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Daemonium
Seisu suffers from nightmares of the deadly car accident that killed his parents and left his with a scarred face. His sister Alys gives him a weekend trip to a secluded hotel for his birthday. But it will prove to be the source of disturbing visions that relentless damage his already unstable mind.
Note: Volume 2 was never published in english. Currently the whole story (volumen 1 and what should have been volume 2) has been published in just one volume in Spanish.
Note: Volume 2 was never published in english. Currently the whole story (volumen 1 and what should have been volume 2) has been published in just one volume in Spanish.
192 pages, Paperback
First published July 8, 2008
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Studio Kosen
24 books35 followersBajo esta firma (a veces abreviada como Kosen, palabra japonesa que significa “rayo”) crean sus obras en conjunto las historietistas Aurora García Tejado (Madrid, 22 de agosto de 1978) y Diana F. Devora (Madrid, 8 de octubre de 1975).
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June 3, 2020
Decent art, story starts strong then falls flat
Fairly strong art, though there is little consideration for overall page design. That said, the rhythm of the panels, their shape, placement, and tonal variations, propels the narrative forward visually by leading the eye naturally from one panel to the next. The artist is strongest in built environments where strong perspective lines can be established - the few scenes outdoors have moments when the space is less convincing.
The story starts off using tropes of loss but still manages to weave in some nuance, a quality which, unfortunately, starts to get lost half way through as random story elements are thrown in without adequate development or rationale.
Finally, the Christian pathologies of heaven and hell, sin and redemption are used as horror tropes, I imagine because they are familiar, thus making it supposedly easier to build suspense or fear. It’s just tiresome. Instead of suspense, these overused themes just serve to foreground the twisted nature of religious belief. Compare this Spanish production to a broad sampling of Japanese manga, and you’ll see what I mean.
Fairly strong art, though there is little consideration for overall page design. That said, the rhythm of the panels, their shape, placement, and tonal variations, propels the narrative forward visually by leading the eye naturally from one panel to the next. The artist is strongest in built environments where strong perspective lines can be established - the few scenes outdoors have moments when the space is less convincing.
The story starts off using tropes of loss but still manages to weave in some nuance, a quality which, unfortunately, starts to get lost half way through as random story elements are thrown in without adequate development or rationale.
Finally, the Christian pathologies of heaven and hell, sin and redemption are used as horror tropes, I imagine because they are familiar, thus making it supposedly easier to build suspense or fear. It’s just tiresome. Instead of suspense, these overused themes just serve to foreground the twisted nature of religious belief. Compare this Spanish production to a broad sampling of Japanese manga, and you’ll see what I mean.
May 24, 2022
Happened upon this odd little thing while snatching up every bit of manga I could find at a library sale.
I don't want to be too harsh because it's very admirable what Studio Kosen was able to achieve by getting this published and it's apparent that they improved a lot between the initial concept stages of this and the final product, but--
It very much feels like a product of its time (2008) in the art direction and story. Angels and demons and psyche wards. The single relatively unobtrusive scar on the main character from a car accident was too softcore for the amount of maltreatment he got over it.
If I had to give props it would be that the main character's sexuality (he's gay) is offhandedly introduced in a natural way and isn't an exaggerated or fetishized focal point. The cool-gruesome transformation sequences towards the end were also neat. It just wasn't enough to make up for the relatively weak writing and played out concept. Maybe it's better in its original Spanish, I don't know.
I don't want to be too harsh because it's very admirable what Studio Kosen was able to achieve by getting this published and it's apparent that they improved a lot between the initial concept stages of this and the final product, but--
It very much feels like a product of its time (2008) in the art direction and story. Angels and demons and psyche wards. The single relatively unobtrusive scar on the main character from a car accident was too softcore for the amount of maltreatment he got over it.
If I had to give props it would be that the main character's sexuality (he's gay) is offhandedly introduced in a natural way and isn't an exaggerated or fetishized focal point. The cool-gruesome transformation sequences towards the end were also neat. It just wasn't enough to make up for the relatively weak writing and played out concept. Maybe it's better in its original Spanish, I don't know.
June 20, 2021
Idea bona i ben desenvolupada
February 28, 2022
Menuda historia de ángeles y demonios. Buen guión y gran dibujo para una trama que no te da ni un respiro.
June 20, 2016
No sé muy bien cómo empezar esta reseña. Este manga tiene una historia oscura y retorcida, así que no es fácil hablar de él. Aun así intentare hacerlo lo mejor posible, y empezaré por el dibujo.
Las dos autoras que forman el Studio Kôsen tienen un estilo de dibujo muy peculiar: o lo amas o lo odias. Personalmente yo soy del grupo al que le gusta. El diseño de los personajes está trabajado, no habiendo dos iguales ni parecidos. Además, habiendo tenido la oportunidad de leer mas obras suyas, sé que también son buenas dando a las escenas la atmosfera que necesitan. Y lo de la atmosfera se nota especialmente en este tomo. La locura y la oscuridad, las mentes retorcidas... pero también la calma, la paz y la bondad. Dependiendo del sitio en el que se encuentran los protagonistas, esas sensaciones se reflejan en el dibujo. De todas formas, la sensación que dominará prácticamente toda la historia será la de locura y oscuridad., Esta última va aumentando a medida que la escena avanza hasta desembocar en la magnífica escena final.
Por otra parte, los personajes están bien trabajados y cada uno cumple su función. Aun así, me habría gustado saber más sobre ellos. Que pasó exactamente en el infierno con Ophel y Yil, por ejemplo. Luccel, uno de los personajes clave de esta historia tiene también poco protagonismo. Como acabó siendo lo que es, es algo que todavía no tengo muy claro. Quizás la autoras quieran dejar esto último a la imaginación, o quizás lo ponía y yo no me he enterado.
En cuanto a la historia, cuando comienza, es muy tópica, pero no lo es así el desarrollo. A medida que avanzamos, la historia se vuelve más oscura, y casi parece que nosotros mismos nos sumergimos en esa espiral de locura y salvajismo que es el infierno.
Quizás el mayor fallo que le encuentro a la historia es el desequilibrio. Esta historia se publicó originalmente con Tokyopop, editorial que quiso que las autoras dividieran la historia en dos tomos. Sin embargo, dicha editorial quebró y solo publicaron el primero. Años después, las Kôsen decidieron volver a intentar publicarlo, en castellano y añadiendo las hojas que darían un final a la historia, concretamente el final original que ellas habían pensado, no el que Tokyopop había querido. Aun así, se nota los tejemanejes de la editorial, o por lo menos yo me he quedado con esa sensación de que esta historia podría haber dado mucho más de sí si las autoras hubieran tenido la oportunidad de empezarla y terminarla a su gusto, y no al de una editorial.
Aun así, y a pesar de este último punto, es una historia que engancha y entretiene, cumple perfectamente lo que se espera de ella, y lo mejor es que está terminada.
3/5
Las dos autoras que forman el Studio Kôsen tienen un estilo de dibujo muy peculiar: o lo amas o lo odias. Personalmente yo soy del grupo al que le gusta. El diseño de los personajes está trabajado, no habiendo dos iguales ni parecidos. Además, habiendo tenido la oportunidad de leer mas obras suyas, sé que también son buenas dando a las escenas la atmosfera que necesitan. Y lo de la atmosfera se nota especialmente en este tomo. La locura y la oscuridad, las mentes retorcidas... pero también la calma, la paz y la bondad. Dependiendo del sitio en el que se encuentran los protagonistas, esas sensaciones se reflejan en el dibujo. De todas formas, la sensación que dominará prácticamente toda la historia será la de locura y oscuridad., Esta última va aumentando a medida que la escena avanza hasta desembocar en la magnífica escena final.
Por otra parte, los personajes están bien trabajados y cada uno cumple su función. Aun así, me habría gustado saber más sobre ellos. Que pasó exactamente en el infierno con Ophel y Yil, por ejemplo. Luccel, uno de los personajes clave de esta historia tiene también poco protagonismo. Como acabó siendo lo que es, es algo que todavía no tengo muy claro. Quizás la autoras quieran dejar esto último a la imaginación, o quizás lo ponía y yo no me he enterado.
En cuanto a la historia, cuando comienza, es muy tópica, pero no lo es así el desarrollo. A medida que avanzamos, la historia se vuelve más oscura, y casi parece que nosotros mismos nos sumergimos en esa espiral de locura y salvajismo que es el infierno.
Quizás el mayor fallo que le encuentro a la historia es el desequilibrio. Esta historia se publicó originalmente con Tokyopop, editorial que quiso que las autoras dividieran la historia en dos tomos. Sin embargo, dicha editorial quebró y solo publicaron el primero. Años después, las Kôsen decidieron volver a intentar publicarlo, en castellano y añadiendo las hojas que darían un final a la historia, concretamente el final original que ellas habían pensado, no el que Tokyopop había querido. Aun así, se nota los tejemanejes de la editorial, o por lo menos yo me he quedado con esa sensación de que esta historia podría haber dado mucho más de sí si las autoras hubieran tenido la oportunidad de empezarla y terminarla a su gusto, y no al de una editorial.
Aun así, y a pesar de este último punto, es una historia que engancha y entretiene, cumple perfectamente lo que se espera de ella, y lo mejor es que está terminada.
3/5
October 14, 2008
This is just one of my person kinks, angels with shades of gray, demons, scarred angry men. This is manga done in Spain of all places and while the story isn’t all that terribly original I did find it engaging. Seisu is our pov character, a 16 year old angry young man left terribly scarred by a car accident that claimed his parents. It’s been him and his older sister for the last few years so they’re very protective about it. Seisu naturally gets tormented in high school because of his appearance and gets into fights which leaves slutty-dressing big sis Alys to help him find his peace (which happens to be birds. He loves them) especially as he is plagued with nightmares as well.
She takes him to a bird sanctuary, an old monastery turned hotel where all the monks mysteriously disappeared (which doesn’t raise as many eyebrows and worries as probably it should.) From here saying much more ruins it. Let’s just say they meet a white-haired young man Yabrail who is both cold and yet oddly concerned about Seisu, who probably would have been attracted to him except that Alys said the man was giving her dirty looks.
Things go rapidly down hill and hell erupts, literally. Yabrail and Alys are in real trouble leaving Seisu teamed up with the surly Ophel who gives the impression of being Yabrail’s lover. He barely has his angel’s wings any more and is covered with scars. He doesn’t like Seisu but in order to save Yabrail he’ll work with him. We learn that once touched by hell, angels can be rehabbed at the hospital Ophel takes Seisu too but can never be clean again (nor can Seisu for that matter). They need to get Yil another tortured angel. She can open the gate of hell, too bad she’s in a straight jacket. The real problem for Seisu is that being in close contact with the taint of hell on him could make Ophel and Yil revert to what they were when they were rescued, which doesn’t appear to be a good thing. I enjoyed it but there is a fair amount of nudity and violence.
She takes him to a bird sanctuary, an old monastery turned hotel where all the monks mysteriously disappeared (which doesn’t raise as many eyebrows and worries as probably it should.) From here saying much more ruins it. Let’s just say they meet a white-haired young man Yabrail who is both cold and yet oddly concerned about Seisu, who probably would have been attracted to him except that Alys said the man was giving her dirty looks.
Things go rapidly down hill and hell erupts, literally. Yabrail and Alys are in real trouble leaving Seisu teamed up with the surly Ophel who gives the impression of being Yabrail’s lover. He barely has his angel’s wings any more and is covered with scars. He doesn’t like Seisu but in order to save Yabrail he’ll work with him. We learn that once touched by hell, angels can be rehabbed at the hospital Ophel takes Seisu too but can never be clean again (nor can Seisu for that matter). They need to get Yil another tortured angel. She can open the gate of hell, too bad she’s in a straight jacket. The real problem for Seisu is that being in close contact with the taint of hell on him could make Ophel and Yil revert to what they were when they were rescued, which doesn’t appear to be a good thing. I enjoyed it but there is a fair amount of nudity and violence.
May 8, 2020
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Me ha parecido brutal este manga. Es oscuro, siniestro, inesperado y con escenas bastante duras y fuertes. Es la primera vez que leo a estas autoras y tengo que decir que el dibujo me ha encantado, me parece muy realista, detallado y lleno de expresión. Y la historia me ha parecido increíble. Al principio empieza algo ligera pero a medida que va pasando la trama aumentando de nivel hasta un punto en el que no puedes dejar de leer. Como ya he dicho, me ha gustado mucho sobre todo el toque oscuro que tiene. No recomendada para aquellas personas qué son bastante aprensivos porque hay escenas muy duras y otras de bastante terror.
Me ha parecido brutal este manga. Es oscuro, siniestro, inesperado y con escenas bastante duras y fuertes. Es la primera vez que leo a estas autoras y tengo que decir que el dibujo me ha encantado, me parece muy realista, detallado y lleno de expresión. Y la historia me ha parecido increíble. Al principio empieza algo ligera pero a medida que va pasando la trama aumentando de nivel hasta un punto en el que no puedes dejar de leer. Como ya he dicho, me ha gustado mucho sobre todo el toque oscuro que tiene. No recomendada para aquellas personas qué son bastante aprensivos porque hay escenas muy duras y otras de bastante terror.
September 20, 2013
I always had a soft spot for Studio Kosen, maybe because they were my first access to fanmade manga while growing up. I actually read the short stories that lead into this book, and I can recognize a lot of the characters in it.
However, the book, while has an improved artstyle, feels a little "meh" to me. I think maybe they excelled in the medium of short stories (or maybe because this was the project of one of their single members).
The motivations of some of the characters seem a bit contrived, as do the backstories and justifications. I couldn't entirely fall in love with it as I did with their Garou-Chan, which I sincerely adored (and still do).
However, the book, while has an improved artstyle, feels a little "meh" to me. I think maybe they excelled in the medium of short stories (or maybe because this was the project of one of their single members).
The motivations of some of the characters seem a bit contrived, as do the backstories and justifications. I couldn't entirely fall in love with it as I did with their Garou-Chan, which I sincerely adored (and still do).
March 8, 2015
Why, oh why do I found out that the authors aren't planning to keep going this AMAZING story!? Even if it's just Volume 1, unfinished for ever, it's a totally recommendable yaoi. Brilliantly draw, and a story that captures you from the very beginning of it <3
July 13, 2008
I know "Angel Sanctuary," and you, sir, are no "Angel Sanctuary."
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