However, many people, including Raven's human daughter, are keen to make sure this doesn't happen. He gifts this duck, Ahiru, a magical pendant that allows her to transform into a human and into the magical Princess Tutu. The ghost of Drosselmeyer, keen to put an end to the story, finds a little duck who has fallen in love with the shattered prince. When the raven and the prince escape into the real world, the prince shatters his own heart to seal away the raven. However, his final tale, "The Prince and the Raven," is left uncompleted due to the writer's death, locking the characters in a never-ending struggle.
While it is common to see series where humans get turned into animals, Princess Tutu reverses it by having the protagonist be an animal that gets turned into a human.ĭrosselmeyer was a writer with the ability to make his stories come to life. While it started as an anime, the series was adapted into manga in 2003, later being collected into two volumes. Princess Tutu is a rather unique series for many reasons. Warm, charming and unique, Dragon Goes House-Hunting is this year's stand-out hit, making now the perfect time to dive into the manga. Anyone who has struggled to find their place in the world will find themselves empathizing with Letty. Thankfully, Dearia is more than happy to help Letty find a perfect home. Along the way, Letty will have to deal with other monsters and heroes who want nothing more than to slay him and turn him into a new set of armor. Thankfully, Letty also makes several friends, including Dearia, an elven demon lord who's also a skilled real estate agent. Now without a home, Letty decides to seek out a perfect home, one where he can live without shame and judgment.
The story begins with her mistakenly washed up above ground with no easy way to return home. Unlike many other dragons, Letty is very shy and timid, putting him at odds with his family, leading to them kicking him out. Most humans have taken refuge in underground bunkers, and Kipo, our protagonist, is a bunker person. Starting in Monthly Comic Garden in 2016, Dragon Goes House-Hunting follows Letty, a red dragon. Dragon Goes House-Hunting's anime adaptation has been making waves recently, thanks to its charming cast and relatable struggles, and the original manga is more than worth your time.