Product Description

Chiaki is the orphaned daughter of the Archangel Michael and a human woman. Ororon is a devil with a bounty on his head. Together, they struggle to stay alive as the battle between devils and the angelic order rage around them.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1029225 in Books
• Published on: 2004-04-06
• Released on: 2004-04-06
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 240 pages

From the Publisher
Appeals to the Goth culture fan base.

English adaptation by Josh D.M. Dysart - Creator and writer of Image Comics' hit Violent Messiahs - Image comic adaptor of Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon - Currently head writer on DC's Demon series.

Appeals to fans of Wish.

Customer Reviews

Surprising, Honestly...
This really was a wonderful series. I went into it with a lot of doubt. Imagine my surprise by the time I got to the fourth book and read the near-heart breaking intro by the gentleman responsible for the English adaptation...I was hooked to the very end. And that gentleman was right. As a reader, I really was disappointed in the end. Life isn't a fairytale. Happy endings aren't always a guarantee even in a book.
I lift my glass and offer a toast to Chiaki and Ororon. Anyone who has doubts, don't. I promise you will walk away feeling a strange contentment. If anything, it will offer you something to think about, beyond the normal trivial longings of day-to-day life.
Enjoy.

Deviously Delicious!
The Demon Ororon is an awesome manga! I was extrememly skeptical at first because when I opened it up I saw Chiaki and Ororon's immediate attraction to her and lets just say that I was confused for a while. Was Chiaki a girl or boy? lol No seriously though, after reading further I loved it! I loved Ororon and began to connect with the characters on some level.
As far as the art goes, well its something you need to get used to. I notice that it differenciates while maintaining an almost liberal style. You can tell that Hakase Mizuki sticks to her art and doesn't copy off of others. She's comfortable with her work and thats what makes a great manga artist. In the end, all I can say is this, if you are a manga fan by any means, Ororon is one series that you must check out.

Don't let the beginning discourage you...or mislead you
This manga is wonderful, but you wouldn't be able to tell by reading the first volume. It starts off really shaky as Mizuki Hakase tries to introduce too much, too fast, and it's hard to even figure out what direction the story is heading in. Characters like the cat demons Shiro and Kuro seem to be just a failed attempt to add humor, and the developing romance between Chiaki and Ororon is as forced and unbelievable as the events that brought them together (a teenage girl practically begging a complete stranger to come and live with her...a demon king agreeing to live with some random little girl? Ooookay...)

However, once you've struggled through the unorganized chaos of the first volume, you will find yourself swept away into the lives of these unforgettable characters. Even though The Demon Ororon is full of battles, fighting, ruthless killing, and lots of blood and gore (it took me a few seconds before I realized those things that one of the characters is holding are actually his intestines hanging out of the hole in his stomach), the main focus of the story is still the characters and their complex relationships with each other. The heart-wrenching sadness that Chiaki feels when she is torn about her feelings for Ororon, the frustration Ororon feels when he realizes that he is unable to make Chiaki happy...as mismatched as the two characters were at first, by the end of the story I was really rooting for them.

But it's dangerous to become too attached to any of the characters in a story like this. The plot is incredibly dark and tragic, so if you're looking for a lighthearted, feel-good manga, this is not for you. Hopelessness and depression surround all the events in this story, sometimes lurking quietly in the background during a more uplifting scene, giving you the uneasy feeling that disaster and blood-shed aren't far away, other times staring you directly in the face as innocent children are molested and slaughtered. But the violence and blood are never used just for shock value, rather they are there to show you the extent of the horrible world that Chiaki and her friends have been unwillingly sucked into.

The story is also incredibly thought provoking, both religiously and philosophically, and it raises a lot of questions about good and evil and whether the line between them is really as defined as some people believe it to be.

The drawing style that Mizuki Hakase uses is very...different. The characters have unnaturally long limbs and strangely drawn faces that definitely take some getting used to. Some of the characters look similar and it gets really confusing trying to discern who's who, but I still loved most of the artwork and thought it fit well with the mood of the story.

Overall, The Demon Ororon is an excellent story filled with realistic and likable characters that will make you laugh, cry, and...mostly cry. But if you enjoy reading darker manga with engaging and suspenseful storylines, you will not be disappointed with this one.