D.N.Angel, Volume 8 [Comic]

Yukiru Sugisaki (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 7, 2005

Riku is distraught over Dark stealing the painting she got from Daisuke. Meanwhile, Dark takes the painting back to the Niwa home, where he reveals that the painting has gone all black. Daisuke, inside the painting, meets the real Freedert, who tells him the true version of "Ice and Snow," a story the rest of the Niwas hear from Kosuke, who reveals that its original title was "Ice and Dark." It is again emphasized that fairy tales are written as warnings, and that the warning was taken out of "Ice and Dark" when the title was changed and it was re-written during the Cultural Reformation. The Niwas decide they need to find the sword that Elliot had. The Haradas decide to go after Dark to tell him to give Daisuke's painting back. Daisuke decides to help Freedert by painting a picture (for Toki no Byoushin to live in until, hopefully, Elliot shows up). Satoshi decides to let the Niwas find the sword. The important things we learn from this chapter are that Daisuke's paintings have power, humans can't live long in Freedert's world, and there's still a lot about Satoshi we don't know. Risa and Riku have made it to the crime scene, where Risa uses her feminine wiles to distract a police officer so the two of them can get closer to Dark. Meanwhile, Dark gets to Satoshi and the Toki no Kusabi after going through several magical barriers. Dark forces Satoshi to let Krad take control, and they fight. The fight is interrupted when Riku shows up. Important things learned in this chapter include Risa's sincere love for Dark, and Krad's vs. Dark's opinions on humanity and their own existence. The chapter begins with a narration telling of an artist and a thief from long ago, probably a reference to the original Hikari and Niwa, but names are excluded. Satoshi restores Daisuke's painting, thereby allowing Dark to go inside and get Daisuke out. Daisuke realizes that Freedert is dying and wants desperately to help her but can't. Dark pulls him out of the painting, and Satoshi puts the sword inside the painting, so Freedert and Elliot are reunited at last. Important things in this chapter include the story of the artist and the thief, Freedert's warning to Daisuke not to try to protect his love by dying, and Dark's monologue about eternity.

Product Details

• Comic: 192 pages
• Publisher: TokyoPop (June 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1591829577
• ISBN-13: 978-1591829577
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #427,127 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another Excellent Volume of DNAngel, June 6, 2005

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Hakajin "Ecclectic Student" (GA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: D.N.Angel, Volume 8 (Comic)

I think that volume 8 may be one of my favorites in the series. Daisuke is trapped inside his painting where he meets a girl named Freedert, the heroine of the story "Snow and Ice". He finds out from her that the version of the story that he's always heard is not what really happened, and she tells him the true, tragic version. Meanwhile, Riku and Risa try to steal back Daisuke's painting that Dark had stolen from them.

The art is as good as always, and the story is better than usual. I would have liked to have seen more romance between Daisuke and Riku, but I suppose not every volume can focus on it.

If you've been reading the series, you should definately pick this one up. If not, read the rest first. It really is a good series.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars yeah!, July 31, 2005

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yoshi the kid (San Fran, Califonia!) - See all my reviews

This review is from: D.N. Angel Vol. 7 (Paperback)

Isn't it classic? No matter how many time Dark/Daisuke transforms in front of the Harada twins, neither will find out Daisuke's secret til the end of the book. Oh, well. This book, as always with this awesome series, was very funny (the laughs are important) as well as the ending, which kept you wishing it were time for the next book to come out. Daisuke is trapped in the Toki No Byoushin, or the Second Hand of Time, throughout the book, and the only way to get him back is by getting the painting that he had given to Riku, which is where the artwork transferred to when Daisuke touched the original TnB. Obviousely, if you've read as far as six, then you're gonna want this book, and it is only right that you get the eighth one after. so, this book gets a 5 outta 5 from me. Rock on Sugisaki-San!!

0 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, June 30, 2005

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V.S. (Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: D.N. Angel Vol. 7 (Paperback)

If you've come this far in the series, you know what a mastermind Yukiru Sugisaku is. If you're starting now, what are you doing at book seven and get the first six already!

For the sake of not revealing anything overly important [that and I haven't read this one in a while], there will be no spoilers. However, you can't be disappointed with another appearance by Krad, more of the beautiful artwork we know and love, and all the good times to be had with Daisuke, Takeshi, and the rest of the gang!