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“Princess Erminia must marry and accept the Sword of Paro, but rejects all men until she meets Fiona.”
The Sword of Paros
パロスの剣
6.98
10,041 rank · 2,121 readers · 19 favorites
Shoujo
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Girls Love
Romance
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Synopsis
Princess Erminia must marry and accept the Sword of Paro, but rejects all men until she meets Fiona.
There is a legend in the kingdom of Paro —a legend of the Sword. It is said that if one who is unfit to rule should wield it, it will mean the ruin of the kingdom. As sole heir to the throne of Paros, Princess Erminia must accept the Sword and a husband when she comes of age on her next birthday. But the princess refuses to wed any man who is less of a man than she—which excludes every man in the kingdom! Just when Erminia is ordered by her father the king to wed her foster brother Yurias, she has a fateful encounter with the unfortunate, beautiful maiden Fiona. (Source: MU)
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Derived from 5 sampled reviews
6.6
/10
What 5 readers settled on.
100%
recommend
Score distribution
median 7
mode 7
σ 1.02
Agreement
Strong agreement
σ 1.02 · scores cluster tight
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Not enough recommend signal yet
Score over time
↓ 0.40
Running avg · Nov 2014 → Jan 2026
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 8 “It's a good fairytale story with a twist. If you read this story thinking that the main character is trans then you're greatly mistaken, and is lowkey homophobic and sexist. Masculine women and...”
- 7 “Well...I haven't really read enough to write a review of this, but what is currently the only review was written by someone who...either doesn't know what transgender people are, or is "wilfully...”
- 7 “This review contains spoilers. I enjoyed reading this but I'm a little confused at how should I feel about this manga. I liked it, but it could be better. The story: was quite good, although it is...”
Verbosity
Short · 40%
Medium · 40%
Long · 20%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 9 × 3 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 12m approx
- Published Jan 1986 – Jan 1987
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M2760 catalog