Descendants of Darkness: Yami no Matsuei, Vol. 11 [Paperback]

Yoko Matsushita (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2, 2006

As the god of death, Tsuzuki has a lot to think about. First of all, there are all those dead people. Someone's got to escort them safely to the afterlife. Then there's all that bureaucracy. The affairs of death come with a lot of paperwork, budgetary concerns and endless arcana. Combining supernatural action with heavy dollops of romance, sex and humor, Descendants of Darkness proves one thing: Death is big business...and business is good!

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About the Author

Yoko Matsushita is the author of the manga series Yami no Matsuei also published by Hakusensha in Japan. Descendants of Darkness is her second series.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; 1 edition (May 2, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1421505363
• ISBN-13: 978-1421505367
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #622,233 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #82 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Comics & Graphic Novels > Graphic Novels > Horror

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16 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not the end?, October 26, 2006

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Lika Laruku "likalaruku" (Seattle.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Descendants of Darkness: Yami no Matsuei, Vol. 11 (Paperback)

According to the infamous Wikipedia there just might be a 12th volume. The mangaka went on haiatus in 2001 from this serties & hasn't made a manga since. My personal guess is that the original Japanese publishers are pressuring her to pick up the series again now that they're making forign profit through Viz off the series. The exact same thing happened to the Aoike Yasuko whom made the Eroica manga; 7 year haiatus on book 19, now on book 33.
Hopefully the series will extend beyond a 12th book & like Patalliro, get a second TV series to boot. Oh yeah, & there's a raunchy yaoi scene at the end between unfamiliar characters. The series gets progressively BL.

13 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Descedants Of Darkness... Ends All To Quickly, May 10, 2006

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Cody Shay "Big Yami No Matsuei Fan.." (Slate Lick, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Descendants of Darkness: Yami no Matsuei, Vol. 11 (Paperback)

I've loved Descendants of Darkness ever since I saw the anime a few years ago. (And I am a guy, by the way. I waited forever for the manga to come out, and even bought the Japanese version a few years ago off Ebay. (Though I can't read kanji...) I am glad it finally came out in English, but unfortunately Vol. 11 is the last. The author never finished the stories and kinda left us all hanging. Unfortunately a lot of great anime do this, including X/1999.

DOD is a great fantasy shojo and is worth reading. Tsuzuki is one of my all time favorite anime/manga characters, and I hope someday the story will be finished... but I'm not holding my breath.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Terrific Series, September 11, 2009

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Martha Johnson (Concord, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Descendants of Darkness: Yami no Matsuei, Vol. 11 (Paperback)

This is a great series both in book form and on DVD! Love the whole Shinagami (basically Angels of Death or Guardians of Death) concept. The characters are wonderfully alive and sympathetic - even the villain. The stories are engrossing and the art is absolutely beautiful! The ending is satisfying - for an ending. I just wish it wasn't the END because I really enjoy reading these books and would love to see further adventures for all four of the 'angels'.