197 ㅡ ♕ Red is supposed to be the color of fate.

Red is supposed to be the color of fate, right? Even if it’s annoying now, it might connect to something good when you least expect it.

ㅡ Zen Wisteria

I've spent 2 days watching anime series called Akagami no Shirayukihime. Basically, it's all about prince charming coming into your life like you're fated to meet him and your life changed after that. But, it's also about how you live your life by depending on yourself and never forget that you have 'love' inside your heart. I have to say that this anime really impressed me. Guess what, I know that i do really love this anime since the first 10mins. It's not all about a cliché prince-ordinary girl love story. But, it does have friendship between the prince and his royal guards. Everything matters in the series and i'll end up writing long post if i wrote them all so i'll just write down some points that i get from the series.

1) Believe in yourself.

So it happened when Prince Raj wanted Shirayuki to be his concubine because she has a red hair which as red as apple. It's pleasantly beautiful since no one in town owns that kind of hair color. Hearing there's a girl in town who has that hair color, Prince Raj immediately asked one of his royal guard to meet Shirayuki and make her move to the castle the day after. But then Shirayuki believes that she doesn't want to be someone's concubine and just want to write her own story by walking on her own chosen path. So she runs away after cutting her hair to short. Leaving the hair behind, Shirayuki who doesn't have any place to go runs from her homeland and just believe in herself that she could definitely find her own path. She has faith in herself. She believes in herself. She doesn't let anyone make her think twice on what she really want to achieve. She wants herself to be proud later and say, "Ah, i've done it." And until the end, she is happy she doesn't give up on life and choose her own path by leaving her homeland, Tanbarun, because she met Zen and lives happily with him.

2) There IS fate in this world.

She runs away from home and there she met Zen Wisteria, The Second Prince of Clarines. He was out with some friends when he met Shirayuki. The two of them get along well as time goes by and that absolutely because there is love in every words they've spoken.

3) Befriend everyone.

Zen Wisteria is the second prince of Clarines but he befriends his royal guards. Mitsuhide, Kiki and Obi are his best friends and best companions. Their closeness can be seen in some scenes. First, when Zen was in pain because of eating poisoned apple, they looked extremely worried. But that's normal for everyone, right? So here i am telling you the other one that matters. When Shirayuki went missing (kidnapped by pirates) and Zen was really worried, Mitsuhide and Kiki punched Zen's back just to remind him to always think clearly and never get too fired up. It's like, you know, the feeling when you're about to do something out of control and there's someone who got your back? Yeah, that's the feeling. After that, when Obi looked so down because he failed on protecting Shirayuki, Zen's precious treasure, instead of throwing out his madness for being failed of giving Shirayuki full protection, Zen smacked Obi's head and said about not to make such a sad face since they would bring Shirayuki back together. I think that kind of gestures coming from each scenes can describe how true friendship is between them and somehow that's what everyone wants to happen in their life. I love their friendship. Also you can feel that Mitsuhide is really Zen's black knight since he always there to take care and protect his master, Zen. Mitsuhide and Zen also seem very close despite they come from different social status. Mitsuhide is only a guard. Talking about others, Kiki is just a noble's daughter and last to come, Obi is just a man living in town who's good at being a hunter. Shirayuki is a girl who runs away from her homeland and doesn't have any place to go despite she's smart and soon after arriving in Clarines, she becomes a court herbalist for the castle.

4) Be loved.

Zen is very easy-going, humorous, humble in his own way (never forget his status as a prince and also very hard-working man. He is so reliable, and responsible. I think there's lots of things that i could learn from him. I actually have learnt some things from Zen, Shirayuki, Obi, Mitsuhide and Kiki, but i think i still need more time to learn everything. They are really inspiring. Each character has its own color and i'm so grateful i clicked the title of this anime. I'm so happy i could be able to take notes on everything that happened in the series. I'm still learning to be like them, and i'm sure i'll be a better person ... thanks to Akagami no Shirayukihime.

5) Take every words from others as a motivation.

Then, please become someone i can be glad is the prince of my home country.

ㅡ Shirayuki to Prince Raj

Here i am talking about Prince Raj, eldest son of Tanbarun's King who is a lazy ass and never want to seriously show the pride of being a prince. All he knows is playing around, being bossy and never admit the fact that he would be a king for Tanbarun later. But, he changed. He could change because of Shirayuki. She dare herself to spit out what she exactly thinks about her own country's prince, Prince Raj and there, Raj ashamed of himself. It hits him right in the heart and also mind. He tries to change and it's all started from the bottom, from a simple thing to bigger matters. What i've learnt from Prince Raj is how he takes Shirayuki's words as a motivation to move forward, to be someone reliable, responsible and be someone better. It's like you're always see the world with your eyes closed but then suddenly you got the feeling of wanting to take a peek at the world with your eyes slowly but sure widen. The feeling when you want to observe, and do one or some things for people around you. It's the meaning of growing up. I'm sure it is.

Last but not least, the romance is real. It's amazing to watch simple things that usually happen in high school coming from this series. I suddenly missed my high school's love life. But, okay moving on. Simple things such as holding hands, hugging, kissing, accompany someone to sleep, talking until late night, being there for each other, taking care of each other, smiling at each other, and showing how much they love each other in simple ways. Fresh feelings, but deep meaning. I recommend you to watch this series. No need to think, just feel it and happy watching!

Oyasuminasai.