Haou Airen

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Haou Airen


caption = Cover of Japanese volume 1, featuring Hakuron
ja_name = 覇王・愛人
ja_name_trans =
genre = Drama, RomanceInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author = Mayu Shinjo
publisher = flagicon|Japan Shogakukan
publisher_en = flagicon|USA flagicon|Canada Viz Media
publisher_other = flagicon|Germany EMA flagicon|Spain Editorial Ivréa
demographic = Shōjo
magazine = Shōjo Comic
first = 2002
last = 2004
volumes = 9

nihongo|"Haou Airen"|覇王・愛人|Surpreme King's Mistress is a shōjo manga series created by Mayu Shinjo. It has been licensed in North America by Viz Media. In Singapore, the Chinese translation is published by Chuang Yi.

Plot

One day while walking home from her job, Kurumi Akino finds a wounded young man, and saves his life. He mysteriously disappears after that, and leaves only the name “Hakuron”. Next thing she knows she’s been kidnapped from her school, and is on a private jet with that man, heading to Hong Kong. It turns out she saved the life of the most infamous mobster in Hong Kong, and he wants her to stay with him.

Characters

;nihongo|Kurumi Akino|秋野来実|Akino Kurumi:The 17 year old main character. She is in love with Hakuron Uon, and was abducted and taken to Hong Kong to stay with him. She is shy and innocent, yet is constantly sexually abused by him. Kurumi loves Hakuron deeply, and sometimes becomes confused by what people say about him. When Lei Lin dies by Hakuron, Kurumi becomes frightened of him. This results in Hakuron taken her virginity forcefully. Kurumi comes to the conclusion that she and Hakuron will never be the way they used to be.

;nihongo|Uon Hakuron|黑龍|Hakuron Uon:18-year old mafia in the Hong Kong mafia. His real name is nihongo|Wang Li Chien|王麗成 and his family descended from the royal line in China . A fortune teller foretold that he would bring the downfall of his clan so his father tried to kill him. It set off a series of events to happen, causing his mother to be killed and Hakuron killing his father, the first of the many murders that would lead to him becoming the much feared man in the Triads. He later kills Lei Lan in order to protect Kurumi, but this results in Kurumi being afraid of him. He becomes forceful with Kurumi in order to keep her close. He loves her, but doesn't seem to show her his love.

;nihongo|Lei Lan|麗蘭|Reiran:The jealous fiance of Hakuron. She attempted to ruin Kurumi's life, and by using a few of her high-school classmates, tries to take her virginity, but was stopped by Hakuron in time. She becomes Kurimi's 'friend' in order to make her life a misery. She was later murdered by him, leading to a misunderstanding between Kurumi and Hakuron.

;Keefi:He saves Kurumi when she runs away. His parents own a restaurant and they take Kurumi in. Keefi falls in love with Kurumi.

Manga

In Japan, "Haou Airen" has been collected in nine bound volumes:
# ISBN 4-09-136757-7 published in June 2002
# ISBN 4-09-136758-5 published in September 2002
# ISBN 4-09-136759-3 published in November 2002
# ISBN 4-09-136760-7 published in February 2003
# ISBN 4-09-138291-6 published in May 2003
# ISBN 4-09-138292-4 published in August 2003
# ISBN 4-09-138293-2 published in November 2003
# ISBN 4-09-138294-0 published in February 2004
# ISBN 4-09-138295-9 published in May 2004

References

External links

* [http://www.mayutan.com/works_e/haou.html "Haou Airen"] on Mayu Shinjo's official site.