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Demon Diary, Book 2

Demon Diary, Book 2

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Rating: 5 stars
Summary: One of the best manga I've seen!
Review: I love this manga! The character Eclipse has his work cut out for him, Lol!!! ^_^ and Raenef is sooo cute!!! ^-^ I recomend this manga if you want to get somthing with a medieval twist!!!!

Rating: 3 stars
Summary: Dreamy Demons
Review: If you can get past the fact that Raenef looks way too much like a girl I think there is a lot to like in Demon Diary V.2. The story continues with Eclipse, the older, wiser and presumably more frightening demon continuing his tutelage of Master Raenef, former thief and current demon lord. Their dynamic is one of contrasts since Eclipse is everything a demon lord should be: evil, ruthless and merciless and Raenef....well, let's just say Eclipse has got his work cut out for him. Still, you see that Raenef is pathetically eager to please Eclipse and manages to get himself into plenty of trouble as a result. Although Eclipse seems rather forbidding, you also get the sense that he might have a soft spot for his charge.

Raenef's unexpected trip places him in no small amount of danger and he ends up gaining yet another "pet" to add to his "zoo" much to Eclipse's chagrin. We also get a flashback detailing how Eclipse met Raenef, which is a cute story and looks to be continued in the third volume.

So what's not to like? The artwork is nice although Raenef could look stand to look less like a girl, and frankly there is plenty of humor here at work, both visually and storywise. The potential plot seems filled with lots of excellant possibilities as newcomer Raenef continues to adjust to his power and status while trying to maintaining his kind heart. Eclipse's frustrations are doubtless going to be legion and provide plenty of humor as well. The fact there are demons, gods, clerics and fate involved should only add spice to the mix. I enjoyed this volume and am looking forward to seeing the story pick up some momentum in volume 3.

Rating: 1 stars
Summary: For ten bucks, this needs to be in colour!!!!!
Review: Maybe I don't get manga, or perhaps I'm just an old geezerette and this comic is over my head. Yes, the illustrations are nice (most of them) but where's the story? I always end up disappointed - but I guess my expectations were unfounded.
Oh well, back to reading slashy stories....

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Suprise Favorite
Review: Ok I really wasn't expecting anything when I picked up this manga. It turned out to be one of the funniest things I have picked up in a long time. Now if yaoi (or gay) bothers you, there really isn't anything to worry about in this manga. So don't let that put you off in any way. Yes it's there but how should I say this... nothing I would mind my 9 year old brother reading. The art is impressive especially since this seems to be the author's first work. I think anyone would like this, and as soon as I return my borrowed copy I will buy for myself.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: It keeps getting better..
Review: Summary/What Happens in volume 2: This volume covers two basic stories in the Demon Diary story. There are no 'extra' stories like the first volume had. The first covers Eclipse getting deeper into Raenef's Demon Lord training. He's disappointed that Raenef let the knight from the first volume survive, but doesn't make a move to kill her. Freaked out after a lesson in killing, the Demon Lord in training figures he should try to head east alone, to train himself on his own. This doesn't work out the way he planned, as an overly confident 'super genius' cleric-in-training named Chris summons him with a spell. Eclipse finds and saves Raenef just in time.. to make a long story short, Raenef's castle gets another 'guest'. ^_^ The second part covers how Eclipse and Raenef met. After the previous Raenef died, Eclipse sets out to the south to find the next Demon Lord. Surprised to discover a young thief is really the one next in line, things happen, hijinxs ensue, and we're left at a partial cliff-hanger.

Pros: This volume was very entertaining. We start really seeing the profound effect Raenef is having on Eclipse, rather than the other way around. The introduction into the new characters, the knight and the cleric, was smooth. They didn't appear out of nowhere, and the novel didn't stray away from the main storyline to delve completely into their paths. I'm sure future volumes will explain their history, though. The art is top-notch, too. ^^ The artist never skimps on the beauty that drew me into DD.

Cons: Now, I'll be honest. The main problem I had with this volume was the very visible editing errors. I'm not sure if their graphic designer got lazy, but I noticed several kerning inconsistencies, obvious text alignment mistakes, bad cleaning of tones where they slip in text over a background, etc. A lot of people won't really notice this, but I was disappointed that they seemed to rush their editing of this volume.

Overall, if you enjoyed the first volume, you'll love this one. ^_^ Eclipse and Raenef fans will not be disappointed. Shounen ai fans will gush. Go! Run out and buy it today. I almost gave this a '4', but the editing problems aren't as bad as several other TokyoPop volumes. Demon Diary gets a 5 for the great read. =)

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Ehh..
Review: the story kind of bogged down. i found it less enjoying than the first volume but still amusing...the art is still beautiful as ever though. so i wouldn't say this is a must buy but definitely give it a chance anyway ^_^

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: it is a really good manga
Review: this is really a good manga. at first it might seem like only raenef failing miserably at becoming a big scary demon lord because he is so cute and happy-go-lucky but it gets a lot better later on in 3,4,5,6,7.

it doens't include anything that shouldn't be in a pg-rated book, there's just a little mild violence when stuff gets blown up and when chris and erutis clobber each other on the head. personally, i don't see why its rated 13+ except for one chapter picture in book 4 when Krayon dresses like a girl, complete with pigtails, tight jeans, and tight t-shirt. the most "romance-related" thing that happens is when meruhsae kisses eclipse on the forehead.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: A demon with the heart of an angel
Review: This vol. is very hilarious and interesting oonce you get to know the story, I had to read it like 3 times in order to get it but at least you understood it, Ranef is a young boy who destiny chose him to be the next great demon lord, but the only problem is that he has the heart of an angel, he is to sweet to be an evil demon lord!! and of course the only way for him to be like that is to be tutored by the most handsome and one of the most powerful demons....Eclipse, don't let his looks fool you he might be tough from the outside but he is a good demon on the inside, so read the book, and read it, It is an interesting book!!


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