“Red-haired herbalist Shirayuki flees prince, meets Prince Zen, becomes royal apothecary, and navigates love across social divides.”
Snow White with the Red Hair
赤髪の白雪姫
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Synopsis
Red-haired herbalist Shirayuki flees prince, meets Prince Zen, becomes royal apothecary, and navigates love across social divides.
Shirayuki is Tanbarun's friendly neighborhood herbalist, whose unique red hair ends up drawing unwanted attention from the vain prince of Tanbarun, Raji Shenazard. Faced with the unattractive proposition to become his concubine, Shirayuki chops off her hair and flees the country overnight. In her journey deep into the forest, she encounters Zen Wistalia, the prince of the neighboring country of Clarines. When Zen takes a bite out of a poisoned apple that Prince Raji sends in order to recapture Shirayuki, she expertly uses the herbs at her disposal to cure him. Together with Zen and his two friends, Kiki and Mitsuhide, Shirayuki travels to Clarines, where she aims to make a life for herself as an apothecary of the royal court. As Zen slowly begins to mean more to her than the prince of her new country, the two of them must learn to work together toward their respective dreams despite the difference in status.Included one-shots: Volume 1: Hachigatsu no Shikisai (Colorful Seasons of August) Volume 2: Bokura wo Tsunaide. (Connect Us) Volume 13: Shizuku no Saki ni (Beyond the Drops) Volume 14: Natsuyasumi 00-nichime (00 Days of Summer Vacation)
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What 23 readers settled on.
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σ 1.77 · some divergence
6.4 pts
Recommenders 9.4 · others 3.0
↓ 1.22
Running avg · Dec 2009 → May 2025
- 10 “The story is really cool and their love story is sweettt... they care for each other though they didn't show it much. I love the art and really admired Sorata for her art and the creativeness of...”
- 10 “This is the best manga I have ever read!! The charcters are lovable and not stupid or cruel. Shirayuki is kind,smart, and selfless...she is not the normal steriotype of charcter but wayy better!!!...”
- 8 “This manga was really amazing! At first I really felt like it needed more action, but as the plot and story proceed, one really gets entangled with the feelings of the character. Personally, I read...”
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- Published Aug 2006 – ongoing
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- Ref. BS-M3774 catalog