Demonizer Zilch

Demonizer Zilch

The cover of the first volume of the series.
神殺姫ヂルチ
(Kamigoroshihime Djiruchi)
Genre Supernatural, Action, Romance
Manga
Written by Milan Matra
Published by Fujimi Shobo
English publisher

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Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Monthly Dragon Age
Original run September 9, 2014 – present
Volumes 3

Demonizer Zilch (Japanese: 神殺姫 (かみごろしひめ)ヂルチ Hepburn: Kamigoroshihime Djiruchi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Milan Matra. The series is licensed by Yen Press in North America.

Plot

Sixteen year old Haruomi Io (射緒 (イオ) 春臣 Io Haruomi) is haunted by dreams of how when he was younger his mother, sister, and childhood friend all died in a tragic accident. One day, Haruomi has an inexplicable pain in his chest, and is attacked shortly afterwards by a girl. After he is able to escape from her, he enounters another girl, who shows signs of being surprised to see him. The second girl is even more shocked when Haruomi's eyes begin to glow after he has another fit, this time in the form of a massive headache. She is then ordered by her boss to kill Haruomi, but he is rescued by a demon (also referred to as a "branch" (枝 Eda)) named Zilch (ヂルチ Djiruchi). Haruomi soon finds himself caught in the middle of a war between demons and a religious order called the "Seventh Gospel Organization" (第七福音機関 Dai Nana Fukuin Kikan). As events unfold, he also discovers what actually happened to his lost loved ones.

Release

Milan Matra launched Demonizer Zilch in the October issue of Fujimi Shobo's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age on September 9, 2014.[1][2] The first manga volume was released in Japan by publisher Fujimi Shobo on March 9, 2015, and three volumes have been released so far. Yen Press announced their license to the series at at Anime Expo 2015 on July 5, 2015.[2] Two English language manga volumes have been released, but it is unknown when the third book will come.

Volumes

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 March 9, 2015[3]ISBN 978-4-04-070510-1February 23, 2016[4]ISBN 9780316269391
  1. "The "Branch" Girl" ("枝"の少女 "Eda" no Shōjo)
  2. "The "Thorn" Engagement" ("棘"の契約 (エンゲージ) "Toge" no Engēji)
  3. ""Watcher Egg"" ("エグリゴリの卵" "Egurigori no Tamago")
  4. ""The 8th Sacrament of the Guilty"" ("罪人の第8柲跡" (サクラメント・オブ・ギルテイ) Sakuramento Obu Girutei)
  5. ""The Dog King's Prime Minister"" ("犬 (けん)王 (おう)の総 (そう)裁 (さい)" Ken-Ō no Sōsai)
  6. ""The Archduke of Fear & the Ring of Solomon"" ("恐怖公"とソロモン王の指輪 "Kyōfu Kō" to Soromon-Ō no Yubiwa)
2 December 5, 2015[5]ISBN 978-4-04-070787-7September 27, 2016[6]ISBN 9780316361842
  1. ""Annihilator""
  2. "The Fake Transfer Students"
  3. "School Campus Demon"
  4. "Secret Investigation"
  5. "Vengeful Ghost Marquis"
  6. "At the Training Site"
  7. "The "Branches'" Assault"
3 June 9, 2016[7]ISBN 978-4-04-070917-8——

Reception

The English adaptation of Demonizer Zilch has received reviews from various sources. Sean Gaffney from Manga Bookshelf was rather disappointed with the manga, as it was almost exactly like a manga he had just read. He referred to the main character Haruomi as "passive and aloof", but did go on to say that the fanservice was not "mind-numbingly offensive".[8] Jason Thompson from Otaku USA also reviewed the first volume, criticizing the artwork for making the characters appear doll-like. He also felt that the name dropping of Christian references and the love triangle were unoriginal. Thompson indicated that he had disliked the author's previous work, Omamori Himari, but did not go into detail on the matter.[9] Despite the criticism, the first volume of the English translation ranked at number 7 on the New York Times manga Best Seller list for the week of March 20, 2016.[10]

References

  1. ↑ 「おまもりひまり」の的良みらんエイジ新連載 [New series by Omamori Himari's Milan Matra in Age]. Natalie (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Yen Press Licenses My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As I Expected, How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, Baccano!, More". Anime News Network. July 5, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  3. ↑ 神殺姫ヂルチ 1 [Demonizer Zilch 1]. Fujimi Shobo (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Demonizer Zilch, Vol. 1". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ 神殺姫ヂルチ 2 [Demonizer Zilch 2]. Fujimi Shobo (in Japanese). Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Demonizer Zilch, Vol. 2". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ 神殺姫ヂルチ 3 [Demonizer Zilch 3]. Fujimi Shobo (in Japanese). Retrieved May 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ Sean Gaffney (March 8, 2016). "Demonizer Zilch, Vol. 1". Manga Bookshelf. Retrieved April 21, 2016.
  9. ↑ Thompson, Jason (August 2016). "[Review] Demonizer Zilch". Otaku USA. Vol. 9 no. 6. pp. 27–28.
  10. ↑ "Best Sellers Manga March 20, 2016". New York Times. Retrieved April 21, 2016.

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