Devils and Realist 魔界王子 Devils and Realist (Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist)

If you’re a regular reader I think you probably know I’m not a fan of Comic Zero Sum stories – so why am I giving Devils and Realist 魔界王子 Devils and Realist (Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist) by TAKADONO Madoka 高殿円 and YUKIHIRO Utako 雪広うたこ a chance?  I really don’t know, maybe not much out there that’s different.

The story takes place in an English boarding school about an aristocrat that has lost his money and is super ambitious and not even religious but needs the appearance of a religious background for his ambitions and demons (and eventually angels) who are basically stalking him due to who he is and about his naming the next king of hell while Lucifer slumbers.  He has a sidekick that’s into the occult, seemingly for comic appeal.

There is anime out there but I’ve not seen it – so can’t comment on it.  In Japan there are at least 9 volumes out and it’s ongoing.  Seven Seas seems to be releasing a volume every 3 – 4 months.

07-Ghost セブンゴースト

I’m sure that those of you that love Comic Zero-Sum (Ichijinsha), are so excited that VIZ has finally bought the rights and is publishing a volume every other month of 07-Ghost セブンゴースト by AMEMIYA Yuki 雨宮ゆき and ICHIHARA Yukino 市原てつ乃.  This is a good rate of release for this completed 17 volume series.

They did not pick up the side story (at least not that I know of) 07-Ghost: Children.

One other thing that Go!Comi did but VIZ isn’t doing, and almost never does in any series, the color pages were in color.  If you’re like me this is one of the things about VIZ that I hate, they usually do the color pages in black and white (I actually can’t remember ever seeing any color pages in color with VIZ).

Since I’m not a fan of Comic Zero-Sum (Ichijinsha), I’ve started many of their series, including 07-Ghost, but have been super bored with the bishie battle manga that seems to be what they produce, that I’ve never finished or gotten close to finishing any of their manga.