Angel Sanctuary, Band 15

天使禁猟区 [Tenshi Kinryōku] #15

by Kaori Yuki

Sara, immer noch in Jibrils Körper, steht als Angeklagte vor dem himmlischen Gericht. Doch wer ist der geheimnisvolle Mann, der dort erscheint? Als Sevothtarte Raphael zwingt, Sara die Stimme zu rauben, steuert der Prozess auf ein Desaster zu...
Währenddessen wird Setsuna auf dem Weg zum Justizpalast von Michael gerettet. Der Moment naht, an dem alle vier Elementare an einem Ort vereint sind...

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Comics, Romance, Angels, Fiction

192 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1999

About the author

Kaori 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.

Reviews

[Samantha · Rating 3 out of 5]

Actual rating 3.5 :)

[Bibliothecat · Rating 5 out of 5]

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.

[Lesedelfin · Rating 5 out of 5]

So langsam nähere ich mich dem Ende dieser Mangareihe und kann den Fans eins sagen: Es wird spannender, gefährlicher, tödlicher und rauer im fünfzehnten Angel Sanctuary Manga von Kaori Yuki. Sie schafft es die ganze Handlung in verschiedene Extreme ausufern zu lassen und manchmal möchte man wirklich nur seinen Atem anhalten.

Sara steht in Jibrils Körper vor dem Hohen Gericht des Himmels, während Setsuna ganz andere Schlachten gewinnen muss. Er hat sich fest geschworen Rosiel zu töten, doch der spielt weiter seine Spielchen mit dem Messias.
Ebenfalls im Mittelpunkt stehen Michael und Raphael, die beide gegen ihre inneren Dämonen zu kämpfen haben. Die vier Elementarengel Michael (Feuer), Jibril (Wasser), Raphael (Wind) und Uriel (Erde) sind in diesem Band allgegenwärtig und als Leser bekommt man den deutlichen Eindruck, dass es gerade nichts wichtigeres gibt. Das Cover, was alle vier zeigt, finde ich deshalb großartig.
Jibrils Verhandlung wurde mehr als erhaben in Szene gesetzt. Die Macht dieses Moments kam sehr gut bei mir an. Hier entstehen sehr emotionale Szenen und Geständnisse und endlich merkt man wieder den anfänglichen Zauber zwischen Sara und Setsuna - nicht nur durch Taten, sondern durch bloße Worte. Ich fand das sehr beeindruckend.

Die Mangaka steigert sich von Band zu Band und erschafft nervenaufreibende Enthüllungen. Angel Sanctuary ist und bleibt recht geheimnisvoll, auch wenn die Charaktere ihre Ziele rausbrüllen. Es ist eben nicht alles so offensichtlich, wie man es als Leser vorgesetzt bekommt.
Bis zum großen Finale sind es noch fünf Bände, aber eigentlich sind wir schon mitten drin! Ich bin immer noch sehr begeistert.

[Jenny Clark · Rating 4 out of 5]

The plot is moving more and more, and the characters are coming together. I'm wondering what happened to Kurai tho...

[EmpressKoh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Plot progressing is fine, however, I feel it took a few steps back by again adding more people to this love map that has been going on.

[Chris · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok.

[Anja · Rating 2 out of 5]

Jibrils Prozess war jetzt wirklich mal gut geschrieben, aber das wiegt die Serie jetzt nicht mehr auf

[kuristina- tabreez · Rating 4 out of 5]

As Setsuna is severely wounded and trapped, locked inside a cage as a prisoner of Heaven, Sara heads to her trial set up in a way by Sevothtarte that will be sure to convict her guilty of her accused crimes. But when Setsuna finds help in unexpected places, the Prime Minister's dark secrets begin to unravel and Sara may even be found innocent. All the while, Rosiel and Metatron work in the shadows of the chaos they have created for their own agendas, all for the sake of "fun"...


I was able to concentrate on this one more and it was really good! I loved the cliffhanger with Lailah and Setsuna, it really leaves me wanting to read more. Thank goodness I already have volume 16 with me! But I am going to have to wait a long time for the rest of the volumes to get here from the library since my account is blocked because of all my fines, eheheheh... But anyway, this was an excellent volume! I loved it!

[Дени ★ Проданова · Rating 4 out of 5]

Изключително интересен том. Времето на съда най-сетне настъпи и съдебната зала е нажежена от страсти, когато Четирите елемента се обединяват срещу тиранията на министър-председателя, който всячески се опитва да се отърве от Габриел. Голяма част от машинациите му излизат на показ по "националната телевизия" (един вид, демек пред всички ангели, от всички слоеве на Небесата).
Севи - гадина, както винаги.
Розиел - противен, както винаги.
Михаел - откачалка, както винаги.
Уриел - спасява положението, както винаги.
Рафаел - най-сетне проявява някаква загриженост за някого.
Сецуна - ще спасява Сара, както винаги, с гръм и трясък.

[Vanessa]

awesome

[Jody Mena · Rating 5 out of 5]

I adore this entire series. Kaori Yuki is a masterful storyteller and a talented artist.