Pages

Sunday, March 10, 2013

Manga Review: Demon Love Spell, Volume 1, by Mayu Shinjo



Rating (Out of 5): ~3-3.5
Publisher: VIZ Media (Shojo Beat)
Volumes: 5+
Spoilers?: Some/Minor-ish
Buy it here: Amazon.

Goodreads Synopsis:

By the creator of Ai Ore! and Sensual PhraseMiko is a shrine maiden who has never had much success at seeing or banishing spirits. Then she meets Kagura, a sexy demon who feeds off women’s feelings of passion and love. Kagura’s insatiable appetite has left many girls at school brokenhearted, so Miko casts a spell to seal his powers. Surprisingly the spell works—sort of—but now Kagura is after her!

Reads R to L (Japanese style) for teen plus audiences.

Review:

I was hesitant to start this series when I have barely even started Ai Ore!, by the same author, but decided to get it anyway (I still plan on reading more of Ai Ore!, though, so don't worry). (Also, I now have the second volume, so I must review this one.)
This volume was just kind of average. The main character, Miko, is part of a family of demon exorcists, and she works at a shrine, but she’s the only one in her family who can’t see demons. She ends up trying to exorcise this playboy at her school, trying to protect her friend from him, and the playboy actually ends up being a very powerful incubus. She turns him into this tiny little boy, about the size of a hamster, and he clings onto her because he’s now defenseless and has nowhere to go. Although, he has taken to visiting her in her dreams, where he's a fully grown, and seduces her rather easily every time. At least, he does this until her awake self finds out and puts up a barrier (using some kind of spell) so that he can't.
Miko was alright. She gets embarrassed easily, she yells a lot, resists to all sexual/romantic advances; right now, she’s a pretty average, typical heroine, and while I don’t think that will change much, I do hope she gets better. Or that I get to know her more/get used to her.
The playboy demon, Kagura, isn’t too bad. He’s generally domineering and the type of bad boy who makes girls blush, but the fact that he’s now stuck in a tiny hamster size body has definitely made him more vulnerable and adorable. I’m not very sure how I feel about him, though. Or the romance between him and Miko. He’s falling for her, which he’s made rather obvious, even though they don’t really know each other. I just don’t feel like I know him very well yet.
So far, this seems rather typical Mayu Shinjo: with a naïve, blushing heroine and a bad boy, dominant love interest. It was funny, and there wasn’t really any graphic sex, although there was a bit of kissing. I think Kagura is starting to take the role of the dominant male who comes in and saves his woman because she’s incapable of doing it herself (even if she has the reason that she doesn’t know how to get rid of demons by herself and can only see them when he's touching her), which is worthy of some eye-rolling and annoyance, although I don’t think there was anything particularly overtly offensive (I could be wrong, however, so go ahead and let me know if there was something in particular in this volume), although it’s very possible there will be something in future books.
Right now, this was just average. Nothing really stuck out to me, nothing really offended me too much. I will be sticking around for a couple more volumes, hoping that it gets better. (I might end up sticking around for a lot of it, actually, because of the sex that I’m sure is to come. I’m such a sucker for that stuff. Although, to be fair, that's kind of the best part of all of Shinjo's books.)

6 comments:

  1. 3months ago my younger sister came to ask for little money from me, if I had it, I won't have discussed it with my fiancee . When I told him he said that he don't have and then said, she is a girl right, can she make some cash for herself? Then I said, she's been looking for a job. He replied me by, she'd gonna have to sleep for cash. I said, how? Then he said, my sister should be sleeping with men and get paid. Then I angrily slapped him. That was what brought our separation. I'll call him he won't pick or call back the last message he mailed was. Go away you stupid bitch. And stop calling me. I have cried then I became used it. Last 3days ago while surfing around the Internet I came across a site that talks about Ex back then I click it and saw, lots of comments some was about those have problems some needing help, and so many comments was about praising sunlight. At first I notice how powerful she might be. Sunlight goddess of the queen mother durga mother of the seas queen of the universe. Below was her mail, sunlightspell@gmail.com so I copy then I mailed her with my problems. She replied and welcome me very much and then tell me what to do. That morning I was less busy so I took my time to follow instructions. Then she send me the rules of the ritual at first I was afraid when I read it, but I continued so everything was done and she just told me to wait for him and she never mailed again. Few hour, that morning. My Ex called me crying on the phone begging me before I knew he was till on the phone the knocked the door to my house and knee. Then, I was shocked then I ran speechless for a while. Next day of it still I did not mail to thank I thought this was a setup then I gave her email to my friend who has been sick then she mailed her. this morning of it my friend came to my place to thank after she read her rules, then goddess sunlight sent her some spiritual after she read, she just sneeze and it's was as if life came through her that was how she was cured from Hiv. Then she said she should show me what she read, after she opened her hotmail the message that contains the words went blanked then she screamed said, I have never see such thing before. She looked at me I was weeping so she was, right then was just write appreciating mails to her for her goodness. From that day me and my man we are so happy even more that we were before

    ReplyDelete
  2. 'After being in relationship with Wilson for seven years,he broke up with me, I did everything possible to bring him back but all was in vain, I wanted him back so much because of the love I have for him, I begged him with everything, I made promises but he refused. I explained my problem to someone online and she suggested that I should contact a spell caster that could help me cast a spell to bring him back but I am the type that don't believed in spell, I had no choice than to try it, I meant a spell caster called Dr Zuma zuk and I email him, and he told me there was no problem that everything will be okay before three days, that my ex will return to me before three days, he cast the spell and surprisingly in the second day, it was around 4pm. My ex called me, I was so surprised, I answered the call and all he said was that he was so sorry for everything that happened, that he wanted me to return to him, that he loves me so much. I was so happy and went to him, that was how we started living together happily again. Since then, I have made promise that anybody I know that have a relationship problem, I would be of help to such person by referring him or her to the only real and powerful spell caster who helped me with my own problem and who is different from all the fake ones out there. Anybody could need the help of the spell caster, his email: spiritualherbalisthealers@gmail.com you can email him if you need his assistance in your relationship or anything. CONTACT HIM NOW FOR SOLUTION TO ALL YOUR PROBLEMS'

    ReplyDelete
  3. After being in relationship with him for seven years,he broke up with me, I did everything possible to bring him back but all was in vain, I wanted him back so much because of the love I have for him, I begged him with everything, I made promises but he refused. I explained my problem to someone online and she suggested that I should rather contact a spell caster that could help me cast a spell to bring him back but I am the type that never believed in spell, I had no choice than to try it, I mailed the spell caster, and he told me there was no problem that everything will be okay before three days, that my ex will return to me before three days, he cast the spell and surprisingly in the second day, it was around 4pm. My ex called me, I was so surprised, I answered the call and all he said was that he was so sorry for everything that happened, that he wanted me to return to him, that he loves me so much. I was so happy and went to him, that was how we started living together happily again. Since then, I have made promise that anybody I know that have a relationship problem, I would be of help to such person by referring him or her to the only real and powerful spell caster who helped me with my own problem and who is different from all the fake ones out there. Anybody could need the help of the spell caster, his email: drajascospellhome@gmail.com you can email him if you need his assistance in your relationship or anything. CAN NEVER STOP TALKING ABOUT YOU SIR HIS EMAIL ADDRESS IS:drajascospellhome@gmail.com CONTACT HIM NOW FOR SOLUTION TO ALL YOUR PROBLEM

    ReplyDelete
  4. Hello every one i am very happy today to share this great testimony with you, I contacted Dr Ogudugu in regards of my lover. He no longer wanted to associate with me anymore. He was interested in working out from the marriage, after begging and pleading with him I realized it was out of my hands, he really was leaving me. My co-worker went through a similar situation and told me that Dr Ogudugu had helped her. I can't say how much I'm grateful she introduced me to Him. After discussing the resolution with Dr Ogudugu, get your lover back spell has done more than what I expected. My lover not only came back to me, but has left his wife and now we are engaged, we are getting married next year, I don't know what I would have done without you. I believe you are my guardian angel you can contact him Via Email GREATOGUDUGU@GMAIL.COM

    ReplyDelete
  5. THANKS TO THE MIGHTY SPELL CASTER DR okeke ODIN WHO HELPED ME BROUGHT BACK MY HUSBAND TO BACK HOME TO MY KIDS. I AM DNELLAY WILLIAM. I WAS MARRIED TO MY HUSBAND WILLIAM SCOTCH FOR SEVEN YEARS AND WE LIVED HAPPILY TOGETHER UNTIL A CERTAIN DAY HE JUST WOKE UP FROM SLEEP TO TELL ME THAT HE DOES NOT LOVE ME ANY MORE. AT FIRST I TAUGHT IT WAS A JOKE BUT WITH TIME I BECAME TO SEE THAT HE WAS SERIOUS.WE ALREADY HAVE TWO KIDS TOGETHER AND I WAS ALREADY PREGNANT FOR MY THIRD BABY. SO A DAY CAME WHEN HE JUST ARRANGED HIS BAGS AND SAID HE WAS LEAVING THE HOUSE FOR GOOD AND NOT LONGER INTERESTED IN THE RELATIONSHIP. I FOUND OUT THAT HE WAS IN LOVE WITH ANOTHER GIRL AND THEY BOTH TRAVELED OUT OF THE STATE. AS I WAS READING THROUGH THE INTERNET ABOUT DIVORCE, I READ ABOUT THIS GREAT SPELL CASTER DR KEKE SO I CONTACTED HIM FOR HELP. HE TOLD ME NOT TO WORRY THAT IN JUST 24 HOURS, THAT MY HUSBAND WAS GOING TO COM BACK. I NEVER BELIEVED HIM UNTIL THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN MY HUSBAND CAME TO THE HOUSE ASKING FOR MY FORGIVENESS. NOW WE ARE HAPPY TOGETHER WITH OUR KIDS. YOU CAN CONTACT DR KEKE TODAY AT writelovespell@gmail.com once
    again contact him at writelovespell@gmail.com. or whatsAp him on +2348140443360 HE IS THE BEST SPELL CASTER AND SOLUTION TO ALL YOUR PROBLEMS AND PREDICAMENTS

    ReplyDelete
  6. There is a great herbal man called Dr voodoo who can cure Hepatitis B virus and other deadly diseases with the use of natural herbs to cure Hepatitis B virus problems. He is from Africa and he is a great doctor and he can also cure you as well if you are have the problem And other deadly disease and here is email address voodoospelltemple66@gmail.com or Whatsapp +2348140120719 HERPES CURE,CANCER CURE,HIV/AIDS CURE,HPV CURE

    ReplyDelete