Reimei no Arcana (or Dawn of the Arcana) is a 2009 Shojo manga series by Rei Toma. To maintain peace between two neighboring countries of a small island--the northern country of Senan and the southern country of Belquat--who have suffered through 200 years of waging war and strife, a political marriage is arranged between Senan's Princess Nakaba and Belquat's second-in-line Prince Caesar. Nakaba attempts to hold a strong front and remain strong among the public eyes as she is discriminated by the people of Belquat for her poor Senan background and her inferior red hair. The only solace that she finds in her new and unfamiliar environment is her attendant and longtime friend Loki, an Ajin (or a sub-person)(called demi-humans in Viz's translation)--a half-beast and half-human with beast ears