The Devil Does Exist: Volume 1

by Mitsuba Takanashi

"CMX pure manga: drama"--P. [4] of cover.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1401205453
• ISBN13: 9781401205454
• Release Date: April 2005
• Publisher: DC Comics
• Length: 180 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.1" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

Just beautiful ending and series all together

really i loved this series from day one, it was a great story and the hardships of bein in love that is forbidden. I really dont want to say to much but this title just is not what it seems its a love story =p, but i loved it and u should check it out at least if u r a romantic like me ^_^

Great story and characters

I have read the manga on line and absolutly fell in love with it and started collection the volumes so I can read it over and over. I love the story and how well it keeps you addicted to follow it, the characters drawings are grea and even their clothing. I truly recomend this manga..

A Very Happy Ending

This is probably one of my favorite series. I'm very happy with the way the story wrapped up and sad that it's over, but I'll be revisiting Kayano and her younger man/step-brother/true love Takeru! (I hope that last sentence is enough to get you to read this one!)

Pleasantly Surprised

OK I admit it; I picked this title up and started reading it without looking at the synopsis. The name `The Devil Does Exist' drew me to the series, and the art on the front cover was enough to make me buy it and read it. I'm not sure exactly what I was expecting but what I got was a story that was entirely different than anything I have read before. Mitsuba Takanashi has woven a beautiful tale of forbidden love and the trials that one must go through. Second year student, Kayano is a sweet, shy girl with a crush on the captain of the basketball team, Yuichi. After laboring over a love letter, and gathering all the courage she could, she pops out of an alleyway and confesses her love. Unfortunately, it seems that Kayano has terrible luck and instead of offering her love letter to Yuichi, she offers it to the principal's son, Takeru. Even though Takeru is only a first year student he has garnered a considerable amount of attention, for being the school bully and for being extremely attractive. Kayano is mortified, and rightfully so since she worked so hard to gather the courage to confess her love and she already lacks self-confidence. Of course, if Takeru was a nice person he would have let it go, he would have given her back her letter, turned around and just let it slide but, there wouldn't be much of a plot if that happened. The story moves quickly after this, Takeru obviously does not give Kayano back her letter and all sorts of hell breaks loose. It seems Takeru is a sadist and Kayano is such an easy target because she is so sensitive and easily bothered. Kayano is drawn to Takeru's good looks and air of mystery and Takeru, though hard to read, seems to like Kayano in his own way. Takeru joins the school's basketball team and appoints Kayano the team manager; this makes things incredibly awkward for her because she has to deal with her lingering feelings for Yuichi and her budding feelings for Takeru at the same time. Then when Kayano finally figures out her feelings, and admits them, her mother announces that she is engaged to be married to the principal of her school and Takeru, the same boy that has been causing her all kinds of emotional turmoil, is going to be her step brother. Talk about drama! I have already read up to volume 7 and I must say that the series keeps you on your toes, while you have a small level of predictability (anyone who reads shoujo understands this), The Devil Does Exist, is vastly different then anything else that you would pick up at the store. Kayano could use a bit more backbone, but with all that she's going through, I really don't blame her. I am a true romantic at heart and reading about these star-crossed lovers definitely made me feel their pain and smile at their triumphs. Not much of a comedy in my opinion, though there are some humorous parts. I feel like this is a more of a serious romance read. The Verdict: If you have been looking for love in all the right places and still wound up falling fo

New and Refreshing

I really enjoyed this manga due to the intersting story plot and out of the box characters. Though there is a good guy and a sweet crybaby girl they also have human traits of mistakes and anger. I loved the sort of punked feeling and rebellion throught the manga. Also one of the main character actually has different looks and a new concept for manga he changes his style each day! So the story starts off with a girl trying to confess her love to the the sweet boy she been eyeing but instead confess it to the the wild and seductive new principals son. From there it gets crazy.