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妖しのセレス [Ayashi no Ceres] #3
Ayashi no Ceres 03
Nach einer alten japanischen Legende lebte einst ein junger Fischer, dem es gelang einer badenden Himmelsjungfrau ihr Fluggewand zu stehlen. So konnte er das göttliche Geschöpf an sich binden, und sie verbrachte zahlreiche Jahre bei ihm und gebar ihm viele Kinder. Doch an jenem Tag an dem sie ihr Gewand wiederfand, kehrte sie ohne Zögern in ihre himmlische Heimat zurück. Der Kultklassiker von Yuu Watase!
192 pages, Paperback
First published June 26, 1997
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Yuu Watase
362 books1,166 followersYuu Watase (渡瀬悠宇) is a Japanese shoujo manga-ka. She is known for her works Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, Ceres: The Celestial Legend, Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend. She likes all music, except heavy metal and old traditional music.
She received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Ceres, Celestial Legend in 1997. Since writing her debut short story "Pajama de Ojama" ("An Intrusion in Pajamas"), Watase has created more than 80 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Because of her frequent use of beautiful male characters in her works, she is widely regarded in circles[which?] as a bishōnen manga artist.[citation needed] In October 2008, Watase began her first shōnen serialization, Arata: The Legend in Weekly Shōnen Sunday.
Her name is romanized as "Yû Watase" in earlier printings of Viz Media's publications of Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, and Ceres, The Celestial Legend, while in Viz Media's Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend her name is romanized as "Yuu Watase". In Chuang Yi's English-language versions of Fushigi Yugi (spelled without a macron or circumflex), her name is romanized as "Yu Watase".
She received the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo for Ceres, Celestial Legend in 1997. Since writing her debut short story "Pajama de Ojama" ("An Intrusion in Pajamas"), Watase has created more than 80 compiled volumes of short stories and continuing series. Because of her frequent use of beautiful male characters in her works, she is widely regarded in circles[which?] as a bishōnen manga artist.[citation needed] In October 2008, Watase began her first shōnen serialization, Arata: The Legend in Weekly Shōnen Sunday.
Her name is romanized as "Yû Watase" in earlier printings of Viz Media's publications of Fushigi Yūgi, Alice 19th, and Ceres, The Celestial Legend, while in Viz Media's Fushigi Yūgi Genbu Kaiden and Absolute Boyfriend her name is romanized as "Yuu Watase". In Chuang Yi's English-language versions of Fushigi Yugi (spelled without a macron or circumflex), her name is romanized as "Yu Watase".
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July 25, 2020
I have a big problem with this manga and that is the rushed and kinda insta love between Tooya and Aya. Seriously at this point I love much more Yuu with Aya then Tooya and that is because is not a rushed relationship so I am giving up because lets face it the second boy hasn't any change with getting the girl so why should I torture myself by hoping . The plot is kinda interesting but all those romantic scenes make me ill...
June 27, 2017
Probably won't continue
October 26, 2025
Review for complete series
After I didn't enjoy Fushigi Yuugi as much as I had hopped I would, I was a little concerned how well I'd like Ayashi no Ceres - after all, I was much more interested in the former. Now that I have read both, I think the latter is the superior work in terms of story telling. Pacing was one of the biggest issues I had with Fushigi Yuugi and, while the beginning is a little slow, the other all pacing is infinitely better. The flow of the story felt right with neither dragging nor rushing and the order of events made reasonable sense.
Thanks to the good pacing, the relationships between characters were a lot more believable. Yuu Watase writes likeable characters but sometimes fails to connect them - it's not perfect in the case of this series but it is so much better done than I have seen her do in other works. My only issue probably lies with how fast Aya falls in love with Toya. I wouldn't necessary call it instant love but she definitely has her eye on him from chapter one and the extent to which she starts to love him comes around very quickly. As a result, I initially struggled to root for them but I have to say that the story between them was otherwise nicely written. I definitely really enjoyed the friendships that were formed and was sad about many of their fates.
This series has an over all darker and more mature tone than many of Watase's other series. While she's never exactly been afraid of killing off a few of her characters. Some of the deaths caught me off guard but over all this was a borderline slaughter fest, at times I wondered if I'd picked up Angel Sanctuary instead - I do see fans of one liking the other. In this darker plot, Watase tried to include some comic relief in the form of Kyuu (the housekeeper of sorts?). I didn't like this character at all as she had zero substance beyond apparently being so ugly characters feel sick at the site of her. This joke soon became very, very, very old, especially given that it was repeated regularly over a 14-volume series. Not too mention that I found this joke to be in poor taste.
Another thing that makes this series different from Watase's other works is the art style. While it is still recognisably Watase's style, it is over all less cute and I take this as an attempt to match the more mature story. I do generally prefer her usual style over this one, but it's not that there is anything wrong with the style used here - it's simply different and, unlike me, others may prefer it over her usual style.
Over all, Ayashi no Ceres surprised me in a good way. It is an all around well crafted sci-fi manga that keeps most of its secrets for the final two volumes. Sci-fi isn't my main genre and there were a few hiccups along the way (Kyuu and the somewhat rushed romance) that prevent me from giving this a full score but it definitely earns its place among shoujo manga classics.
July 1, 2022
Für Aya und die Himmelsfee Ceres beginnt eine aufwühlende Zeit
Und auch Ayas Freunde geraten immer mehr in Gefahr.
Zum Inhalt:
Nach einer alten japanischen Legende lebte einst ein junger Fischer, dem es gelang einer badenden Himmelsjungfrau ihr Fluggewand zu stehlen. So konnte er das göttliche Geschöpf an sich binden, und sie verbrachte zahlreiche Jahre bei ihm und gebar ihm viele Kinder. Doch an jenem Tag an dem sie ihr Gewand wiederfand, kehrte sie ohne Zögern in ihre himmlische Heimat zurück. Der Kultklassiker von Yuu Watase!
Cover:
Das Cover ist wieder sehr hübsch anzusehen. Wir sehen hier Aya und Yuki, jeweils blau oder rot in der Farbe gehalten und so ein doch interessanter Übergang zu dem Sprichwort „Wie Feuer und Wasser“ oder „Gegensätze ziehen sich an“. Das passt also sehr gut und hat auch von seiner allgemeinen Gestaltung für Fans der Reihe einen absoluten Wiedererkennungswert.
Eigener Eindruck:
Während Toya als Lehrer an Ayas Schule auftaucht und sie darauf hinweist, dass sie zuerst ihren Bruder Aki retten sollte, bewahrheiten sich Ayas Visionen, jedoch trifft es nicht die Person, für die es Aya vorausgesehen hat, sondern eine Lehrerin. Und auch Ayas Mitschülerin Urakawa scheint sich in Gefahr zu befinden, nicht zuletzt, weil sie sich scheinbar auf die falsche Person eingelassen hat. Bei einem Brand in der Schule rettet Toya Aya, was ihrem Wächter und Freund Yuki rasend eifersüchtig macht. Doch lange kann Yuki nicht über seine Gefühle zu Aki nachdenken, denn seine Schwester befindet sich schon bald in den Fängen des Mikage-Clans und Aya und Yuki müssen sie retten.
Der dritte Band des Mangas „Ayashi no Ceres“ aus der Feder von Yuu Watase ist zeichnerisch einfach wieder eine Wucht. Detailliert geht die Mangaka in der Story zu Werke und bietet dem Leser immer wieder einen Augenschmaus. Die Story an sich ist interessant zu lesen und überall findet man Intrigen des Mikage-clans, sodass man immer wieder von der Story her zu der Thematik der Himmelsfee und deren gestohlenem Federkleid gelangt. Erschreckend, mit welchem Kalkül die Mangaka ihre Figuren handeln lässt, aber was immer wieder auffällt sind die gängigen Schema, welche sich in den Mangas auch anderer Autoren immer wiederholt. Die Japaner scheinen ungemein auf Entführungsgeschichten zu stehen, denn das steht hier immer wieder an erster Stelle, dicht gefolgt von Niederträchtigkeit und erst dann wird sich um die Liebe gekümmert und auch hier haben wir wieder den Klassiker – Mädchen liebt Typen, Typ ist abweisend und irgendwo ist der Freund der in das Mädchen verliebt ist, aber das Mädchen wiederrum sieht ihn nur als Freund. Hach, hoch dramatisch und von der Thematik her echt ausgelutscht, aber doch auch wiederum interessant zu lesen. Da bin ich immer ein bisschen hin und her gerissen. Fakt ist, dass diese Fortsetzung durchaus gelungen ist und die Geschichte von Aya wahrscheinlich noch sehr viele, brenzlige Wendungen nehmen wird. Ich bin gespannt.
Fazit:
Eine recht solide Fortsetzung, auch wenn ich mir hier doch ein bisschen mehr erhofft habe. Manche Schema wiederholen sich nun und es wird wahrscheinlich schwer bei der Stange zu bleiben. Trotzdem noch immer Zeichnerisch sehr gelungen.
Idee: 5/5
Charaktere: 4/5
Logik: 4/5
Spannung: 3/5
Emotionen: 3/5
Gesamt: 4/5
Daten:
ISBN: 9783770483679
Sprache: Deutsch
Ausgabe: E-Buch Text
Umfang: 192 Seiten
Verlag: Egmont Manga
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.03.2014
Und auch Ayas Freunde geraten immer mehr in Gefahr.
Zum Inhalt:
Nach einer alten japanischen Legende lebte einst ein junger Fischer, dem es gelang einer badenden Himmelsjungfrau ihr Fluggewand zu stehlen. So konnte er das göttliche Geschöpf an sich binden, und sie verbrachte zahlreiche Jahre bei ihm und gebar ihm viele Kinder. Doch an jenem Tag an dem sie ihr Gewand wiederfand, kehrte sie ohne Zögern in ihre himmlische Heimat zurück. Der Kultklassiker von Yuu Watase!
Cover:
Das Cover ist wieder sehr hübsch anzusehen. Wir sehen hier Aya und Yuki, jeweils blau oder rot in der Farbe gehalten und so ein doch interessanter Übergang zu dem Sprichwort „Wie Feuer und Wasser“ oder „Gegensätze ziehen sich an“. Das passt also sehr gut und hat auch von seiner allgemeinen Gestaltung für Fans der Reihe einen absoluten Wiedererkennungswert.
Eigener Eindruck:
Während Toya als Lehrer an Ayas Schule auftaucht und sie darauf hinweist, dass sie zuerst ihren Bruder Aki retten sollte, bewahrheiten sich Ayas Visionen, jedoch trifft es nicht die Person, für die es Aya vorausgesehen hat, sondern eine Lehrerin. Und auch Ayas Mitschülerin Urakawa scheint sich in Gefahr zu befinden, nicht zuletzt, weil sie sich scheinbar auf die falsche Person eingelassen hat. Bei einem Brand in der Schule rettet Toya Aya, was ihrem Wächter und Freund Yuki rasend eifersüchtig macht. Doch lange kann Yuki nicht über seine Gefühle zu Aki nachdenken, denn seine Schwester befindet sich schon bald in den Fängen des Mikage-Clans und Aya und Yuki müssen sie retten.
Der dritte Band des Mangas „Ayashi no Ceres“ aus der Feder von Yuu Watase ist zeichnerisch einfach wieder eine Wucht. Detailliert geht die Mangaka in der Story zu Werke und bietet dem Leser immer wieder einen Augenschmaus. Die Story an sich ist interessant zu lesen und überall findet man Intrigen des Mikage-clans, sodass man immer wieder von der Story her zu der Thematik der Himmelsfee und deren gestohlenem Federkleid gelangt. Erschreckend, mit welchem Kalkül die Mangaka ihre Figuren handeln lässt, aber was immer wieder auffällt sind die gängigen Schema, welche sich in den Mangas auch anderer Autoren immer wiederholt. Die Japaner scheinen ungemein auf Entführungsgeschichten zu stehen, denn das steht hier immer wieder an erster Stelle, dicht gefolgt von Niederträchtigkeit und erst dann wird sich um die Liebe gekümmert und auch hier haben wir wieder den Klassiker – Mädchen liebt Typen, Typ ist abweisend und irgendwo ist der Freund der in das Mädchen verliebt ist, aber das Mädchen wiederrum sieht ihn nur als Freund. Hach, hoch dramatisch und von der Thematik her echt ausgelutscht, aber doch auch wiederum interessant zu lesen. Da bin ich immer ein bisschen hin und her gerissen. Fakt ist, dass diese Fortsetzung durchaus gelungen ist und die Geschichte von Aya wahrscheinlich noch sehr viele, brenzlige Wendungen nehmen wird. Ich bin gespannt.
Fazit:
Eine recht solide Fortsetzung, auch wenn ich mir hier doch ein bisschen mehr erhofft habe. Manche Schema wiederholen sich nun und es wird wahrscheinlich schwer bei der Stange zu bleiben. Trotzdem noch immer Zeichnerisch sehr gelungen.
Idee: 5/5
Charaktere: 4/5
Logik: 4/5
Spannung: 3/5
Emotionen: 3/5
Gesamt: 4/5
Daten:
ISBN: 9783770483679
Sprache: Deutsch
Ausgabe: E-Buch Text
Umfang: 192 Seiten
Verlag: Egmont Manga
Erscheinungsdatum: 10.03.2014
June 15, 2023
2.75 en realidad
Me cuesta un poco leerlo, no me interesa demasiado por ahora con el romance abrupto entre Aya y Tooya, y Yuuhi, la otra arista del triángulo suspirando por ella.
Y me gustó aún menos cuando . Paciencia disminuyendo a gran velocidad.
Las escenas son un tanto inconexas a veces también, y todo es apresurado. ¿Y siempre la tienen que andar salvando a esta chica? vamos a ver si a partir de ahora mejora.
Creo que con las explicaciones científicas se puso un tanto... creativa... pero habría que preguntarle a alguien que sepa bien.
Voy a seguir leyendo, pero si soy sincera en este momento no se si llegaré a leer los 14 tomos.
Me cuesta un poco leerlo, no me interesa demasiado por ahora con el romance abrupto entre Aya y Tooya, y Yuuhi, la otra arista del triángulo suspirando por ella.
Y me gustó aún menos cuando . Paciencia disminuyendo a gran velocidad.
Las escenas son un tanto inconexas a veces también, y todo es apresurado. ¿Y siempre la tienen que andar salvando a esta chica? vamos a ver si a partir de ahora mejora.
Creo que con las explicaciones científicas se puso un tanto... creativa... pero habría que preguntarle a alguien que sepa bien.
Voy a seguir leyendo, pero si soy sincera en este momento no se si llegaré a leer los 14 tomos.
May 5, 2018
After another experiment with a celestial maiden candidate fails, the Mikage family find out Suzumi has Celestial maiden blood - they try and exploit this and force her into a dream-state reuniting her with her dead fiancee. The other main point in this one is Yuhi confessing his love to Aya creating Watase's signature love triangle.
Enjoying this series but its much darker than Yuu Watase's other work to date and has yet to completely draw me in.
Enjoying this series but its much darker than Yuu Watase's other work to date and has yet to completely draw me in.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 9, 2018
En este tomo el triángulo amoroso ya es oficial y la autora aprovecha para darnos unas lecciones básicas de biología y ADN que ha usado para la historia.
Mientras, Aya se enfrenta a la realidad de que, no solo no es la única con la sangre de la doncella, sino que su familia está decidida a experimentar con ellas, aunque eso signifique que más gente muera o salga herida en el proceso.
Mientras, Aya se enfrenta a la realidad de que, no solo no es la única con la sangre de la doncella, sino que su familia está decidida a experimentar con ellas, aunque eso signifique que más gente muera o salga herida en el proceso.
February 22, 2018
Nope. Done. I know it's classified by horror but damn so much threat of rape and other things that make me want to gag. The story beyond that was actually interesting, but I cannot get past the whole mind-control, implied future/current rape, and flat out evil in every volume.
December 25, 2025
don’t think i’ll continue on. there’s just so… much… sexual assault (or threat thereof). again: ceres should be allowed to murder every man on the planet.
i can’t believe i vibed with this series so hard as a teen 💀
i can’t believe i vibed with this series so hard as a teen 💀
February 19, 2021
Ceres has me totally hooked. Each volume gets better and better with great character and plot development. There's mythology, intrigue, romance and emotion. Great art helps bring everything to life.
August 15, 2022
Doncs aquest tercer volum m'ha agradat molt, malgrat certes escenes gore. M'ha tingut enganxada fins que l'he acabat d'una revolada.
Desitjant agafar el volum 4.
Desitjant agafar el volum 4.
February 3, 2018
Uuuugh, the needless love triangle is at its absolute worst in this volume. I might have been forgiving of it in the first two books, but by this point it's just not fun and distracting from the actually interesting plot going on.
First, there's Toya. Even ignoring the improbable rapid nature of their relationship, he's a grown adult. At the very least, he's mature and old enough to pass for a school doctor. Aya's sixteen. Knowing his backstory from later volumes doesn't make his conduct any less gross. To his credit, he does try to convince Aya that they're not a good match at the beginning of the volume, but it's pointless and forgotten by the next time they see each other. Everything about this relationship makes me uncomfortable, especially since Aya herself is still very immature. At least Toya's finally developing an actual personality as a result of all this shit.
Yuhi is hardly any better. Half the time he's the butt of a joke, and the other half of the time he's getting cockblocked by Toya. While I genuinely like him as a character, it's hard to root for him because he's so clearly the third wheel to Aya and Toya's romance. Even his own confession comes out of nowhere and seems to only exist to oppose Toya's growing relationship with Aya. So, in essence, Yuhi fans have to deal with Toya/Aya fanservice superseding their ship, and Toya fans have to deal with bad comedy and annoying jealousy. No one wins, Watase.
The only solace about all of this is that I know that it does improve from this point onward.
That said, there are very good things to say about the story. This volume takes the "monster of the week" formula established by typical magical girl stories and naturally twists it into something horrific. At this point, that should come as no surprise to this series. "Innocent girl turned into supernatural monster" is going to become a running theme, and Volume 3 milks the drama for all its worth. As a result of the mysterious C-genome project crafted by the Mikage corporation, both a young girl from Aya's school and Aya's new caretaker are adversely affected by the Mikage's mission to make their own celestial powers go haywire. These occurrences force Aya to grudgingly accept Ceres' presence, as the ancient celestial maiden is the only one with the power to set things right.
That said, things are still as dark as ever, even when Ceres emerges to save the day. Innocent people are hurt or killed in the crossfire, and Ceres' power has its limits-- it can't bring back the dead or save people who don't want to save themselves. It's been clear since the last volume that there's a sincere caring side to Ceres, and it's now properly on display for once. Like her namesake, she has a genuine motherly outlook towards celestial descendants, and it clearly bothers her when they can't be saved. As such, it's great to see her and Aya actually working together towards a common goal.
Finally, while the character was only introduced in order to explain the c-genome project, the storyline with the unstable celestial maiden student, Yuki, is quite moving. The power of friendship is not as powerful as fire, it would seem.
As I'm a sucker for character development, I can't bring myself to give this volume the two or three stars it deserves. Even when the romance is a major stumbling block, many of the events of this volume are key to developments later on. Almost everyone is fleshed out in some way or another, which only heightens the stakes when they're put in situations where they could easily die. As such, it's satisfying enough to warrant genuine praise.
First, there's Toya. Even ignoring the improbable rapid nature of their relationship, he's a grown adult. At the very least, he's mature and old enough to pass for a school doctor. Aya's sixteen. Knowing his backstory from later volumes doesn't make his conduct any less gross. To his credit, he does try to convince Aya that they're not a good match at the beginning of the volume, but it's pointless and forgotten by the next time they see each other. Everything about this relationship makes me uncomfortable, especially since Aya herself is still very immature. At least Toya's finally developing an actual personality as a result of all this shit.
Yuhi is hardly any better. Half the time he's the butt of a joke, and the other half of the time he's getting cockblocked by Toya. While I genuinely like him as a character, it's hard to root for him because he's so clearly the third wheel to Aya and Toya's romance. Even his own confession comes out of nowhere and seems to only exist to oppose Toya's growing relationship with Aya. So, in essence, Yuhi fans have to deal with Toya/Aya fanservice superseding their ship, and Toya fans have to deal with bad comedy and annoying jealousy. No one wins, Watase.
The only solace about all of this is that I know that it does improve from this point onward.
That said, there are very good things to say about the story. This volume takes the "monster of the week" formula established by typical magical girl stories and naturally twists it into something horrific. At this point, that should come as no surprise to this series. "Innocent girl turned into supernatural monster" is going to become a running theme, and Volume 3 milks the drama for all its worth. As a result of the mysterious C-genome project crafted by the Mikage corporation, both a young girl from Aya's school and Aya's new caretaker are adversely affected by the Mikage's mission to make their own celestial powers go haywire. These occurrences force Aya to grudgingly accept Ceres' presence, as the ancient celestial maiden is the only one with the power to set things right.
That said, things are still as dark as ever, even when Ceres emerges to save the day. Innocent people are hurt or killed in the crossfire, and Ceres' power has its limits-- it can't bring back the dead or save people who don't want to save themselves. It's been clear since the last volume that there's a sincere caring side to Ceres, and it's now properly on display for once. Like her namesake, she has a genuine motherly outlook towards celestial descendants, and it clearly bothers her when they can't be saved. As such, it's great to see her and Aya actually working together towards a common goal.
Finally, while the character was only introduced in order to explain the c-genome project, the storyline with the unstable celestial maiden student, Yuki, is quite moving. The power of friendship is not as powerful as fire, it would seem.
As I'm a sucker for character development, I can't bring myself to give this volume the two or three stars it deserves. Even when the romance is a major stumbling block, many of the events of this volume are key to developments later on. Almost everyone is fleshed out in some way or another, which only heightens the stakes when they're put in situations where they could easily die. As such, it's satisfying enough to warrant genuine praise.
May 26, 2013
~3/5
This volume went by much faster and easier than the previous ones, which was nice. That’s a good sign that the books are getting better, as I hoped/suspected they would.
So, there was more violence and death in this volume. There was also more romance. And some ‘funny’ scenes that were only there in an effort to lessen the ‘horror’ element of the series.
The violence and death are supposed to be really powerful, I think, but it hasn’t really affected me very much. It’s not good, and it’s changing things for the characters, but to me it hasn’t really seemed to be as horrifying as I think it probably should be.
Aya seems to be accepting Ceres a little bit, though, which is good. She needs to get over her reservations, and maybe just get the hang of having Ceres in her body. Honestly, Ceres doesn’t seem that bad to me. A bit too forceful in her ideals and not willing to change them even a little, but still not too bad. She’ll take care of things when they need taken care of, and she’s much more durable than Aya, so that’s a definite plus for me. Also, she doesn’t seem as sensitive.
Aya’s family, though, also don’t seem willing to change their ways any bit. They’re determined to get the celestial descendants, and they’re willing to kill in their efforts, and it’s just ridiculous. Also, they’re using Aki. I like Aki. I’m not really sure what’s going to happen with him, but I have hope that it’ll be good.
We met a new character, another descendent, in this volume, which ended rather terribly. I'm sure there will be similar encounters in future books.
The romance I am not a big fan of. I’m getting used to Aya and Toya, I even like Toya a bit. But then Yuhi confessed his love to Aya in this volume, and that just doesn’t work for me. I don’t believe that Aya and Toya can really love each other at this point, let alone throwing in Yuhi as well. It’s just too fast, with too little development, and I don’t believe any of them.
Also, the way that Yuhi goes about his confession, was not very good. It was very... forceful and it made me a bit mad, particularly how Aya did not fight back well enough, and how they didn't really confront the fact that he shouldn't have done that. That's all I'm going to say about that for the moment, though.
I usually don’t mind the humor from Watase. And it doesn’t really bother me too much here, aside from the fact that sometimes it’s not really funny. And it bothers me that Watase doesn’t seem to be able to make up her mind about whether she wants this to be horror or comedy. You can’t kill a character in one panel and then throw in a joke a page later. That just doesn’t work for me.
The volume ended with a dramatic cliffhanger, which didn’t really leave me in suspense. It was just overly dramatic, and I don’t have any doubt that the problem with be fixed in a little time while the other characters stress and dramatize the situation, and I just don’t really buy it.
So, it’s apparent that I’m not really feeling very warm and fuzzy about this series. It has its problems, and I’m not really connecting with it. But I still have hope. I believe that it’s going to get better, hopefully soon.
[This review, and many others like it, is also available on my blog.]
This volume went by much faster and easier than the previous ones, which was nice. That’s a good sign that the books are getting better, as I hoped/suspected they would.
So, there was more violence and death in this volume. There was also more romance. And some ‘funny’ scenes that were only there in an effort to lessen the ‘horror’ element of the series.
The violence and death are supposed to be really powerful, I think, but it hasn’t really affected me very much. It’s not good, and it’s changing things for the characters, but to me it hasn’t really seemed to be as horrifying as I think it probably should be.
Aya seems to be accepting Ceres a little bit, though, which is good. She needs to get over her reservations, and maybe just get the hang of having Ceres in her body. Honestly, Ceres doesn’t seem that bad to me. A bit too forceful in her ideals and not willing to change them even a little, but still not too bad. She’ll take care of things when they need taken care of, and she’s much more durable than Aya, so that’s a definite plus for me. Also, she doesn’t seem as sensitive.
Aya’s family, though, also don’t seem willing to change their ways any bit. They’re determined to get the celestial descendants, and they’re willing to kill in their efforts, and it’s just ridiculous. Also, they’re using Aki. I like Aki. I’m not really sure what’s going to happen with him, but I have hope that it’ll be good.
We met a new character, another descendent, in this volume, which ended rather terribly. I'm sure there will be similar encounters in future books.
The romance I am not a big fan of. I’m getting used to Aya and Toya, I even like Toya a bit. But then Yuhi confessed his love to Aya in this volume, and that just doesn’t work for me. I don’t believe that Aya and Toya can really love each other at this point, let alone throwing in Yuhi as well. It’s just too fast, with too little development, and I don’t believe any of them.
Also, the way that Yuhi goes about his confession, was not very good. It was very... forceful and it made me a bit mad, particularly how Aya did not fight back well enough, and how they didn't really confront the fact that he shouldn't have done that. That's all I'm going to say about that for the moment, though.
I usually don’t mind the humor from Watase. And it doesn’t really bother me too much here, aside from the fact that sometimes it’s not really funny. And it bothers me that Watase doesn’t seem to be able to make up her mind about whether she wants this to be horror or comedy. You can’t kill a character in one panel and then throw in a joke a page later. That just doesn’t work for me.
The volume ended with a dramatic cliffhanger, which didn’t really leave me in suspense. It was just overly dramatic, and I don’t have any doubt that the problem with be fixed in a little time while the other characters stress and dramatize the situation, and I just don’t really buy it.
So, it’s apparent that I’m not really feeling very warm and fuzzy about this series. It has its problems, and I’m not really connecting with it. But I still have hope. I believe that it’s going to get better, hopefully soon.
[This review, and many others like it, is also available on my blog.]
September 15, 2023
Dec 2021
This is where this series gets properly chaotic ahh
Jul 2023
Really don’t know why all the males in this series insist on being creepy creeps? Somehow Tōya is the least creepy and yet he’s still a 25-year-old getting with a CHILD.
Unrelated by Aya in that cute little denim jacket near the end of this and her hair up like that it’s so good I love her even though I hate every man. Well that’s not true but also…
The love ‘triangle’ in this series is so Twilight it’s insane. Like Yûhi simply is Jacob Black.
The art in this particular volume is really incredible. Like some of the flames and violence and pow scenes really just fill the entire page with beauty and I get so distracted from the story because I keep looking at the drawings.
I’m not getting the urge to keep reading the series this time around so may potentially stop off. Don’t know why. Maybe because the men all suck so bad. But also I wanna see Chidori and Shuro so maybe I’ll stick it out…
Sep 2023
I'd forgotten how funny these books are sometimes. Absolutely chock full of such funny jokes. Also the Aya/Yūhi scenes in this one are just *chef's kiss* (can you tell I'm an Aya/Yūhi shipper?)
This is where this series gets properly chaotic ahh
Jul 2023
Really don’t know why all the males in this series insist on being creepy creeps? Somehow Tōya is the least creepy and yet he’s still a 25-year-old getting with a CHILD.
Unrelated by Aya in that cute little denim jacket near the end of this and her hair up like that it’s so good I love her even though I hate every man. Well that’s not true but also…
The love ‘triangle’ in this series is so Twilight it’s insane. Like Yûhi simply is Jacob Black.
The art in this particular volume is really incredible. Like some of the flames and violence and pow scenes really just fill the entire page with beauty and I get so distracted from the story because I keep looking at the drawings.
I’m not getting the urge to keep reading the series this time around so may potentially stop off. Don’t know why. Maybe because the men all suck so bad. But also I wanna see Chidori and Shuro so maybe I’ll stick it out…
Sep 2023
I'd forgotten how funny these books are sometimes. Absolutely chock full of such funny jokes. Also the Aya/Yūhi scenes in this one are just *chef's kiss* (can you tell I'm an Aya/Yūhi shipper?)
March 9, 2013
Yuu Watase is an amazing storyteller and draws some gorgeous artwork! She is one of my favorite manga authors and I love everything she has done. The characters in Ceres are amazing and imaginative and extremely easy to relate to. She is able to capture the character’s emotions amazingly with a realistic outlook on life. Aya’s reaction to finding out about her supernatural powers was real and her ongoing fight through all of her problems strikes the reader as something that would ring true. My favorite character was Touya, hot and mysterious with a little bit of attitude thrown in. The series has gory moments and is dark but everything about life is not always peachy as Yuu Watase truthfully is able to point out.
Note: this review is about volumes 1-14 .
Note: this review is about volumes 1-14 .
January 22, 2016
This highly enjoyable manga continues with a not yet answered question. Are there more celestial maidens out there, and, if so, who is controlling them? What caused a local school to burn to the ground? Will Aya Mikage pick her lover? Why has Ceres appeared again? This manga series is listed as a Shojo story, meaning that it's written for girls. However, I feel that any gender or any age will find something enjoyable in these manga. Japanese comics really do offer more variety then American comics. Or at least, more variety then the American comics that make it to the big screen every summer. Thank you Ms. Watase for this wonderful series!
May 11, 2014
The story's really going strong, I like all of the characters, The love triangle, the horror & the comedy are all quite good, the dialogue kind of got repetitive, but I'm glad Aya finally chooses 2 let Ceres out, Aya for all her feistiness is a D.I.D, but Ceres is really strong & I'm beginning to warm too her, Yuhi shows some wonderful bravery & kick arse well 2, will be reading the next volume for sure, A good shojo manga.
July 16, 2011
Okay, it starts to make a little more sense--I vowed to myself that if I didn't like the third one of these I would quit, but number three got more interesting with the introduction of more tennyo characters--including a girl who causes people to spontaneously combust. Mikage International is also intriguingly creepy now. I think I'll continue with it and see what the story has to offer.
August 1, 2012
The plot is really thickening now. I'm happy that Aya's conflict is turning more external as well as internal now. She is not alone in her troubles, but she also has to reconcile that her problems can negatively effect others too.
August 3, 2024
More like a 3.5 stars for me. Things r slowly getting intense but seeing how Aya and Yûhi are acting around each other is kinda ridiculous honestly. I just didn't feel like there should have been a love triangle with Aya personally. Also, seeing Ceres again was really cool to me.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 16, 2009
First manga I started collecting. Watase-san is a literary genius. I love her works. Ceres is an incredible story.
December 21, 2011
Baca ulang, karena beli edisi terbitan Level.
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22.12.11
August 6, 2009
Agak ngebosenin, tapi ceritanya tetep seru.
December 11, 2011
it was ok!
April 4, 2012
Increible este volumen fue buenisimo.
April 7, 2013
I watched and loved the Anime version of this since I was a kid. It also landed on my favorites.
For now, I got no plans for buying a copy.
For now, I got no plans for buying a copy.
June 18, 2017
Aya finds out Urakawas secret. Urakawa snap; she turns out to be a c-genome. Yuhi's family comes to visit. He professes his love to Aya. Suzumi is attacked, Aya comes to the rescue.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 24, 2024
I always forget just how violent this story gets at times, damn
December 10, 2008
WOW...its WEIRD...DARK WEIRD...
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