Seraph Of The End 02

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The first volume of "Seraph of the End" ended with two important things happening: 1) Yuichiro Hyakuya finally making a friend, the timid Yoichi. 2) The revelation that his old friend Mika is actually still alive... or rather, now undead. And both of these events are explored in more detail in "Seraph of the End Vol. 2," where which further fleshes out the ways that our heroes are fighting the vampire overlords. Thankfully there's less emphasis on the high school setting and more on actual training for the military, particularly as the teen heroes are now facing the dangers of their own demonic weapons. Much mayhem ensues. Having made a whole one friend, Yuichiro Hyakuya is finally accepted into the training program for the Cursed Gear, but he makes a pretty bad impression on his first day. Not only does he insult the entire class and scuffle with Guren, but he makes a new rival in the cynical Shiho Kimizuki. Of course they end up having to do team exercises together, but it allows Yuichiro to discover why Shiho is so desperate to be part of the Army. Unfortunately, their problems are only just starting -- when Shiho, Yoichi and Yuichiro are finally permitted to make contact with their demonic weapons, not all of them succeed. And when a demonic weapon possesses a human, there is only one fix. And what's happening with Mika? Well, after we find out how he became a sorta-kinda-vampire, and he learns about the plans of the vampire queen. Hint: they're not good for humans. "Seraph of the End" still has some silly high school moments (Yuichiro being mocked for his test scores) but the emphasis here is more on the military, and the world that the vampires have crafted in their own image. More about the Moon Demon Company's way of life is revealed, such as the danger they go through in order to handle their Cursed Gear without succumbing to demonic influence. And it's hinted that there is political strife on the horizon, though it hasn't actually affected our protagonists yet. But the most important development here is in the main character Yuichiro Hyakuya. For the past four years, he's been focused like a laser on his desire for revenge, and his self-imposed isolation has kept him from realizing that other people have suffered because of the vampires as well. He finds out that Yoichi and Shiho have reasons to want to be in the Moon Demon Company that are as important as his own, whether it's revenge or for the sake of a loved one. And in turn, there's more fleshing-out of the supporting cast, especially with the addition of Shiho. The trio of teen boys -- the steady and timid one, the brash hero and the cynical loner -- all work together pretty well, and while their backstories are glimpsed, there's still plenty of growth in the future. And on the vampire side, we see that Mika has changed drastically from the perky, ingenious child he once was, but that he hasn't lost the core of his humanity. The one problem? The vampire queen, Krul Tepes. She is a goth loli in revealing bat-themed clothing. Given the fairly serious way the vampires have been presented, this is massive tonal whiplash. The second volume of "Seraph of the End" is a bit slow-paced, but it does valuable world-building for the series -- more about the world the characters live in, and how it's shaped them. And of course, it leaves you wanting to see what's next.

Still in the opening stages of the series, Yu slowly starts to expand his friend group with Yoichi, from the ending of the previous volume, to Kimizuki, a similar hot blooded too cool for school, seemingly, boy. The trio has an interesting dynamic with Yoichi, the nice, crybaby, stable I care for my friends type of boy, trying to keep his bickering friends calm, and on that side, both boys trying to keep him out of trouble. It was interesting in the major action moment of the chapter that Yu seemingly realized that he and Yoichi were more alike than he realized and potentially maybe there was some darkness there, there was an interesting panel drawn with Yu looking pretty grim about it. Comedy continues to work well in this dystopian dark fantasy and helps to balance things out, both on the side of the vampires who we get glimpses of from Mika's point of view, but also from Yu, Yoichi, Shinoa, Kimizuki, and Guren, who all seem to be goofballs, at reasonable times. Honestly do find myself smiling and rofl a lot. I love this series and really do see it as peak Exorcist series thus far. Im still wholly interested in the lore and world building here and what the past and the future will be. Bonus are similar to the first one, the mini poster is a color page from the page spread in JUMP SQ, the chibi characters and their lines, terminology, as well as an afterward.

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