Devils and Realist, Vol. 4

Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist #4

by Madoka Takadono

As the vessel for Solomon's soul, William has the task of choosing who will be representative king while Lucifer, the emperor of Hell, sleeps. William's days are spent avoiding the persistent demons who vie for stewardship of Hell. But when Heaven learns about the search for the king of Hell, it's time for the angels to swoop in!

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Josei, Comics, Angels, Graphic Novels, Historical Fiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published December 24, 2011

About the author

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Reviews

[Erika · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this volume, even though the story didn't really move forward a lot. However, we get to know a lot of background-information such as flashbacks from Gille's past. Also there's a lovely scene involving Baphomet, Dantalion's Butler, and Leonard, Sitri's Butler.
I don't really like the way the angels are being put so far and hope this element will evolve into something more complex. Kevin provokes a lot of mixed feelings as well, but I want to trust him so badly.

So looking forward to vol. 5 after what the preview has hinted at!!

[Książkowa Cisza · Rating 4 out of 5]

Zaczyna robić się naprawdę ciekawie!

Owszem, zaczynamy sporo wątków, ale główny zaczął przeć do przodu! Wątek z aniołami także bardzo przypadł mi do gustu.

Jestem także bardzo ciekawa, kim będzie czwarty namiestnik oraz kogo wybierze William. Mam nadzieję, że wynik nie będzie przewidywalny.

[Isel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Why are the angels always evil lol

[Elyse · Rating 4 out of 5]

There is a new player in town, the Archangel Michael, who wants to bring Solomon soul back to Heaven.
William get challenged at a test for the first position by student Elliot Eden, who turn out to be Michael vessel (as if his name was not a sight enough…)
Kevin the butler is also hiding a huge secret.
I continue to love this series and I am interest to found out more about Solomon and the other characters, there is starting to have a lot of them!

[Hillary · Rating 4 out of 5]

The politics got a little clearer once it was more heaven versus hell rather than various factions in hell versus one another. Kevin turned out to be the opposite of what I originally thought he was, so that was interesting. Lots of scheming for various purposes. 

[Amanda Setasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

It's been a long time since I invested in this series, and I regret ever putting it down.
This was absolutely amazing. The art and plot are super enticing and I really couldn't put this down.

[L. Luck · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 ☆ (no long reviews on manga series except the first and last volumes)

[Annalivia · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5/5
I’m learning so many things ‘cus I’m a dumbass.

[ElizabethClarke · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,5⭐

[Aurora · Rating 2 out of 5]

The transitions between scenes are so jarring.

[Maddiq · Rating 3 out of 5]

3,25

[Linda Jaejoong · Rating 5 out of 5]

Michael der Erzengel macht uns seine Aufwartung und er hat nur ein Ziel, Salomos Seele. Dantalion, Sitri und Isaac versuchen natürlich alles um dies zu verhindern, aber auf welcher Seite steht Kevin? Wir erfahren ein wenig mehr über Gilles De Rais Vergangenheit und warum er zum Dämon wurde. Außerdem erleben wir ein witziges Kochduell zwischen den Beiden Butlern Leonard und Baphomet!!

Auch in diesem Band lernen wir wieder eine Menge neuer Charakter kennen, aber die alten bleiben uns natürlich auch erhalten. Camio und Gilles könnten für meinen Geschmack ruhig öfter vorkommen. Ich bin auch schon sehr auf Samael gespannt und was seine Absichten sind, denn praktisch jeder, ob Dämon, Engel oder Mensch, verfolgt ein bestimmtes Ziel im Manga.

Michael kann ich gar nicht leiden und Kevin so langsam auch nicht mehr, ich dachte er ist auf William´s Seite, aber wie es aussieht weiß er selbst nicht auf welcher Seite er steht. Dantalion war wieder so toll und ich will endlich wissen wer er ist/war.

Sitri tut mir so leid, ihr Onkel nutzt ihn doch nur aus. Er soll lieber bei William bleiben, der ist viel netter zu ihm. Ich hab auch das Gefühl das William sich von Band zu Band mehr den Dämonen öffnet und sie mehr und mehr ins Herz schließt. Sie waren ja schließlich früher sowas wie seine Familie.

Fazit: Band 4 war wieder sehr witzig, sehr spannend und voller Action. Die Figuren sind einfach zu niedlich, mit Ausnahme der Engel natürlich, und man hat das Bedürfnis sie zu knuddeln. Das Cover ist schick, aber die Rückseite ist viel besser!! Leider war das Dämonen Bankett noch nicht in diesem Band, aber es kommt sicher im nächsten!!!

[dragon · Rating 3 out of 5]

We're back at the whole school setting and the plot is still moving slowly. We're finally introduced to some angels and it's interesting that they act more like demons. The end of the book brought up something that may be exciting in the next book, but how many times has this been the case only to not be anything too major? We find out that Kevin is actually a pretty powerful angel but also he's near to falling. The demons are finally going to take matters into their own hands and the action during the Sabbath ended so abruptly?

Also, I'm really curious about Dantalion's past. We've gotten a bit from a few demons but he still remains a mystery. And since he seems to be the closest to Solomon and the one who apparently killed him I'm Intrigued!

[Emi · Rating 4 out of 5]

I found this one interesting; William gets to see Dante at his most dangerous (reminds me of seeing a cat get really pissed off and seeing what they can be truly capable of), Dante's and Sytry's backstories are sort of hinted at, we learn a bit more about Gilles (not sure I like the wording Baalberith used, but if being gay is a sin then I don't want to be a saint lol), and then we have Leonard and Baphomet's chef battle towards the end, which was quite entertaining, and we're also introduced(?) to Michael, who not only tries to kill William, but also asks him the difficult question of which side he's on (never pick the side asking, William!)

[Maverynthia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Isaac still continues to be the cutest thing in this book.
They are trying to ramp up the tension by suggesting that William could ever have a "Passion" or "Ecstasy" or whatever that would make him a limp puppet to heaven, when we all know what a realist he is. I look forward to that hilarity.
Also Gilles metions something about having sex with men being a sin =_ = The Bible actually never states it is.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series doesn't really feel like it moves much, just keeps introducing more characters slowly with a lot of "damsel in distress" scenarios for William. But the next volume hinted at being more interesting, so I'll wait to see.

[nidah05 (SleepDreamWrite) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was good. Series so far is interesting and you like some of the characters.