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天使禁猟区 [Tenshi Kinryōku] #18
天使禁獵區 18
As the pieces fall into place, High Angel Rosiel's master plan becomes clear. With Lucifer under his control, he intends to enter Atziluth, the highest plane of Heaven, through the Gate of the Grand Cross and take control of the Tablet of Heaven, an object that can grant all wishes. Aware of Rosiel's plan, Setsuna and the other angels race to the Gate to stop Rosiel from bringing about the destruction of the world. But the closer they get the more they see that Lucifer may have his own reasons for entering the Gate.
192 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 2000
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Kaori Yuki
201 books675 followersKaori Yuki (由貴香織里) is a Japanese manga artist.
She debuted in 1987 with Natsufuku no Erii (Jap: 夏服のエリー) on the manga anthology Bessatsu Hana to Yume published by Hakusensha.
She is best known for her gothic manga works, such as the Earl Cain series (Jap: 伯爵カイン, Hakushaku Cain) and Angel Sanctuary (Jap: 天使禁猟区, Tenshi Kinryōku)
Her work is typically serialized in one of Hakusensha's two shōjo manga anthologies, Bessatsu Hana to Yume and Hana to Yume. In 2010, Kaori Yuki was one of many manga artists whose work would appear in the new shōjo manga anthology Aria by the publisher Kodansha on July 28, 2010.
Her doujinshi-ka name is MoonClock.
She debuted in 1987 with Natsufuku no Erii (Jap: 夏服のエリー) on the manga anthology Bessatsu Hana to Yume published by Hakusensha.
She is best known for her gothic manga works, such as the Earl Cain series (Jap: 伯爵カイン, Hakushaku Cain) and Angel Sanctuary (Jap: 天使禁猟区, Tenshi Kinryōku)
Her work is typically serialized in one of Hakusensha's two shōjo manga anthologies, Bessatsu Hana to Yume and Hana to Yume. In 2010, Kaori Yuki was one of many manga artists whose work would appear in the new shōjo manga anthology Aria by the publisher Kodansha on July 28, 2010.
Her doujinshi-ka name is MoonClock.
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June 7, 2021
It's a re-read and the massive battle between Heaven and Hell is still in the progress of building up. Friends turned into enemies, a mysterious person from the past came back to haunt a certain character, both demons and angels battled in front of the Gate of Paradise fighting over the one and only chance to enter God's private garden.
Meanwhile High Angel Rosiel defeats his greatest foes but his victory also costs him his sanity, but with Demon Lord Lucifer still under Rosiel's control, will the MCs and the angel-rebels stand a chance of winning?
First and foremost, the artwork is just so fucking great, the half-mad Rosiel Lucifer and his demon army really steal the show, while the good guys all struggling to keep their heads above water, I'm fully entertained! LOL
Meanwhile High Angel Rosiel defeats his greatest foes but his victory also costs him his sanity, but with Demon Lord Lucifer still under Rosiel's control, will the MCs and the angel-rebels stand a chance of winning?
First and foremost, the artwork is just so fucking great, the half-mad Rosiel Lucifer and his demon army really steal the show, while the good guys all struggling to keep their heads above water, I'm fully entertained! LOL
June 1, 2015
I adore this entire series. Kaori Yuki is a masterful storyteller and a talented artist.
November 6, 2019
ONLY TWO VOLUMES LEFT!
October 13, 2025
Review for complete series
No matter how hard he tries, Setsuna always manages to run into trouble, and his love for his sister is just one of many things that seem to be going wrong. It is only when two demons appear and make his life an even bigger mess that Setsuna comes to realise all his misfortunes might be linked to the fallen angel Alexiel.
I would definitely consider Angel Sanctuary a great and classic manga. But for all that, I am sure it does not appeal to everyone. In addition to the incestuous relationship between Setsuna and his sister Sara, there are drugs and alcohol, gruesome murders and mutilations, rape, child murder, a twisted view on religion and god, suicide, characters whose minds turn grotesque and obsessive - the list goes on. These are subjects that might be very appealing to some, but also very problematic for others.
I belong to the latter - usually, these subjects would automatically cause me to stay clear from such a book. It is truly a macabre tale, and that's just the way Kaori Yuki's works go. Yet despite my reluctance to give such subjects a try, I can say that whether one likes it or not, there's no denying that this is a brilliantly crafted story with an impressive amount of meaningful characters.
Kaori Yuki's art and stories all suffer and gain from the same thing: the sheer mass of detail. Her art is absolutely gorgeous with all the fine hair and cloth and just all the immense details. But at times, it can make the pages overcrowded and confusing - it certainly takes a longer time to read than your average manga. The story is at times likewise confusing as anything - it can be hard to keep track of which panels come first. But it's the wonderfully interwoven plot that remains a solid point throughout. The smallest details from the first volume can become relevant in the later ones and there is one plot twist after the another. There's never a boring moment as we follow Setsuna unravelling all the intrigues that surround the large cast.
Although I would consider the plot a strong point of this work, it is yet the characters who seem to turn it into something special. I have rarely come across a manga with so many characters who all have diverse and deep personalities. You get to love and hate all of them as even the most villainous ones prove to have something very humane and rather pitiful about them. In the end, one wonders - who was the true villain, if there was one at all? But with all the variety, there's no denying that the majority of them are broken characters. Every one of them seems to be involved in one twisted mess or another.
Luckily, there are great bonds of love, friendship and family that stand strong throughout the story and every now and then offer a well deserved comic relief. Angel Sanctuary is most certainly worth a try for any who enjoy strong character-driven stories that'll leave you with a hard time picking out a favourite character.
March 14, 2023
Angel Sanctuary geht in die achtzehnte Runde! Wow, noch zwei Bände bis zum Finale - also war klar, dass es nun noch ein bisschen mehr ums Eingemachte gehen würde. Der dritte Krieg beginnt und die Dämonen sind auf dem Weg den Himmel für sich zu gewinnen - mit Mitteln und Mächten, die den Leser wohl überraschen werden!
Auch der Kampf gegen Luzifer und Rosiel brennt lichterloh und sorgt für reichlich Zündstoff.
Ich weiß gar nicht wo ich bei diesem Band anfangen soll! Es ist ein gnadenloses Kräftemessen und die Power ist sehr anspruchsvoll gezeichnet. Setsuna kam mir manchmal zwar recht fremd vor, aber man merkt wie sich sein Charakter entwickelt hat. Seit dem letzten Band und dem was mit Sara geschehen ist, darf man Sandalphon - der bis zu Band sechzehn eigentlich gar nicht existent war - auf keinen Fall unterschätzen. Sein Charakter ist die Bösartigkeit in Person und Rosiels neuer Gegner Nummer eins. Es geht mächtig ab und Kaori Yuki lässt Wendungen entstehen, bei denen mir wieder ganz schwindelig geworden ist!
Auch einer meiner Lieblingscharaktere Kato bleibt nicht blass und sorgt für viel Wirbel um seine Person. Um ihn muss man sich definitiv Sorgen machen.
Aber dann - Leute seid vorgewarnt - kehren Charaktere zurück, bei denen man mit dem schlimmsten gerechnet hat. Yuki hat wieder alle Register gezogen um ihre Leser zu verblüffen!
Yuki legt auch mit diesem Band wieder eine gigantisch geile Zeichenleistung hin und bringt fast alle Charaktere unter. Dennoch muss ich ein wenig bemängeln, dass die meisten Charaktere fast wie eingefroren wirken und es kaum vorwärts geht.
Aber die gewaltige Schlacht hat jetzt begonnen, man darf sich also auf zwei spannende Fortsetzungen freuen!
Auch der Kampf gegen Luzifer und Rosiel brennt lichterloh und sorgt für reichlich Zündstoff.
Ich weiß gar nicht wo ich bei diesem Band anfangen soll! Es ist ein gnadenloses Kräftemessen und die Power ist sehr anspruchsvoll gezeichnet. Setsuna kam mir manchmal zwar recht fremd vor, aber man merkt wie sich sein Charakter entwickelt hat. Seit dem letzten Band und dem was mit Sara geschehen ist, darf man Sandalphon - der bis zu Band sechzehn eigentlich gar nicht existent war - auf keinen Fall unterschätzen. Sein Charakter ist die Bösartigkeit in Person und Rosiels neuer Gegner Nummer eins. Es geht mächtig ab und Kaori Yuki lässt Wendungen entstehen, bei denen mir wieder ganz schwindelig geworden ist!
Auch einer meiner Lieblingscharaktere Kato bleibt nicht blass und sorgt für viel Wirbel um seine Person. Um ihn muss man sich definitiv Sorgen machen.
Aber dann - Leute seid vorgewarnt - kehren Charaktere zurück, bei denen man mit dem schlimmsten gerechnet hat. Yuki hat wieder alle Register gezogen um ihre Leser zu verblüffen!
Yuki legt auch mit diesem Band wieder eine gigantisch geile Zeichenleistung hin und bringt fast alle Charaktere unter. Dennoch muss ich ein wenig bemängeln, dass die meisten Charaktere fast wie eingefroren wirken und es kaum vorwärts geht.
Aber die gewaltige Schlacht hat jetzt begonnen, man darf sich also auf zwei spannende Fortsetzungen freuen!
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May 12, 2019
This really was Kato's volume. The action is pretty much non stop here. Yuki's comment in the afterword about Metatron confused me a bit... did'nt he survive, that's what I got from the end of the last volume at least. Rosiel gets crazier and crazier. Down to 2 to go...
February 28, 2018
The group has entered Heaven and the battle for God's power is about to begin.
March 7, 2020
This is really just dragging on and on.
September 1, 2020
I'm just reading it to complete the series.
July 9, 2014
As the pieces fall into place, Rosiel's plan becomes obvious... He plans to enter the highest plane of Heaven, Atziluth, and use the Tablet of Heaven to bring back his beauty and make him invincible! Not only that, but he has some sort of stone that keeps Lucifer under his command... Is Lucifer's actions truly his own? Focusing on the most important matter, Setsuna and his team must get to the Grand Cross before Lucifer and Rosiel, so that they can keep them out of Atziluth. But, as Kato's body deteriorates along with his memories, his only self-assigned mission is to kill Lucifer, the man that is desecrating the image of the person he had loved most in all the worlds. Knowing only one way any of them could get rid of Lucifer, he unveils the egg of wormwood! When the egg is hatched it will bring the final judgement down and the end of all worlds. It is said to only kill those with evil spirits, but it seems it actually seeks out all life!
So, Kato finally dies for the last time. I'm going to miss him, again, I think. But how many times has he died now? And yet, somehow, Setsuna and the others feel the crushing blow of his loss even more, every single time... I don't think I could do that. I admire and respect them all the more for that. Also, I'm so sad that there are only two volumes left. :'( After it's over, I think I'll need to reread Grand Guignol Orchestra, or perhaps start on the Cain Saga or Fairy Cube for closure. TT~TT One last thing... If everything outside of those gates is dead now, then does that also mean that Sara will finally die for the last time too? *Gasp*, and did Raphy go with them? O_O I really hope he did. But didn't he stay behind for Sara? To treat her, then look for her? AAHHHH, RAPHHYYY D'':
So, Kato finally dies for the last time. I'm going to miss him, again, I think. But how many times has he died now? And yet, somehow, Setsuna and the others feel the crushing blow of his loss even more, every single time... I don't think I could do that. I admire and respect them all the more for that. Also, I'm so sad that there are only two volumes left. :'( After it's over, I think I'll need to reread Grand Guignol Orchestra, or perhaps start on the Cain Saga or Fairy Cube for closure. TT~TT One last thing... If everything outside of those gates is dead now, then does that also mean that Sara will finally die for the last time too? *Gasp*, and did Raphy go with them? O_O I really hope he did. But didn't he stay behind for Sara? To treat her, then look for her? AAHHHH, RAPHHYYY D'':
February 26, 2012
I couldn't tolerate where the story was heading, so I skipped a couple of volumes only to see Sara, utterly brainwashed (her pathetic character is striking a nerve); Michael and Uriel supporting Setsuna; and Raphael grieving.
It took a few moments of, "What in the world is going on?" before I realized I pretty much skipped very important scenes. No surprise seeing how action-packed and complexly woven Angel Sanctuary's storyline is. Setsuna remains my favourite character. Even while Kira takes his turn for the worst but not much of a surprise, seeing his role as Lucifer, fallen angel of the underworld.
Setsuna's loyalty, bravery, and love remains an epitome of an outstanding spirit that embodies the soul of a former archangel, the made up angel Alex who I find is over mentioned. It was clear from his arrival to the upper spiritual levels of the world, that Setsuna is no Alex. Setsuna is Setsuna and that's all that has to be said.
It took a few moments of, "What in the world is going on?" before I realized I pretty much skipped very important scenes. No surprise seeing how action-packed and complexly woven Angel Sanctuary's storyline is. Setsuna remains my favourite character. Even while Kira takes his turn for the worst but not much of a surprise, seeing his role as Lucifer, fallen angel of the underworld.
Setsuna's loyalty, bravery, and love remains an epitome of an outstanding spirit that embodies the soul of a former archangel, the made up angel Alex who I find is over mentioned. It was clear from his arrival to the upper spiritual levels of the world, that Setsuna is no Alex. Setsuna is Setsuna and that's all that has to be said.
October 8, 2012
Ich habe diesen Band wieder nicht aus der Hand legen können. Das, was Kaori Yuki mit Angel Sanctuary geschaffen hat ist so unglaublich gewaltig und gefühlvoll, dass man gar nicht fassen kann, dass dies alles aus der Feder eines Menschen kommt.
Seit die Geschichte im Himmel spielt folgt ein Highlight das nächste und endlich kommt ganz viel Luzifer darin vor. Aber auch Setsuna wird immer mehr zum Messias und ach, alles ist so unglaublich schön, emotional, stimmig, brutal, mitreißend, philosophisch und noch vieles mehr.
Man muss, wenn man einen Band von Angel Sanctuary aufschlägt, einfach in diese Welt eintauchen und alles um sich herum vergessen. Ich kann den letzten Band kaum noch erwarten.
Leute … KAUFEN !!!
Ich schwärme immer noch *.*
Seit die Geschichte im Himmel spielt folgt ein Highlight das nächste und endlich kommt ganz viel Luzifer darin vor. Aber auch Setsuna wird immer mehr zum Messias und ach, alles ist so unglaublich schön, emotional, stimmig, brutal, mitreißend, philosophisch und noch vieles mehr.
Man muss, wenn man einen Band von Angel Sanctuary aufschlägt, einfach in diese Welt eintauchen und alles um sich herum vergessen. Ich kann den letzten Band kaum noch erwarten.
Leute … KAUFEN !!!
Ich schwärme immer noch *.*
June 21, 2020
雖然《風之谷》和《天使禁獵區》與托爾金的《魔戒》都是主角歷盡千辛萬苦到某處毀掉妄想掌握世界者，但本質上並不相像：
《魔戒》的索倫佔領處是烏煙瘴氣的灰暗地帶，而《風之谷》和《天使禁獵區》、《OZ》、《獸王星》中主角想毀棄的卻是高科技的、帶有科學光亮的所在，甚至打著拯救或保護世界的旗號。
若說索倫是妄想推翻光明世界的魔鬼，《風之谷》和《天使禁獵區》、《獸王星》中出現的卻是構成世界的造物者──娜烏西卡和《天使禁��區》的路西法、剎那都高聲宣示拒絕造物者，要自己掌握命運。（寫於2007年）
全文：https://hou26.org/zeta/itsuki-yuki.htm
《魔戒》的索倫佔領處是烏煙瘴氣的灰暗地帶，而《風之谷》和《天使禁獵區》、《OZ》、《獸王星》中主角想毀棄的卻是高科技的、帶有科學光亮的所在，甚至打著拯救或保護世界的旗號。
若說索倫是妄想推翻光明世界的魔鬼，《風之谷》和《天使禁獵區》、《獸王星》中出現的卻是構成世界的造物者──娜烏西卡和《天使禁��區》的路西法、剎那都高聲宣示拒絕造物者，要自己掌握命運。（寫於2007年）
全文：https://hou26.org/zeta/itsuki-yuki.htm
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