Seraph of the End, Vol. 13: Vampire Reign

終わりのセラフ [Owari no Seraph] #13

by Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto (Illustrator)

Ferid successfully coerces Shinoa Squad and Mika into joining him and Crowley on a field trip to Osaka. According to Ferid, the purpose of the trip is to see the truth behind the Calamity that ended the world—ground zero of the apocalypse. But not all is as it seems, as vampire nobles from across the world are also converging on Osaka.

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Vampires, Supernatural, Comics Manga, Paranormal, Shonen

184 pages, Kindle Edition

First published December 31, 2016

About the author

Also known as 鏡貴也.

Reviews

[Victoria ✮⋆˙ · Rating 5 out of 5]

God, I am so excited for volume 14. I loved the backstory in this volume and I feel like we're finally seeing the inner works of the vampire society!

[kerrycat · Rating 5 out of 5]

so much goofing around in such a serious story . . .
when Mitsu complains that she's "getting stupid anime antenna hair" and Mika: "I'm surrounded by morons."
sh*t is about to go down . . .

[Han · Rating 3 out of 5]

Plot twist after plot twist. Whose side are we on? Someone let me know!

[Amanda Setasha · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can't tell who is on what side anymore, and honestly, that's pretty awesome.

[tammy · Rating 3 out of 5]

nothing is really happening so 3.5*

[Pelingül Uçar · Rating 5 out of 5]

I don't understand what's going on inside Ferid's head but I hope to find out soon!! I've a few theories. Let's see ;)

[Lucy Tonks (the invisible life of a reader) · Rating 4 out of 5]

guren ffs i also want an explanation

[Emily M · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though wary, Yu, Mika, and the squad continue their bus trip with Ferid. Meanwhile, some vampire backstory is revealed – most intriguingly, that there was a “first progenitor” who created Krul and all the other oldest vampires we’ve met, and that she used to have a sibling named Ashera, who became someone quite close to Yu. Meanwhile, back in the human world, Kureto Hiragi plans a coup on his own father.
Note: If you’ve been waiting to see Ferid get hurt…well, this is the volume for you!

Full review of anime and manga up to chapter 100 or so: https://ajungleoftales.blogspot.com/2...

Favorite moments (spoilers, obviously!)
- We already knew vampires could re-attach severed limbs and survive a bullet to the skull, but we get some extra indications of their durability here. Specifically, Ferid’s durability! First Crowley stomps on the bus brakes and sends him flying through the windshield, and he has to twist his head back around the right way. Then a senior vampire rips out his heart, holds it for a few minutes, and then sticks it back in right before he turns into a demon from blood loss. Then he and Krul both get crucified without their UV-protection rings, causing them to burst into flames! That one is less trivial. Crowley is kind of impressed that anything can get Ferid to stop joking around and actually scream.
- Rigr Stafford, AKA Saito, is one of the second progenitor generation of vampires - or he was. Judging by the magical chains that he can shoot out of his body, he’s become…something else. And he isn’t keen on playing by the First’s rules (whatever those are) anymore. Rigr, incidentally, is Ferid’s “father” – and Crowley’s, indirectly, since Ferid used his blood to turn him! Rigr’s also the one who brought Yu and Mika to the Hyakuya orphanage. Hmm…
- Yu’s reaction to the crucifixions is to want to rescue Ferid and Krul; The former, presumably, so that he can tell them more about the Seraph of the End, the latter because she saved Mika’s life by turning him. Interestingly, though, gentle little Yoishi is clearly getting ideas for what he’d like to do to the vampire who killed his sister!

[Elyse · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 stars
This volume starts the strangest way possible, Yuu’s squad are having a discussion in some random men’s bathroom so that the vampires cannot hear them.

In chap 49, Krul is still prisoner of Ferid Bathory. There is some flashback about the vampire Queen childhood. We also find out that Yuu’s demon, Asuramaru is her brother.


The vampire hierarchy is a little bit complicated, I would need a chart to see who is related to who.
The vampire progenitor Council arrive to Osaka Bay, this is a trap to lure Rigr Stafford, a second progenitor out. Ferid wants to get rid of him and have plan to use the human to do so.

Yoichi (a character who have been put in the background so often) come face to face with Lacus, the vampire who have killed his sister.
Krul & Ferid are accuse of being traitors and are torture. Yuu’s and his team allies themselves with Crowley to save the two vampires.

This volume was quite different and is more focus on the vampire side. A lot of information are feed to us, there is also new characters.

[Lilivette · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've got mixed feelings about these chapters, but around the last ones, things started to get more interesting so let's see how this moves on!

[Sam | Queen Hera · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yuu is a cinnamon roll.

[shirley ♡]

Can’t wait to read vol 14… sh*t is going down!!!

[Emma · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Jaye Berry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series has always been so wild because every volume seems so short but then so much happens? Maybe I just read them too fast lmao. We get more information and truly insane level shit now like damn go off I guess.

We learn more about the vampire hierarchy and how certain vampires came from one sire. We get introduced to new characters and I'm very unsure of who is on whose side anymore??

I love how all this heavy shit is going on but kids will be kids and they goof off a little bit. Mitsuba saying she had "anime hair" and Mika saying he was surrounded by morons lol. All while they had their discussion in a random rest stop bathroom on their little road trip with Ferid and Crowley.

Crowley roasting Ferid and calling him a twisted perverted kidnapper, I was dying. 😭 And he was right for that!!!

Still thinking about how gas it is how two vampires supposedly not as powerful as Krul easily overpowered her and then she can't escape either.🙄

Absolutely in love with Yoichi finally showing teeth omg. He's been stuck in the background this whole time but then came out with that? His desire for revenge and his power is so underestimated and that's so 🤌. I appreciate his demon being a hot buff dude as well because I swear all of them have been appearing as cute girls so far.

Love finally getting an answer to a question I thought since the beginning: do these vampires burn in sunlight? The answer is 1000% yes.💀

[Cosmé di Angelo · Rating 5 out of 5]

...I-I didn't realize I would cry during this series...

[nico · Rating 5 out of 5]

EL DEMONIO DE YOICHI QUE HOT

[Necessittee · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another enjoyable volume! On to the next!

[Momo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I’m sorry this one was just so boring except for like two parts???

[Ciel Dahlberg · Rating 5 out of 5]

this story keeps getting better and better. i love how quickly the tables turned and everything changed.

[K.S. Trenten · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ferid Bathory lures a suspicious Yu, Mika, Makoto, and the rest of Shinoa Squad to Osaka Bay, tempting them with promises of revealing both Guren Ichinose’s secrets and those of the Seraph of the End. Accompanying them is Crowley Eusford, who has goals of his own he wishes to use Ferid and the others to accomplish. Alas for them all, the entire legion of vampires are waiting for them. Ferid gets captured and Krul Tepes falls into the hand of Second Progenitor Urd Geales and his army. Urd Geales has more important things on his mind than Ferid or the queen, let alone any of the humans with him, for he’s caught the scent of a dangerous, ancient vampire, one that Krul is quite familar with, and that Ferid and Crowley have a grudge deep enough against to ally with Guren Ichinose and his former subordinates. No, their offers of alliance aren’t all for the sake of Yu’s pretty green eyes, although quite a few characters seem to get sucked into Yu’s impulsive moments of heroic compassion, including Crowley himself. Perhaps we can all it Yu-ism or Yu-itude? :) Mikaela Hyakuya may argue with Yu’s kindness, but he’s decided to go along with it for now, along with Makoto and Shinoa Squad. Youichi Saotome has always been a devout follower of Yu-itude, as well as a kind, compassionate boy himself, but much darker impulses rises to the surface at the sight of Lacus Welt, the murderer of Youichi’s sister, to the delight of Gekkouin, Youichi’s demon. In the meantime, Guren Ichinose has gotten back together his old gang and appears to returning to his former self as he, too, heads for Osaka Bay. Just how much of what’s happening is going according to Ferid and his plan?

Striking changes and deeper explorations of the characters took place in this volume, even as the plot heated up, literally for Ferid Bathory and Krul Tepes. Readers met monsters far worse than either of them, catching glimpses of Krul and Ferid’s motivations for some of their actions. Krul revealed more vulnerability, becoming more sympathetic, even as she retained her fierceness while Ferid became a victim for the first time in this series, a victim who generated a measure of pity, even as he takes a bite out of Kimizuki’s neck. (First Yu, now Kimizuki. This leaves me wondering if Ferid Bathory will end up chomping on everyone in Shinoa Squad and/or Makoto Narumi.) To balance out this gentler side in the antagonists, one of the normally gentle protagonists showed a sadistic side lurking within his sweetness. Youichi Saotome is becoming a very complex and well-rounded character, leaving me intrigued as to how he’ll develop in the future. Mitsuba Saiga had her most hilarious line yet in this series, while Shinoa keeps a cool head and a sense of humour, even if its quality sometimes inspires eyeball rolling. (Honestly, Shinoa, what did you think a bathroom was for? Don’t let her shame you, Mitsu!) Crowley becomes even more layered in this volume as well, experiencing a turning point as he reacts to Yu’s emotions, becoming more and more intrigued by this boy who under other circumstances he’d love to fight/eat. Instead, the vampire becomes the young human/demon/seraph’s mentor. Readers become better acquainted with familar faces, such as Saito, Lest Karr, while revelations came to light about Asuramaru and his past connection to Krul Tepes. Certain mysteries are starting to unravel, keeping me intrigued, wondering what’s happening, what’s going to happen next, even it as it all presents itself in an exquisitely beautiful art style. For all of these things, I give this book four stars.

[Katie Greenwood · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an ongoing series so this review is likely to contain spoilers for the previous volumes and of course the current one I'm writing about.

Final warning!!

In a bizarre but interesting turn of events, Ferid Bathory has managed to convince the entirety of the Shinoa Squad to join him and Crowley on a trip to Osaka, though he won't tell them why exactly. He gives them a hint that it's going to show the truth of how 'the calamity' occurred but that's all. I loved this pairing simply because you knew reading that no one trusted each other but at that moment they had no other allies. It makes for great reading and a massive amount of tension. I just kept thinking that someone was going to snap.

I also loved how we got introduced the vampire nobles from around the world. They are just as extra and flamboyant as the ones from Japan. I liveeed for it. They seem to hate Ferid just as much as everyone else which he revels in. He remains a favourite character of mine.

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[Paola Sánchez · Rating 4 out of 5]

One of the things I liked the most about this volume was that finally we're seeing the vampires' social structure and power dynamics, something that --in contrast with the Demon Imperial Army's background-- was lacking in the first volumes of this manga. There was also important character development for Ferid, Crowley, Krul, and Ashuramaru, along with the appearance of second progenitor Saito/Rígr Stafford; a nice number of surprises there.

Regarding Ferid, that vampire is really something. He's threatening, intelligent, and cunning as hell, but he plays the pieces of a chessboard he himself put there, even if that means putting his own life on the line in order to achieve his goals.

Bonus: Whoa, whoa, whoa. Yoichi isn't as nice as it seems and, man, Gekkoin, Yoichi's hot and sculptured demon, is finally introduced.

[Ya Boi Be Reading · Rating 3 out of 5]

Another good 3.5/5 volume. This was a fun volume covering the raucous enactment and outcome of Ferid's plan. This one focuses a lot on the older progenitors which is nice. We don't know much about them but we learn about Lest Karr, Urd Gales, Krul, Asamaru, and Saito. Later on we do get a bit of a moment with a human character when Yoichi sees the one responsible for his sister's death. I'm split on the focus given to Yoichi. I fear the humans in the Shinoa squad are becoming less and less plot relevant so the drama with Yoichi is nice (and Gekkouin's absolutely hot demon form is a nice plus lol). But the talk between Yoichi and Gekkouin had poor substance. But Gekkoin's argument that Yuichiro is being selfish by having the Shinoa squad help his personal issue therefor Yoichi should let the squad help with his personal issue is a strong one. Yoichi's secretly feeling like a bad person for wanting to torture his sister's killer response is a weak counter argument and I'm surprised Gekkouin accepted it rather than pester him further for possession.
Additionally, while the art is still great in general Saito's design feels weak to me. I get it the generic salaryman aesthetic but it feels lackluster. Also, Urd Geales is hot but the way Yamamoto draws his white hair's shine with the halo effect just looks ugly and is distracting.

[Jinko · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oye antes los dejaba todos los tomo en 4 estrellas y ahora no salgo del 5, es que están muy bueenoooos, no es porque sea mi manga fav pero es que de verdad cada vez se van descubriendo nuevas cosas que quedo 🧐.

Ya, apareció el Saito por fin, y tiene como 10 identidades distintas, lo han llamado por Saito, Rigr Stafford y Makoto Kijima, el loco es Hannah Montana. Y LOCOOO, nos mostraron que la Krul tenía una hermano que lo llevaron a Japón para convertirlo en demonio, y adivinen quien era, ASHURAMARU, QUE⁉️ Loco y el Saito era segundo patriarca al final, aún no cacho quien fue el primero 🤬. Ahora los vampiros de Alemania y Rusia vinieron a torturar a Krul y Bathory por dejar caer la ciudad de los vampiros y todo eso, ahora se supone que ellos salvarán la ciudad.

Oe y apareció el demonio de Yoichi 🫦🫦, el loco mino. Como el Yoichi vió al vampiro que mató a su hermana ahora quiere matarlo, como que vimos un lado de él más turbio y me gusta.

Aaah y otra cosa, al parecer el Saito fue el que convirtió a Bathory y Crowley en vampiros, QUE❗Ese loco está metido en todos los problemas que te puedas imaginar. Nada ahora a esperar a que se solucionen las cosas (no lo harán).

[Julie · Rating 5 out of 5]

¡Estuvo bastante interesante! Me gustó mucho este volumen.
Se introdujeron nuevos personajes y presentaron nuevas cosas como Saito, y que no sabíamos que Ashera era hermano de Krul (en realidad me había hecho spoiler así que sabía pero aún así me sorprendió leerlo jaja)
Y resulta que todos los primeros vampiros son como hermanos o son sus padres jajsj está un poco confuso pero bueno más adelante supongo que se aclarará.

Lo de Yoichi me sorprendió, porque no sé si realmente desea venganza o solo se lo dijo a su demonio para que lo dejara tranquilo, suspicious… será que tiene su lado malvado?
Y otra cosa, nunca se había visto Gekkouin, es muy atractivo:0

A Ferid sigo sin entenderlo, no sé qué se trae en la cabeza o qué esté planeando. Pensé que tenía algo contra Krul pero ahora lo están torturando junto a ella y fue su culpa ya que el se comunicó con el consejo de progenitores así que ni idea. Pienso que tal vez esté relacionado con este personaje que dijeron es su padre, Saito. Ya quiero saber más.

Y además a ver qué pasará con Kureto, Guren y lo que sea que andan tramando. 👀

[Marianna Rainolter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Yu e compagni hanno deciso di seguire il fighissimo Ferid ad Osaka dove una banda di vampiri europei è arrivata per sistemare tutto il casino creato da quest'ultimo con Krul Tepes. In questo volume accadono poche cose ma sono molti intriganti: capiamo un po' meglio la genealogia dei vampiri, chi ha creato chi e i nuovi vampiri sono davvero molto forti e interessanti. Sono sicura che i prossimi volumi saranno molto intriganti sia per questi nuovi personaggi, sia perché dobbiamo ancora scoprire (e/o capire) cosa vuole combinare Kureto, il generale dell'Esercito Demoniaco Imperiale, ma sopratutto Guren (del quale pretendo un paio di capitoli flashback per spiegare tutto il casino che ha combinato in passato accennato nel volume 12 e lasciato lì, ma si può?!?). Inoltre il nostro caro e coccoloso Yoichiro forse è meno carino e coccoloso di quello che credevamo (ma lo amiamo comunque).

[Jack Reynolds · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wasn't expecting to like this volume as much as I did. Kagami pulled out so many reveals this time, with the vampires, a new antagonist, Yoichi's anger towards the vampire who killed his sister, and Gekkouin's human form (which is STUNNING). We even got an inner look into the vampires' own corruption, which goes to show how every organization in this franchise doesn't have smooth sailing. It's honestly quite smart.

I'm not sure what's going to happen next with these new developments, but just know I'm very excited and I'm ready.

[Carol · Rating 5 out of 5]

F rainha vampira. Quando pensei que a situação da Krul já estava ruim o bastante, as páginas seguintes me lembraram que sempre dá pra piorar.

Mas o Ferid também se ferrou DE VERDADE pela primeira vez em 50+ capítulos, então merece 5 estrelas só por isso. (Que fique bem claro que eu adoro ele como personagem, mas todo e qualquer momento dele tomando no c* será apreciado sem moderação)

Yuu e Mika... Como eles não são um casal a esse ponto?! Não existe nenhuma explicação heterossexual para metade das coisas que eles dizem/fazem um para o outro.

[Anastasia ⋆｡☽˚｡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

Though wary, Yu, Mika, and the squad continue their bus trip with Ferid. Meanwhile, some vampire backstory is revealed – most intriguingly, that there was a “first progenitor” who created Krul and all the other oldest vampires we’ve met, and that she used to have a sibling named Ashera, who became someone quite close to Yu. Meanwhile, back in the human world, Kureto Hiragi plans a coup on his own father.
God, I am so excited for volume 14. I loved the backstory in this volume and I feel like we're finally seeing the inner works of the vampire society!

[Timothy Pitkin · Rating 4 out of 5]

So we get a lot of info dumps like who some of the demons were before they were demons and even goes in depth about how demons are formed and we do learn a little bit more about the Seraphs but it is still a mystery. We even learn more about the history of the vampires especially about both of the 2nd progenitors.