The Demon Ororon

The Demon Ororon

Cover of the first Japanese volume of The Demon Ororon
悪魔のオロロン
(Akuma no Ororon)
Genre Romance, supernatural
Manga
Written by Hakase Mizuki
Published by Shinshokan
English publisher
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Wings
Original run April 1998January 2001
Volumes 4
Manga
Empire of Midnight
Written by Hakase Mizuki
Published by Shinshokan
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Wings
Published 2007
Volumes 1

The Demon Ororon (Japanese: 悪魔のオロロン Hepburn: Akuma no Ororon) is a romantic tragedy manga series written by Hakase Mizuki. The manga is licensed in North America by Tokyopop.[1] The epilogue to the series, Empire of Midnight (真夜中の帝国 Mayonaka no Teikoku) has six chapters released as of 2007.

Plot

When Chiaki meets a wounded young man on the street and offers to take him in, she has no idea that she's just invited the King of Hell to move in with her. Out of gratitude for helping him, Ororon offers to grant Chiaki one wish. Chiaki, who lives a very lonely life, asks Ororon to stay with her forever. Remarking that "forever" is not the same for each of them, Ororon agrees, and the two of them quickly become attached to each other. Unfortunately, Chiaki soon realizes that falling in love with a demon has consequences. Ororon has abandoned his throne, causing renegade demons, bounty hunters, and his own brothers to come after him to take his crown. As Ororon fights to stay alive and protect the girl he loves, Chiaki is appalled by the violence surrounding her, and condemns Ororon as a murderer. Their relationship remains strained throughout the series as Ororon attempts to refrain from killing for Chiaki's sake, leaving himself open for attack in the process. However, when her friends are threatened Chiaki herself displays a horrifying power. The powers her angelic father sealed within her level an entire city during a battle with several bounty hunters, and Chiaki spends the rest of the series in agony over her hatred of what she and Ororon must do to survive.

Characters

Main

Secondary

Manga

Shinshokan published the manga's 4 bound volumes between April 1999 and March 2001.[2][3] Tokyopop published the manga's 4 bound volumes between April 6, 2004 and October 12, 2004.[4][5] Tokyopop complied the volumes into The Demon Ororon: The Complete Collection, which was released on December 18, 2007.[6]

Volume list

No.Japan release dateJapan ISBNNorth America release dateNorth America ISBN
1 April 1999[2]ISBN 978-4-40-361539-9April 6, 2004[4]ISBN 978-1-59-182725-2
  • 01. "Ororon the Devil"
  • 02. "Angel vs. Devil"
  • 03. "The Price on His Head"
  • 04. "Recollections"/"Memory"
  • 05. "Battle in Broad Daylight"/"Death to the King of Devils"
2 October 1999[7]ISBN 978-4-40-361565-8June 15, 2004[8]ISBN 978-1-59-182726-9
  • 06. "Sunset"
  • 07. "Reason to Live"
  • 08. "Reunion"
  • 09. "Night"
  • 10. "Ticket to Paradise"
3 March 2000[9]ISBN 978-4-40-361591-7August 3, 2004[10]ISBN 978-1-59-182727-6
  • 11. "Awakening"
  • 12. "Strange Loyalty"
  • 13. "Black Flame"
  • 14. "Holy Spirit of the Highest Rank and Office"
  • 15. "Breaking the Circle"
  • "Be My Baby"
  • "Raison d'être"
4 March 2001[3]ISBN 978-4-40-361623-5October 12, 2004[5]ISBN 978-1-59-182728-3
  • 16. "Long Night" Parts I–VI

Reception

A reviewer at Pop Shock Culture commended the manga for its balance of "Tarantino-esque ultraviolence" and "shoujo-channeling relationship of the two core protagonists".[11] Greg Hackmann at Mania.com and IGN's A.E. Sparrow criticises the artist for drawing the characters " too similar in appearance".[12][13]

References

  1. "New Tokyopop Manga Licenses". Anime News Network. 2003-10-20. Retrieved 2009-03-16.
  2. 1 2 "悪魔のオロロン (1) (Wings comics) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  3. 1 2 "悪魔のオロロン (4) (Wings comics) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  4. 1 2 "Demon Ororon, Vol. 1 (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  5. 1 2 "The Demon Ororon, Vol. 4 (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  6. "Demon Ororon, The: The Complete Collection Volume 1". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on April 21, 2011. Retrieved 2009-03-20.
  7. "悪魔のオロロン (2) (Wings comics) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  8. "Demon Ororon (Demon Ororon), Vol. 2 (v. 2) (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  9. "悪魔のオロロン (3) (Wings comics) (コミック)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  10. "The Demon Ororon (Demon Ororon), Vol. 3 (v. 3) (Paperback)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  11. Ferguson, Chloe. "Guest Review: The Demon Ororon Ultimate Edition". Pop Shock Culture. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  12. Hackmann, Greg (January 24, 2008). "Demon Ororon Complete Collection Vol. #01". Mania.com. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
  13. Sparrow, A.E. (January 9, 2008). "The Demon Ororon: Complete Collection Review". IGN. Retrieved 2009-03-17.
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