The Legend of Chun Hyang

By CLAMP

Based on an ancient Korean legend. A beautiful warrior princess is the only one who can save her land from a tyrannical ruler whose only form of governing is oppression and corruption. Illustrations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591827639
• ISBN13: 9781591827634
• Release Date: August 2004
• Publisher: TokyoPop
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 7.8" x 0.8" x 5.0"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grades 2 to 5

Customer Reviews

Really good story, wish they continued it :D

The Legend of Chun HyangLegend of Chun Hyang 1 I enjoyed this book very very much. The art is beautiful and the story very interesting. I wish there was more to read. It is a wonderful read and the characters are very lovable.

Too epic for a single volume

I've tended to enjoy all things CLAMP, and so after coming across Chun Hyang in "Tsubasa: Chronicles" and reading that she had her own manga volume, I decided to give it a go. The artwork, as always, is beautiful, and the story, while having nothing to do with the Legend of Chun Hyang that is referenced at the beginning of each chapter, is engrossing and high-action, albeit overly similar to Chun Hyang's story in "Tsubasa" (though seeing as "Legend of Chun Hyang" came out earlier, I suppose I should really say that the "Tsubasa" story is the copycat). The problem is that, when I reached the end, I felt very much left hanging. The story's end is far too abrupt for a single-volume manga, and there wasn't enough time to see certain characters develop or to delve deeply into their personalities. Again, I still enjoyed it, and this would not be a problem for a multi-volume manga; however, it left me a little too disappointed to give this one five stars.

Crap!

I sent business letter to CLAMP asking when the next volume of Legend of Chun Hyang is coming out... but now that I notice that there is no number on the spine... I realize that there won't be any volume 2 made for this series. Me and my friend now feel dissapointed that there is no next volume. I am always anxious for the next volume but there isn't another one coming out. I am sad and dissapointed about this. I wish that another one would come out, but now I know that it is confirmed that there is no volume 2, I now know that another volume of Legend of Chun Hyang will never come out...

It looks like a one-shot, but where's the rest of it?

It's titled 'Legend of Chun Hyang', and the cover is un-numbered... I picked it up because I thought it was a one-shot -- I wasn't really in the mood to be sucked into a gigantic story. If I was, I'd've probably picked up something else. However, I think there's more to this novel, especially after reading some of the text on the chapter beginnings... more things have to happen than just these three little stories in order to finish the entire tale of Chun Hyang. The art is astounding as always, and it's starting out as a cute story, though. Sure, it's a little bit predictable, but what isn't nowadays? Cute girls and overly-forward guys are all over the manga shelves. It's not that I'm not looking forward to the rest of the tale -- it's just that I'm not terribly looking forward to having to wait for it to be translated. ^^;

A nice read

The Legend of Chun Hyang is a nice read at only one volume, but may not be exactly what the reader expects. To begin with, this book is by Clamp, so of course the artwook is very beautiful and clean throughout the entire volume. One who enjoys detailed artwork could buy this book and be satisfied just with that. But the story is a little different than advertised. This book does not exactly tell the full legend of chun-hyang. A brief history of the real legend is given in the beginning of the book, but the actual stories don't really tell the story. It's sort of like Clamp's other works, such as Clamp School Detectives. Each chapter tells a little story about the characters' adventures but there isn't really a strong main plot line. For this reason, I gave the book 4 stars. The book has 3 chapters, the first of which seems to begin to tell the legend, but...the other two don't really follow up on it. Other than that problem, the book was really very good. There's adventure and fight scenes, sad situations, and a little bit of romantic comedy. If you're looking for a nice little adventure to enjoy with beautiful artwook, then this book is for you.