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A review by ladydewinter
Yami no Matsuei - Erben der Dunkelheit, Band 01 by Yoko Matsushita
4.0
This review is going to be for the series as a whole, or as whole as it is at this point - I read all eleven volumes available in German, and took a peek at the raws of vol. 12.
I really liked it, although I am tempted to say that this is two series rather than one. The last two volumes especially had a very different feel to them (which isn't to say that they were bad; actually the opposite is true). It's not all that coherent, I have to say - sometimes, the comedy and drama feel oddly imbalanced and some stories are completely pointless. And while I figure the BL label is appropriate, it never goes beyond strong hints. So all in all the series isn't perfect, but it has compelling characters, an interesting villain and an intriguing overall plot.
Volume 11 ends at a cliffhanger, so if you mind that sort of thing I suggest stopping after volume 8, which is also where the manga stops. The story takes a a somewhat different spin around the second half of volume 9, and I hope we'll get to read the end of it at some point. (I have to say that art in volume 12 looks beautiful, if very different.)
I really liked it, although I am tempted to say that this is two series rather than one. The last two volumes especially had a very different feel to them (which isn't to say that they were bad; actually the opposite is true). It's not all that coherent, I have to say - sometimes, the comedy and drama feel oddly imbalanced and some stories are completely pointless. And while I figure the BL label is appropriate, it never goes beyond strong hints. So all in all the series isn't perfect, but it has compelling characters, an interesting villain and an intriguing overall plot.
Volume 11 ends at a cliffhanger, so if you mind that sort of thing I suggest stopping after volume 8, which is also where the manga stops. The story takes a a somewhat different spin around the second half of volume 9, and I hope we'll get to read the end of it at some point. (I have to say that art in volume 12 looks beautiful, if very different.)