蒼の封印 9

蒼の封印 [Ao no Fuuin] #9

by Chie Shinohara, 篠原千絵

鬼の隠れ屋を守る鬼面獣。その圧倒的な力を、蒼子は体を貫かれながらも押さえ込んだ。 高雄が現れて再び危機に陥る蒼子だが、緋子を人質に取り、隠れ屋の扉を開けさせること に成功する。だが、その中には鬼門にとっての病院である“癒しの場”があるだけだった。 期待していた鬼門の秘密がないと知って落胆する蒼子。だが、そんな彼女に興味をもった 鬼面獣が隠れ屋の秘密を話してくれる。それによると、隠れ屋は全国に、東家・西家・南家・北家それぞれひとつずつ、力の源がある。中でも東家の隠れ屋を塞ぐことを“蒼の封印”といい、そこには鬼門の存亡に関わる秘密が隠されているという。蒼子たちは、隠れ屋捜しを始めるが!?

Genres: Manga, Japanese Literature, Romance, Mystery, Fantasy, Shojo

Paperback

First published June 25, 1994

About the author

Chie Shinohara (篠原千絵) is an award winning Japanese manga artist best-known for Red River, known in Japan as Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori: Anatolia Story. She has twice received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo, in 1987 for Yami no Purple Eye and in 2001 for Red River.

Aside from her comics work, she has also written several prose novels. She has published the six volume Big Draw Daughter Hatsu light novel series, as well as five gaiden (or side-story) novels related to her Red River series. All of these were illustrated by Shinohara herself.

Works

Akatsuki no Lion - 2003
Ao no Fūin (Blue Seal) - 1992–94
Houmonsha wa Mayonaka ni (Midnight Visitor) - 1984
Kioku no Ashiato (Footprint of Memories) - 2005
Kiri no Mori Hotel - 2007
Kootta Natsu no Hi (Frozen Summer Day) - 1995
Mizu ni Sumu Hana (Romance of Darkness) - 2004
Mokugekisha ni Sayounara (Farewell to the Eyewitness) - 1985
Nanika ga yami de mite iru (Something Watching in the Dark) - 1986
Ryouko no Shinreijikenbo (A Record of Ryoko's Psychic Events) - 1988–91
Sanninme ga Kieta (A Third Person Disappeared) - 1992
Soshite Gokai no Suzu ga naru (Then Five Bells Rang) - 1994
Sora wa Akai Kawa no Hotori: Anatolia Story (Red River) - 1995–2002
Tokidamari no Hime - 2008-09
Touboukyuukou (Runaway Express)
Umi no Yami, Tsuki no Kage (Moon Shadow on a Dark Sea) - 1986–91
Yami no Purple Eye (Purple Eye of Darkness) - 1984–87
Yume no Shizuku, Kin no Torikago - 2010-present

Reviews

[Rintea W · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really love demon masks—such a cool and unique unicorn! His hair style is incredible.
In this book, Soko and Akira discover a way to stop the demons by finding all four refuges. By the end, Akira unlocks the true power of Byakko, and his strength skyrockets. My protagonist has become so much stronger!

[Ya Boi Be Reading · Rating 4 out of 5]

We get a new goal of finding the other sacred areas until they discover the Oni's to destroy it. I think the solution to the Oni is a neat one having them die by extinction as they can't reproduce and will be hunted to death (which will probably come across Soko's mind and change somehow into converting them into humans again). The dog unicorn also ends up tagging along.
The action is still fun, the setting and general writing has fun spookiness, and the romance between Soko and Akira is grand especially now that they're sorta acting out about it because of the terrible incest sister.
The series is definitely coming towards an ending but it's keeping the tension and allowing itself time to get there to allow for actiony and romantic fun. The ending with Akira getting his full Byakko powers is interesting and tense with its lead up. It seems like Akira cant go all out just yet as he doesn't want to kill Soko. but it'll be hard to make Soko not the Souryo without Takao noticing and taking advantage. I expect a LOT of romantic tension in these last two volumes as Soko and Akira struggle to stealthily do the deed and achingly wait beforehand to not alarm Takao and the Suzaku.

[Felix · Rating 3 out of 5]

Its just missing something