Devils Line

In a world where vampires have a similar genetic makeup to humans, it is difficult to tell them apart. However, there is a distinct difference: when one of these vampires, called devils by the general public, sees the blood of a human, they completely lose control.

Ordinary girl Tsukasa Taira finds herself the object of affection of vampire Shouta Akimura. To avoid hurting her, he has resorted to killing other humans to satiate his bloodlust. However, Shouta treads a thin wire, running the risk of losing control at any time.

To neutralize the potential threat, detective Yuuki Anzai swoops in to save Tsukasa from becoming Shouta's next victim. As he takes her home, Tsukasa finds herself enthralled by Anzai, who is a vampire himself. Together, they begin a tenuous relationship that takes them into the depths of a vicious conspiracy, rampant with murder and intrigue.

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Devils Line was published in English by Vertical Inc. under the Vertical Comics imprint from May 24, 2016 to March 24, 2020.

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Anzai, Yuuki

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Taira, Tsukasa

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Anzai, Midori

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Kleemann, Johannes

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Anzai, Tamaki

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Ishimaru, Megumi

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Sawazaki, Takashi

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Lloyd, Juliana

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Makimura, Takeshi

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Tenjou, Nanako

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Jul 3, 2019

Trivialmadness

Recommended

Thoughts become reasons, take action, cause consequences. They form new thoughts, new reasons, new truths. When individual truths turn inter-subjective, societies are bound to break and change, for better or for worse.

*A spoiler free review*

Devils’ Line. Seeing the cover, reading the synopsis, it has all the same makings than every other dark and brooding vampire romance out there. Well, colour me surprised. What I found was a thrilling police drama with decent action, complex relationships and ever evolving storytelling. Having a strong focus on politics, power struggles and discrimination it’s also an interesting study on society. Starting out as a cute romance, it never forgets ... to throw in some steamy moments either.

What I really like about Devils’ Line is that it’s not afraid or embarrassed to present us subject matters that are rarely seen, controversial or even plain taboo. It won’t judge its characters either; it’s up to the reader to make their own verdicts. The characters are treated quite impartially and almost gently, and we get to see inside every player's head and learn their backstories and motives, which blurs the line between good guys and bad guys and sometimes turns the situations upside down. The story maintains a level of realism, showing us a world that could be our real world and in a metaphorical way actually is, and creates a bit apathetic, yet alluring atmosphere that finalizes the story’s identity.

There are also things I wish were made better. The start of the story concentrates on our main couple’s relationship and is sweet and silly at its best, cheesy and predictable at its worst. After making some rather cheap moves, the story starts to find its direction out of the generic monster/human love story route. Speaking of love stories, there’s a lot of them, and while diverse and interesting, they can get a little exhausting, especially when it comes to our main couple. They’re the sweetest cinnamon rolls, but the places where the story starts to drag are regrettably the ones where their relationship is given more focus than usual. From there we’ll go to the next stumbling block which is...

The art. The art style greatly defines a story. At first, I thought I was reading a shoddy Korean web manhwa. The kindest thing to say would be that I became really fond of those bobbleheaded figures with their creepy, tiny raptor hands. And that I loved Anzai’s emo forelock, it was genuinely sexy. It’s not that I hated the art, despite being clumsy it actually fits and brings some cute innocence to the story and makes the characters sympathetic and approachable. The biggest flaw is that there are a lot of characters you gotta remember, and they can be hard to recognize or tell apart. Heck, one of them even gets a heel-face turn treatment, emphasis on the word Face. The art though, as usual, gets a little better, and nobody can say that it isn’t unique at least.

Devils’ Line is also a modern take on the vampire genre. Being a lover of everything vampire, I think Devils’ Line does a great job with it’s purely scientific approach to the subject creating modern, almost zombie-esque creatures called devils. Having no myths, no folklore, devils are urban creatures fitting the story’s urban environment. The mysteries surrounding them and their origin is one of the longest running sub plots of the series and in my opinion one of the most intriguing as well.

The characters in Devils’ Line have something endearing that makes it easy to like them. I found myself caring and becoming invested in their - usually contradictory - missions only after a couple of pages and wanted to know more about them. The focus is on character dynamics rather than their development, and being a study on society and its individuals it rewards you the deeper you go. My only real complaint with the characters is that while mainly realistic, their thoughts and actions considering romantic relationships were sometimes incredibly naive.

Devils’ Line has moments that warm your heart, break it or make it throb with excitement. It’s easy to read and easy to like. For me the most enjoyable aspects were the police and mystery features and some great side characters with interesting stories. There’s a fun mix of fluffiness, erotic lust and intense action moments – the” zombie house raid” must be one of my favourite scenes in a long memory, resembling a chilling mission in my all-time favourite game Vampire the Masquerade Bloodlines. The pacing is quite fast and tight, and while not able to dodge all the sinkholes along the way, the story delivers and manages to end in a pretty good place. Don’t forget to read all the extra chapters, either!

You don’t have to become a superhero or a badass to make a difference.

TL; DR
Clumsy and weirdly charming, Devils’ Line is a story about society and the individuals’ struggles to change it. It’s a story that evolves and grows, delivers surprises and makes us chase after mysteries. Recommended for people who like police and detective stories or societal studies and won’t mind it glazed with romance.

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Mar 21, 2023

Canary_Supremacy

Mixed Feelings

I remember watching the anime first of this on YouTube, when I was younger and falling in love. I rewatched it, but now reading the manga it’s a lot better than expected, I gave this story a 7/10 because of the use of unnecessary rape and how the story ended, I understand that blood lusting and vampires and raping humans can go hand and hand but in my opinion all rape is unnecessary unless education. Though the author didn’t seem like the type of person to add in rape just for climax and or to weirdly bring the main characters together like some, no a ...

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May 18, 2016

SaxyGeek

Not Recommended

Preliminary (9/80 eps)

This manga is just one big mess. It has its moments where it's genuinely enjoyable, but those instances are heavily shadowed by several glaring problems.

Story: 5/10

I think there's something going on here? It seems to be about humans vs. rogue vampires, and using vampires against said rogue vampires. That's an okay basis I suppose. Then there is an organization that's pit to expose all vampires. That's a good idea as well, but it's not supported by a cast that can pull it off.

Art: 3/10

This one hurts. This manga has moments where it looks great, but most of the time the art is so terribly awkward ...

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