Captive Hearts

[kel aka gandy]

1 :: Story
2 :: Creator
3 :: Volumes

 

[kel aka gandy]

Story

An earlier work by Vampire Knight manga-ka Matsuri Hino, Captive Hearts is about Megumi, a carefree guy living a life of luxury. Then one day, he meets a girl named Suzuka Kogami and finds himself kneeling at her feet like a servant. Megumi discovers that he, along with the rest of his family are cursed, and must follow the orders of the Kogami family.  

[kel aka gandy]

Creator

A former bookstore shopkeeper, Matsuri Hino burst onto the manga scene with her title Kono Yume ga Sametara (When This Dream Is Over), which was published in LaLa DX magazine. Hino became a manga artist a mere nine months after she decided to become one.

With the success of her popular series Toraware no Minoue (Captive Hearts), and MeruPuri, Hino has established herself as a major player in the world of shojo manga. Her new title, Vampire Knight, currently runs in monthly LaLa magazine.

Hino enjoys creative activities, and has commented that she would have been either an architect or an apprentice to traditional Japanese craft masters if she did not become a manga artist.  

[kel aka gandy]

Volumes
Status in Japan :: complete at 5 volumes
Status in US :: 5/5 released

Volume 1
Being carried around everywhere and having handsome Megumi act like a slave may seem ideal, but Suzuka just wishes he would stop. Can anything be done about Megumi's captive state? Or is Megumi doomed to see Suzuka as his master...forever?


Volume 2
Megumi decides he wants to become a formal servant of the Kogami family so he can be worthy of Suzuka's love. But when wealthy heir Hiryu arrives to claim Suzuka as his bride, can Megumi even compete?


Volume 3
Megumi sets out to China to find a cure for his curse, but it appears that even his health worsens if he is away from his master. Meanwhile, a maid in the Kogami household swears to make Megumi hers!


Volume 4
Suzuka becomes steeped in jealousy when she observes Megumi's interactions with Rui, the maid. But with the curse in the way, can Suzuka ever hope to have a normal relationship with Megumi?


Volume 5
Convinced that finding the jewel of the Dragon God will release the Kuroishi family from their curse, Megumi and Suzuka travel to China together. But even if they succeed in their mission, can Megumi ever truly be free from Suzuka?  

[babyteiz]

I've only read volume 1!
Volumes 2-5 look so good!!  

[Luna Vampire Yuki]

I loved this series!!! smile I wish there was more than five volumes tho...  

[Kanna_chisamii]

^
I agree...it was kinda short, but still really good!  

[Ayumu02]

I love Captive Hearts! The series captive my heart!  

[maple_chan]

I got this series for $4 a piece when Borders was going out of business. I dunno...it's cute, and I LOVED the manservant fits, but, as far as love stories go, it's kind of weak. I don't doubt that Suzuka has feelings for Megumi, but I think the curse distorted his view of her, and, to me, that's not romantic...just...sad '~'

That's one reader's opinion, though.  

[kel aka gandy]

I liked it a lot until like...the last volume. It was just not good then. :/ I do agree that the relationship is a very strange one, but I think it was changing from a servant/master one to more of an equal relationship, but it definitely wasn't quite there yet, and it ended on a bit of a sour note for me.  

[non8noninfinite]

I'd love to read it. (I read only about first 2 or 3 chapters) I sorta don't want to read it online but I don't want to purchase it because I don't think it's worth (to me).
If only there was some library I could borrow it from~  

[maple_chan]

Yeah, the last volume was really...weird... 0_o

I realize Hino was trying to wrap everything up, and she probably didn't have as much space to do it as she wanted, but there was no reason to bring in the random villagers who turned into animals. That made no sense to me. It didn't fit the feel of the rest of the series.

And yeah, it's not really worth buying sweatdrop