Akuma de Sourou
The Devil Does Exist

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After 15 years I decided to come back to Akuma de Soro out of pure nostalgia.

I had initially read it in high school, during a time when social media didn’t exist, and you had to use magazines to find people to talk about anything.

Going back to this manga felt like jumping back in time, and it reminded me of so many things, first and foremost Hyde, the famous celebrity that way too early took his life, which Takeru (one of the main characters) was inspired from. It’s weird how some of these incredible artists can live on in time through different media. Gone but ... never forgotten.

I thought that reading it now, Akuma de Soro wouldn’t have stood the test of time. It is a Shojo manga, and as so I thought that it was going to be drawn out, cringe and way too sappy at times, but it did the complete opposite for me. It spoke about a variety of different topics, family and love first and foremost, and in an intelligent way, that never felt boring. On top of that it is a story that truly brought me to tears. There will be a lot of times in our life, moments where (even as adults) we have to make choices and, regardless of the outcome, we just have to do our best.

Takeru is an incredibly well developed male character, with a multifaceted personality and the wardrobe of a millionaire! I mean, he does come from a wealthy family.

Kayano starts off a little weak but ends up strong and confident and I highly enjoyed how she is the only one who could stand up to Takeru.

But I gotta give it to Mamoru, Takeru’s father. The love he has for his family and his son is so geniune that it brought a smile to my face.

All in all this is an extremely wholesome story that I would recommend to anyone who loves shoujo manga. Yes, some of the topics might be a little outlandish but it’s all treated with respect, and most importantly it works for this story.

I would love to give it more stars but I’m giving it an 8.5 just because it didn’t give me the same catharsis as other stories I’ve read. Still, an excellent read.

This manga is still so good even after reading it many years after, the reason is because all of the situation that resided in the manga seem very likely to happen in real life. The author simply didn't sugarcoat too much with like what other Shoujo manga does, but it focused more on realism with how the characters react or what the characters do, those are what made me appreciate the manga in the long run.

The last few chapters of the manga showed the growth of the characters, which I liked because they all seemed to have resolved their problems throughout the story. +1 because ... I love the final chapter where they show the future of what their life has come to. I'd give this a solid 9/10

I truly enjoyed this manga. It sucked me in right from the start. When I read the summary my first thought was "Oh great. This will just be another boring forbidden love story." but man was I wrong. The art was beautiful and the story was amazing. It was really realistic. But what amazed me the most was the characters and their relationship. Yeah the characters developed slightly faster than normal but I thought it all worked out. It was like I was living the story. There were so many times that I was either laughing out loud or was bawling my eyes out. ... I personally thought this story was amazing. I would recommend it to anyone that likes the whole forbidden love theme.