Takaya Kagami

After trumpets of the apocalypse proclaim the fall of humanity, vampires arise from the shadows to rule the earth. Yuichiro wants just one thing--to get revenge by killing each and every vampire. Yuichiro and his friends head back to the Demon Army to prepare for the final battle. At the base, Kureto struggles to stave off Shikama Doji from controlling his body. But things quickly begin to fall apart when Shikama Doji also tries to take over Shinoa and Yuichiro! Will they be able to stop the show more possession? Or will they lose their bodies to the first progenitor? show less

3.75/5 ★★★☆☆
One goal of 2019 is to read more manga so i had to start this one before watching the anime and holy moly: i am hooked. i miss the vampire hype so i'm really intrigued to keep reading this series.
i love when everything starts with a tragedy, yeah you read correctly i'm a angst lover so i can't wait to see where the journey goes. our main character is on a revenge mission and THAT ENDING i have a GAY VIBE ABOUT YUU AND MIKA but i have a gay vibe about everything so show more don't take me too seriously but it's gay, right?
obviously this is just an introduction, i have a feeling it will get better and better. show less

This was a decent volume in the Seraph of the End series. Yuichiro transforms into a hideous demonic beast and this volume goes through his recovery from that. Mika is also recovering from the last battle after being forcibly removed from it by a Noble vampire.

There is a lot of character development for Yuichiro as he reflects on being grateful for his team and his new friends. This felt like a bit of a transition novel to me...not as much action as previous volumes.

Overall this was a good show more continuation of the Seraph of the End series. I liked some of the elements introduced around human experimentation and the evil demon-like seraph. I plan on reading the next book in the series, but my interest in this series is starting to wane a bit. show less

This is the fifth book in the Seraph of the End series. I really enjoyed the first few books in this manga series, but the last couple have been slow. I thought this one was even slower than volume 4.

This volume starts with Yu getting called in to be interrogated by the upper members of the Hiragi family who are worried he is a vampire spy. After that Yu and crew learn how to manifest and be possessed by their demon weapons in order to increase their effectiveness.

I continue to enjoy the show more illustration a lot. I like the world here and some of the characters are interesting but I feel like the story has stalled a bit in the last couple volumes.

Overall I thought this volume was okay. I was a bit disappointed in the story progress again...not sure if I will continue the series or not at this point. I unfortunately have to buy each of these volumes (rather than borrow from the library) and I am not sure it’s really worth it. show less