Mizuki Hakase - Demon Flowers, vol. 01 (Eng. trans.)
And the frightening thing is, I still haven't written up everything I read this weekend...
Ushitora is a demon assassin who hunts down "kuruizaki no hana," or the offspring of gods and humans; he kills them, and then members of his clan eat them to gain strength. One day, he decides he hates it and runs off with Masato, a young boy he spares. Years later, Ushitora, Masato, and Nao (another orphan Ushitora's picked up) are living together, albeit on the run. Masato and Nao know nothing about Ushitora and what he used to be, and Ushitora would like to keep things that way. But, of course, his past starts to catch up with him.
I know I sound like a broken record, but this is yet another Mizuki Hakase work that focuses on demons undemonifying, broken people making families, and a whole lot of goth. I'm hoping this one doesn't go as rapidly down the drain as The Demon Ororon did. Also, it helps that the paneling has improved somewhat, though I'm still having a pretty hard time following the action and who says what. On the other hand, it completely doesn't help that in close ups, Masato and Ushitora look identical.
My favorite parts so far have been the ones from Nao's POV; she's got a neat outlook, probably because she's seven or so. And I am a sucker for siblings protecting younger sisters!
Anyway, not recommended or unrecommended yet; I'm still waiting to see how further volumes go.
Ushitora is a demon assassin who hunts down "kuruizaki no hana," or the offspring of gods and humans; he kills them, and then members of his clan eat them to gain strength. One day, he decides he hates it and runs off with Masato, a young boy he spares. Years later, Ushitora, Masato, and Nao (another orphan Ushitora's picked up) are living together, albeit on the run. Masato and Nao know nothing about Ushitora and what he used to be, and Ushitora would like to keep things that way. But, of course, his past starts to catch up with him.
I know I sound like a broken record, but this is yet another Mizuki Hakase work that focuses on demons undemonifying, broken people making families, and a whole lot of goth. I'm hoping this one doesn't go as rapidly down the drain as The Demon Ororon did. Also, it helps that the paneling has improved somewhat, though I'm still having a pretty hard time following the action and who says what. On the other hand, it completely doesn't help that in close ups, Masato and Ushitora look identical.
My favorite parts so far have been the ones from Nao's POV; she's got a neat outlook, probably because she's seven or so. And I am a sucker for siblings protecting younger sisters!
Anyway, not recommended or unrecommended yet; I'm still waiting to see how further volumes go.