History Manga / ReimeiNoArcana

** BrownEyes: Caesar and Lemilia.

To maintain peace between two neighboring countries of a small island--the northern country of Senan and the southern country of Belquat--who have suffered through 200 years of waging war and strife, a [[ArrangedMarriage political marriage]] is arranged between Senan's [[RedHeadedHeroine Princess Nakaba]] and Belquat's second-in-line [[{{Jerkass}} Prince Caesar]]. Nakaba attempts to hold a strong front and remain strong among the public eyes as she is discriminated by the people of Belquat for her poor Senan background and her [[SeriousBusiness inferior red hair]]. The only solace that she finds in her new and unfamiliar environment is her [[BattleButler attendant]] and longtime friend [[TheChampion Loki]], an [[HalfHumanHybrid Ajin]] (or a sub-person)(called demi-humans in Viz's translation)--a half-beast and half-human with beast ears and a tail. However, when Nakaba begins receiving [[DreamingOfThingsToCome premonitions]] involving Caesar's impending death, will she use this information to save him, or will she let her husband die and exact her vengeance against Belquat and the people who despise her?

* HairColors: Is considered SeriousBusiness in the ''Dawn of the Arcana'' universe. The royal families take great pride in having black hair while commoners have blonde, brown, or red hair. Naturally, one of the reasons why Belquat's people don't take kindly to Nakaba is for having [[RedHeadedHeroine red hair]], and even in her home country of Senan, Nakaba was not allowed to be seen publicly due to her red hair as well.

* RedHeadedHeroine: Nakaba.
** FieryRedhead: Nakaba is not necessarily an easily angered person, but she will set people in their places if need be.
** HeroesWantRedheads:
*** Though Caesar doesn't want anything to do with Nakaba at first, he eventually falls in love with her.
*** [[spoiler:It is hinted that Loki has feelings for Nakaba as well, though Nakaba doesn't reciprocate them.]]

* ChasityDagger: Caesar tries to force the issue with Nakaba. She pulls a dagger from her sleeve and a sword fight ensues.

** Loki. He is not necessarily a trickster like the [[NorseMythology Norse god]], but he does have a few tricks up his sleeve, including his initially underhanded plan to gain Caesar's trust and stir up trouble in Belquat by banding sub-people together to attack Belquat, though this plan never comes to fruition as he had planned.

But as Nakaba gradually [[BelligerentSexualTension develops]] [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage feelings]] for [[LoveRedeems Caesar]], a war between humans and sub-people is beginning to take its first steps and Nakaba soon learns that her visions are more than mere premonitions and stem from her mysterious and rare power--[[{{Seers}} "Time's Arcane"]]--a power that can bring miracles at a cost and is both sought after to be harnessed for ulterior motives or to be ultimately destroyed for its strange ability. Nakaba struggles to find a way to use her power of "Time's Arcane" to [[AllLovingHero save people's lives and prevent bloodshed]] as Caesar, Loki, and she try to create a new world free from corrupt royal families and discrimination against appearances, bloodlines, and sub-people.

** Caesar's hatred towards sub-people stem from their keener five senses and strength, which Caesar had always tried to surpass as a child but could never fulfill, to the extent that even his mother told him that he had no need to do so because he was of royalty and could just get someone else to do whatever he needed. However, due to Nakaba's influence, even Caesar is willing to help Loki and other sub-people.

* BastardBoyfriend[=/=]DomesticAbuser: Though they're technically married, Caesar starts off as this towards Nakaba, yanking on her braid and pulling forced kisses on her in the first chapter. Needless to say, once Caesar begins to genuinely fall for Nakaba, he stops doing these childish and insensitive antics for the most part and treats her gently and with respect.

* BigBrotherInstinct: Vernas towards his younger sister Lemilia.

** Lemilia is very attached to her older brother Varnas, dislikes it whenever Varnas always talks about either Caesar or Nakaba, and warns Nakaba that she won't give her brother to him.

* BishoujoSeries

* BlindingBangs: Loki.

* ClingyJealousGirl: Louise.

** Vernas is put into this position when out of duty he must follow the king's orders but also to protect Lemilia, but at the cost of betraying Caesar and the others and try to stop them from preventing the king's plan.

* EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses: Nakaba.
* EyesAlwaysShut: The king's trusted advisor, Vernas.

* HairColors: Is considered SeriousBusiness in the ''Reimei no Arcana'' universe. The royal families take great pride in having black hair while commoners have blonde, brown, or red hair. Naturally, one of the reasons why Belquat's people don't take kindly to Nakaba is for having [[RedHeadedHeroine red hair]], and even in her home country of Senan, Nakaba was not allowed to be seen publicly due to her red hair as well.

* HappyMarriageCharade: How Caesar's and Nakaba's marriage starts off. As time grows on, they end up quite HappilyMarried.
* HeManWomanHater: Lithuanel's fifth prince, Ahkil. He seems to be able to tolerate Nakaba [[spoiler:due to her [[ImportantHaircut boyish haircut]].]]

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Caesar and Bellirus. Nakaba and Lemilia.

** Lemilia starts off as having a [[BigBrotherWorship big brother complex]] for Vernas, but she seems to understand animals and is very perceptive, being able to tell Loki's feelings, knowing that Vernas has been conflicted lately, and figuring out that Nakaba has an Arcana. [[spoiler:It turns out that this is because Lemilia has an Arcane of her own--the Arcane of mind-reading.]]
* HighSchoolAU: In Volume 5, there are a couple of bonus stories entitled "Arcana High," recasting Ceasar as Nakaba's senpai and Loki as a teacher.

* LittleBitBeastly: The Ajin have animal ears and tails, but are otherwise human. Loki, for example, has a dog's ears and tail.

* ManChild: According to Loki, Caesar's antics around Nakaba are due to his immaturity.

** Vernas' younger sister Lemilia is one for Vernas.

* NotSoDifferent: Nakaba and Cain bond over how they both like their respective hair color in spite of the fact that it is looked down upon and seen as common, which makes her believe that Cain will rescue Caesar, Loki, and Vernas, who are "hostages" in Ajin Village. [[spoiler:However, Lemilia, who's Arcane allows her to read minds, knows that Cain is clouded with negative emotions of envy and hatred towards Caesar and will not keep his word.]]

** FieryRedhead: Nakaba is not necessarily an easily angered person, but she will set people to their places if need be.

* RebelliousPrincess: Nakaba.

* WarriorPrince: Caesar and Cain.

** [[spoiler:Chapter 39 onwards.]]

* BigBrotherWorship: Lemilia is very attached to her older brother Varnas, dislikes it whenever Varnas always talks about either Caesar or Nakaba, and warns Nakaba that she won't give her brother to him.

* ChildhoodFriends: Nakaba and Loki, though the latter appears to be several years older than her.

** Nakaba starts to develop this concerning Loki and Caesar. When Loki reveals his scheme of wanting the sub-people to take over the royal family and take vengance on those who have wronged them, he tells Nakaba not to forgive Caesar, who is supposed to be her enemy. Nakaba tries not to forgive Caesar and distance herself from him, but a part of her has already forgiven him and she is conflicted by this. After Chapter 8, things seem to have been resolved between all three of them.

* DarkSecret: Chapter 25 reveals that Loki has a secret that even he feels unable to speak of to Nakaba just yet.

** In Chapter 21, [[spoiler:Loki is shown watching a moment shared between Nakaba and Caesar confessing their love for each other and is jealous of Caesar, who was able to say those words so easily and "save" Nakaba with power that he does not have.]]

** Caesar and Nakaba eventually fall under this, though one can easily forget that they're married as they don't share the same room and act like more of a boyfriend-girlfriend couple than that of a husband and wife.

* [[spoiler:CainAndAbel: Naturally, this ends up happening between [[MeaningfulName Cain]] and Caesar.]]

* HighSchoolAU - In the 5th volume there's a couple of bonus stories entitled 'Arcana High' recasting Ceasar as Nakaba's senpai, and Loki as a teacher.

* {{Jerkass}}: Initially, Caesar. Loki can be a bit of this as well at times. Adel, a grandson of the present king and queen of Senan and the heir to the throne, is pretty much introduced as this by insulting Nakaba in his first appearance in Chapter 23. Chapter 25 shows that in the past he often went out of his way to merely insult her just because he could.

* KissingCousins: Despite Adel's haughty and overall terrible treatment of Nakaba, there are hints that he might have feelings for her. [[spoiler:As of Chapter 39, they are married, though Adel has purely married her due to her Arcana.]]

** [[spoiler:In Chapter 39, Caesar has married Louise (who no longer loves Caesar as she's grown to love Cain, who is deceased) and Nakaba has married Adel (who purely married her for her power over Time's Arcana).]]

* TheMole: [[spoiler:In Chapter 25, it is revealed that Rito was blackmailed to spy on Nakaba and the country of Belquat's dealings in return for his mother Lita's safety. Loki also contributed in this as well, sending internal affairs to Senan by orders of the Senan's king.]]

* ParentalSubstitute: Loki is a bit of one to Nakaba, as they've known each other since Nakaba was a child, and following Nakaba's mother's death, Loki has been looking after Nakaba ever since, protecting her.

** Caesar has these moments with Nakaba constantly, from keeping his promise to Nakaba and tending to Loki's injuries, joining the jousting tournament not only out of duty but to slightly impress Nakaba, who who was never allowed to watch entertainment displays in Senan, and giving her a ton of gifts in an effort to make her happy.

*** [[spoiler:It is hinted that Loki has feelings for Nakaba as well.]]

* ShipTease:
** Chapter 21 nearly confirms [[spoiler:through Loki's jealousy of a moment shared between Nakaba and Caesar that Loki is in love with Nakaba too.]]
** [[spoiler:Chapter 32 confirms it.]]

* SiblingTriangle: Louise is [[ArrangedMarriage engaged]] to Cain, but she's in love with Caesar. [[spoiler:By Chapter 39, she has married Caesar at Caesar's mother's behest but no longer bears feelings for Caesar as she had fallen for the deceased Cain.]]

** When Caesar tries to feed Nakaba one of his food during dinner, Loki smacks it away, to the offense and shock of everyone. It turns out that the food was poisoned and someone must be scheming to murder Caesar.

* TraumaticHaircut: [[spoiler:King Guran orders for Nakaba's red hair to be ''dyed'' black. This turns into an ImportantHaircut after Nakaba cuts off all of her hair that has been dyed, cutting her red hair short.]]

** This is how Louise apparently feels towards her arranged fiance Cain, preferring his brother Caesar over him. [[spoiler:Possibly subverted in Chapter 22, as Louise crying over Cain's death seems to signify that at the very least she did care for Cain on some level.]]
** [[spoiler:Despite their new marriages (Caesar to Louise and Nakaba to Adel), Nakaba is still in love with Loki and Caesar knows that Louise has grown to love Cain; thus, he does not feel his feelings for or marriage to Nakaba are in jeopardy.]]

* WhamEpisode: [[spoiler: Chapeter 52 reveals two important things- first that Nakaba is half Ajin, and second is that Loki is her brother (and by extention, also [[HalfHumanHybrid half Ajin]]).]]

** In Chapter 21, [[spoiler:Loki] is shown watching a moment shared between Nakaba and Caesar confessing their love for each other and is jealous of Caesar, who was able to say those words so easily and "save" Nakaba with power that he does not have.

* BadassDamsel[=/=]BadassPrincess: Nakaba, who is decent at wielding a sword, is willing to use "Time's Arcana" to save people's lives, and even self-inflicts an injury to provoke her ability. However, she does have a knack at getting into serious danger, but this does little to waver her determination.

* FiveManBand:
** TheHero: Nakaba
** TheLancer: Caesar
** TheSmartGuy: Vernas
** TheBigGuy: Loki
** TheChick: Lemilia and Rito
** SixthRanger: Leo

* TheChampion: Loki towards Nakaba.

But as Nakaba gradually [[BelligerentSexualTension develops]] [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage feelings]] for [[LoveRedeems Caesar]], a war between humans and sub-people is beginning to take its first steps and Nakaba soon learns that her visions are more than mere premonitions and stem from her mysterious and rare power--[[{{Seers}} "Time's Arcane"]]--a power that can bring miracles at a cost and is both sought after to be harnessed for ulterior motives or to be ultimately destroyed for its strange ability. Nakaba struggles to find a way to use her power of "Time's Arcane" to [[TheMessiah save people's lives and prevent bloodshed]] as Caesar, Loki, and she try to create a new world free from corrupt royal families and discrimination against appearances, bloodlines, and sub-people.

* ThirdActMisunderstanding: [[spoiler:Because Nakaba is unable to reach Caesar or knows his feelings about his marriage to Louise (and subsequently her own marriage to Adel), she becomes doubtful of their love for each other. Discovering that Louise is pregnant, and incorrectly assuming that the child is Caesar's, drives her to sleep with Loki--in spite of the fact that she is still in love with Caesar.]]

* LoveDodecahedron: Cain has [[AllLoveIsUnrequited unrequited feelings]] for his arranged fiancee Louise, who in turn has [[SiblingTriangle unrequited feelings]] for Cain's brother Caesar, [[HappilyMarried who is in love with]] Nakaba, [[PerfectlyArrangedMarriage who returns his feelings]] while Loki [[BodyguardCrush may]] or [[TheNotLoveInterest may not]] have unrequited feelings for Nakaba; [[spoiler:Chapter 32 reveals that he does have feelings for her, but she chooses Caesar over him.]]

* ChasityDagger - Caesar tries to force the issue with Nakaba. She pulls a dagger from her sleeve and a swordfight ensues.

* CharacterDevelopment: Caesar starts off as a self-absorbed and jerkass prince, but overtime he develops into a more selfless character who genuinely loves Nakaba and wants to make her happy, to the point where he's willing to set aside his prejudice towards Loki and other sub-people for her sake.

* TheGeneralsDaughter: Louise, which is the reason why she is engaged to Cain.

** In Chapter 21, [[spoiler:Loki is shown watching a moment shared between Nakaba and Caesar confessing their love for each other and is jealous of Caesar, who was able to say those words so easily and "save" Nakaba with power that he does not have.]]

* HappilyMarried: Caesar and Nakaba eventually fall under this, though one can easily forget that they're married as they don't share the same room and act like more of a boyfriend-girlfriend couple than that of a husband and wife.

* {{Jerkass}}: Initially, Caesar. Loki can be a bit of this as well at times. Adel, a grandson of the present king and queen of Senan and the heir to the throne, is pretty much introduced as this, insulting Nakaba in his first appearance in Chapter 23. Chapter 25 shows that in the past he often went out of his way to merely insult her just because he could.

** Adel, Nakaba's relative and the heir to the Senan throne.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Nakaba thought Lemilia was fourteen-years-old. She turns out to be seventeen, a year ''older'' than Nakaba.

* SiblingTriangle: Louise is [[ArrangedMarriage engaged]] to Cain, but she's in love with Caesar.

* SuccessionCrisis: Played with. Caesar's older brother Cain is first-in-line to the throne in spite of the fact that his mother was a commoner. Caesar's mother and Cain's fiancee Louise would much rather want Caesar to fight and claim the throne for himself, but Caesar doesn't want the throne nor does he want to fight with Cain. [[spoiler:Caesar later decides to become king in order to make Nakaba happy and create a new and better world for her. After Cain's death, Caesar becomes first-in-line to the throne.]]

* LittleBitBeastly - the ajin have animal ears and tails, but are otherwise human. Loki, for example, has a dog's ears and tail.

** Bella towards Loki.
* YankTheDogsChain: Subverted. Caesar spent the day trying to make the perfect date for Nakaba, but Lemilia impulsively takes Nakaba out shopping, knowing full well of Caesar's plan for a date. When Lemilia learns Nakaba wants to buy a gift for Caesar, Lemilia shops for a dress for Nakaba to wear and even gives Caesar and Nakaba [[ThrowTheDogABone time for their date]] in the evening.

** Lemilia starts off as having a [[BigBrotherWorship big brother complex]] for Vernas, but she seems to understand animals and is very perceptive, being able to tell Loki's feelings, knowing that Vernas has been conflicted lately, and figuring out that Nakaba has an Arcana. [[spoiler: It
turns out that this is because Lemilia has an Arcane of her own--the Arcane of mind-reading.]]

* TheNotLoveInterest: This seems to be how Loki views Nakaba, or rather, how Nakaba interprets Loki's friendship with her. [[spoiler:Then Chapter 32 reveals that he's in love with her.]]

* IWillProtectHer: Loki and Caesar towards Nakaba. Vernas towards Lemilia.

* ShowTheForehead: Adel.

** GreenEyedRedhead

* HairOfGold: Cain and Rito.

** BlueEyes: Loki and Cain.

* HeterosexualLifePartners: Caesar and Vernas. Nakaba and Lemilia.

** Lemilia starts off as having a [[BigBrotherWorship big brother complex]] for Vernas, but she seems to understand animals and is very perceptive, being able to tell Loki's feelings, knowing that Vernas has been conflicted lately, and figuring out that Nakaba has an Arcana. [[spoiler:It

** Lemilia starts off as having a [[BigBrotherWorship big brother complex]] for Vernas, but she seems to understand animals and is very perceptive, being able to tell Loki's feelings, knowing that Vernas has been conflicted lately, and figuring out that Nakaba has an Arcana. [[spoiler:It turns out that this is because Lemilia has an Arcane of her own--the Arcane of mind-reading.]]

* HotMom: Nakaba's late mother and Cain's late mother.

** Caesar means "head of hair," which is notable in a world where HairColors are SeriousBusiness. It's also the same name as another [[GaiusJuliusCaesar well-known ruler]].

To maintain peace between two neighboring countries of a small island--the northern country of Senan and the southern country of Belquat--who have suffered through 200 years of waging war and strife, a [[ArrangedMarriage political marriage]] is arranged between Senan's [[RedHeadedHeroine Princess Nakaba]] and Belquat's second-in-line [[{{Jerkass}} Prince Caesar]]. Nakaba attempts to hold a strong front and remain strong among the public eyes as she is discriminated by the people of Belquat for her poor Senan background and her [[SeriousBusiness inferior red hair]]. The only solace that she finds in her new and unfamiliar environment is her [[BattleButler attendant]] and longtime friend [[TheChampion Loki]], an [[HalfHumanHybrid Ajin]] (or a sub-person)--a half-beast and half-human with beast ears and a tail. However, when Nakaba begins receiving [[DreamingOfThingsToCome premonitions]] involving Caesar's impending death, will she use this information to save him, or will she let her husband die and exact her vengeance against Belquat and the people who despise her?

To maintain peace between two neighboring countries of a small island--the northern country of Senan and the southern country of Belquat--who have suffered through 200 years of waging war and strife, a [[ArrangedMarriage political marriage]] is arranged between Senan's [[RedHeadedHeroine Princess Nakaba]] and Belquat's second-in-line [[{{Jerkass}} Prince Caesar]]. Nakaba attempts to hold a strong front and remain strong among the public eyes as she is discriminated by the people of Belquat for her poor Senan background and her [[SeriousBusiness inferior red hair]]. The only solace that she finds in her new and unfamiliar environment is her [[BattleButler attendant]] and longtime friend [[TheChampion Loki]], a [[HalfHumanHybrid sub-person]]--a half-beast and half-human with beast ears and a tail. However, when Nakaba begins receiving [[DreamingOfThingsToCome premonitions]] involving Caesar's impending death, will she use this information to save him, or will she let her husband die and exact her vengeance against Belquat and the people who despise her?

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