Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen Omnibus, Vol. 3

Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen Omnibus #3

by Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto (Illustrator)

Not only Guren but his closest allies among the Imperial Demons have accepted forbidden power, and the merciless Hiragi Clan orders them to go after its once-favorite but treacherous daughter Mahiru. The vampires, however, are ready to show that no human faction stands a chance against them. Christmas is almost here, an apocalyptic time of year for all good boys and girls.

Genres: Manga, Light Novel, Fantasy, Vampires, Horror, Supernatural, Comics Manga

331 pages, Paperback

First published September 27, 2016

About the author

Also known as 鏡貴也.

Reviews

[Joana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Can't believe it's finally close to an end!

It's so good seeing everything unfold rught before the doom.

You know? It's really hard to pick a side. Obviously, I'm always with Guren and his friends, but it's really hard to decide who the bad guys really are.

It's amazing how friendship is taken so serious in Seraph of the End.

No wonder that Yuu and Guren have such a strong connection with each other. Besides how much they have in common, in a way, Guren was so close to Yuu's (and Mika's) childhood story...

Really can wait for the last? last two? Books? (Still a bit confused about how more are to be realeased, if one if two.)

But really, really, I want the Vampires book. Mika's book.

Need it!

[Azbaqiyah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Plot - 4 🌟
Character - 4 🌟
Writing Style - 3 🌟
World Building - 4 🌟
Art - 5 🌟
Cover - 5 🌟

Rating - 4.7 🌟/ 5 🌟

[moved (hay) · Rating 4 out of 5]

obviously its five stars for guren and shinya alone but this whole volume gets 4

[K.S. Trenten · Rating 4 out of 5]

Each of the light novels about a young Guren Ichinose gets stronger which each following volume in its prose, plot, character development, and artwork. The bonds between Guren and his friends continue to intensify in their closeness and cuteness while his complicated love affair with Mahiru Hiragi becomes more complex, dangerous, and doomed. Mahiru blossomed into magnificently multi-faceted individual in some of the best scenes in this novel where she meet a young Yuichirou, showing a surprisingly kind side, and yet her most dangerous side in an encounter with a young Mikaela and the orphans he’s already gathered around him. Once again I’m struck by the parallel between Mahiru and Mika, their beauty, the way everyone flocks to them, yet Mahiru is focused and obsessed on one person, Guren, just as one day Mika will be focused on one person, Yuichirou. I had mixed feelings about Mahiru’s meeting with Akane, which made Akane both a sympathetic yet something of a ridiculous stereotype. At the same time, I treasured Mika’s moment in the pages, just as I did Yu. Both boys made Mahiru all the more complex, playing into the mystery of what she’s up to, and showing her refusal to be a complete villain, even as she acts more villainous. Mahiru also showed a delightful sense of humor in the scene where she calls Shinoa’s phone, pretending to be a telemarketer. Here I’d thought Shinoa got her playful mischief from Shinya, but Mahiru can hold her own with both of them when she chooses to. The tension of many a catastrophe waiting with built up within many a scene with Guren racing to avoid or anticipate all of them. Kureto also showed a more sympathetic side while remaining as ruthless and tactless as ever. Neither Mahiru nor Kureto are half as despicable as their father, who reared up his ugly head to show just how nasty he could be, explaining much of Mahiru, Kureto, Shinoa, Shinya, and Guren’s father’s behaviour. Saito returned to being enigmatic and intriguing to my relief, while showing as little regard to those close to Guren in his attempts to turn the protagonist dark. It’s hinted that he has plans of his own for Mahiru, Guren, and the children of the Hyakuya Orphanage, which ties in well with what I’ve read in the manga. Shinoa got a bigger, more interesting part, showing the beginning of her relationship with Shikama Doji, revealing yet another side to Mahiru. Vampires are finally becoming more active in the story as well, while a little of the understanding between Krul Tepes and Mahiru began to emerge. I’m getting a theory of where this might be going, which could fit in with Mahiru, Guren, and Ferid’s conversations in the future. What bothered me the most was Mito’s crush on Guren. It struck me as being somewhat contrived, being part of a progessionof contrived events rather than naturally growing out of her character development. This was a shame, because Mito had other moments which were quite fun, like her developing taste for video games. All this aside, this volume was an extremely satisfying read, building upon, yet improving the previous volumes. While there were still parts which lagged, many more were striking, powerful, or sweet. The talents of both the writer and the artist are becoming more polished and refined, showing that refinement in this novel. The cover of the Hiragi battling each other, the child Mika and Yu separated by a menacing Mahiru, the exquisitely beautiful image of Guren and Shinya flanking a vampire foe, the darkly sensual depiction of Vampire Mahiru biting Guren, and a lovely twilight Mahiru lying amidst foilage as if she truly was a faerie of the forest were all breathtaking. Minging all the elements I enjoyed, balanced against those which continue to detract from the action or characters, I give this four stars.

[Diana · Rating 5 out of 5]

Overall, a good addition to Guren’s and co. story.
There is one annoying fact though. While portraying teens, the author is thorough in how annoying they can be - which I find annoying, but I get it (to me is more like "just move along with the story, please").

Some very tragic events happening and as a reader I can't help wishing they didn't take place, but as a way of making the characters feel "more real" it is very effective, since we are all a product of our tragedies, big and small.

Really enjoyed this.

[☆ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This novel was amazing!
I felt there were much more climax moments in this one than the previous ones, and the plot really rolled fast- but not too fast.
The pace was great, the development of relationships and events was incredible, and the ending is super thrilling.
I can’t wait for the last volume to arrive!

[Jill · Rating 3 out of 5]

This installment seemed like a lot of filler content...too much talk and very little action. Just when things were picking up, the book ended. Disappointing, but still looking forward to the last installment.

[Bats · Rating 5 out of 5]

:) Loved the read! :)

[kerrycat · Rating 5 out of 5]

when you want to know your favorite SOTE character's backstory but it doesn't make you feel any better once you head down that dark, sad, violent path . . .

[ReadingFrog · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 stars.

[Jillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

all I do is gasp and text one-sided rants about the plot to my friend at 4am (for real)

[Paulaa · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 stars for shinya and guren 🤗

[iceatbooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

dear fucking jesus christ what am i going to do until i get the next book?

[fp63 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Après avoir lu les 2 tomes, j'ai été encore plus déçu, car l'action est trop lente à venir. Les descriptions me semblent inutiles et enfantines (public visé: adolescents) et on s'ennuie souvent.
De plus, il faut avoir à l'esprit que ce n'est pas le dernier tome (ce que je ne savais pas), et qu'on reste encore sur notre faim à la fin.
Manque de réalisme, on a l'impression qu'ils sont tous pro du hacking, et qu'ils écoutent sans arrêt les conversations téléphoniques...

Je déconseille pour ceux qui ont passé l'âge adolescent et qui ont passé le cap de collectionner des goodies pour le fait de collectionner.