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This will sort of be a catch-up review because I have forgotten to review all the other volumes as I've devoured this series pretty quickly. This volume is four stars for me.
I really do enjoy this series. Volumes 1 and 2 are a bit samey but once it gets a bit more "serious" the story improves a lot. However, I must warn new readers about potential triggers for sexual assault in the first few volumes. It's rather rife in the early volumes, both from the love interest Kyo (but, as it's a shoujo from 2008, it's portrayed as an OK thing? Which? No?) and a few of the antagonists, especially whenKyo's brother Sho turns up. That whole scene made me uncomfortable as hell . It's somewhat the nature of her power--demons want her blood for its healing abilities, but if they have sex with her they get super strong and powerful... After that, however, as Kyo and Misao become "official" it doesn't happen as frequently, if at all towards volume 10. Antagonists still want her blood, but are less interested in kidnapping her and are more concerned with trying to take down Kyo because, they've finally had sex at this point, so he's much more powerful than previously . Towards volume 10 the manga is more focused on Kyo and Misao, and it leans towards more action. As I said previously, the story gets better as it goes further along, and the questionable and uncomfortable scenes lessen considerably.
In volume 10, Kyo no longer comes across as a creep (as he's not just harassing Misao, thank God) and actually seems to care for Misao. He did seem rather cool, not cold, towards her in the first few volumes. But in volume 10 you can really see that he cares and loves her. Heck, he calls her cute in this volume and gets embarrassed by it. That's 10/10 right there. We love character growth. Also, even though this happened a few volumes ago (but I can't remember which one it happens it now, oops), I really love Sagami and Ayame! They're so adorable. I hope we get to see more of them interact! I'm here for the action. I'm in love with the art style. It's sort of similar to [a:Matsuri Hino|153732|Matsuri Hino|https://s.gr-assets.com/assets/nophoto/user/f_50x66-6a03a5c12233c941481992b82eea8d23.png] who wrote and drew [b:Vampire Knight, Vol. 1|263145|Vampire Knight, Vol. 1 (Vampire Knight, #1)|Matsuri Hino|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1329232329l/263145._SY75_.jpg|255083], my all-time favourite manga.
Volume 10 is perhaps one of the best volumes in this series. It feels like something legitimately serious is going on.
I'm glad I like this manga. I bought the first 9 volumes years ago but never bothered to read past volume 2 (teenage me disliked Kyo a lot, understandably). I've bought volumes 10 to 14 from a charity website, and have now ordered the last few from eBay. I hope the rest do not disappoint.
I really do enjoy this series. Volumes 1 and 2 are a bit samey but once it gets a bit more "serious" the story improves a lot. However, I must warn new readers about potential triggers for sexual assault in the first few volumes. It's rather rife in the early volumes, both from the love interest Kyo (but, as it's a shoujo from 2008, it's portrayed as an OK thing? Which? No?) and a few of the antagonists, especially when
In volume 10, Kyo no longer comes across as a creep (as he's not just harassing Misao, thank God) and actually seems to care for Misao. He did seem rather cool, not cold, towards her in the first few volumes. But in volume 10 you can really see that he cares and loves her.
Volume 10 is perhaps one of the best volumes in this series. It feels like something legitimately serious is going on.
I'm glad I like this manga. I bought the first 9 volumes years ago but never bothered to read past volume 2 (teenage me disliked Kyo a lot, understandably). I've bought volumes 10 to 14 from a charity website, and have now ordered the last few from eBay. I hope the rest do not disappoint.