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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = Two Flowers for The Dragon
| image           =
| caption         =
| ja_kanji        = 龍の花わずらい
| ja_romaji       = Ryū no Hanawazurai
| genre           = [[Fantasy]], [[Romance novel|romance]]
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = manga
| author          = [[Nari Kusakawa]]
| publisher       = [[Hakusensha]]
| publisher_en    = {{English manga publisher|NA=[[CMX (comics)|CMX]]}}
| demographic     = ''[[Shōjo manga|Shōjo]]''
| magazine        = [[LaLa]]
| first           = May 2005
| last            = July 2009
| volumes         = 7
| volume_list     = #Volume list
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|'''''Ryū no Hanawazurai'''''|龍の花わずらい}}, also known as '''''Two Flowers for the Dragon''''', is a [[Japanese language|Japanese]] [[shōjo manga|shōjo]] [[manga]] authored by [[Nari Kusakawa]]. The manga series was serialized in [[Hakusensha]]'s monthly shōjo manga magazine, ''[[LaLa]]'' and ended in the July issue of 2009.<ref name="End of serialization">{{cite web | title = Two Flowers of the Dragon Fantasy Manga Ends in Japan | url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-05-25/two-flowers-of-the-dragon-fantasy-manga-ends-in-japan | publisher= Anime News Network | accessdate = 2009-08-27}}</ref> Seven [[tankōbon|collected volumes]] were published under the ''Hana to Yume Comics'' imprint.<ref name="Japanese volumes">{{cite web | title = s-book.net Library Service - 龍の花わずらい | url= http://www.s-book.net/plsql/slib_series?tid=459218333 | language= Japanese | publisher= s-book.net/Hakusensha | accessdate = 2009-08-27}}</ref> [[CMX (comics)|CMX]] published six volumes in North America<ref name="English publication">{{cite web | title = CMX Licenses New Manga | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-02-26/cmx-licenses-new-manga | publisher= Anime News Network | accessdate = 2009-08-27}}</ref> before July 2010, when DC Comics dissolved the CMX Manga imprint.<ref name="CMX Manga imprint shut down">{{cite web | title = DC Comics to Shut Down CMX Manga Imprint in July | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-05-18/dc-comics-to-shut-down-cmx-manga-imprint-in-july | publisher= Anime News Network | accessdate = 2010-07-14}}</ref>
The last volume of the manga sold 32,366 copies in the first week of release in Japan and was ranked 21st.<ref name="Vol.7's copies sold">{{cite web | title = Japanese Comic Ranking, August 3–9 | url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-08-12/japanese-comic-ranking-august-3-9 | publisher= Anime News Network | accessdate = 2009-08-27}}</ref> The first two volumes of the manga has been named as Great Graphic Novels for Teens by the [[Young Adult Library Services Association]].<ref name="YALSA">{{cite web | title = Librarians Honor Sand Chronicles, Real, Uzumaki, Japan Ai | url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-28/librarians-honor-real-sand-chronicles-uzumaki-japan-ai | publisher= Anime News Network | accessdate = 2009-08-27}}</ref>
==Overview==
Shakuya, princess of the Dragon Tribe, can turn into a dragon, and has two fiancé. One fiancé is Lucien, who was missing for a long time, now returns. The other is Kuwan, the captain of the guardians in the village, who she loves more. She has two tattoos on her arms; a [[rose]] for Lucien, and a Bellflower for Kuwan. These flowers grow as her affection for them grows. The story is about their three-way love. Even though Shakuya is in love with Kuwan, Lucien is determined to change the mind of his beloved Shakuya.
==Characters==
;Shakuya: The daughter of the Queen of the Dragon Tribe. She has the ability to transform into a dragon. She is very energetic, which annoys her fiancé Kuwan to no end. She loves Kuwan more, but it is shown when she is young to have loved Lucien very deeply. She has a tendency to end up in some compromising scenes.
;Kuwan: The captain of the guardians, also Shakuya's fiancé. He tends to act cold and distant, which Shakuya has mentioned. He is the 'replacement' fiancé that was put in the place of the then-lost Lucien. He doesn't like Shakuya's ventures out of the castle, and often does not listen to her when she explains why she is out (which is usually to see him).
;Lucien: The missing fiancé of Shakuya. After many years, he returns and causes some problems for Shakuya and the rest of the Dragon Tribe. He likes to, when talking to Shakuya, end his dialogues in some sort of seductive act. According to author, his name comes from ''Chū Shin Chi'', the Japanese name of actor [[Stephen Chow|Stephen Chow Sing-Chi]].
== Volume list ==
{{Graphic novel list/header
| Language = Japan
| SecondLanguage = North America
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 1
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-592-183334
| OriginalRelDate = January 5, 2006
| LicensedRelDate = June 3, 2008
| LicensedISBN = 978-1401215262
| ChapterList =
* Chapter 1
* Chapter 2
* Chapter 3
* Chapter 4
* Back-up Story: An Anecdote of the Dragon
* Kusakawa Notes
| VolumeExtras =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 2
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-592-183341
| OriginalRelDate = May 2, 2006
| LicensedRelDate = August 12, 2008
| LicensedISBN = 978-1401215279
| ChapterList =
* Chapter 5
* Chapter 6
* Chapter 7
* Chapter 8
* Chapter 9
* "The Cogwheeler"
* Kusakawa Notes
| VolumeExtras =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 3
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-592-183358
| OriginalRelDate = February 5, 2007
| LicensedRelDate = December 9, 2008
| LicensedISBN = 978-1401219055
| ChapterList =
* Chapter 10
* Chapter 11
* Chapter 12
* Chapter 13
* Chapter 14
* Side Story: Double Crown
| VolumeExtras =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 4
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-592-183365
| OriginalRelDate = August 4, 2007
| LicensedISBN = 978-1401219062
| LicensedRelDate = May 12, 2009
| ChapterList =
| VolumeExtras =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 5
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-592-183372
| OriginalRelDate = May 2, 2008
| LicensedISBN = 978-1401222260
| LicensedRelDate = October 27, 2009
| ChapterList =
| VolumeExtras =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 6
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-592-183389
| OriginalRelDate = March 5, 2009
| LicensedISBN = 978-1401226107
| LicensedRelDate = June 29, 2010
| ChapterList =
| VolumeExtras =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 7
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-592-183396
| OriginalRelDate = August 5, 2009
| LicensedRelDate =
| LicensedISBN =
| ChapterList =
| VolumeExtras =
| Summary =
}}
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==Reception==
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[[Jason Thompson (writer)|Jason Thompson]] praised Shakuya's self-assuredness, and appreciated the age-appropriate level of [[fanservice]] in the manga.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/house-of-1000-manga/2011-06-02|title = Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Two Flowers for the Dragon| date=24 May 2024 }}</ref>
==References==
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{{LaLa}}
[[Category:2005 manga]]
[[Category:Shōjo manga]]
[[Category:CMX (comics) titles]]
[[Category:Hakusensha manga]]