Demon Sacred 3
Posted: December 28, 2010 Filed under: Demon Sacred Leave a comment »Natsumi Itsuki – Tokyopop – 2010 – 11 volumes
Man, Tokyopop has been putting out some really terrific, low-profile stuff recently. It seems like every new series I pick up from them lately has been a pretty solid hit. The second volume of this series was exposition, and the first was too weird to be believed, but this develops the story enough to put all the stuff that came before into perspective and really sets things up for a spectacular story.
Last volume almost made me think that it would discard all the intricate setup from volume one in favor of a more traditional shoujo romance. I’m happy that it didn’t, but it’s still maintaining some of those elements. Mona is still obviously developing a crush on K2, and he’s got a childlike affection for Mona as well.
But a lot of other stuff happens this volume that sets up a lot of interesting future stuff. Mona and Rina, along with the demons, go and meet up with a young boy who also serves as a chain for a demon. The boy’s backstory is heartbreaking, and his relationship with his demon is sweet and very beneficial.
We also learn about Shinobu’s family, or “family” as the case may be. His family controls SMIC, and appear to be rather ruthless. The story seems to be setting up a conflict along the lines of “All the demons we’ve met so far have great relationships with humans, yet coming into contact with unchained demons kills others,” and SMIC seems to be prepared to eradicate all of them. Mika claims demons can’t be killed save by other demons, though. I’m curious to see how this will work out, particularly since Mona is at the center and hates killing.
Also, Mika is plenty creepy. He’s apparently a lower-level demon, yet he commands respect. I wouldn’t be surprised if he turned out to be the one that was a level higher than K2. He’s helpful, but very, very creepy.
