Owari no Seraph (Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign)

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Japanese: 終わりのセラフ

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Type: Manga

Volumes: Unknown

Chapters: Unknown

Status: Publishing

Published: Sep 3, 2012 to ?

Genres: Action, Drama, Fantasy

Theme: Vampire

Demographic: Shounen

Serialization: Jump SQ.

Authors: Yamamoto, Yamato (Art), Kagami, Takaya (Story), Furuya, Daisuke (Story)

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Seraph of the End

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Having lost his parents, eight-year-old Yuuichirou Amane is taken in by the Hyakuya Orphanage, where he struggles to bond with his new "family." However, this soon becomes the least of his worries, when a major pandemic suddenly strikes, killing all above the age of 13. Taking advantage of the chaos, vampires—who previously laid dormant underground—rise up and enslave the surviving humans, using them as livestock to harvest blood.

Four years later, Yuuichirou and his family have adjusted to life under vampire control, although Yuuichirou still aspires to kill all vampires and end their reign of terror. This often puts him at odds with fellow orphan Mikaela Hyakuya, who emphasizes using wit and ingenuity to survive. Having garnered favor among high-ranking vampires, Mikaela gains inside knowledge and uses this to plan a daring escape. But during the attempt, the group of orphans is intercepted by vampire officer Ferid Bathory, who proceeds to massacre them. Yuuichirou is the only member of the group to escape to the surface, where he is discovered by the Moon Demon Company, a military unit dedicated to hunting down vampires. Given an invitation to join, Yuuichirou swiftly accepts, finally being presented an opportunity to achieve his ambitions and avenge his family.

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Owari no Seraph has been published in English as Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign by VIZ Media under the Shonen Jump Advanced imprint since June 3, 2014. The series has also been serialized in VIZ Media's digital Weekly Shonen Jump since October 7, 2013 and it has been simulpub through MANGA Plus. It has also been published in Italian by Panini Comics since November 5, 2015; in Spanish by Norma Editorial since May 5, 2016; in Polish by Waneko since August 25, 2016; and in Brazilian Portuguese by Panini Comics since May 10, 2017.

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Hyakuya, Mikaela

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Hyakuya, Yuuichirou

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Saotome, Yoichi

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Kimizuki, Shihou

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Sanguu, Mitsuba

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Tepes, Krul

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Hiiragi, Shinya

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Bathory, Ferid

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Oct 2, 2014

Fantie

Recommended

Preliminary (18/? eps)

Now to start of, since i give my (personal) scores solely based on my enjoyment, on my list this manga gets a 10, since him enjoying it that much. Since this is a review for everyone, i'll try to be more "formal" in a way.

Lets start with the story, the setting itself is almost cliché, but that doesn't necessarily make it bad, just rather overused, but then again, nowadays i find it almost impossible to have something original, theres just that much content. The plot is simple, vampires manipulate a virus that wipes out everyone who is 13 or older, our MC is a young ... boy who was under the age of 13, gets taken by the vampires to be a living blood bag, manages to escape eventually, gets all is friends wich were like family killed by the vampires during said escape and vows revenge. There are already some misteries developing that shall not be said here to keep it spoiler free, they seem rather interesting as of now. Now, even if revenge stories have been used alot, its still a solid way to tell a interesting story if done right, but since its overused i gave it a 7.

Moving on to the art, in all honesty its f*cking amazing. Aside from very well drawn characters, the backgrounds are amazing. Who can clearly tell what is going on during fights, wich is a big plus so you can actually understand what is going on. There is something rather wierd however, i dont know why but the MC is depicted with a green demonic sword and then a red demonic sword, so either the author decided to change colors or it was a mistake ? I dont really get it but its something so minor it can be ignored. Overall, i give it a solid 10.

Now we get to the characters... Its really hard to talk about characters without spoiling something, so i'll keep it brief.

The main character wants revenge on the vampires who took is family, he is obsessed with power in order to kill them. He is kind of a tsundered (yeah, male lead a tsundere ? i found that rather funny tbh.)

The main female lead is a teasing, playful high ranking officer of the milatary around the MC's age and his from the most powerful family in Japan (the current destroyed Japan, that is). She is a refreshing character, always with a smile, teasing our MC, they have some good interactions to be honest.

Other character come along the way but i'll leave them to you so you can find out for yourselvs. Overall i give the characters a 8.

Now, as stated before, my personal enjoyment of this series is a 10. Yes, the story is cliché and overused, but i like this kind of stories, the art is absolutely amazing, the characters are very well written and a breath of fresh air when compared to the overused stupid main lead and the tsundere female lead. I expect good things from this manga, since i've only read 18 chapters so far i still cannot say if its good or not, but i've enjoyed it so far and hope to read more.

Overall i give this series a score of 8, since the story is indeed overused and i dont believe it to have enough chapters to give it anything higher when speaking outside of my own personal opinion, in the end its up to the people to choose if they want to pick up this manga or not.

With this, i bid you all farewell, i thank you all for taking the time to read my review and hope you enjoy it.

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Dec 24, 2021

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Mixed Feelings

Preliminary (109/? eps)

As other people have already pointed out the story is quite cliche, very AoT kind of thing. However despite the setting we are initially given, there was potential for twists and turns to turn Owari into its own story worth reading. However that opportunity was massively wasted. A couple good chapters here and there but I'd recommend only if you are willing to stick it out through really bad segments.

Story 3/10
There seems to be a direction and during the first couple chapters the story is pretty character driven. We are given a protagonist who wants revenge against the vampires for killing his family, however as ... its soon revealed there was a member of his family who did in fact survive. Not the most original but still works for a basic plot. However there are many plot threads which start getting introduced afterwards and aren't really managed well. They become a convoluted mess which clearly loses its focus way too often. And don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with trying to do something past the premise of "vampires vs humans", however it does so in a way were it just jumps from plot point to plot point without fully giving a resolution to the previous thread. There are many things that are supposed to be "foreshadowed" but are simply not done in a clever way.

Art 9/10
The art is nothing to scoff at, quite the opposite actually. The character designs are pretty and the art-style is one of (if not the best) things to come out of Owari no Seraph. Really nice, nothing much I can add.

Characters 4/10
The characters of Owari no Seraph are a huge mixed bag. Now, personally I absolutely adored Mika, he is such a breath of fresh air and serves for a great contrast with Yuu. Besides that, their dynamic is enjoyable, the moments when they get to speak one-on-one are hands down the best and highlight of the manga. However thats about where my praise ends regarding characters.

Side characters are fine overall, enjoyable with fun personalities and gimmicks, however all of the main characters are not well written in many areas. For starters, all of the females seem to only revolve around their love interest. In the extra pages it's revealed that every single on of the female members of Guren's squad have a crush on him to some degree.

And then there is the main female lead: Shinoa. She gets character assassinated basically. She was never my cup of tea but I can see what her charm was, however this gets thrown away later in favor for a classical "im in love with MC" kind of character. It's not that a romance subplot cant be done, but there is clearly a problem when that becomes all the character is.
The rest of the main cast aren't any better. Their motivations often seem to simply not line up with their actions. They seem to adore screaming that they wish to protect "x" thing, however when "x" thing is in danger or even gets killed they kind of just seem oddly okay with it?? Like they'll cry a panel or two and then move on with their lives. coughcoughKimizukicough

Enjoyment 7/10
Honestly I spent have the manga just yelling and begging for Mika to show up again. With that said, pfft- I can't believe I enjoyed myself nearly as much as I did. Its such a riot and don't get me wrong its bad, however, man is it a fun kind of bad. The chapters with Mika and Yuu are absolutely amazing. Would read those again.

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Mar 16, 2016

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Not Recommended

Preliminary (3/? eps)

Take "Attack on Titans" minus its intricate plot, replace the titans with pretty-looking vampires, add a touch of queer-baiting to make fujoshis go wild and there you have it. "Seraph of the End" is riddled with overheated clichés, poor characterization, bland storylines, clunky dialogues, predictable twists and awkward tone shifts. I certainly didn't go into this manga thinking it would be the most imaginative dystopia (I was warned about the lazy, underdeveloped premise), but in spite of my efforts to look past some of its flaws, I was inevitably put off by the old, recycled formula that has already made countless other series in this ...

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