Crimson Spell

Crimson Spell
First English edition of Crimson Spell, published by Kitty Media on July 18, 2007
クリムゾン・スぺル
(Kurimuzon Superu)
Genre Adventure, Action, Fantasy, Romance, Yaoi
Manga
Written by Ayano Yamane
Published by Tokuma Shoten
English publisher
SuBLime
Demographic Josei
Magazine Chara Selection
Original run 2006 – present
Volumes 6

Crimson Spell (Japanese: クリムゾン・スぺル, Hepburn: Kurimuzon Superu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ayano Yamane. It is licensed in North America by SuBLime and in Germany by Tokyopop Germany.

Plot

Prince Vald is forced by circumstance to use his family's cursed sword, and so he seeks out the services of Halvir, a sorcerer to help him lift the curse. They travel to find the materials to help lift the curse. The curse is unknown to Vald, but it manifests itself as turning Vald into a bloodthirsty and lustful demon at night. Halvir subdues the demon by having sex with it, and when Vald awakes, he remembers nothing. Over the course of the manga, Vald and Halvir meet several new allies that accompany them in trying to defeat Vald's curse.

Media

Manga

Crimson Spell is written and illustrated by Ayano Yamane. Vol. 1, 2 and 3 were initially licensed in North America by Kitty Media,[1] although volume 3 was never published; as of 2013 the title is now licensed by SuBLime.[2] It is licensed in Germany by Tokyopop Germany.[3]

No.Original release dateOriginal ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 July 25, 2005 ISBN 978-4-19-960292-4July 18, 2007 (Kitty Media edition)[4]
December 10, 2013 (SuBLime edition)[5]		 ISBN 978-1421564210
2 March 24, 2007 ISBN 978-4-19-960339-6August 1, 2008 (Kitty Media edition)[6]
February 11, 2014 (SuBLime edition)[7]		 ISBN 978-1421564227
3 March 25, 2009 ISBN 978-4-19-960401-0April 8, 2014[8] ISBN 978-1421564234
4 November 25, 2010 ISBN 978-4-19-960457-7June 10, 2014[9] ISBN 978-1421564241
5 March 5, 2013 ISBN 978-4-19-960546-8August 12, 2014[10] ISBN 978-1421567655

Drama CDs

Geneon Entertainment released a drama CD for Crimson Spell on June 24, 2009. It features Shin-ichiro Miki as Hallwill, Kondou Takashi as Prince Val and Miyata Kouki as Ruruka.[11]

Reception

Lissa Pattillo of Comics Village commends the manga for its "passionate encounters and some fantastic artwork".[12] Julie Rosato of Mania.com criticises the first chapter for rushing "things a bit".[13] Holly Ellingwood of Active Anime commends the manga for going "beyond the average yaoi to give readers a truly immersing fantasy world". She also comments on the "scorching and beautifully drawn" love scenes".[14] Managing editor of Media Blasters, Frank Pannone summarises the series as "a really good fantasy book that has sex scenes in it.”[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Kitty Media Picks Up New Yaoi Titles". Anime News Network. 2006-08-14. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  2. ↑ "Crimson Spell Volume 1". SuBLime. Retrieved 2013-11-18.
  3. ↑ "Crimson Spell Band 1" (in German). Tokyopop Germany. Archived from the original on 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  4. ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1433826.The_Crimson_Spell_Volume_1
  5. ↑ https://www.sublimemanga.com/reader/650
  6. ↑ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3962329-the-crimson-spell-volume-2
  7. ↑ https://www.sublimemanga.com/reader/668
  8. ↑ https://www.sublimemanga.com/reader/675
  9. ↑ https://www.sublimemanga.com/reader/676
  10. ↑ https://www.sublimemanga.com/reader/678
  11. ↑ "Chara CD Collection "Crimson Spell"". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  12. ↑ Pattillo, Lissa (March 19, 2008). "The Crimson Spell Volume 1". Comics Village. Archived from the original on June 6, 2008. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
  13. ↑ Rosato, Julie (December 10, 2007). "Crimson Spell Vol. #01". Mania.com. Retrieved 2009-05-30.
  14. ↑ Ellingwood, Holly (December 10, 2007). "Crimson Spell". Active Anime. Retrieved May 30, 2009.
  15. ↑ Cha, Kai-Ming (March 13, 2007). "Media Blasters Drops Shonen; Adds Yaoi". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
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