Seraph of the End, Vol. 3

終わりのセラフ [Owari no Seraph] #3

by Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto (Illustrator), Daisuke Furuya (Contributor)

Yuichiro survives the trial to acquire Cursed Gear—demon-possessed weaponry that is humanity’s only hope for combating the vampire scourge. But times are dangerous, and instead of getting to celebrate his newfound power, Yuichiro and his friends are given their first mission: head to Shinjuku and investigate vampire activity. Unbeknownst to Yuichiro, Mika, his best friend and now a vampire, is headed for the same place.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Vampires, Paranormal, Graphic Novels, Supernatural, Dystopia

192 pages, Paperback

First published September 4, 2013

About the author

Also known as 鏡貴也.

Reviews

[Maja · Rating 4 out of 5]

Was quite some time since I began reading this manga. I first saw the anime back in 2017 and started the manga late 2017-early 2018 in my wait for season 3 (which I need like air can they pls just announce when we'll have it). Stopped reading for some reason. But I've been missing this world so much and it's been so long so now I'm reading it again.

Since I picked up where I last ended (didn't feel like re-reading the two first volumes since I still remember the plot pretty well from them) it was a head-dive into vampire battles. It feels both good to be back and also I regret everything because there will be intense feels. Why is all the manga and anime (or anything at all) I invest my heart in intense on my feels???? (read: Attack on titan and Noragami). Answer: I'm a fucking masochist and self-torture is one of my favourite hobbies that's why.

[Lucy Tonks (the invisible life of a reader) · Rating 4 out of 5]

it's actually very interesting seeing the parts that were not in the anime

[Ezgi T]

Çünkü okuyucu kalp krizinden ölsün, değil mi?
Bu ikisinin karşılaşması eğer beklediğim kadar dramatik olmazsa bayağı hayal kırıklığına uğrayacağım.

Bir ara oturup bari animesini de izleyeyim, ilk birkaç ciltten oluşuyormuş sanırım zaten ilk sezon. Olan biteni renkli ve hareketli görmek de keyifli olabilir.

[Victor The Reader · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yuichiro finally gets his first taste at action on his first mission with his teammates while seeing a different side of one of them, while an unpleasant surprise might be heading his way. A- (91%/Excellent)

[Joana · Rating 5 out of 5]

The next issue is going to kill me. The last two episode from the 1st season broke me and I'm not ready to go through it again.

My poor babies. :'(

[Saphirablue · Rating 3 out of 5]

I guess, this one was mostly one to set up the next part?

I still like it and Yu is growing on me.

I like the focus on teamwork and I like that Yu starts to get it.

I think, the shower scene was unnecessary. -.-

Interesting to meet the team of Guren and I wonder how that will play out.

[isa :) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Okay but AAAAAH

[Rereader · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was really good! Yu's showing slow but steady character growth, Mitsuba wasn't too terribly annoying for being a loud-mouth bossy pants, and there was really good actions scenes. It does bother me that Yu keeps stealing the spotlight, I'd love to see more of the other group members' weapons in action.

I still can't stand the vampires and stand by my opinions on them as villains. Seriously, aside from Mika, are we ever going to meet a vampire that isn't condescending or obnoxiously full of themselves? All of the vampires presented so far have practically the same personality traits which is incredibly annoying. Honestly, if they didn't have such different characters designs, I'd barely be able to tell them apart. I'm going to be really annoyed if Ferid doesn't end dying at any point or if it takes too long to kill him off. I really don't think I can handle this series if I have to put up with him through most of it.

Complaints aside, I'm enjoying this series, good shounen fun.

[Ana Fernández · Rating 4 out of 5]

wow i'm obsessed!!
Simple.

[eli · Rating 4 out of 5]

i ship mika and yuu i die!!!! they’re perfect
gud series i would recommend
not really a review just wanted to say

[Angel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Wooo finally they're out fighting and we got a new character Mitsuba Sangu and she seems cool though i think they're making her a tsudere which like ehh not crazy for them but i like her interactions with Shinoa Hiragi alot so more of that pls

[Noelia · Rating 5 out of 5]

estos días que he estado leyendo varios mangas del mismo genero (supongo?) puedo decir que este es mi favorito es que el dibujo es precioso y no sé me parece mucho más entretenido que otros

[clau 🫧 · Rating 4 out of 5]

en el momento en que sale mika yo ya YO YA

[Sunny ☀︎ Sunflower · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5*
I like Shinoa, hopefully they won't butcher her character.

[nica · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ho capito perché consiglino di rileggere l’opera dall’inizio piuttosto che da dove si è stoppato l’anime:
-in questo volume viene spiegata e giustificata la motivazione del perché non salvassero i civili fuori dalle mura: troppe persone da gestire in uno spazio troppo piccolo con troppe poche risorse (inoltre viene sottolineato che una delle cause dell’apocalisse è stato proprio l’aumento in contenuto della popolazione e che quindi, il tutto è stato un castigo di dio per l’ignoranza umana).
-La storia di Yuu inoltre non viene presa sotto gamba e, giustamente, tutti rimangono scioccati alla notizia che lui vivesse in una città ricolma di vampiri dando molto più “realismo” ai personaggi e alle loro emozioni (nell’anime viene presa come una cosa normale, come se uno dicesse che va a fare la spesa).
-Ho apprezzato molto che Sanguu e Shinoa siano molto più cazzute piuttosto che nel mood “noi siamo troppo deboli e non serviamo a nulla”; i personaggi e il loro interagire sono del tutto diversi dall’anime.

[Karissa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the 3rd volume in the Seraph of the End series. There was actually quite a bit of action in this volume but I found it strangely slow. This was my least favorite volume in the SotE series so far and I am struggling to pinpoint why exactly. Maybe it was because there was less story progress and more battles?

Yuichiro and crew journey to their first vampire execution only to find that the city of Shinjuku is under attack. Little does Yu know that his best friend from childhood, Mika, is fighting on the vampires’ side.

The illustration is very well done and I enjoyed seeing Yu and crew go on their first vampire execution. There are some interesting new characters added and it was intriguing to see the world beyond the city where Yu underwent training.

I do absolutely love that there is a “story thus far” summary at the beginning and that all the characters and their histories/stories are also listed. This is so helpful to the reader and I really appreciate it being included.

Overall I enjoyed this volume of SotE but not as much as previous volumes. I do look forward to seeing what happens next and plan on continuing the series.

[Jessica · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.75 ★

A lot more action in this volume, which was nicely portrayed through the art. It’s finally starting to pick up, although I wish the characters were a bit older, or at least acted more mature since at the moment they’re annoyingly winey and constantly fighting. Hopefully the tone of the manga will get more serious later on~

[Ciel Dahlberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

when I was a kid, I didn't notice how many details were being left out in favor of moving the plot along swiftly. and that kinda sucks, that we have to read some bios and item descriptions at the end to fully understand the world. but I can forgive this because the art is fun and adaptive. the story that's being told is meaningful and silly, and it doesn't need to have the most meticulously crafted lore.

[DonutKnow · Rating 3 out of 5]

Guren is so cool 😍😍

[Juan Felipe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Muy buen libro 10/10

[Eliomar Neptali · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cada vez se pone mejor ya al fin ya se dará el encontró de dos amigos que están a punto de ser enemigos

[Arnis · Rating 4 out of 5]

https://poseidons99.wordpress.com/202...

[holly · Rating 3 out of 5]

the reading marathon continues.

[Pelingül Uçar · Rating 5 out of 5]

Amazing. I love it so much.

[Camila Quezada · Rating 3 out of 5]

Crei que veriamos ya a Yu y Mika encontrarse

[Cassie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I am here for the hot vampires and also Guren.

[oui oui]

i could honestly care less about the rest of them #mikayuu

[we.are.all.made.of.stars · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just because the ending was good and plot started picking up doesn’t mean I’ll excuse that beginning. Sus as frick.

[Jennifer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Probably the most boring volume for me so far, but, it's also still recap for me so I can't judge it too harshly.

[Noelia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Empiezan las batallas. Nuevos personajes.
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