A dragon girl's relaxed high school days, brought to life with the vibrant chatter of teenagers.
ルリドラゴン
In this blog, we present manga that are not only highly captivating but also ideal for Japanese language learners. Studying Japanese through manga is both fun and effective. Manga allows you to understand the subtleties of keigo (honorifics), teineigo (polite speech), and casual conversation in Japanese.
Today's featured manga
Story overview
One morning, high school student Ruri Aoki wakes up to find that she has suddenly grown horns on her head! Her mother tells her that it might be because her father is a dragon, leaving Ruri confused. Nevertheless, she heads to school. Her classmates are fascinated by her unusual horns, and soon another dragon trait becomes apparent! A slight change in her everyday life—Ruri's easygoing days as a dragon girl are just beginning.
Why this manga is suitable for learning Japanese
This work, which carefully depicts the laid-back high school life of a girl whose dragon blood has suddenly awakened, is suitable for Japanese learners for the following reasons.
The focus is on everyday conversations and it is easy to read
The main content consists of everyday conversations with friends and her mother, with hardly any difficult expressions or kanji that might be hard for beginners to read. Even beginners learning Japanese should not have much trouble reading through it.
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RuriDragon / Shindo Masaoki / Shueisha
Learn modern high school conversation expressions
The heroine, Ruri, is a high school student. The work naturally depicts the everyday interactions of contemporary high school students, allowing readers to encounter many examples of such conversational expressions.
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RuriDragon / Shindo Masaoki / Shueisha
Some points to note
Slower serialization pace compared to other Jump series
RuriDragon moved from the main Weekly Shonen Jump magazine to the digital platform Shonen Jump+ (the English version is MANGA Plus by SHUEISHA), resulting in a slower serialization pace compared to typical Weekly Shonen Jump series. Consequently, the release of the collected volumes is also at a more relaxed pace.
Data
* Title : RuriDragon (ルリドラゴン)
* Author : Shindo Masaoki
* Publisher :Shueisha
* Latest volume : Vol.2
（Sep.2024 / Ongoing）
* Text volume : moderate
* Challenge level : ★
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