.
As for the romance between Yuu and Ishii, it takes a distant second place to the plots' focus. Don't be put off by this if you're a romance reader; the subtleness of it adds to the manga's attraction.

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I love this manga

by Bisis
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

It's one of my favourites. I like the protagonist and her increasing love for theater. And even if she realize that she likes Touya, it doesn't become the mayor theme on the story. That's quite refreshing.

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ONE GREAT MANGA

by pinkparparak
10 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This manga was sooooooooooooooooooooo good, never let me down. From the beginning till the end was so good and ending was so good too. Love the story and characters, art is not great but it's good, but it's plot is so good that make a lot better than those manga which has a great art but a crappy story. love it so much.

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Solid classic.

by Verix
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Not much I can say, this one was enjoyable from start to end. There aren't much shoujo manga like this around. Also refreshing to have a theatre manga focus on someone who isn't actually an actor/actress, but a playwright/director; and she isn't portrayed as an amazing genius from page one as is often used to stew the plot forward, at the start she's a horrible actress, all that saves her is her powerful imagination. It's great storytelling.
At first I thought it would get old quickly, but it was excellently executed. The romance was obviously, but slowly and sweetly build-up. I couldn't put it away! A definite recommended read.

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One of the Best!

by micxj
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This is one of the best mangas I have ever read (alongside with Cat Street, Tokyo Crazy Paradise, & Beauty Pop).

The characters have strong personalities and the plot is considerably great! I just finished reading the manga (it's 3:10am here). The only negative thing I can say about the manga is the art, but considering the year it was published, one could care less about it... and for a manga that was made two years after my birth (I'm 18) I'd say the drawing was very finely done. The most important thing is the story. Readers must definitely not judge it by the art, if one would decide not to read it just because of how things were drawn, he/she would be missing one awesome and delightful story! <3

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Brilliant

by Astur
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Honestly, this manga had me enraptured from the first chapter. Yuu is such a beautiful character inside and outside. I thought the story had wonderful pacing and the entire cast played an integral role in shaping Yuu and helping her make her dreams come true (the same can be reversed as well) 😉 .

I highly suggest reading this manga.

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Enjoyable Read

by yumemiru
14 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

The cover art looks fine, and the summary may sound a tad boring(sounds a bit like the typical cliche...country girl become city-chic) but it's actually not too bad. The main character's very extraordinary in the sense that her enthusiasm seems to be bottomless. I actually quite like her. She's has a very bright and open personality that just draws other people to her, whether they like her or not. The most interesting part to this series, which I'm not sure if anyone has mentioned or not, is that

Yuu's goals deviate from becoming an actress, which we've already seen in other series such as Skip Beat, etc. to becoming a screenwriter. I thought this was very interesting, because usually the main character will stick to the first goal and doesn't change.

I was also a bit surprised by the romance in this series. It's actually very secondary to Yuu's main goals and while it does progress, it never overshadows the main plot, which is Yuu reaching her goals. Well, maybe I shouldn't have been so surprised. This is josei, and not shoujo, after all.

All in all, this was a pretty good read. I feel like it does have a lot of shoujo-like qualities(at least in the character Yuu), but much of the storyline itself(such as character development, etc) are more josei-esque than anything. A fascinating read, and I think I will take up one of the reviewer's suggestion to read Cat Street.

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Best series ever!!

by HanaTenshiHimeko
14 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Wow....another series that made me read for more than 4 hours for 6 volumes. My normal reading speed is 1/2 hour per volume. But literally, I felt this volume was longer than 6 volumes. So much dialogue, yet so much story and character dept as I continue reading.

The art doesn't look pretty or anything at first glance, but don't let that turn you down. The story will take a huge role over the art because you will find yourself hoping for what's next. The story doesn't drag out or anything. Every chapter is a stepping stone to the next with no feeling that it was a filler chapter.

Characters....character developments is a 10. Here, the prodigy is someone who is working hard toward her dreams and she finds support from the people around her. She have her failures, but we can't help but cheer her on.

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I will love it forever.

by NightAir
15 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I've been reading this manga since almost near the beginning. I discovered it one day when going around mangafox and trying to find a good manga to read. I was bored, and I just decided to click and check it out. The summary was meh to me - I didn't really think I would find anything interesting about it. The drawing style too, was different from what I was used to, seeing as I tend to gravitate to check out what popular manga there are and the like.

Back then, there were only about a few chapters up or so, but when I finished about what I think was five chapters, I was already hooked. The characters didn't just jump in your faces and demand PAY ATTENTION TO ME - it was something else entirely. Subtle and wonderfully, they came into what I came to accept as realistic. I loved the flow of the story, and I was glad to see that romance wasn't really a set focus on it.

This story is about Yuu's ambition, what she goes through - everything is possible, how she sees things. Yuu made a little warm thing in my heart because she's just so likeable. I loved her characterization and her design, as well as how she reacted and her personality. She didn't react too demure, but she didn't act too reserved either - which is a good thing, I think.

The other characters too were awesome.

I strongly recommend it.

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one of the best

by ricecake24
16 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

o my god i love this manga so much! it's one of the best josei i've come across. the drawing style to me is appealing also, although it may not be everyone's cup of tea. it's very character driven and each character has their own strengths and weaknesses that it gives an overall realistic feel. the romance in here is surprisingly subtle and definitely not the main focus of the story. the heroine of the story is admirable despite coming off as cliche in the first few chapters and she turns into a strong character with a lot of passion for her work that it's very inspirational for me as a reader. it's a really addicting manga and i always look forward to each scanlation.

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