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Miu Sakurai, age 15, attends a Catholic school where she prays every day for her admired Shion Amamiya to return her love. When that doesn't work, she places her faith in a book of magic and tries casting one of its spells. However, it's not love that manifests... it's Satan! "The recompense for the contract to grant your wish is your virginity," he tells her, and this is Miu's virgin crisis!

192 pages, Paperback

First published March 26, 2002

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Mayu Shinjo

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新條まゆ in Japanese
Mayu Shinjo debuted in 1994 in Shogakukan's Shōjo Comic with "Anata no Iro ni Somaritai". She continued writing for Shogakukan until 2007, with her works appearing in both Shōjo Comic and their other magazine Cheese!. She left the company to go freelance citing a dispute over working conditions and abusive treatment by her editor.

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446 reviews75 followers
November 26, 2015
There aren't enough words to describe the stupidity and utter nonsense in this manga.



First of all. Why does Japanese romance manga glorify heroes that force themselves on the heroines? Bullying is treated as an assertive personality, sexual violation is projected as an acceptable every-day naughty behaviour and slut shaming is seen as a fundamental right of the heroes.
Add to it, the perfect heroine is a docile, submissive and meek character who justifies the hero every time he mistreats her and enjoys it when he forces himself on her without her prior consent.
And don't get me started on the slut-shaming. Any girl who's had sex is impure and a toy-thing and doesn't deserve any basic respect. The hero retains the supreme authority on everybody's morality and character and is the judge as well as the executioner.

Readers, you can choose better. Please don't go for it. This manga will either make you really sad or incite a violent hair tearing response.
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50 reviews2 followers
July 19, 2025
Sería un 2'5, madre mía los 2000, qué época aquella🤣 No me he podido tomar en serio estos 4 tomos.
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1,748 reviews77 followers
November 17, 2025

Review for complete series

Miu is tired of being treated like a child and wants to look more mature. She gets teased by her classmates and her crush Amamiya doesn't seem to take any notice of her. Desperate to change her life around, Miu buys a book with magic spells which have a bigger effect than she anticipated, for the book summons Satan himself. Satan offers Miu a bargain: he will make Amamiya fall in love with her in exchange for her virginity.

Wow, ok, this was a whole new level of bad. Granted, this is not the worst manga I have ever read, but that's not much of a compliment. I have only read a handful of Shinjo's titles and certainly not her most popular ones (too long for my liking), but I always got the impression that her stories are very repetitive at their core, especially in regards to the more problematic things. In any case, I've always felt like if you've read one of her works, you've read enough to know what vibes her other manga have in store for you.

As for Akuma na Eros, I have to say it has not aged well. And by that, I don't mean the fact that it's over two decades old, but rather that this was one of the first manga I've read and even though I remember not liking it greatly, I didn't realise just how bad it was. The story is littered with clichés, and I would like to think that I am a very lenient reader in that regard. If a cliché or trope is well-written, you won't see me complaining, but this manga consisted of the most common romance manga tropes thrown together in a bad mix that makes it look comical. Miu is the underdog at school with pretty much no backbone. She gets picked on by other students and has this major crush on her perfect classmate Amamiya (his name alone should already signal that he's that archetype character). He of course has his fan club of fanatic girls who pester Miu even more because he is paying extra attention to her. We then need the bad boy who is an absolute jerk toward the girl but secretly falls for her: the stage is set for our poorly-written love triangle. Let's not forget the bad boy's ex-girlfriend showing up who starts manipulating everything and everyone.

This is a formula most will have come across in more than just one manga, and I honestly have no issue with it as long as it's well done. Akuma na Eros couldn't have done a worse job with its execution, though. Spoilers ahead. Miu is unremarkable in every way. I don't mind quiet or ordinary girls, in fact, I often prefer those as characters. But Miu simply has no personality beyond pining over Amamiya. And there's already the first issue: why does she like him? I haven't the faintest idea. He is kind and good looking - that's about. Either Miu is extremely superficial or there's some backstory missing (hint, I'm pretty sure it's not the latter). But even worse, why does Amamiya like her back? There are only very few interactions between the two during which he is mostly busy preaching and I simply cannot comprehend where his affections are coming from.

Satan is handled better, if only slightly. In fact, he is just about the only element of this series that I found somewhat likeable. By that, I don't mean that he's a likeable guy but rather that he is at least true to his character. He is cruel and abuses Miu throughout the entire series. Similar to what I have said about clichés, I am reasonably lenient in regards to what I consider assault in a work of fiction. But there's no way around it, the way he treats Miu is degrading and humiliating. Even if we as a reader can see her thoughts that signal that she does want to be with him, everything about what she says and does shows otherwise. And you know what, I think that's pretty ok. Not because I think the treatment she gets is ok - it's not - but this is Satan, he's not the lord of hell for nothing, right? In that particular regard, I find him very much in character. But in return, I have to ask yet again: why does Miu like him? She gets abused again and again and somehow figures it must be true love. I don't often call main characters stupid but Miu definitely gets the cake for that one.

As much as I questioned Amamiya's reasons for liking Miu, can someone please tell me why Satan fell for her as well? I can get around the idea of this ancient being falling in love with a mortal, but can she please have some kind of a compelling personality that would explain it? She spends the entire plot wining and why either of these male characters would like her is beyond me. But wait, it doesn't end there: Amamiya doesn't only like Miu, he also has a secret - he is the archangel Michael - surprise! So now we have two ancient beings who are deeply in love with one of the most idiotic characters I've ever read about. And more questions are raised: why is Michael doing an undercover in a Japanese high school? Oh right, convenient and lazy writing.

The pacing is horrible, which may be part of the reason why the romance feels so unconvincing (mind you, no good pacing could have saved the mess that is Satan x Miu x Michael). The story jumps around, characters make strange and impulsive decisions and, before we know it, vows of eternal love are made and we're in the underworld and fighting to the death, it's really just a big mess. The good thing about manga is that even a weak plot can be reasonably readable if the art is pretty. Sadly, even that is not the case here. I do know that Shinjo's art has improved over the years but this is not a strong work of hers. Satan is the only well-drawn character. Amamiya just looks weird and Miu's face is out of proportion more often than it is not. Shinjo has the tendency to draw profiles in a very strange and angular way which I find unappealing and it didn't even make sense in the case of Miu who from all other angles is strangely round. The poses of characters are also often stiff or weirdly out of proportion. The covers are some of the few drawings that actually look nice.

Akuma na Eros is comically bad and while I always disliked certain aspects of it (the ridiculousness that is Michael), this reread surprised me with just how bad it was. I think Satan, who was mostly portrayed appropriately, really put the cherry on top by concluding this manga by shouting 'You don't know the power of true love' like he's suddenly signed up to become a magical girl. Needless to say, I do not recommend this manga.
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441 reviews60 followers
September 7, 2015
This goes 4 the whole series
liked the plot, love the drawing of the male character, and the heroine... kind of annoyed me a bit.
ok, now that I remember this really goes at the beginning as a taboo, but given that it's fiction... ok is passable but hello? a church? and with a demon? ringing any bells to anyone?
It was quite hot, given that he was meant to be with her and that he has the power to do whatever he wants and make everyone around go oblivious to his shenanigans.
You know what? I know that I liked this one very much! I'm re-reading it ASAP.
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274 reviews
March 12, 2025
Der Beginn der Reihe war ziemlich realistisch. Viele Mädchen im Jugendalter denken, sie hätten nicht den idealen Körper, zu wenig Umfang hier, zu viel dort. Viele strengen sich sehr an, um ihrem Wunschkörper näher zu kommen.

Dass auf eine Beschwörung plötzlich der Teufel auftaucht, ist zwar nicht mehr realistisch, aber macht die ganze Sache interessant.

Leider ging es ab da nur noch Berg ab. Natürlich ist der Teufel in den meisten Geschichten kein freundliches Wesen, vllt. etwas grob und muss erst Gefühle wie Liebe kennenlernen und lernen zuzulassen. Und selbst der Punkt, dass er für Erfüllung des Paktes, der Erste sein will, der mit ihr Sex hat, ist ein typisches Ding, das oder die Seele. Ist auch okay. Nicht unbedingt mein Geschmack, aber okay. Der Weg dahin war es nicht.

In keinen der vier Bände hat Satan seine "Gefühle" auch nur einmal anders gezeigt, als durch Bestrafungen, Beleidigungen, victim blaming, slut shaming und Vergewaltigung.

Zwei Sterne, weil manche Stellen im Manga hätten wirklich gut sein können, wenn der Nachgeschmack vom Rest nicht noch nachhängen würde.
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7,183 reviews135 followers
March 5, 2019
Dal sommario:
«Anche Amamiya, ovvero l'identità terrena dell'Arcangelo Michele, tenta di convincere Miu ad allontanarsi da Kai, alias Satan, e la bacia! Satan assiste alla scena e, furibondo, obbliga Miu e fargli da altare per il rito sabbatico. Umiliata davanti a tutte le creature demoniache, Miu capisce però che con quel gesto Satan voleva dimostrare che anche lui la ama...»
Se umiliare qualcuno davanti a tutti vuol dire amare... Mi sa che c'è qualcosa che non va anche in chi ha scritto questo sommario. Mammamia!

Beh, ovvio, la storia finisce. Quella disgraziata di Miu preferisce morire e abbandonare la famiglia per stare con chi la umilia davanti a tutti. Se questo è amore! Non so, magari son io che son fuori moda.

Bellina la storiella di Malpass, forse il meglio di tutta la serie.
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864 reviews12 followers
August 11, 2020
W Satan!!!!
Bellissimo. In soli 4 volumi avrei lasciato anche io ogni possibile angelo per innamorarmi di Satan.

Come poter fare altrimenti dato un simile scombussolamento ormonale che riesce l'autrice ad instaurare in certe sue storie dove le maliziose hanno la loro fine più estrema?
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211 reviews
December 1, 2020
Une fin assez surprenante. Je n'ai pas vraiment aimé cette saga, la relation ultra toxique annihilait tout effort de l'autrice de rendre son œuvre originale. Dommage les dessins étaient vraiment beaux.
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42 reviews
June 6, 2023
Y el amor triunfa para sorpresa de nadie.

Increíble que sea el mejor manga que a mí parecer tiene Mayu Shinjo.

Las dos estrellas es por la nostalgia.
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Author 13 books97 followers
May 6, 2013
Recensione su http://atelierdiunalettricecompulsiva...

Recensione a cura di Yvan Argeadi:
Può capitare ad un adolescente alla sua prima infatuazione amorosa, di compiere gesti singolari, diremo estremi, per riuscire in un modo o nell'altro a fare colpo sul ragazzo più bello e ambito della scuola.
Miu Sakurai, protagonista di questa singolare miniserie, ne sa qualcosa.
L'attrazione che prova per il bel Shion Amamiya, coetaneo compagno di studi, si manifesta in lei in maniera talmente violenta da spingerla, per riuscire ad avere il suo cuore, a ricorrere all'arte della magia.
E così, dopo essere entrata in possesso di un grimorio ricco di incantesimi, formule evocatorie e malie, decide di evocare l'aiuto di potenze oscure. Dinnanzi a lei si manifesta così Satan, il più potente e bello tra i diavoli, il quale, senza perder tempo, le propone un accordo.
Il cuore dell'amato Amamiya in cambio della sua verginità. Uno scambio pericoloso, specialmente se si tratta del diavolo in persona. Un rischio che tuttavia Miu si sente di poter correre.
Ma non sempre le cose sono come appaiono, perché dietro il nome di Amamiya si cela in realtà niente meno che l'arcangelo Michele, mentre le intenzioni di Satan, all'apparenza volte al peccato ed alla semplice conquista dell'ennesima anima da corrompere, sono quanto di più calcolato egli potesse escogitare per impadronirsi dell'unica anima capace di suscitare in lui una nobile pulsione emotiva come l'amore.
Quest'ultimo però, conosce molte sfaccettature, e starà a Miu esplorarle tutte per conoscere la reale differenza tra la concezione paradisiaca di amore e quella infernale, e scegliere alla fine, quella che più si adatta alla sua anima.
Questi sono i presupposti della trama di Virgin Crisis, serie manga di quattro volumi editi dalla Star Comics.
Ho avuto modo di girare il web, dopo averli letti tutti e quattro, e dare un occhiata alle varie recensioni presenti nei forum di discussione e nei blog. Che dire, si tratta senza dubbio di un prodotto che è stato capace di dividere l'opinione dei lettori, schieratisi tra chi lo ha odiato e chi invece ne è rimasto piacevolmente colpito e ammaliato.
Personalmente mi sento di schierarmi con questi ultimi, e spiego brevemente il perché.
La storia inizia col solito cliché della giovane studentessa combattuta tra due amori impossibili, l'uno bello e tenebroso e l'altro più incline al principe delle favole che ogni ragazza di quell'età sogna di incontrare nella sua vita.
E questo, seppur inevitabile visto il tipo di trama che l'autrice ha voluto intavolare, è qualcosa di cui lettori e lettrici penso siano saturi, essendo ormai anni che la letteratura e i media ci propongono storie di questo tipo.
Tuttavia la trama è sviluppata in maniera originale ed interessante, diversa da quell'accozzaglia di "fan fiction" ( perché per me tali sono ) create con lo stampino e prive di originalità che riempiono il mercato. Vi sono inoltre dei quesiti irrisolti riguardanti i due contendenti, ma risultano passare in secondo piano se rapportati a quello che a mio avviso è il vero punto di forza di questa serie: l'esplorazione delle molteplici sfaccettature dell'amore, particolare che i recensori più superficiali non sono riusciti a cogliere, o probabilmente non sono sensibili a queste tematiche.
Proprio così, in solamente quattro volumi la Shinjo è riuscita a far vivere alla sua protagonista esperienze talmente agli antipodi le une con le altre da risultare impossibili per la stessa persona.
E così vediamo come la giovane Miu si ritrova a provare sulla sua stessa pelle l'amore di un angelo, e quello di un diavolo. L'uno puro e profondo, romantico, sentimentale, l'altro peccaminoso, magnetico, irresistibile e morboso.
Vedremo Miu alle prese con la gelosia, ma anche con una concezione molto "aperta" e libera di amore. Vedremo sempre la nostra protagonista combattuta tra ragione e sentimento, dovere e piacere, fino all'originale ed inaspettato epilogo, elemento chiave che realmente differenzia questa serie da tutte quelle che hanno come chiave di volta elementi quali la redenzione ed una qualsivoglia inesistente seconda possibilità elargita da Dio.
Nel complesso un'ottima storia, che poteva essere approfondita maggiormente, ma comunque capace di tenere incollati dalla prima all'ultima pagina, e suscitare nel lettore il desiderio di rileggere tutta l'opera una seconda volta.
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254 reviews7 followers
May 29, 2015
La trama è sviluppata in maniera molto originale, ammetto che come manga è un po spinto ma non eccessivamente. Personalmente non ho letto le altre opere della Shinjo questa è stata la prima, ma da quanto si dice in giro per il web, questa Mangaka si basa eccessivamente sulle scene d'intimita tra i personaggi principali. Qui posso assicurarvi che ce ne sono pochissime anche se lo consiglio a un pubblico maggiorenne ecco diciamo dai 18 anni in su XD, ma nonostante tutto nel complesso e un ottima storia. In soli 4 volumi la Shinjo a fatto rivivere alla protagonista una storia ricca d'amore e perdizione, morbosa, sensuale ma anche pura. In fin dei conti stiamo parlando del diavolo in persona che cosa vi aspettavate, una storia tutta rose e fiori? Be vi sbagliate io so solo che nel giro di un ora li ho letteralmente divorati, cosa rimane più da dire il tratto della disegnatrice è molto preciso ha l'acortezza di raffigurare al meglio ogni minimo particolare, dalla lacrimuccia agli schizzi di sangue, dall'espressione di terrore a quella sexy e sensuale delle scene di sesso. Una cosa che non tanto mi è piaciuta, è stato inserire il commento dell'autrice all'interno della storia distogliendo cosi il lettore dalla lettura avrei preferito che fosse stato messo all'inizio oppure alla fine per il resto non ho nulla da obbiettare ho aprezzato molto anche gli ultimi due spin off inseriti nell'ultimo volume in conclusione della saga. Il mio voto è di 5 stelline
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70 reviews3 followers
February 28, 2018
The last volume was the best from the whole serie. The serie follows Sakurai Miu, she is in the beginning of the serie in love with Amamiya Shion but she is not confident that he while like her because of her childish looks so she turns to the Dark Arts. By using black magic she summons Satan himself, Satan agrees to grant her her wish but at a price: her virginity.
The serie follows a few tropes that the most of us are tired of seeing but there is something with this serie that kept me reading. The beginning of the serie felt for me rushed and some of the characters where annoying. I have read this serie from a website. The English translation was not good, I think that this serie was never translated official to English.
I have read more things from Mayu Shinjo and her drawing style doesnt chance must, so all of her characters kinda look the same. However her stories are kinda addictive.
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2,502 reviews30 followers
November 6, 2015
WOW, Miu is a lucky girl, having both Michael and the Devil fighting over her. And Satan is so freaking hot! I think he IS the manga, so sexy and handsome! The artwork on this manga is beautiful, I love the hair and wings of Satan. The story is not too original, but it was enjoyable. I just do not get why writers decide to make two interesting and powerful characters (such as Amamiya and Kai) to fall in love with an ordinary, boring virgin as Miu. But the potential is there, just not so well developed.
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380 reviews8 followers
March 26, 2014
Bejt to knizni seriea napsat to americanka, je z toho zaruceny bestseller.
Mala nevyvinuta holka touzi zaujmout idola skody, ale modleni nepomaha, a tak se uchyli k pokusu... v knihkuoectvi ji nalaka stara kniha kouzel a ona nedopatrenim vyvola satana. Ten ji slibi splnit jeji prani, ale pozaduje svoji cenu, ovsem dohoda bude naplnena, az Miu dostame, co si prala... bry vsak ake zjisti, ze jeji prani mozna nebylo spravne
Skolni prosteredi, trocha kouzel, romantika a otravna hlavni hrdinka s uknouranym jmenem, jop, YA vhodna na bestseller a co teprve, kdyz prijde na scenu i andel
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85 reviews
September 11, 2016
I am Cristian and I do believe in God. But... this definitely made me fell in love with Satan.
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