RuriDragon

Although this manga has been on hiatus for a spell due to its mangaka’s health, RuriDragon quickly had me captivated by its bizarrely wholesome story about a high school girl coming into her own. One day Ruri wakes up to discover tiny horns on her forehead. Perplexed, she asks her mom what the deal is, only to have her sandbag the bizarre question with the most nonchalant mic drop of the year: her dad is a dragon.

Instead of playing the revelation up for laughs at every opportunity, the manga threw me a swerve by taking Ruri’s bizarre coming-of-age story with the same level of severity as one of those Vice documentaries on YouTube. Although she falls victim to the same exotic stare that many Black folks who’ve attended a majority-white school can attest to, Ruri never succumbs to embarrassment over her bizarre parentage. Instead of taking the easy way out by refusing to go to school, Ruri continues to attend her classes while learning more about her absentee dragon dad. Although I’m still unsure where the story is headed, I’ve been enjoying my stay and hope its mangaka is able to release more chapters.

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