Story: I'm tired after reading this manga as never. Congratulations for You Higuri for great imagination and organization but... Crap! Sometimes less means better! Intrigues, plots, a lot of retrospections, reincarnations, guys which we know about not enough. Eintopf isn't a specialty of japanese cooking, but I have such an impression exactly. The climax reminds me cheap tales from VHS cassette. Events often were just mediocre like moat full of characinids. And it wasn't enough imagination with giving the names too.
Art: In old style, because this is old manga (very exploratory!). Bigger concentration on expression and mimics than on movements. Common manga to 'just
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Alternative TitlesSynonyms: The Tall Tale of the Demon Prince Japanese: 聖魔伝 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 10
Chapters: 52
Status: Finished
Published: 1993 to 1999
Theme:
Mythology
Demographic:
Shoujo
Serialization:
Asuka Fantasy DX Authors:
Higuri, You (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #82342 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #6915
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Your Feelings Categories Apr 4, 2021
I went into this expecting an epic fantasy story. What I ended up reading was a hodgepodge of clichés, confusing plot progression, melodrama, and dumb characters making stupid decisions.
The pacing of this story is deceptive, in that at times you feel like you can't even catch a break before the next explosion rolls around, but in the end none of the politics, side characters or revelations are actually important; this manga is just another iteration of "meek girl torn between the bad demon boy and the good saint guy", so you can pretty much skip all the in-between. Hilda, our heroine, is a damsel in distress ... |