3 x 3 Eyes, Vol. 4: Blood of the Sacred Demon [Paperback]

Yuzo Takada (Author, Artist)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 18, 2002

Everything changes in this volume of 3x3 Eyes, one of Japan's most popular and longest-running series! The zombie teenager Yakumo has been searching for Pai, the girl he loves, for years. When he finds her, she's in big trouble! The amnesiac Pai has forgotten all about her inhuman heritage and mystical powers, and an evil group of supernatural Puppet People are on the hunt for her! Can Yakumo use his new special attack moves to rescue Pai and restore her memories? Or will she run from him -- and the truth -- as well?

Editorial Reviews

From School Library Journal

Adult/High School-As this story opens, a mysterious stranger is looking for a young woman he calls the goddess of his destiny. The girl, Pai, is living the life of a typical Japanese schoolgirl, but she is being stalked by faceless puppets. Do they have anything to do with Yakumo, the ragged young man who says he is her wu, an undying bodyguard, and tells her that she is an immortal demon? Pai is left with no option but to confront the truth when the puppets kidnap her two best friends and hold them for ransom: the immortality of their creator. Blood could be a horror film-it even includes a gratuitous shower scene, and Pai tends to end up with her clothing in tatters, while Yakumo has the snappy dialogue down pat ("Smile when you say that-or you can rescue yourself!"). But the story is intriguing, even if all of the questions aren't answered here. Readers may not learn exactly what a sanjiyan is, or how Pai made Yakumo her servant, but his affection for her is genuine, and her struggle to accept that she isn't human evokes sympathy. While the black-and-white art is clear and conveys the story well, it's not exceptional in any way.
Susan Salpini, Fairfax County Public Schools, VA
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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Dark Horse (March 18, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569717354
• ISBN-13: 978-1569717356
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #671,915 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Highly recommended for fans of dark fantasy action-adventure, August 5, 2002

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This review is from: 3 x 3 Eyes, Vol. 4: Blood of the Sacred Demon (Paperback)

3X3 Eyes: Blood Of The Sacred Demon is the fourth and latest graphic novel of the popular manga (Japanese comic) series by Yuzo Takada, about an immortal three-eyed demon girl who yearns to become human and the cursed, indestructible young man with whom she shares her soul. Pai has had her memory and her third eye sealed away, and she is leading a normal life blissfully unaware of who and what she really is. Yet Yakumo is determined to reawaken her, if only because the evil forces that seek to subvert her power can never be beaten back while she remains unaware. Fans of the animated version will notice significant variations in the original source comic, including a different twist ending to the pair's battle with a ruthless marionette! Highly recommended for fans of dark fantasy action-adventure, as are the previous three volumes: House Of Demons, Curse Of The Gesu, and Flight Of The Demon.