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St. ♥ Dragon Girl
聖[セイント] ♡ ドラゴンガール; (Kiyoshi Seinto Doragon Gaaru)
Genre	Comedy, fantasy
Manga
Written by	Natsumi Matsumoto
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	Viz Media
Magazine	Ribon
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	October 1999 – April 2003
Volumes	8
Manga
St. ♥ Dragon Girl Miracle
Written by	Natsumi Matsumoto
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Ribon
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	June 2003 – 2006
Volumes	5

St. ♥ Dragon Girl (聖[セイント] ♡ ドラゴンガール, Kiyoshi Seinto Doragon Gāru) is a Japanese manga by Natsumi Matsumoto, who also created Yumeiro Patissiere. It was serialized in Ribon from October 1999 through April 2003. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight volumes by Shueisha. The series focuses on childhood friends Momoka and Ryuga, after Momoka is possessed by a dragon while protecting Ryuga. It is followed by a sequel series titled St. ♥ Dragon Girl Miracle (聖[セイント] ♡ ドラゴンガールみらくる, Kiyoshi [Seinto] Doragon Gaaru Mirakuru) which focuses on Momoko and Ryuga's daughter, Anjuu Sendou.

The series is licensed for English language release in North America by Viz Media, who released the first volume on December 2, 2008 and the final volume on September 7, 2010.^[2]

Release

While both of the series were published by Shueisha in Japan and Tokyopop in Germany, St. Dragon Girl was also published in North America by Viz Media.

Volume list

St. Dragon Girl

No.

Original release date

Original ISBN

North American release date

North American ISBN

01

September 19, 2000

—

December 2, 2008

978-1-4215-2010-0


Chapters 1-4

02

April 18, 2001

—

March 3, 2009

978-1-4215-2011-7


Chapters 5-8 Extra: Far East Working Girl

03

August 12, 2001

—

June 2, 2009

978-1-4215-2012-4


Chapter 9-12 Extras: Little Dragon Special, Trouble on a Snowy Night

04

January 20, 2002

—

September 1, 2009

978-1-4215-2013-1


Chapters 13-17

05

May 20, 2002

—

December 1, 2009

978-1-4215-2014-8


Chapters 18-21 Extras: Natural Thunder Girl, The Seven Mysteries of the School Special

06

December 20, 2002

—

March 3, 2010

978-1-4215-2015-5


Chapters 22-27 Extra: Magical Ron-Ron

07

March 19, 2003

—

June 1, 2010

978-1-4215-2016-2


Chapters 28-32 Extra: Midsummer Shaolin Mermaid

08

September 12, 2003

—

September 7, 2010

978-1-4215-2017-9


Chapters 33-34 Extras: Bonus Story #1, Bonus Story #2: Xi Chen's Dangerous Games, Bonus Story #3

St. Dragon Girl Miracle

No.

Japanese release date

Japanese ISBN

01

—


Chapters 1-4

02

—


Chapters 5-8 Extra: Momoka and Ryuga's Idiot Parent Diary

03

—


Chapters 9-13 Extras: Secret Midnight Snapshot, Momoka and Ryuga: Diary of the Doting Parents

04

April 20, 2005

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Chapters 14-19 Extra: Momoka and Ryuga's Diary of Parenthood

05

—


Chapters 20-25

Reception

Leroy Douresseaux of the Comic Book Bin claims that the use of magic in the series "energizes what could have been standard fare". He also claims that the mixture of "typically super-pretty shojo manga art with demon-fighting" is a "fun read". He also likens the series to a root beer float, "At some point, you might be too old to have such a really sweet treat in an extra-large size, but it is still sooooo good". Several times, he said that although the series was intended for younger girls, it would also appeal older readers.^[3]^[4]^[5] Deb Aoki of About.com considered this as a perfect series for tweens with "charming art, simple stories and chaste romance."^[6] Ed Sizemore of Manga Worth Reading felt that Matsumoto managed to create a cast of wholesome people that aren't boring", but was frustrated by the main characters' refusal to admit their mutual attraction to each another.^[7] Anime News Network's Carlo Santos disliked the first volume, considering it episodic and formulaic nature, similar to other high school romances, and having ordinary art work.^[8]

References

^ "The Official Website for St. ♥ Dragon Girl". Viz Media. Retrieved December 13, 2017.
^ "St. Dragon Girl, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
^ Douresseaux, Leroy (November 29, 2008). "St. Dragon Girl: Volume 1". Comic Book Bin. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
^ Douresseaux, Leroy (April 27, 2009). "St. Dragon Girl: Volume 2". Comic Book Bin. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
^ Douresseaux, Leroy (June 4, 2009). "St. Dragon Girl: Volume 3". Comic Book Bin. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
^ Aoki, Deb. "St. Dragon Girl Volume 1". About.com. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
^ Sizemore, Ed (June 3, 2009). "St. Dragon Girl Books 1-3". Manga Worth Reading. Comics Worth Reading. Retrieved December 13, 2009.
^ Santos, Carlo (December 12, 2008). "St. Dragon Girl GN 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 13, 2009.