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Yami no Matsuei #11
Descendants of Darkness, Volume 11
The business of Death is never done. Asato Tsuzuki works as a Shinigami, or "Guardian o Death," in the Ministry of Hades. It's his duty to make sure that the souls of the dead reach the afterlife, but contrary ghosts and humanity's evils keep getting in the way of a job well done. With all these problem assignments, will he ever get a bonus...or will he be stuck paying back damages for all eternity?
While Tatsumi is in the Imaginary World looking for Hisoka, Hisoka is in the Fuyuu Desert challenging Kurikara, the Dragon King, to obtain his Shiki power. However, Hisoka is no match for the master swordfighter, and the Tengu must rush in to save him. Kurikara is about to return from exile, bringing the Imaginary World to the brink of war, and Tsuzuki finds himself playing negotiator between the two sides!
While Tatsumi is in the Imaginary World looking for Hisoka, Hisoka is in the Fuyuu Desert challenging Kurikara, the Dragon King, to obtain his Shiki power. However, Hisoka is no match for the master swordfighter, and the Tengu must rush in to save him. Kurikara is about to return from exile, bringing the Imaginary World to the brink of war, and Tsuzuki finds himself playing negotiator between the two sides!
200 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2004
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Yoko Matsushita
30 books45 followersYoko Matsushita (松下 容子) is a mangaka best known for the supernatural series Yami no Matsuei (published in English as Descendants of Darkness).
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March 7, 2022
Weren't the residents of the Imaginary World minding their own business until Hisoka came and stirred up trouble? Maybe the MCs should have left well enough alone! I feel like the non-human characters really don't get their rights respected...
I may have missed or misremembered something. I read the previous volume quite a while ago and don't recall the other plot with the investigation of the woman in the basement and the old school.
The background of Hisoka's family being cursed is interesting.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure anyone reading this series gave up expecting it to make sense quite a while ago.
I may have missed or misremembered something. I read the previous volume quite a while ago and don't recall the other plot with the investigation of the woman in the basement and the old school.
The background of Hisoka's family being cursed is interesting.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure anyone reading this series gave up expecting it to make sense quite a while ago.
July 19, 2018
Hisoka faces the shinigami he desires, Kurikara, the king of dragons. Only the king appears to be a boy, barely older than Hisoka himself. More importantly, Kurikara does not want to be his. This youthful appearing exile (who’s actually centuries old) wants something else, vengeance on the ones whom imprisoned him. Between Hisoka popping into his prison and the wormholes opening, Kurikara may at last have a chance at getting the revenge he craves.
Back in the village protected by the Kurosaki estate, Tatsumi and Watari uncover more mysteries involving Hisoka’s family, a family everyone in the region hails as heroes. Long ago, a Kurosaki samurai defeated a horned snake god, whom the village was forced to sacrifice their own flesh and blood to. There may be a more sinister truth behind the legend with a villain at the center of it all as perverse as Muraki…
Many mysteries and unanswered questions were raised by this volume. What’s between Kurikara and Soryuu? There’s seems more to than simple adversity. What was Kurikara trying to tell Soryuu about the King of the imaginary world? Will Hisoka escape from his current peril? Will his father escape from his? Just what is the connection between Yotonokami, the horned serpent and the Kurosaki family? What secrets is Nagare hiding? Was he actually trying to protect his son along with his reputation when he locked Hisoka up? Did Muraki actually save Hisoka from the family curse by cursing Hisoka himself? (I’m getting a visual of Muraki sticking out his tongue and going “Nyah! Nyah!” at Yotonokami. Ahem. :)) What’s with Rui and her doppelganger? Does Hisoka himself have a doppelganger as well?
I’m still waiting for the answers, Matsushita-sensei. One day I’m hoping you’ll return to this series and reveal them. In the meantime, for an exquisitely drawn story with mysterious characters that leave me hungry for more, this gets four stars.
Back in the village protected by the Kurosaki estate, Tatsumi and Watari uncover more mysteries involving Hisoka’s family, a family everyone in the region hails as heroes. Long ago, a Kurosaki samurai defeated a horned snake god, whom the village was forced to sacrifice their own flesh and blood to. There may be a more sinister truth behind the legend with a villain at the center of it all as perverse as Muraki…
Many mysteries and unanswered questions were raised by this volume. What’s between Kurikara and Soryuu? There’s seems more to than simple adversity. What was Kurikara trying to tell Soryuu about the King of the imaginary world? Will Hisoka escape from his current peril? Will his father escape from his? Just what is the connection between Yotonokami, the horned serpent and the Kurosaki family? What secrets is Nagare hiding? Was he actually trying to protect his son along with his reputation when he locked Hisoka up? Did Muraki actually save Hisoka from the family curse by cursing Hisoka himself? (I’m getting a visual of Muraki sticking out his tongue and going “Nyah! Nyah!” at Yotonokami. Ahem. :)) What’s with Rui and her doppelganger? Does Hisoka himself have a doppelganger as well?
I’m still waiting for the answers, Matsushita-sensei. One day I’m hoping you’ll return to this series and reveal them. In the meantime, for an exquisitely drawn story with mysterious characters that leave me hungry for more, this gets four stars.
February 10, 2021
Ho voluto dare 5☆ a tutti perchè questo è il voto che diedi all'uscita di ogni volume. Allora voti mentali.
Ma se dovessi essere sincera sarebbe un 4☆ per ognuno con qualche 3,5☆. Si vede anche dai capitoli più corti degli ultimi volumi. Probabilmente un calo di lettori. Ho pure scoperto che è uscito il volume 12. Star non l'ha mai pubblicato nemmeno quando avevo smesso. Meglio così non l'avrei mai comprato probabilmente.
Comunque per me l'autrice a volte si dimenticava di essere nel mondo degli shinigami e probabilmente perchè ha fatto un mondo simile a quello umano che però l'ha portata a confondersi. Piccole sviste che magari non vedi la prima volta ma che alla seconda si notano. Nel 2004 avevo 19 anni e 1 mese (a questo volume) ora ne ho 35 quasi 36. Più maturi (o forse no) rispetto la prima volta.
I disegni rimangono belli tranne quando si vede che tira via. Infatti dice che è una pigrona. Solo che leggere quei trafiletti laterali questa seconda volta me l'ha fatta un po' scendere. Quelli li leggo sempre. Per esempio anche Minami Mizuno è una pigrona ma i suoi trafiletti sono divertenti.
Ma se dovessi essere sincera sarebbe un 4☆ per ognuno con qualche 3,5☆. Si vede anche dai capitoli più corti degli ultimi volumi. Probabilmente un calo di lettori. Ho pure scoperto che è uscito il volume 12. Star non l'ha mai pubblicato nemmeno quando avevo smesso. Meglio così non l'avrei mai comprato probabilmente.
Comunque per me l'autrice a volte si dimenticava di essere nel mondo degli shinigami e probabilmente perchè ha fatto un mondo simile a quello umano che però l'ha portata a confondersi. Piccole sviste che magari non vedi la prima volta ma che alla seconda si notano. Nel 2004 avevo 19 anni e 1 mese (a questo volume) ora ne ho 35 quasi 36. Più maturi (o forse no) rispetto la prima volta.
I disegni rimangono belli tranne quando si vede che tira via. Infatti dice che è una pigrona. Solo che leggere quei trafiletti laterali questa seconda volta me l'ha fatta un po' scendere. Quelli li leggo sempre. Per esempio anche Minami Mizuno è una pigrona ma i suoi trafiletti sono divertenti.
August 25, 2021
And thus concludes my 2021 reread of this series, which apparently bears almost no resemblance to the anime I half remember from circa 2000 or so.
This volume completely jumped the shark and went full shonen battle-off. There's one other volume (apparently not published in English), but even the initial manga serialization ended after that without a real conclusion.
Getting rid of my books now. I am vastly unsatisfied. Might rewatch the anime at some point for the nostalgia value.
This volume completely jumped the shark and went full shonen battle-off. There's one other volume (apparently not published in English), but even the initial manga serialization ended after that without a real conclusion.
Getting rid of my books now. I am vastly unsatisfied. Might rewatch the anime at some point for the nostalgia value.
November 17, 2019
I love this series but this volume wasn't that good unfortunately. That's a real shame because this is also the last one published in English (I think volume 12 exists, but I'm not sure).
This is really serious, odd and confusing storyline, that's continuing from the previous volumes. For years I thought volume 8 was the last one because anime ended the same, but this year I found and bought these volumes 9-11. Now I regret it. All in all these three are not on the same level with the others. Especially this one was a let down. :( I really hope that some day I'll find out all I want to about Tsuzuki, but I don't think that day will ever come. Oh well...
This is really serious, odd and confusing storyline, that's continuing from the previous volumes. For years I thought volume 8 was the last one because anime ended the same, but this year I found and bought these volumes 9-11. Now I regret it. All in all these three are not on the same level with the others. Especially this one was a let down. :( I really hope that some day I'll find out all I want to about Tsuzuki, but I don't think that day will ever come. Oh well...
August 6, 2015
This series I so beautifully drawn it is such a shame it ended. I wish there was more.
November 21, 2018
All good things come to an end. This is the last volume that have been published in English of this series. It been on hiatus for so long that it will probably never have a proper ending.
Hisoka come face to face with Kurikara and ger the Dragon King. Then, it battles after battle in the imaginary world.
Tatsumi & Watari are still investigating at the Kurosaki’s residence. They find out that the family is an accursed lineage after killing a serpent god.
This is by far the least satisfying volume. Everything is super serious, and nothing get resolve.
Hisoka come face to face with Kurikara and ger the Dragon King. Then, it battles after battle in the imaginary world.
Tatsumi & Watari are still investigating at the Kurosaki’s residence. They find out that the family is an accursed lineage after killing a serpent god.
This is by far the least satisfying volume. Everything is super serious, and nothing get resolve.
October 20, 2019
Hisoka meets the high level dragon shiki, Kurikara, who attacks him. He is rescued by the chief disciples of Sōjō. Soryuu goes after Kurikara to stop him starting another war. Tsuzuki goes with him and tries to find out why Kurikara wants the war, but the only answer he gets is for justice.
Back on Earth, Watari and Tatsumi continue their investigation into Hisoka’s family, as a lot of things don’t add up... but I will never find out why, as this is the last volume published in English.
It has been fun rereading this manga, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. 3 stars
Back on Earth, Watari and Tatsumi continue their investigation into Hisoka’s family, as a lot of things don’t add up... but I will never find out why, as this is the last volume published in English.
It has been fun rereading this manga, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I thought I would. 3 stars
August 17, 2020
Sciagura malcapitata per una lettrice inaspettata.
Peccato che l'autrice non sia rimasta fedele alle sue intenzioni iniziali di iniziare e terminare una storia molto particolare e ben camuffata che mi ha subito attratto ed incuriosito per poi spezzarmi il cuore per rimanere per sempre incompiuta.
Un vero grandissimo peccato!
Me la meritavo una fine, io e tutti quelli che avevano iniziato e proseguito la lettura, ed invece...a mai più.
Peccato che l'autrice non sia rimasta fedele alle sue intenzioni iniziali di iniziare e terminare una storia molto particolare e ben camuffata che mi ha subito attratto ed incuriosito per poi spezzarmi il cuore per rimanere per sempre incompiuta.
Un vero grandissimo peccato!
Me la meritavo una fine, io e tutti quelli che avevano iniziato e proseguito la lettura, ed invece...a mai più.
June 8, 2019
Wow, this series completely fell apart.
December 30, 2021
It's sad that the series never got a proper conclusion. This last volume had a lot going on and a lot of extra characters and it can be a bit confusing.
July 13, 2022
Unfortunate this is the last one in english but the story really did go downhill like many have the opinion of it. Too many episodic and badly disjointed arcs and vignettes as the volumes went on. Wanted to see more of the characters we actually care about like Hisoka and Tsuzuki, even Muraki. The nostalgia is strong for me on this series but i'll just keep to the earlier volumes.
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