My Poison Princess Is Still Cute Manga Highlights a Healthy Relationship

Slice of life manga series with romantic elements are often a great opportunity to also read about a healthy relationship between characters, and throughout its three volumes My Poison Princess is Still Cute has been a perfect example of that. Though Princess Raffy and Loren are thrown together to ensure a peace agreement between humans and demons, the genuine earnest affection between the two and growth leading up to the finale result is an incredible cute couple.

Editor’s Note: There will be no spoilers for the My Poison Princess is Still Cute manga ending below.

Much of My Poison Princess is Still Cute is about the growing relationship between Raffy and Loren. It’s a perfect pairing in many ways. Both are genuinely kind and considerate people, though they needed to be involved in a war between the two races prior to the events of the story. For Loren, it’s because he is an immortal knight who was a key part of the human army. For Raffy, it was due to being the princess of the Demon Lord Valon who emits poison gas when certain emotions come up The first volume is about the two really getting to know each other, especially since there is a mutual attraction and respect between the two of them and they’re taking to slow as they really get to know each other.

What’s so wonderful about the series is how the second and third volumes build on this before closing out the story. In the second entry, we’re seeing Loren and Raffy find common interests. We realize triggers for Raffy’s poison, and the two find ways to connect even with the threat of Loren temporarily dying. They try to find common interests, like gardening or tea parties. 

Then Loren’s former master Adelie comes around, and My Poison Princess becomes a slice of life manga about not only one healthy relationship, but two. Initially, she’s a great addition due to being another trustworthy, positive influence for Raffy and Loren. After all, her strength means she can even put up a shield that can protect her from Raffy’s poison for a bit. But then we get to meet her husband, hearing and seeing their relationship, and they’re just as stable! They met at work. They balance each other out. They uplift each other and are very supportive. 

By the time we get to the third and final volume, Loren and Raffy are really feeling like they’re an actual couple. They’re working together better. They’re dealing with Raffy’s poison. They have support from friends, family, and the princess’ household staff. We’re even seeing them celebrate their half-year anniversary as a married couple. The events of the latter half of this volume especially establish how far this pair have come and how the healthy relationship between them grew throughout the manga. So when conflicts do arise, they’re in a position to not only address them, but meet them in a way that continues to show how much they care about each other.

Really, the final volume of the My Poison Princess manga really helps it all come together to show what a wholesome, healthy couple and sweet relationship Loren and Raffy built. Even though it happened for political reasons, we get to see them connect and work together. There is mutual affection and respect, and it results in a really delightful read.

All three volumes of the My Poison Princess manga are available via Yen Press.