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Yume no Shizuku, Ougon no Torikago

Alt Names:	夢の雫、黄金の鳥籠ゆめのしずく、きんのとりかご Drops of Dreams, The Golden Birdcage Yume no Shizuku Ougon no Torikago Yume no Shizuku, Kin no Torikago Yume no Shizuku, Ougon (Kin) no Torikago 梦之雫黄金的鸟笼
Author:	SHINOHARA Chie
Artist:	SHINOHARA Chie
Genres:	Drama Historical Josei Romance
Type:	Manga (Japanese)
Status:	Ongoing
Description:	Beginning of 16th century – Alexandra was captured by slave traders from Ukraine during one of their many raids. When the traders arrived in Greece to sell the female slaves, a young handsome man named Mateus bought her and promised to give her true freedom. He hired countless teachers, scholars, and palace ladies to train her into the most perfect woman of her time. Mateus's kindness has caused Alexandra to deeply fall in love with him, and she secretly wishes to be his concubine. But cruel fate! Mateus has already promised her to his best friend… Suleiman the Great, Emperor of the Ottoman Empire! Mateus promised Alexandra of true freedom, but where is freedom when she is in another man’s harem and can only look at the one she loves from afar? Not willing to endure agony, Alexandra promises herself that one day, she will free both of them from their bird cages… but Mateus is the Grand Vizier, power only second to the Emperor himself. So Alexandra must become the most influential concubine in order to have any hope... which also means, bearing Suleiman’s son. However, Suleiman already has a son by another concubine, and this woman is determined to keep her son as the only prince. Hence begins the story of a slave to an empress of the greatest empire of all time – Alexandra, the woman who would one day be known as Roxelana, Empress of the Ottoman Empire.
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Chapters

Title	Group	Contributor	Date
Vol.3 Ch.7: Chapter 7	Friendship Scans	SoundSpark	4 weeks ago
Vol.2 Ch.6.3: Chapter 6.3	Friendship Scans	SoundSpark	29 December 2012 - 11:00 PM
Vol.2 Ch.6.2: Chapter 6.2	Friendship Scans	SoundSpark	18 December 2012 - 08:03 AM
Vol.2 Ch.6.1: Chapter 6.1	Friendship Scans	SoundSpark	04 December 2012 - 06:40 AM
Vol.2 Ch.6: Chapter 6	Friendship Scans	Electromaster	28 October 2012 - 01:51 AM
Vol.2 Ch.5: Chapter 5	Friendship Scans	Misuzu Chan	13 October 2012 - 06:35 PM
Vol.1 Ch.4: Chapter 4	Friendship Scans	Electromaster	06 October 2012 - 06:42 PM
Vol.1 Ch.3: Chapter 3	Friendship Scans	Misuzu Chan	28 August 2012 - 11:53 PM
Vol.1 Ch.2.2: Chapter 2, Part 2 of 2	Friendship Scans	Catriona	22 June 2012 - 03:01 AM
Vol.1 Ch.2.1: Chapter 2, Part 1 of 2	Friendship Scans	Catriona	21 June 2012 - 06:03 AM
Vol.1 Ch.1.2: Chapter 1, Part 2 of 2	Friendship Scans	p3pe	29 May 2012 - 10:17 AM
Vol.1 Ch.1.1: Chapter 1, Part 1 of 2	Friendship Scans	p3pe	16 May 2012 - 03:06 AM
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18 Comments

Kaixe-Rho

Apr 18 2013 04:19 AM

This is really...classic shojo-esque, and it is the elements that make it such that I sincerely dislike.

HOWEVER

I do so love the (mostly)-realism, especially the parts concerning the workings of the Harem. It reminds me of the early parts of Creation by Gore Vidal, a book I am greatly a fan of.

Hopefully the really cheesy, stupid parts of this don't drive me away, there are elements I really enjoy.

Gizmos

Dec 31 2012 01:12 AM

A timeskip is comiiiing or maybe not.... Also,

Spoiler

kirigiri

Dec 30 2012 04:25 AM

omg i knew there was a reason i liked this so much! it's by the same mangaka who did anatolia story

Hatu-tan

Dec 18 2012 04:07 PM

ahhh, always when i read this i get goose bumps

annihilator

Nov 02 2012 07:05 PM

@p3pe..
thanks for the link... i will definitely check it out and read... much appreciated..

@Gizmos
i just went to check Hurrems biodata at wikipedia.. thanks for the info.. ^^

kirigiri

Oct 28 2012 04:34 AM

oh my god this is everything i could ever want from a historical shoujo manga

- Yukinoluna likes this

ShaiHH

Oct 17 2012 11:25 PM

Will be interesting I hope, though I am not that engaged to it yet, like I was to other works of Shinohara.
I lol @ Suleyman being a bishounen to fit the taste of the japanese readers.
He is said to be one of the greatest rulers of that empire, so it's decline also had it's roots in his time.
On Hurrem herself, well the infight in a situation like that must be insane, so you really can't become the no.1 without being sly and good at intrigue. Will be interesting to see how Shinohara-sensei bends history, so that Hurrem doesn't look to bad.
Realistically she just had no other choice, if she didn't want to see her own children die.

- xStere0x likes this

Gizmos

Oct 14 2012 04:44 PM

@annihilator
There is a tv series going on, though I haven't watched it for a while (so i don't know what happens in recent episodes). If you are interested in ottoman history or Hürrem, you can try watching it. I should warn you it is more like a story of Hürrem and Süleyman's love. Not a fully accurate history series. But has ottoman motives and dailylife stuff i think

If you are interested you can watch it subtitled in english, at youtube i think though i have never tried it...

- annihilator likes this

p3pe

Oct 14 2012 02:35 PM

@Annihilator:
You can start by reading the novel by Colin Falconer: http://www.amazon.com/The-Sultans-Harem-Colin-Falconer/dp/1400083125
And yes, Hurrem in that book is described as sly as fox.

I think it's better to treat this Shinohara's adaptation as different interpretation of the Turkish harem (or Hurrem's true character, to be precise). It's unlikely Shinohara will make Hurrem as sly, cruel person, as most of her past female leads have such virtuous character. But it would be interesting to see her Hurrem's version become cruel and heartless...

- annihilator and zombiedreams like this

annihilator

Oct 14 2012 11:39 AM

@Gizmos, you mean Hurrem is really a historical Icon in your country? hmm... and she's not like the way it is portrayed in this manga.. is that what you are saying? interesting.. i might do a real research... ^^ i like Hurrem's character here though..

.. she has this innocence and yet remains vigilant..

thanks again friendship scan... i just can't get enough...

Gizmos

Sep 08 2012 10:04 PM

lol as a Turkish person, i find this very funny with all characters. From what I know, in reality Hurrem is a total bitch. She is very sly and makes Suleiman kill his son and ibrahim. And real competitor to Hurrem should be Mahidevran-she seems so kind in manga though- not Vera. Btw, Suleiman looks so gay. Search him on google, see th difference lol.
Other than that usage of Turkish words sounds so funny to me

Well, i look forward to new chapters to see how this will play out. I hope it gets better than the way it is(which is now the classic shoujo.) Thanks for releases Friendship scans

Misuzu Chan

Aug 29 2012 11:08 PM

annihilator, Registered on the new forum, I think it would help our team already see that we have fans....

annihilator

Aug 29 2012 06:22 AM

@Catriona- i wish i could help really... ^^ i have no such talent as yours... how one donates? in kind or monetary?

how about being loyal fan? ^^

Catriona

Jun 24 2012 02:51 AM

Hi you can join us! Or donate to us!

annihilator

Jun 22 2012 12:14 PM

is there anyway to make the release faster?

just asking... not demanding... ^^

annihilator

May 29 2012 12:27 PM

i'm liking it...

- shelly likes this

annihilator

May 29 2012 12:03 PM

hmm.. ok.. following it... looks like it has historical essence and interesting...

p3pe

May 16 2012 02:49 AM

The chapter will be up in 24 hours, if you can't wait, head to this link to get the chapter: http://friendshipscans.xanga.com/762884713/release-drops-of-dreams---the-golden-birdcage-chapter-1a/

My comment: only half of ch.1 is released so far, so I can't say much. But knowing Shinohara, this title will be worth a read.