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D.N.Angel New Edition, Vol. 1
344 pages, Paperback
Published November 11, 2025
About the author
Yukiru Sugisaki
138 books191 followersYukiru Sugisaki (杉崎ゆきる; Sugisaku Yukiru in Japanese) is a Japanese manga artist. Her hobbies are dramas, video games, and "collecting rabbit things".
Sugisaki's face is rarely seen, as she prefers to draw herself with a rabbit face or mask in her manga profile images. She also seems to have developed a trait of leaving her series unfinished before moving on to different projects (Notably D.N.Angel, which has seen multiple month-long droughts between chapters. She has just recently done many Lagoon Engine installments, including the Japanese release of volume 7.
Previous to that, she completed a small series entitled Eden, which had its debut in the October 2006 issue of Shōnen Ace, and finished in February 2007. It saw a departure of sorts from Sugisaki's previous series, with a darker, sci-fi noir theme and older protagonists.
Currently, she finished D.N.Angel in 20 volumes (5 released only in digital).
Her work
She made her debut in "Asuka Magazine" with "Namaiki no N". Her other works include "D.N.Angel (13 volumes, unfinished) ", "Rizelmine (1 volume, finished)", "Lagoon Engine (7 volumes, unfinished)", and "Lagoon Engine Einsatz (1 volume, unfinished)". Her "D.N.Angel" manga and "Rizelmine" manga have also been adapted into anime series. Because the D.N.Angel manga was incomplete at the time, the anime has many differences to the original manga, most notably the ending.
Sugisaki is also the artist of the "BrainPowerd" and "The Candidate for Goddess" manga, both of which have been turned into an anime. Her "Neutral" artbook contains artwork from "D.N.Angel", "BrainPowerd", and "The Candidate for Goddess". Her second artbook, [FEDER:] (which is no longer available for purchase), contains newer artwork solely from D.N.Angel. She has also penned the well-known "Sotsugyo M", and created doujinshi for series such as "Tenkuu no Escaflowne", Neon Genesis Evangelion, Lets&Go , and King of Fighters.
Most of her works feature young, cute main characters and elements of Yaoi, though not considered Yaoi.
Her current project is D.N.Angel, which has finally begun serializing in Monthly Asuka again.
Sugisaki's face is rarely seen, as she prefers to draw herself with a rabbit face or mask in her manga profile images. She also seems to have developed a trait of leaving her series unfinished before moving on to different projects (Notably D.N.Angel, which has seen multiple month-long droughts between chapters. She has just recently done many Lagoon Engine installments, including the Japanese release of volume 7.
Previous to that, she completed a small series entitled Eden, which had its debut in the October 2006 issue of Shōnen Ace, and finished in February 2007. It saw a departure of sorts from Sugisaki's previous series, with a darker, sci-fi noir theme and older protagonists.
Currently, she finished D.N.Angel in 20 volumes (5 released only in digital).
Her work
She made her debut in "Asuka Magazine" with "Namaiki no N". Her other works include "D.N.Angel (13 volumes, unfinished) ", "Rizelmine (1 volume, finished)", "Lagoon Engine (7 volumes, unfinished)", and "Lagoon Engine Einsatz (1 volume, unfinished)". Her "D.N.Angel" manga and "Rizelmine" manga have also been adapted into anime series. Because the D.N.Angel manga was incomplete at the time, the anime has many differences to the original manga, most notably the ending.
Sugisaki is also the artist of the "BrainPowerd" and "The Candidate for Goddess" manga, both of which have been turned into an anime. Her "Neutral" artbook contains artwork from "D.N.Angel", "BrainPowerd", and "The Candidate for Goddess". Her second artbook, [FEDER:] (which is no longer available for purchase), contains newer artwork solely from D.N.Angel. She has also penned the well-known "Sotsugyo M", and created doujinshi for series such as "Tenkuu no Escaflowne", Neon Genesis Evangelion, Lets&Go , and King of Fighters.
Most of her works feature young, cute main characters and elements of Yaoi, though not considered Yaoi.
Her current project is D.N.Angel, which has finally begun serializing in Monthly Asuka again.
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January 30, 2026
Rereading this series as an adult is like...this reads exactly like the era of manga it was originally published in, complete with wacky plots and ongoing gags, but it's such great fun still
May 3, 2026
4.25 stars
Daisuke has fallen in love, and with his confession to this first crush, he unlocked his secret identity, Phantom Thief Dark. I had a fun time watching Daisuke struggle to keep his feelings in check, as anytime he gets overwhelmed with romantic emotions, he transforms into Dark.
There are a lot of plot lines I am intrigued to see how they develop. And I am eager to wrap my head around the different characters. At times, I felt like there were so many character names that I didn't have faces to tie to, and I would get confused about who was who.
Also, the ending! I loved it, even while it was a little confusing at first. But I can't wait to see how that continues.
Daisuke has fallen in love, and with his confession to this first crush, he unlocked his secret identity, Phantom Thief Dark. I had a fun time watching Daisuke struggle to keep his feelings in check, as anytime he gets overwhelmed with romantic emotions, he transforms into Dark.
There are a lot of plot lines I am intrigued to see how they develop. And I am eager to wrap my head around the different characters. At times, I felt like there were so many character names that I didn't have faces to tie to, and I would get confused about who was who.
Also, the ending! I loved it, even while it was a little confusing at first. But I can't wait to see how that continues.
February 27, 2026
I read the first volume or so of this manga back in its Tokyopop days. I'm not sure how many of its 20 volumes they released, and it doesn't matter that much because I wasn't too interested after that test run.
I'm not sure if I'll get through the whole thing this time, either. Even back in the 90s, readers recognized "magical girl" stories as metaphors for adolescence. DNAngel takes that metaphor and makes it smack-in-the-face overt. In junior high, Daisuke's "love genes" activate when he experiences his first crush, and he transforms into an older, cooler version of himself called Dark. This is a legacy from his mother's side of the family; his maternal grandpa was the last Dark. Grandpa and Mom are training Daisuke to be a "phantom thief" so he can steal art pieces somehow connected to his transformation, or that will act to integrate Daisuke's two personae, or something.
After a first episode strongly focusing on the phantom thief aspect, that's shuffled mostly to the side as we go through various junior high hijinks, where Daisuke and Dark (depending) have to cope with a budding love triangle? rectangle? with a pair of identical twins named Risa and Riku.
I'm pretty sure that the story already wants us to favor Riku. It doesn't take long for Daisuke to start pivoting from crushing on Risa, to falling in love with Riku. Risa--knowingly or not--is a manipulative little thing, using her "just friends" relationship with Daisuke to go out after hours with him in search of Dark, or inviting him to have a lunchbox in a way that makes him initially think it's for him, rather than a test run for one for Dark. Riku is more of a straightforward type, who's getting increasingly confused by Daisuke's unpredictable behavior toward her.
Other complications include an extremely young police commander named Hiwatari, who is seeking out Dark for his own reasons and also goes to Daisuke's school. He seems to have a magical secret too, or belongs to a family feuding with Daisuke's, or both, though it isn't entirely clear what's going on there yet.
Late in the book, Daisuke's transformation goes through a change that makes it apparent that the two of them are "becoming one person" on an accelerated schedule. We've still got quite a bit to go, so we'll see if this situation continues to develop, or if it runs around in circles for a while.
The storytelling got a little better in the second half of this volume. I'm glad that this is an omnibus, since its first half was too "been there, done that" 90s for me (including some obvious doujinshi bait between Daisuke and Hiwatari), and I can completely understand why me of 25+ years ago didn't get far with it. The second omnibus is on its way even as I'm typing up this review, so we'll see if some of the more intriguing elements can carry it for me in the longer term.
I'm not sure if I'll get through the whole thing this time, either. Even back in the 90s, readers recognized "magical girl" stories as metaphors for adolescence. DNAngel takes that metaphor and makes it smack-in-the-face overt. In junior high, Daisuke's "love genes" activate when he experiences his first crush, and he transforms into an older, cooler version of himself called Dark. This is a legacy from his mother's side of the family; his maternal grandpa was the last Dark. Grandpa and Mom are training Daisuke to be a "phantom thief" so he can steal art pieces somehow connected to his transformation, or that will act to integrate Daisuke's two personae, or something.
After a first episode strongly focusing on the phantom thief aspect, that's shuffled mostly to the side as we go through various junior high hijinks, where Daisuke and Dark (depending) have to cope with a budding love triangle? rectangle? with a pair of identical twins named Risa and Riku.
I'm pretty sure that the story already wants us to favor Riku. It doesn't take long for Daisuke to start pivoting from crushing on Risa, to falling in love with Riku. Risa--knowingly or not--is a manipulative little thing, using her "just friends" relationship with Daisuke to go out after hours with him in search of Dark, or inviting him to have a lunchbox in a way that makes him initially think it's for him, rather than a test run for one for Dark. Riku is more of a straightforward type, who's getting increasingly confused by Daisuke's unpredictable behavior toward her.
Other complications include an extremely young police commander named Hiwatari, who is seeking out Dark for his own reasons and also goes to Daisuke's school. He seems to have a magical secret too, or belongs to a family feuding with Daisuke's, or both, though it isn't entirely clear what's going on there yet.
Late in the book, Daisuke's transformation goes through a change that makes it apparent that the two of them are "becoming one person" on an accelerated schedule. We've still got quite a bit to go, so we'll see if this situation continues to develop, or if it runs around in circles for a while.
The storytelling got a little better in the second half of this volume. I'm glad that this is an omnibus, since its first half was too "been there, done that" 90s for me (including some obvious doujinshi bait between Daisuke and Hiwatari), and I can completely understand why me of 25+ years ago didn't get far with it. The second omnibus is on its way even as I'm typing up this review, so we'll see if some of the more intriguing elements can carry it for me in the longer term.
April 24, 2026
This is my first exposure to the series I hadn’t heard of it before and thought it sounded interesting and the art is beautiful so I gave it a try. It’s a fun little read but I did find myself struggling to understand what was happening a few times. Like I was getting confused about who had a crush on who and what and how the body change triggers happened. It seemed inconsistent and overly convenient at times when sometimes he’d swap with just a glance and other times he’d need to have a more involved interaction. Also wait do they both like Riku now or does he still like Risa? Also some of the character relationships seemed weirdly paced especially between Daisuke/Dark and Hiwatari. Like the build up to their conflict was very rushed just to be anticlimactic when Dark confronted Hiwatari and ended up taking away what I felt could be a really fun and silly dynamic to the story of Hiwatari discovering Daisuke and Dark’s connection. And it wasn’t explained how Hiwatari figured out their connection, maybe it gets explained in later chapters? But taking away what could’ve been a fun dynamic by having the reveal so soon and preventing Hiwatari from confronting Daisuke at all in the future kind of took some excitement from me wanting to continue the series. I was expecting more of a cat and mouse, Light and L sort of back and forth but it came to fruition way too soon with not much pay off imo. They hardly interacted really! Probably won’t continue the series but I’m not mad at it. It’s a really pretty book and the art is really great so it’s still cool to have.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 17, 2026
3.5 stars
Such a nostalgia trip. I loved this series back when it first came out, and these new editions are so pretty. I had definitely forgotten the plot by now. It’s very old school shojo, dramatic and cheesy.
The plot is that Daisuke turns into Dark when he’s thinking about his crush, Risa, and he turns back into Daisuke when he’s around her twin Riku, who’s Dark’s crush. Turning into Dark when they turn fourteen is passed down in his family, and at night he has to steal expensive art pieces.
The entire idea of it kind of falls apart if you think too much about it—why does Dark have a crush on Riku, when he doesn’t know her? Is it essential to the plot that they’re twins? And then, why does Risa insist on being so close to Daisuke, after rejecting him, when we’re not really shown that they’re anything more than classmates? Why is Hiwatari at school with them, when he’s graduated and works for the police? Some of this will get explained as the story goes on, I’m sure. For now, some of it you just have to accept, though. Like them believing they’re in love, when they’ve barely interacted.
I do really like Daisuke and Dark. I also like Riku, though Risa annoys me—her insistence on dragging Daisuke along for her crush, when she literally just rejected him, is selfish and cruel. I find the BL-esque moments between Hiwatari and Daisuke really funny, and didn’t remember that at all. I’m having fun re-reading this series after so long.
Such a nostalgia trip. I loved this series back when it first came out, and these new editions are so pretty. I had definitely forgotten the plot by now. It’s very old school shojo, dramatic and cheesy.
The plot is that Daisuke turns into Dark when he’s thinking about his crush, Risa, and he turns back into Daisuke when he’s around her twin Riku, who’s Dark’s crush. Turning into Dark when they turn fourteen is passed down in his family, and at night he has to steal expensive art pieces.
The entire idea of it kind of falls apart if you think too much about it—why does Dark have a crush on Riku, when he doesn’t know her? Is it essential to the plot that they’re twins? And then, why does Risa insist on being so close to Daisuke, after rejecting him, when we’re not really shown that they’re anything more than classmates? Why is Hiwatari at school with them, when he’s graduated and works for the police? Some of this will get explained as the story goes on, I’m sure. For now, some of it you just have to accept, though. Like them believing they’re in love, when they’ve barely interacted.
I do really like Daisuke and Dark. I also like Riku, though Risa annoys me—her insistence on dragging Daisuke along for her crush, when she literally just rejected him, is selfish and cruel. I find the BL-esque moments between Hiwatari and Daisuke really funny, and didn’t remember that at all. I’m having fun re-reading this series after so long.
April 2, 2026
I picked this up at the library cause the art reminded me of card captor sakura, so very cute. I have never read this before but it definitely gave and felt magical girl late 90s with super cute art but starring a HS boy. Which is what I wanted and I got it. 4/6 stars
There seems to be more going on than we know based on the ending of the this volume. I looked up this story and I am have reservations about continuing it just cause of how it was released. I am not sure how the story flow will go.
Edit the main reason this gets 3 and not two is some of the fonts felt impossible for me to read.
There seems to be more going on than we know based on the ending of the this volume. I looked up this story and I am have reservations about continuing it just cause of how it was released. I am not sure how the story flow will go.
Edit the main reason this gets 3 and not two is some of the fonts felt impossible for me to read.
August 26, 2026
Niwa’s family secret is that when members of the family turn 14, they become an altar ego phantom thief named Dark. This altar ego switch is entirely fueled by Niwa’s crush! As Niwa navigated his first love, things get all mixed up between his own feelings and Dark’s feelings.
This manga is about 30 years old at this point, but its age doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s highly entertaining. The art style is very reminiscent of the era, as well as the panel layouts and the jokes. The plot line itself is very reminiscent of a Shakespearean comedy.
It’s lighthearted with a 4 way love square between Niwa, Dark, Risa, and Riku and I do recommend trying it out.
This manga is about 30 years old at this point, but its age doesn’t take away from the fact that it’s highly entertaining. The art style is very reminiscent of the era, as well as the panel layouts and the jokes. The plot line itself is very reminiscent of a Shakespearean comedy.
It’s lighthearted with a 4 way love square between Niwa, Dark, Risa, and Riku and I do recommend trying it out.
February 17, 2026
I never got the chance to finish this series when it was first being released ("finished" meaning what was released in English). This was a fun little read!
November 16, 2025
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On his sixteenth birthday, Daisuke finds out his family legacy: he will transform into the legendary art thief, Dark, any time his romantic feelings are triggered. This becomes even more complicated as his crush is ever-present in his life, and dark becomes enamored with her twin sister. This series is bound to hit on many nostalgic feels for those who found it charming during its original run. It may have some appeal for modern manga fans who enjoy whimsical romances or readers who are looking for a cotton-candy read with pretty boys flying around.
This review was made possible with a digital reader copy from the publisher through Edelweiss.
Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12
On his sixteenth birthday, Daisuke finds out his family legacy: he will transform into the legendary art thief, Dark, any time his romantic feelings are triggered. This becomes even more complicated as his crush is ever-present in his life, and dark becomes enamored with her twin sister. This series is bound to hit on many nostalgic feels for those who found it charming during its original run. It may have some appeal for modern manga fans who enjoy whimsical romances or readers who are looking for a cotton-candy read with pretty boys flying around.
This review was made possible with a digital reader copy from the publisher through Edelweiss.
Sara's Rating: 8/10
Suitability Level: Grades 7-12
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