Once upon a time I read a manga titled Anatolia Story. Well, actually now it's known as By The Red River as it has been renamed by the American publisher, Viz. It is a story of how a highschool girl, Yuuri, was brought to the past by the power of the evil Queen Nakia, wife to the current ruler of the Hittite Empire (modern day Turkey). Queen Nakia wanted her as a sacrifice to her deity so that her young child, the 6th prince will become the next king of the empire. However Yuuri was saved by the 4th prince, Kail. So then starts a story of romance and adventure as Yuuri tries to make her way back to modern Japan while dealing with her love for Prince Kail. By The Red River is 28 volumes long, and is written by Shinohara Chie, also famous for her romance mangas.

While browsing through MangaUpdates, a website with information on mangas, I came across Kanata Kara, or From Far Away. Since it was recommended for lovers of By The Red River I decided to read it. Written by Hikawa Kyoko, this manga has 14 volumes. The story is almost similar: Noriko, a highschool girl, found herself in a different world when the train she was on got bombed. She was saved by a warrior, Izark, when attacked by worm-like creatures. Little did she know that she was the Awakening who would one day awaken the sky demon. Many countries are trying to find her in order to control the sky demon and become powerful. So starts Noriko's and Izark's journey to escape from her pursuers and to resolve the mystery of the sky demon.