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聖伝 ‐RG VEDA‐ #9
RG Veda, Volume 9
Les six étoiles sont enfin réunies au palais Zenmi ; il s’agit de Yasha-ô, Ashura, Ryu-ô, Karura-ô, Sôma et Kendappa-ô.
Alors que l’on apprend l’identité du dernier Shitennô, le général de l’Est Jikoku-ten ; le deuxième sceau de Shura-tô est levé et Ashura-ô s’éveille complètement. Le dieu du mal s’est enfin réveillé, mais est-ce pour renverser Taïshaku-ten où pour plonger tout le Tenkaï dans les flammes de l’enfer ?
Alors que l’on apprend l’identité du dernier Shitennô, le général de l’Est Jikoku-ten ; le deuxième sceau de Shura-tô est levé et Ashura-ô s’éveille complètement. Le dieu du mal s’est enfin réveillé, mais est-ce pour renverser Taïshaku-ten où pour plonger tout le Tenkaï dans les flammes de l’enfer ?
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First published July 15, 1995
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Clamp
756 books3,155 followersŌkawa Nanase 大川七瀬
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.
In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.
In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.
[born: 2 May 1967; Ōsaka, bloodtype: A]
Mokona Apapa もこなあぱぱ
[born: 16 Jun 1968, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
Nekoi Mick 猫井みっく
[born: 21 Jan 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: O]
Igarashi Satsuki 五十嵐さつき
[born: 8 Feb 1969, Kyōto; bloodtype: A]
CLAMP originally began in 1989 as a twelve-member dōjinshi circle, but by 1990, the circle had diminished from twelve to seven. Of the remaining seven, Tamayo Akiyama, Sei Nanao, and Leeza Sei left the group during the production of the RG Veda manga. Other former members of CLAMP also included Soushi Hishika, O-Kyon, Kazue Nakamori, Yuzuru Inoue and Shinya Ōmi. Currently, there are four members in the group.
In 2004, CLAMP's 15th anniversary as a mangaka group, the members changed their names from Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona Apapa, Mick Nekoi, and Satsuki Igarashi to Ageha Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi (her name is pronounced the same, but written with different characters) respectively. The August 2004 issue of Newtype USA, a magazine specializing in events of the anime and manga subcultures, reported that the members of CLAMP simply wanted to try out new names. In a later interview with Ohkawa, it was revealed that initially Mokona wanted to drop her surname because it sounded too immature for her liking, while Nekoi disliked people commenting that her name was the same as Mick Jagger's. Ohkawa and Igarashi, wanting to go with the flow of Nekoi's and Mokona's name changes, changed their names as well.
In 2006, they made their first USA public debut at Anime Expo in Anaheim, California. They were well received at the convention, with 6,000 fans in attendance at their panel.
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May 27, 2021
Nooooooo se fue todo a la bosta jajajaja me encantó.
Realmente no me esperaba que se fuera todo al pasto en un tomo. Magnifico realmente 😂
Tenía mis dudas sobre está historia pero debo decir que me estoy llevando una gran sorpresa.
Realmente no me esperaba que se fuera todo al pasto en un tomo. Magnifico realmente 😂
Tenía mis dudas sobre está historia pero debo decir que me estoy llevando una gran sorpresa.
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April 22, 2024
Although the earlier volumes of RG Veda bored me to tears and annoyed me a bit- this is the best volume I've read of RG Veda, yet! It's in this volume where we meet the mysterious General Jikokuten (who before had never even shown their face to the other Generals), The Five Stars arrival to Zenmi Castle, the revealing of the Last Star, and the dramatic meeting of Ashura and his traitorous mother, Shashi.
However, this is also where the real tragedy begins in RG Veda- besides the massacre of the Yasha tribe, and the tragic deaths of Gigei, a close friend of Ashura's; Rasetsu, Lord Yasha's brother; and Shara, Rasetsu's kind wife. The most light-hearted of the main characters is killed, and a favorite character with a seemingly kind personality turns out to be the exact opposite as everyone once knew her. (Also she seems to have no problem attempting to battle, and even kill her love, despite the fact that she stated many times in the series how she chouldn't bare for her love to perish).
The mysterious and light-hearted Kujaku is shown his serious side and we finally see one of the many unknown truths about him, and a "similarity" he has with the ruthless God King Taishakuten. It is also during this volume where the sweet and loving Ashura changes forever and is then finally released as the true King of the Ashuras.
The artwork and battle scenes are simply breathtaking and is, which I believe, one of CLAMP's masterpieces- even though RG Veda is not as well known as Cardcaptor Sakura or Chobits. RG Veda should be getting more credit then it is, and the series also shows that CLAMP can do tragedies just as well as they can do light hearted comedies such as Angelic Layer or Magic Knight Rayearth (which also has some tragic elements).
I would not recommed this series for anyone younger than 13 or 14 mainly because of the brutal violence (which happens more often after volume 5).
I've read this volume of RG Veda more then ten times all ready, and I can't get enough of it! I can't wait for volume ten!
However, this is also where the real tragedy begins in RG Veda- besides the massacre of the Yasha tribe, and the tragic deaths of Gigei, a close friend of Ashura's; Rasetsu, Lord Yasha's brother; and Shara, Rasetsu's kind wife. The most light-hearted of the main characters is killed, and a favorite character with a seemingly kind personality turns out to be the exact opposite as everyone once knew her. (Also she seems to have no problem attempting to battle, and even kill her love, despite the fact that she stated many times in the series how she chouldn't bare for her love to perish).
The mysterious and light-hearted Kujaku is shown his serious side and we finally see one of the many unknown truths about him, and a "similarity" he has with the ruthless God King Taishakuten. It is also during this volume where the sweet and loving Ashura changes forever and is then finally released as the true King of the Ashuras.
The artwork and battle scenes are simply breathtaking and is, which I believe, one of CLAMP's masterpieces- even though RG Veda is not as well known as Cardcaptor Sakura or Chobits. RG Veda should be getting more credit then it is, and the series also shows that CLAMP can do tragedies just as well as they can do light hearted comedies such as Angelic Layer or Magic Knight Rayearth (which also has some tragic elements).
I would not recommed this series for anyone younger than 13 or 14 mainly because of the brutal violence (which happens more often after volume 5).
I've read this volume of RG Veda more then ten times all ready, and I can't get enough of it! I can't wait for volume ten!
October 11, 2019
as much as I enjoy CLAMP's works, I'll be honest and admit that their addiction to melodrama can make them very, very hard to take seriously.
it seems like they're literally incapable of writing a story without needless suffering and death, and they always do this thing where they make you feel bad for someone who absolutely does not deserve pity.
I guarantee the next volume will try to make me feel really bad about Taishakuten. I guarantee it.
it seems like they're literally incapable of writing a story without needless suffering and death, and they always do this thing where they make you feel bad for someone who absolutely does not deserve pity.
I guarantee the next volume will try to make me feel really bad about Taishakuten. I guarantee it.
October 22, 2025
Review for complete series
Taishakuten has murdered the Heavenly Emperor and conquered his throne. The once peaceful kingdom falls into a long period of tyranny where rebellion against the new Heavenly Emperor means the destruction of whole tribes. The legendary Ashura tribe was the first to fall, yet the young Prince survived and prophecy has it that he will gather the six stars who will be the downfall of Taishakuten.
Although RG Veda isn't CLAMP's first work, it is their debut manga. It is loosely based on the Veda Hindu scripts, but as I am not very familiar with those, I really can't say how much freedom CLAMP allowed themselves with this one.
RG Veda is not an easy manga to get into, and definitely not one I would recommend to someone who is new to reading manga. It has a very slow start with a lot of information getting thrown at you. This also leads to a somewhat rocky flow of the story. That being said, once getting through the first volumes, it turns into an emotional and complex story.
There are many characters involved and even though the length of this series doesn't allow us to know all characters in great detail, it is still very easy to feel their pain. What little we know of them looks very real and as the story progresses, one can find that there are many grey characters - even the most villainous ones have their good sides and there are many surprising twists towards the end. There is certainly a lot of drama and suffering in this one, despite the occasional comic relief, you really might not want to start loving these characters too much, CLAMP started early with killing off their characters.
Also typical for CLAMP is the stunning artwork and ambiguous relationships between characters. Although several of the male characters are a little too bulky for my liking, there's not much left to be desired when it comes to the intricate clothing, backgrounds, hair, weapons and general page layout.
Although he is clearly named as Prince Ashura, our young hero is said to be genderless and has fooled several potential readers, myself included, into thinking him to be a female. I've never felt comfortable with people romanticising his relationship with the god of war Yasha - yes, the two of them are very close, but I can't see it as anything other than a father-son kind of bond. However, there are other queer characters along the way and some of them really come around with a twist that I don't think many people would see coming.
So despite the slow start, this is a wonderful tale of gods, humans, age-long wars and family and love. For all who struggle with getting into this, give it another chance, the second half may very well prove worthy of your time and surprise you in ways you did not see coming.
April 16, 2024
This heavenly epic picks up steam as character motivations and bonds are revealed. The breathtaking, godlike artwork perfectly complements the story's grand scale. Despite the looming tragedy of Ashura's fated fight with Yasha, the story's Shakespearean twists keep you wanting more. Shocking reveals like Kendapa-ou's true identity and Ryuu's death leave you reeling. As Tennou faces harsh realities, we can't help but wonder what awaits him and the rest in the final volume.
December 9, 2023
Vaya...
y decìa que X tenìa sangre haha ya me temìa que algo asì pasarìa por las ùltimas portadas, pero a la vez siento que no es la historia que lleguè a vislumbrar al leer Tsubasa y las "referencias" de otras historias.
Pero bueno, la chica del ave Garuda tambièn me conmoviò; y la venganza contra una madre que intentò infanticidio wow sì que estuvo cañona.
y decìa que X tenìa sangre haha ya me temìa que algo asì pasarìa por las ùltimas portadas, pero a la vez siento que no es la historia que lleguè a vislumbrar al leer Tsubasa y las "referencias" de otras historias.
Pero bueno, la chica del ave Garuda tambièn me conmoviò; y la venganza contra una madre que intentò infanticidio wow sì que estuvo cañona.
March 8, 2024
Kendappa-ou adalah karakter yang jalan pikirannya sangat aneh. Gimana bisa dia dukung pembunuh ayahnya dengan sepenuh hati. Bahkan dia rela bertarung dengan orang yang dia cintai demi bela Taishaku-ten. Dasar psycho!
Lalu jika semua klan Ashura secara alamiah punya segel, yang masang segel ke mereka siapa coba? Secara mereka nurut banget sama Tentei sebelumnya.
Lalu jika semua klan Ashura secara alamiah punya segel, yang masang segel ke mereka siapa coba? Secara mereka nurut banget sama Tentei sebelumnya.
June 1, 2015
This story started off slow, but it has really picked up as the characters' motives and relationships begin to come clear! Also, the artwork is to die for, it is larger than life - godlike even, in its scale and majesty, which is appropriate, considering this entire story takes place in heaven. The whole thing has had a sword of Damocles hanging over it, since from the very beginning we know that Ashura is destined to kill Yasha, even as we watch them develop a tender father-son relationship; now that Ashura has killed his evil mother and fully awakened to his destructive nature, it's almost a relief - I can almost see how the tragedy is going to take place, no matter how much I REALLY don't want it to. It's all very Shakespearean, and too compelling to deny. I can hardly believe that Kendapa-ou is one of the Four Gods - its just totally out of left field. And that she would turn against Souma is unthinkable, there has to be more to her motives than she's letting on. Ryuu's death was unbelievable as well, it was like a punch in the gut - it was very real, in that way that you take strong and/or comical characters for granted, and then you're shocked when they turn out to be mortal after all. I feel so sorry for Tennou, he's such a sheltered, soft-hearted boy, and he's getting the rudest of rude awakenings, first meeting Ashura, then from Kendapa-ou's revelation, and then watching his mother killed in front of him. Who wouldn't pity the kid. I wonder what's going to become of him? I can scarcely believe there's only one volume left! What's going to happen?! I'm excited to find out!
February 28, 2023
Revelation after revelation were dropped with shocking speed about the Six Stars, the prophecy, and Ashura. It’s as if we’ve been making an emotionally traumatic climb up through beautiful artwork while hints lay sparkling on the way when they weren’t hitting the readers upside the head. Now we’ve reached the climax and we’re rolling down, the plot picking up speed as we tumble toward the finish. Each panel becomes more beautiful, arresting my attention, holding it, making me want to linger even as the speed increases and the emotion intensifies. The final battle at Zenmi Castle has begun. Whom exactly the enemy is, who is an ally, and just what everyone is fighting for is becoming murkier and murkier. Sympathetic characters are dropping along with an unsympathetic character who was crucial in a way I didn’t expect, but there were hints. There were hints, but I didn’t pick up on them. Once the ride begins, taking the characters and the story with them, it’s impossible to stop. Destiny is unfolding with more revelations to come. I’m eager to continue, yet wondering. Was all of this truly unavoidable? Or has some of it come to pass because of the stubborn and intractible nature of the characters? Will that stubborness be their salvation? Or will it doom them?
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