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''Sakura Hime Kaden'' (lit. ''The Legend of Princess Sakura''), published as ''Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura'' in the English language market, is a historical fantasy shojo manga written and illustrated by ArinaTanemura. It was serialized in the comic magazine ''Ribon'' from 2009 to 2012 and was published in 12 volumes. Throughout its run, a vomic (voiceover comic) and exclusive artbook was released.

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''Sakura Hime Kaden'' (lit. ''The Legend of Princess Sakura''), published as ''Sakura Hime: The Legend of Princess Sakura'' in the English language market, is a historical fantasy shojo manga written and illustrated by ArinaTanemura.Creator/ArinaTanemura. It was serialized in the comic magazine ''Ribon'' from 2009 to 2012 and was published in 12 volumes. Throughout its run, a vomic (voiceover comic) and exclusive artbook was released.
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* AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence: All victims of the Chizakura's blade [[spoiler:and Byakuya]] bid farewell to Sakura before moving on.

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* BlessedWithSuck: Asagiri has both the power of a yukionna and one-inch spirit, but her lifespan is cut in half.


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* CursedWithAwesome: Asagiri has both the power of a yukionna and one-inch spirit, but her lifespan is cut in half.
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* CensorshipTropes: The original Japanese cover for vol. 5 depicted Rurijo and Sakura clinging together naked. It was replaced with the cover for chapter 18 with Sakura and her ninja friends for English releases.

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* CensorshipTropes: The original Japanese cover for vol. 5 depicted Rurijo and Sakura clinging together naked. It was replaced with the cover for chapter 18 with Sakura and her ninja friends for English releases.releases, and the original cover was included in an extra gallery at the end of the volume.
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* {{Tsundere}}: Asagiri in the past, and Rurijo.
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* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Only a handful of characters actually have natural-colored hair.
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* WhatMeasureIsNonHuman: Generally [[AvertedTrope averted]]; Rurijo is actually a sentient lapis lazuli stone, but she's treated as a real person by everyone around her.

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* WhatMeasureIsNonHuman: Generally [[AvertedTrope averted]]; WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Deconstructed. Rurijo is actually a sentient lapis lazuli stone, but she's treated as a real person by everyone around her.her. Part of her story is finding people who love her and appreciate her as though she was actually a human being.
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* WhatMeasureIsNonHuman: Generally [[AvertedTrope averted]]; Rurijo is actually a sentient lapis lazuli stone, but she's treated as a real person by everyone around her.

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* BodyguardCrush: A non-romantic example: Kohaku really, ''really'' wants to treat Aoba as a friend/older brother, but due to her professionalism, she has to treat him as her superior, putting HonorBeforeReason.

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* BodyguardCrush: A non-romantic example: Kohaku really, ''really'' wants to treat Aoba as a friend/older brother, but due to her professionalism, she has to treat him as her superior, putting HonorBeforeReason. Aoba understands, [[DoNotCallMeSir but he'd rather she do it anyway]].


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* DoNotCallMeSir: When he was a kid, Aoba hated being called the "emperor" and would rather his friends call him by his name instead. He continues to insist Kohaku to call him by his real name when she stops due to her epiphany about their social statuses.
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* {{Dojikko}}: Kohaku knows her ninja stuff well, but it's too bad she's TheKlutz.
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** This is also part of the main conflict in the story. Sakura's soul symbol is "destroy", meaning that she's destined to bring about destruction to her friends and loved ones, and she tries her best to avoid it.
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* BodyguardCrush: A non-romantic example: Kohaku really, ''really'' wants to treat Aoba as a friend/older brother, but due to her professionalism, she has to treat him as her superior, putting HonorBeforeReason.
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* HeroicBSOD: Sakura goes through one after [[spoiler:she's forced to kill Oumi]]. The same thing happens when [[spoiler:she kills Asagiri and Rurijo dies]].
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* GirlishPigtails: Kohaku wears them. At age 10, they were MegaTwinTails.


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* ZettaiRyouiki: Sakura wears these in her battle form.
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** [[spoiler:Rurijo]] also joins Sakura circa chapter 41.
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* WeaponOfChoice: The CoolSword Sakura wields, the Chizakura.
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* MurderTheHypotenuse: [[spoiler:Hosoyuki]] deliberately tries to kill Asagiri [[spoiler:and even gets the village to support her campaign to make her the HumanSacrifice]] in a fit of jealousy over her relationship with Ukyo. [[spoiler:Luckily, the AlphaBitch who turns out to be just a JerkWithAHeartOfGold comes to her rescue, but still.]]
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* CombatStilettos: Sakura and Rurijo don high heels in their battle forms.


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* MsFanservice: Rurijo is naked in many of her appearances, and when she's wearing clothes, she wears some of the skimpiest outfits ever, many of which include CombatStilettos, a CleavageWindow, and leotards that show that ShesGotLegs.
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* LoveRedeems: It only takes the sight of Asagiri for [[spoiler:Ukyo]] to turn on Enju. Also, [[spoiler:Rurijo]] has a lot of PetTheDog moments after falling in love with [[spoiler:Hayate]]. [[spoiler:She even tries to kill Enju with the Chizakura... with predictable results.]]

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* LoveRedeems: It only takes the sight of Asagiri for [[spoiler:Ukyo]] to turn on Enju.Enju since she was the only reason why he joined him in the first place. Also, [[spoiler:Rurijo]] has a lot of PetTheDog moments after falling in love with [[spoiler:Hayate]]. [[spoiler:She even tries to kill Enju with the Chizakura... with predictable results.]]
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* LoveRedeems: [[spoiler:Rurijo]] has a lot of PetTheDog moments after falling in love with [[spoiler:Hayate]]. [[spoiler:She even tries to kill Enju with the Chizakura... with predictable results.]]

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* LoveRedeems: It only takes the sight of Asagiri for [[spoiler:Ukyo]] to turn on Enju. Also, [[spoiler:Rurijo]] has a lot of PetTheDog moments after falling in love with [[spoiler:Hayate]]. [[spoiler:She even tries to kill Enju with the Chizakura... with predictable results.]]
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* BrotherSisterIncest: As a child, [[FatherIWantToMarryBrother Sakura wanted to marry her older brother Kai.]] [[spoiler:When Kai becomes reborn as Enju, he goes to extreme measures to keep Sakura with him, claiming he wants to protect her from humans. Turns out it's really because he wants to revive Kaguya-hime and cause a human genocide.]]

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* BrotherSisterIncest: As a child, [[FatherIWantToMarryBrother [[FatherIWantToMarryMyBrother Sakura wanted to marry her older brother Kai.]] [[spoiler:When Kai becomes reborn as Enju, he goes to extreme measures to keep Sakura with him, claiming he wants to protect her from humans. Turns out it's really because he wants to revive Kaguya-hime and cause a human genocide.]]
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* BrotherSisterIncest: As a child, Sakura wanted to marry her older brother Kai. [[spoiler:When Kai becomes reborn as Enju, he goes to extreme measures to keep Sakura with him, claiming he wants to protect her from humans. Turns out it's really because he wants to revive Kaguya-hime and cause a human genocide.]]

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* BrotherSisterIncest: As a child, [[FatherIWantToMarryBrother Sakura wanted to marry her older brother Kai. Kai.]] [[spoiler:When Kai becomes reborn as Enju, he goes to extreme measures to keep Sakura with him, claiming he wants to protect her from humans. Turns out it's really because he wants to revive Kaguya-hime and cause a human genocide.]]
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* {{Crossdresser}}: Maimai is a male [[VanityIsFeminine who dresses up as a woman]] thanks to his FreudianExcuse of [[IJustWantToBeBeautiful desiring to be beautiful]]. [[spoiler:He eventually drops it when Yuri accepts him as her twin brother.]]

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* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler:Shuri]] originally gained Enju's trust just to spy on him, but eventually comes to like him for real. It came to the point that [[spoiler:after Rurijo's death]], he [[spoiler:gives up on returning to his village]] and promises to stay with him.

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* BecomingTheMask: [[spoiler:Shuri]] originally gained Enju's trust just to spy on him, but eventually comes to like him for real. It came to the point that [[spoiler:after Rurijo's death]], he [[spoiler:gives up on returning to his village]] and village and]] promises to stay with him.him. [[spoiler:He eventually returns to the village in the end, as Enju is dead and his mission is accomplished.]]


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* BrotherSisterIncest: As a child, Sakura wanted to marry her older brother Kai. [[spoiler:When Kai becomes reborn as Enju, he goes to extreme measures to keep Sakura with him, claiming he wants to protect her from humans. Turns out it's really because he wants to revive Kaguya-hime and cause a human genocide.]]


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* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: Shuri is well aware of Kohaku's feelings for Hayate and personally helps her find a cure for the BalefulPolymorph curse she put on him. [[spoiler:Part of why he tries to gain Enju's trust in the first place was so that he could steal the moon water to cure him.]]


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* SlapSlapKiss: Kohaku and Hayate. Hayate obviously likes her [[spoiler:before developing a relationship with Rurijo]], but since they were small, Kohaku has been very embarrassed by his advances.
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* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Ukyo. It... [[RedemptionEqualsDeath didn't go so well for him.]]]]

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* HonorBeforeReason: Asagiri was willing to become a HumanSacrifice to her village's god, and her love for Ukyo wasn't enough to overpower her loyalty to the village.

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* HonorBeforeReason: Asagiri was willing to become a HumanSacrifice to her village's god, and her love for Ukyo wasn't enough to overpower her loyalty to the village. She even explicitly states the trope when he confronts her:
-->'''Asagiri:''' It's an honor to be chosen! How can I just decline?! Especially for a selfish reason!
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* NinjaLog: Kohaku uses one on Sakura when Sakura threatens to kill her.
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* DudeShesLikeInAComa: [[spoiler:Hayate kisses Kohaku when she slips in and out of a coma after her battle with Shuri.]]
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* BareYourMidriff: Shuri and Rurijo.


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* CleavageWindow: Most of Rurijo's costumes have this.


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* ThirdEye: Enju and his followers all have a third eye after drinking from the moon spring.
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* CensorshipTropes: The original Japanese cover for vol. 5 depicted Rurijo and Sakura clinging together naked. It was replaced with the cover for chapter 22 with Sakura and her ninja friends for English releases.

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* CensorshipTropes: The original Japanese cover for vol. 5 depicted Rurijo and Sakura clinging together naked. It was replaced with the cover for chapter 22 18 with Sakura and her ninja friends for English releases.

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