Devillady n. 5

Devil Lady #5

by Go Nagai

Esistono uomini che non si fanno scrupoli ad approfittare di una ragazzina in grado di trasformarsi in una Devil Beast e indurla a compiere crimini e delitti. 'Le Devil Beast sono davvero tanto peggiori degli esseri umani?' Jun non riesce a rassegnarsi all'idea che una simile vittima possa essere un mostro da abbattere a qualunque costo. Eppure questo le ordina la Human Alliance, dopo averla nominata 'esecutrice speciale' della polizia.'Ma per quanto Jun desideri salvare la ragazzina dalla bestia che ne divora l'anima, quando riesce finalmente a raggiungerla sembra che ormai sia troppo tardi...

Genres: Manga, Horror

224 pages, Paperback

First published July 23, 1998

About the author

Kiyoshi Nagai (永井潔 Nagai Kiyoshi, born September 6, 1945 in Wajima, Ishikawa), better known by the penname Gō Nagai (永井 豪 Nagai Gō?), is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with Meakashi Polikichi, but is best known for creating Cutie Honey, Devilman, and Mazinger Z in the 1970s. In 2005, he became a Character Design professor at the Osaka University of Arts. Since 2009, he is a member of Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's nominating committee.

Reviews

[Killer of Dreams · Rating 2 out of 5]

I'm just as confused as Jun in this volume. This volume further complicates the physiology of the devilbeasts. This didn't entirely feel like a filler but it offered little in terms of a story. The appearance of a new character was nice.

Rating Update 3/30/2019 - 3 to 2 stars. After having looked back on the volume, I remember being bored from all the chase scenes. I greatly enjoyed Hayami's entrance into the series and his comic relief but all of this doesn't save the volume from 2 stars.

Rating Update 19 May 2019
Two stars to one star. The chase scenes and the final fight scene are all one star content that lowers the volume's cumulative rating considerably. I did not like the volume's focus on the devilman schoolgirl and I enjoyed her demise since it freed me from my boredom.

August 31, 2019
Update
With the adoption of my new rating system, a two star rating is befitting. The original review and rating updates conform to the new rating system. I have looked through my "Devilman Lady Abridged" folder to remind myself of this volume's content. I am confused about how to rate this volume, like when I stated I was confused in the original review. There are scenes I disliked, like the schoolgirl fight scenes and my dislike for her alltogether, but the jokes with Hayami and my irresponsiveness towards most scenes leave me feeling that a two star rating is appropriate. Confusion is also an emotion that in this rating, was not towards a liking or disliking attitude for the book, but bewilderment and questioning the further progression of the series.