Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Vol. 4

黄泉のツガイ [Yomi no Tsugai] #4

by Hiromu Arakawa

ANCIENT DAEMONS AWAKEN TO FIGHT A NEW BATTLE IN AN AGE-OLD WAR!!

Dera suddenly arrives at the manor, as if to interrupt Yuru’s somber thoughts about Asa’s past. Though a tense debate about the twins unfolds, it’s Yuru who has the last word: a brash declaration to all hostiles! As he leaves the Kagemoris behind for Dera’s secret lair, however, a vicious pair of Daemons lies in wait. Right and Left must take on a primal evil to keep their master alive!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Comics, Supernatural, Fiction, Paranormal, Graphic Novels

176 pages, Paperback

First published June 12, 2023

About the author

Hiromu Arakawa (author: 荒川弘) is a Japanese manga artist, best known for Fullmetal Alchemist (鋼の錬金術師 Hagane no renkinjutsushi).
Her real name is Hiromi Arakawa (荒川弘美).

Arakawa was born and raised on a dairy farm in Hokkaidō.
She thought of being a manga artist since she was little. After graduating high school, she took oil painting classes while working on her family's farm. During that time, she also created dōjinshi manga with her friends and drew yonkoma for a magazine. After eight years she moved to Tōkyō and started out as assistant writer for Hiroyuki Etō.
Her debut as manga artist is in 1999 with STRAY DOG. In 2001 she started working on her famous and award winning series Fullmetal Alchemist, that soon gets a successful anime adaptation.
Other works include Silver Spoon (銀の匙 Silver Spoon, Gin no saji Silver Spoon).

Reviews

[Rod Brown · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's an exciting fight with a daemon pair, and then the various factions noodle around until a new, more dangerous daemon pairing is introduced in time to pull me along to the next volume, which, luckily, I happen to have on hand.

There are too many characters and too little focus right now, but even Arakawa's weaker material can be pretty engaging with enough action and bantering.

But my character cheat sheet just keeps getting longer and longer, giving me worries that there won't be room for action and bantering when so many characters are fighting for screen time.


FOR REFERENCE:

Contents: Chapter 13. Long-Arm and Long-Leg -- Chapter 14. Ryu and Ken -- Chapter 15. Big Brother and Little Brother -- Chapter 16. Retainer and Shaman -- Cowshed Diaries. The Tale of the Overseas Editions -- Shooting for 1,000,000 Copies -- Manga Artist Assassination Plan -- Ambush -- Kotetsu's Coloring -- Yomotsu Hirasaka -- Yuru & Asa's Grandma's Home -- Translation Notes -- Author Commentary

[India (IndiaReadsALot) · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another hit volume. What can I say???

[Minnie · Rating 2 out of 5]

Das ist der vierte Band von Hiromu Arakawas neuer Reihe und ich weiß immer noch nicht, was ich hier eigentlich lese. Selbst wenn mein Leben davon abhing, ich könnte nicht sagen, worum es hier geht. Doch Yuru hat mir zu sehr Ähnlichkeit mit Edward und Dera ist definitiv eine Version von Hughes und Jin ist Mustang. Ich bin dadurch mit keiner Person richtig emotional verbunden und da mit jedem weiteren Band meine Verwirrung nur noch gesteigert wird, werde ich die Reihe hiermit abbrechen.

[Lailah · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5/5

[Devin Willson · Rating 4 out of 5]

that new character introduced at the end is immediately favorite character material... rip me 👀

[Roman · Rating 4 out of 5]

Скинув 1 зірку за згадку джейсона москалейтема та за усиківщину "не жени коней" у перекладі. І взагалі том був трошки не дуже, розвиток історії наче є, але наче й нема, і не такий веселий, як завжди.

[Jesus Flores · Rating 4 out of 5]

Empieza bien con pelea con unos Tsugai de patas largas y brazos largos.
Ahora hay un niño nuevo.
Un poco más de backstory.
Eso si el final, es de, "a esos les llueve sobre mojado"

4 stars

[Sheepy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was quite worried if I'd like this series after the first volume but it picked up as I finished volume 3 and now I can say I'm fully invested!

[Оксана Лесіцька · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ой ну я прямо зацінила. Аж соромно перед такою авторкою за свої сумніви. Новий том брала в руки вже як рідний.
Юру має найліпші риси Наруто (впертість, рішучість), але розум Саске (до другого сезону). За ним як за стіною, хоча бої ж мальовані, але всяко приємно.
У цьому томі багато розмов, але Хана з Дерою прямо рвуть мій топ. Їхні відносини роблять такий епічний гумор сімейного типу, який рідко де зустрінеш. Вогонь жінка (аж хочеться із них пару зробити).
Іван - це те, чого в цій гоп компанії бракувало. Кожен має свої особливості, але стрункому красунчику з катанами, який усіх шинкує, ми точно знайдемо місце.
Чекаю аніме. Я вже фанат.

[Maz Castillo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Esta gente es de lo que no hay. Muy fan de un mangaka como personaje.
Todavía las historia está muy al principio y se nota la complejidad. Con cada personaje nuevo quieren despistarme, así que me dejo llevar al tiempo que creo hipótesis.

Muy fan.

[寿理 宮本 · Rating 3 out of 5]

I admit I blew a lot of my concentration on my last review, so if this is a little weaksauce, sorry.

I also admit I forgot a lot of what happened in the prior book, so it starts out somewhat confusing—definitely a poor candidate for a "books in a series where you can jump straight into the middle of the story" list.

On the whole, the story still feels like Hero Tales but contemporary fantasy rather than a period piece, especially in the way Yuru specifically acts around modern technology. There's a little less of that in this volume, since Yuru spends more time fighting or being protected from two daemons in specific, though.

Actually, is it more like if Fullmetal Alchemist crossed over a bit into contemporary Japan? ...ish? Nah, slightly more fighting-focused than military shenanigans.

Anyway, fight-focused volume, with a side of surprise family. Okay read but I don't know if I'm sold on the series as a whole, even if so far I have kept every Arakawa book I've ever gotten.

[Philip McCarty · Rating 4 out of 5]

The fight at the start of this volume was so much fun, and I loved how everyone got to play a part in it. I really enjoy the artwork and the clear linework is really spot on. First off, the crew battles Tenaga and Ashinaga, long arm and long leg, in a battle of wits and goofiness.

They then discover Ken Tadera, who is basically Dera's half brother and a clue to finding the head of the clan. The Kagemori clan has a lot of shady angles and the politicking and scheming are what make up most of the second half. We now have a new villain tied to the Kagemori clan who's infiltrated the mountain village and may be setting off on a massacre. We'll see where all this goes.
 
Side note: Not quite sure why Jin is on the cover of this volume, he's there for like 5 seconds.

[Kate · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.25/5
Another great installment in this series. This volume provides some more insight into the wider world and ends on quite the cliffhanger. We spend most of our time with Yuru and his group, including getting a little bit more information about the Tadera clan. This volume has some great worldbuilding and some comedic moments as well. This series continues to be fantastic.

[Katheryn Haskell · Rating 3 out of 5]

This volume is as okay. Not gonna lie though, I 100% had forgotten what was happening so I was mega confused at the beginning xD

This just wasn't stand out for me is all. Important introduction to villains and other characters, but not a lot of oomph factor for me. Lots of witty banter though, which I did find very amusing.

[Ame-lit D’Arroult · Rating 5 out of 5]

Encore une fois je ne suis pas déçue par Hiromu Arakawa. Je suis toujours aussi fan de ses dessins. Et surtout, ses intrigues sont toujours très intéressantes. J'ai été bien prise dans ce tome qui nous permet d'avancer et un peu et nous promet de grandes choses pour la suite. Vraiment un sans faute pour moi pour le moment.

[Makinu Nisshoku · Rating 4 out of 5]

Encore un très bon tome entre combat et complexification de l'intrigue.
Au moins 3 camps identifiés se battent pour obtenir le pouvoir des jumeaux mais pour le moment je ne sais pas du tout auquel il faut faire confiance ! Je m'attends à des trahisons de toute part, affaire à suivre...

[Dalia · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is too much. So many open ended questions that need to be answered and the newest daemon pair at the end of this volume... are wild. I have to read five and six. I have them taken out the library already.

[J · Rating 3 out of 5]

As much as I simp over Hiromu Arakawa’s work, I still find I’m on the fence with this one. I have the next few volumes to hopefully draw me in. Maybe things will improve on a second reading.

[Yuuko · Rating 4 out of 5]

東村の人口減少が心配になってきた。

[Zehra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I just love this manga and characters

[Chris Earls · Rating 4 out of 5]

This one started off beyond strong, but slowed down a bit towards the end. Things are quite convoluted and I look forward to some clarity soon.

[Becky · Rating 4 out of 5]

Long-Arm and Long-Leg are the stuff of my nightmares.

[Edouard · Rating 4 out of 5]

Une suite solide. L intrigue s etoffe. L action s intensifie.

[Lulucture · Rating 3 out of 5]

Un nouveau personnage vient faire son apparition et donne un nouveau but à l’histoire.
On avance tout doucement et tout se met en place c’est intéressant.

[Alyssa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I'm vibing with this more as the story progresses, I just need to the info dumps to integrate into the narrative a little better.

[Le Reflet Des Etoiles (Mina) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ken est trop mims

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

So far this series has been extremely engaging and a good balance of fights and story with clean art and interesting daemon pairings.

[Drew · Rating 2 out of 5]

Despite the start having some pretty good action, the second half just drags. I don't think I'll keep reading.

[Erine · Rating 4 out of 5]

hiii j'aime bcp

[yooneast · Rating 5 out of 5]

Donnez moi la suite .