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don't be dull, be fannish ([personal profile] katikat) wrote2009-02-05 03:56 pm
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Mamiya Oki's "The Demian Syndrome 4" (manga), #15

The fourth volume of the "The Demian Syndrome" - or "Das Demian-Syndrom" in German - is darker than the previous three (not that those didn't have their dark parts, mind you). In this one Azuma's suppressed feelings for Takamiya make Azuma snap. He assaults Takamiya. Takamiya can't forgive him or himself for letting it happen, he suffers from nightmares and guilt... But he still needs to know why Azuma did it, he needs answers.

This manga has overall somewhat darker tone, it's dreamy and sometimes it doesn't make much sense since it follows the philosophy of Hermann Hesse's "Demian" - a book about two people who are inexplicably drawn to each other over and over again. In this manga, Takamiya and Azuma keep hurting each other but they can't stay separated.

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