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3:18 am, Jan 11 2012
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Hi, i haven't read Saiunkoku Monogatari yet and i want to know if there is some romance in it and if the two main characters fall in love, thank you! smile

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4:28 am, Jan 11 2012
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It was quite clear Ryuki was in love with Shurei but Shurei I am not too sure about Shurei.
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Shuurei from the begining wanted to achieve something big and with Ryuki's help she was able governor test which women were not allowed to take and became co-governor of Sa province. If I remeber correctly she had an interest in Seiran her adopted brother who later is known to be also Ryuki's older half brother. Seiran known Shurei since she was a child and is very protective of Shurei. I think it ends after Shurei stabilizes Sa province as co-governor and the one by her side at the time is Seiran. This is assuming the anime covered all the novels before hand. If not it covered atleast 13-14 novels. Manga version still has a long way to go.


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4:33 am, Jan 11 2012
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It's complex. There is romance between Ryuuki and Shurei, but she can't have children, so she pushes him away. Sorry if that's a spoiler, but that's piece of the plot - Why she feels Ryuuki should give up on her and marry someone else. But, I read a translation of a recent light novel. She did tell Ryuuki about it and she agreed to marry him, but he would have to agree to have a concubine have his heir. Over the series, she does have many men after her affections, but she ignores them all - pretty much.


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4:52 am, Jan 11 2012
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Found the exact answer to your question :
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in the 18th novel, Shuurei will eventually marry Ryuuki. The next year it reads that she will die in childbith ; she was only 30 years old...


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12:26 pm, Jan 11 2012
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Thank you both!
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the end is very sad!


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4:36 pm, Jan 11 2012
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Not really considering what she what she wanted to achieve and what she achieved before then.
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She became a government official which was not given to females through the same means any male would achieve it. Using all her knowledge she passed the test for government officials (if I remeber correctly it was a very very good score) proving to everyone women are just as capable.


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3:37 am, Feb 10 2012
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Just wondering but how closely does the manga follow the novel? Is it possible to have a different ending for the manga?

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