Post by Teahouse Keeper on Jul 25, 2004 8:09:03 GMT -5
aka Descendents of Darkness[/size][/b].
Kazutaka Muraki (age: 30+), Asato Tsuzuki (26), Kurosaki Hisoka (16)...
Extremely beautiful, fascinating, thought-provoking, sensuous, stimulating, invigorating...simply Beautiful! By far the sexiest and loveliest anime the Teahouse Keeper has ever seen.
Terrible opening and end theme songs but absolutely fabulous music for everything else—particularly the part when Muraki presents a large bouquet of Red Queen roses to Tsuzuki! Plus the fantastic music by that wonderful singer who sings while Muraki captures Hisoka in a sexy spell. Whoa, that singer's voice and her music…still in my mind…who is she and what's the name of that song?
Favourite scenes…
Every scene where Tsuzuki turns into some kind of fox—soo Cute! Every scene with Muraki and Tsuzuki! Scenes with Muraki's falling white feathers.
Scene where Muraki presents Red Queen roses to Tsuzuki...
Scene where Tsuzuki loses the poker game and Muraki loosens his bow tie to claim the reluctant Tsuzuki for one night...
...where Muraki clasps Hisoka's hand while they are falling in the spell...
Scene on board the Queen Camellia where "dead" Muraki's eyes suddenly snap open in the darkness and lightning...
Scene where Tsuzuki meets Muraki for the first time in the church and Muraki stands in the middle of the shadow of the crucifix...
...where Tsuzuki meets Muraki second time in the park—freeze-frame with Tsuzuki kneeling and looking up at Muraki who appears like a beautiful shining angel in his white trench coat, white shoes, silver hair and frameless glasses...ooh...so damn cool!
Scene where Tatsumi intervenes and protects Tsuzuki from Muraki…<br>
Sad scene where Tsuzuki gives up living and calls the Flame of Serpent...where Hisoka begs Tsuzuki not to die...
The ending scene...it was hard holding back the tears when Hisoka hugged Tsuzuki, begging the latter to live "even if it’s just for me alone". Very deep level of friendship, trust and love. Very touching and very beautiful to see between these two who didn't start out well in the beginning.
4 stories in all—Nagasaki File (Vampire's Lure), Devil's Trill, King of Swords and Kyoto File—13 episodes which left quite a lot to think about. A lot of questions…<br>
1) What is Muraki? Is he human? Where does he get his powers from? Why can't the Guardians defeat/control him? How did he learn about the Guardians of Death? How did he know Tsuzuki is a Guardian? How did Muraki become insane? What happened to his right eye? Why does he have one large blue eye and one normal silver one? If he is human, why would he have vertical irises like cats' eyes?
2) If the Guardians are dead, immortal, can teleport and work for the Hades, how come they bleed? Are they not spirits?
3) Why does Muraki want Tsuzuki? At first, it seems Muraki's interest in Tsuzuki is purely sexual. Later, Muraki says that he may have to destroy Tsuzuki because he loves Tsuzuki so much…the sexual desire for Tsuzuki then shifts to wanting Tsuzuki as a body part for Muraki's dead half-brother Saki Shido. Why the interest in Tsuzuki in the first place?
4) What creature is Gushoshin?
5) Who is Oriya to Muraki? Although they were high school friends, what's their relationship and background story?
In order to know more, I decided to go for the manga—in Chinese! Who reads manga with a Chinese to English dictionary? I do!!! Hahahaha!!! Because I love the anime so much, I must know the answers to my questions even if I have to use 3 dictionaries to read the manga!! HAHAHA....!
So! Volume 1. Ah....First, the manga is not called Yami no Matsuei. It's called In Love With A Bad Bad Guardian Of Death. And there are significant differences between the manga and anime.
First off, chapter 1 of the manga is deleted in the anime—understandable since that chapter is really nothing much…starts off with Tsuzuki's first partner who subsequently leaves.
Tatsumi and Watari are in the anime right from the start but they don't appear yet in Volume 1 of the manga which covers the Nagasaki Vampire case.
The fateful first meeting in the church between Muraki and Tsuzuki in the anime does not occur in the manga. In the manga, they first meet in the park—there's no freeze-frame scene and also missing is the part where Muraki leans suggestively into Tsuzuki to retrieve his notebook.
In the manga, Hisoka points a gun at Tsuzuki's head rather than at his back as in the anime. And the fight for dim sum between Hisoka and Tsuzuki never takes place in the manga.
In the anime, Hisoka unintentionally witnessed Muraki murdering a woman under a red full moon three years ago. Muraki had wanted to kill Hisoka then and make it appear as if a serial killer had done it, but decided against it because he felt that the lad was too beautiful to be killed in that fashion...so he wrestled Hisoka to the ground, stripped him, put a spell on him and erased his memory of that night. For the next 3 years, Hisoka was seduced towards death and ultimately died at 16. In the manga, it is more clearly specified that Muraki's spell was unbreakable and for 3 years, he had watched the youth die, slowly draining away his life.
Subsequently, Muraki revives Hisoka's memory of that night by placing his hand on the youth's forehead. However, in the manga, this occurs after the youth's memory has been restored and Muraki puts his hand on Hisoka's forehead to mark the youth so that he will always be able to sense Muraki's existence/presence.
Muraki's mark is visible as red patterns on Hisoka's body in the anime, whereas in the manga, Hisoka's body is unmarked.
In the manga, the fight with the Vampire singer is short and there's no Muraki pentagram magic. And the Vampire songstress has a longer "lifespan" than in the anime—she takes the place of Gushoshin in protecting Hisoka when Muraki fights with Tsuzuki.
Also, the kidnapping of Hisoka is different—in the anime, Hisoka is lured away from Tsuzuki.
Then, of course, there are the eyes—in the anime, Tsuzuki's piercing purple "amethyst" eyes are emphasized. In the manga, colour of the eyes is neglected—likely because it's in black and white.
Overall, certain key parts of the manga have been retained in full in the anime while other manga sequences have been rearranged for greater dramatic effect in the anime.
Apparently, as explained in the manga, Muraki wants Tsuzuki because the latter is the most powerful among the 18 Guardians of Death and Muraki covets that power. Muraki himself has some special ability that allows him to absorb people's energy which is transformed into supernatural energy which he uses—which explains his powers. According to Muraki, Tsuzuki isn't just any Guardian of Death but the right-hand man of Hades. With Tsuzuki's power, Muraki believes he will be invincible.
Also, it seems Muraki transforms into a killer whenever there's a red full moon—which explains why in the anime, Muraki almost always appears with the red full moon in the background.
And it seems being a doctor made him insane. As a doctor, he feels responsible whenever his patients die. Tormented by guilt, helplessness and anger when he couldn't save them....the realization of the limitations of medical science and the fragility of the human body drove him mad.
So, the manga has explained a few things....
But! Considering everything, I prefer the anime—it's more exciting, more beautiful, with more dramatic sequences and effects, the characters more fleshed out. The best parts/scenes in the anime are all missing in the manga which makes the manga less interesting.
Also, it seems that Tsuzuki's craving for desserts is not emphasized in the manga. In the anime, it is always emphasized that Tsuzuki has a sweet tooth, loves cakes and eats at every opportunity he gets! It's quite cute when even Muraki knows this: he asks how many spoonfuls of sugar Tsuzuki prefers in his coffee and says, "I know you have a sweet tooth."
The Descendents of Darkness refer to Tsuzuki and Muraki—both tortured beings with unhappy pasts involving bloodshed.
In the anime, Muraki seems to be clothed in a special supernatural aura which the Guardians lack, which is surprising considering that they work for the great Hades. "Angel of destruction" suits Muraki perfectly—he appears like an angel in a shining aura of silver and white! Never fails to impress upon first meeting!
Tsuzuki's eyes are very beautifully purple and they are very expressive when combined with his cute expressive eyebrows. Hisoka's eyes are striking green. Tatsumi's eyes are sky blue, Watari's are golden, Muraki's are steel blue (right, large, hidden behind silver hair) and silver (left).
Incidentally, in the anime, Muraki boasts that his hair is "fine, silky platinum blond with a touch of silver" and runs his long slender fingers through it....Hahaha! Such a beautiful madman! Dangerous, mysterious, intelligent, physically powerful and very sexy. Hard to believe his heart is stone cold…the cruel, cool, mad sadist…surely, somewhere within, there exists some hidden spot that can be warmed by love? The anime certainly seems to suggest Muraki is not so far gone that he cannot be touched. Perhaps, Tsuzuki…?
At the end, when it seemed as if Muraki was going to die, I hoped he wouldn't...and was cheered when he slowly and painfully pulled himself up, mad as ever! Hahahaha! Sexy Beautiful Muraki!
Thinking...do I want to continue reading Volume 2 of the manga? Maybe. But I would rather they made more of the anime. Only 13 episodes...not enough!!! Not enough!!!
Kazutaka Muraki (age: 30+), Asato Tsuzuki (26), Kurosaki Hisoka (16)...
Extremely beautiful, fascinating, thought-provoking, sensuous, stimulating, invigorating...simply Beautiful! By far the sexiest and loveliest anime the Teahouse Keeper has ever seen.
Terrible opening and end theme songs but absolutely fabulous music for everything else—particularly the part when Muraki presents a large bouquet of Red Queen roses to Tsuzuki! Plus the fantastic music by that wonderful singer who sings while Muraki captures Hisoka in a sexy spell. Whoa, that singer's voice and her music…still in my mind…who is she and what's the name of that song?
Favourite scenes…
Every scene where Tsuzuki turns into some kind of fox—soo Cute! Every scene with Muraki and Tsuzuki! Scenes with Muraki's falling white feathers.
Scene where Muraki presents Red Queen roses to Tsuzuki...
Scene where Tsuzuki loses the poker game and Muraki loosens his bow tie to claim the reluctant Tsuzuki for one night...
...where Muraki clasps Hisoka's hand while they are falling in the spell...
Scene on board the Queen Camellia where "dead" Muraki's eyes suddenly snap open in the darkness and lightning...
Scene where Tsuzuki meets Muraki for the first time in the church and Muraki stands in the middle of the shadow of the crucifix...
...where Tsuzuki meets Muraki second time in the park—freeze-frame with Tsuzuki kneeling and looking up at Muraki who appears like a beautiful shining angel in his white trench coat, white shoes, silver hair and frameless glasses...ooh...so damn cool!
Scene where Tatsumi intervenes and protects Tsuzuki from Muraki…<br>
Sad scene where Tsuzuki gives up living and calls the Flame of Serpent...where Hisoka begs Tsuzuki not to die...
The ending scene...it was hard holding back the tears when Hisoka hugged Tsuzuki, begging the latter to live "even if it’s just for me alone". Very deep level of friendship, trust and love. Very touching and very beautiful to see between these two who didn't start out well in the beginning.
4 stories in all—Nagasaki File (Vampire's Lure), Devil's Trill, King of Swords and Kyoto File—13 episodes which left quite a lot to think about. A lot of questions…<br>
1) What is Muraki? Is he human? Where does he get his powers from? Why can't the Guardians defeat/control him? How did he learn about the Guardians of Death? How did he know Tsuzuki is a Guardian? How did Muraki become insane? What happened to his right eye? Why does he have one large blue eye and one normal silver one? If he is human, why would he have vertical irises like cats' eyes?
2) If the Guardians are dead, immortal, can teleport and work for the Hades, how come they bleed? Are they not spirits?
3) Why does Muraki want Tsuzuki? At first, it seems Muraki's interest in Tsuzuki is purely sexual. Later, Muraki says that he may have to destroy Tsuzuki because he loves Tsuzuki so much…the sexual desire for Tsuzuki then shifts to wanting Tsuzuki as a body part for Muraki's dead half-brother Saki Shido. Why the interest in Tsuzuki in the first place?
4) What creature is Gushoshin?
5) Who is Oriya to Muraki? Although they were high school friends, what's their relationship and background story?
In order to know more, I decided to go for the manga—in Chinese! Who reads manga with a Chinese to English dictionary? I do!!! Hahahaha!!! Because I love the anime so much, I must know the answers to my questions even if I have to use 3 dictionaries to read the manga!! HAHAHA....!
So! Volume 1. Ah....First, the manga is not called Yami no Matsuei. It's called In Love With A Bad Bad Guardian Of Death. And there are significant differences between the manga and anime.
First off, chapter 1 of the manga is deleted in the anime—understandable since that chapter is really nothing much…starts off with Tsuzuki's first partner who subsequently leaves.
Tatsumi and Watari are in the anime right from the start but they don't appear yet in Volume 1 of the manga which covers the Nagasaki Vampire case.
The fateful first meeting in the church between Muraki and Tsuzuki in the anime does not occur in the manga. In the manga, they first meet in the park—there's no freeze-frame scene and also missing is the part where Muraki leans suggestively into Tsuzuki to retrieve his notebook.
In the manga, Hisoka points a gun at Tsuzuki's head rather than at his back as in the anime. And the fight for dim sum between Hisoka and Tsuzuki never takes place in the manga.
In the anime, Hisoka unintentionally witnessed Muraki murdering a woman under a red full moon three years ago. Muraki had wanted to kill Hisoka then and make it appear as if a serial killer had done it, but decided against it because he felt that the lad was too beautiful to be killed in that fashion...so he wrestled Hisoka to the ground, stripped him, put a spell on him and erased his memory of that night. For the next 3 years, Hisoka was seduced towards death and ultimately died at 16. In the manga, it is more clearly specified that Muraki's spell was unbreakable and for 3 years, he had watched the youth die, slowly draining away his life.
Subsequently, Muraki revives Hisoka's memory of that night by placing his hand on the youth's forehead. However, in the manga, this occurs after the youth's memory has been restored and Muraki puts his hand on Hisoka's forehead to mark the youth so that he will always be able to sense Muraki's existence/presence.
Muraki's mark is visible as red patterns on Hisoka's body in the anime, whereas in the manga, Hisoka's body is unmarked.
In the manga, the fight with the Vampire singer is short and there's no Muraki pentagram magic. And the Vampire songstress has a longer "lifespan" than in the anime—she takes the place of Gushoshin in protecting Hisoka when Muraki fights with Tsuzuki.
Also, the kidnapping of Hisoka is different—in the anime, Hisoka is lured away from Tsuzuki.
Then, of course, there are the eyes—in the anime, Tsuzuki's piercing purple "amethyst" eyes are emphasized. In the manga, colour of the eyes is neglected—likely because it's in black and white.
Overall, certain key parts of the manga have been retained in full in the anime while other manga sequences have been rearranged for greater dramatic effect in the anime.
Apparently, as explained in the manga, Muraki wants Tsuzuki because the latter is the most powerful among the 18 Guardians of Death and Muraki covets that power. Muraki himself has some special ability that allows him to absorb people's energy which is transformed into supernatural energy which he uses—which explains his powers. According to Muraki, Tsuzuki isn't just any Guardian of Death but the right-hand man of Hades. With Tsuzuki's power, Muraki believes he will be invincible.
Also, it seems Muraki transforms into a killer whenever there's a red full moon—which explains why in the anime, Muraki almost always appears with the red full moon in the background.
And it seems being a doctor made him insane. As a doctor, he feels responsible whenever his patients die. Tormented by guilt, helplessness and anger when he couldn't save them....the realization of the limitations of medical science and the fragility of the human body drove him mad.
So, the manga has explained a few things....
But! Considering everything, I prefer the anime—it's more exciting, more beautiful, with more dramatic sequences and effects, the characters more fleshed out. The best parts/scenes in the anime are all missing in the manga which makes the manga less interesting.
Also, it seems that Tsuzuki's craving for desserts is not emphasized in the manga. In the anime, it is always emphasized that Tsuzuki has a sweet tooth, loves cakes and eats at every opportunity he gets! It's quite cute when even Muraki knows this: he asks how many spoonfuls of sugar Tsuzuki prefers in his coffee and says, "I know you have a sweet tooth."
The Descendents of Darkness refer to Tsuzuki and Muraki—both tortured beings with unhappy pasts involving bloodshed.
In the anime, Muraki seems to be clothed in a special supernatural aura which the Guardians lack, which is surprising considering that they work for the great Hades. "Angel of destruction" suits Muraki perfectly—he appears like an angel in a shining aura of silver and white! Never fails to impress upon first meeting!
Tsuzuki's eyes are very beautifully purple and they are very expressive when combined with his cute expressive eyebrows. Hisoka's eyes are striking green. Tatsumi's eyes are sky blue, Watari's are golden, Muraki's are steel blue (right, large, hidden behind silver hair) and silver (left).
Incidentally, in the anime, Muraki boasts that his hair is "fine, silky platinum blond with a touch of silver" and runs his long slender fingers through it....Hahaha! Such a beautiful madman! Dangerous, mysterious, intelligent, physically powerful and very sexy. Hard to believe his heart is stone cold…the cruel, cool, mad sadist…surely, somewhere within, there exists some hidden spot that can be warmed by love? The anime certainly seems to suggest Muraki is not so far gone that he cannot be touched. Perhaps, Tsuzuki…?
At the end, when it seemed as if Muraki was going to die, I hoped he wouldn't...and was cheered when he slowly and painfully pulled himself up, mad as ever! Hahahaha! Sexy Beautiful Muraki!
Thinking...do I want to continue reading Volume 2 of the manga? Maybe. But I would rather they made more of the anime. Only 13 episodes...not enough!!! Not enough!!!
... haha... im @ vol. 3 nw... had bought it 4 abt 1 mth aready bt nv bother 2 read... haha... same here, my chinese is very weak therefore till nw i havent touch on my bk 3.... i find taiwan chinese more difficult 2 read.. since YnM is published frm taiwan, i haf sum difficulties reading it.. bt i haf no prob wif chuangyi's manga=D
