Such wonderful work. ( )

Such wonderful work. ( )

I truly enjoyed the fantasy world Yamane created in Crimson Spell, and this excellent sequel expands that world, and the characters. The story begins right where volume 1 left off. The plot advances as Havi realizes the magician behind the curse may still be alive and needs to be confronted. Crimson Spell has a disinctly "Dungeons & Dragons" feel to it as they travel the land searching for answers and have adevntures along the way: fighting demons to protect a village, getting robbed by a wanderer they stop to help, etc. There is a lot of action, including violent sword fighting & magical duels, in the book. Havi and Vald's relationship also gets a jolt when Havi kisses Vald when he's not in demon form and Vald rebuffs him and runs off confused. He still doesn't know what he does with Havi when he's the demon (oh, and there are more than a couple hot scenes of that!) Then, Havi is kidnapped by the villain..

Overall, this is an engrossing series. It's so sad that it is no longer in print in English. I truly hope with the popularity of Finder, Crimson Spell will be picked up. I'd love to read volumes 3 and 4. Highly recommended - if you can find a copy. ( )

This has to be one of my favourite mangas. I cannot get enough of Ayano Yamane’s beautiful work and I have read these two books several times. While I think Vald is utterly delicious, I adored Havi. He is quite unscrupulous and when he discovers Vald has no memory of his time as a demon he quickly takes advantage. It seems Havi’s touch is one of the only things that calms the unruly demon down and Havi is quick to capitalize on this. Bad, bad dirty man… but so good!It is a bit of a double edged sword however as Havi beings to develop feelings for Vald, all the while Vald knows nothing of their nightly sexorin! But, I did wonder just a bit. Vald is supposedly unaware of what goes on with Havi while he is in his demon form but he does get pretty worked up when Havi is in danger. Maybe he is not totally oblivious!The artwork is gorgeous and I really appreciated the fact that I could see everything. Often the best bits are blurred in yaoi manga and I do miss having that complete visual experience! The cock, is good! As is the man goo! Her boys are just beautiful. She manages to convey Havi’s slightly stern, cold manner perfectly all the while allowing you to feel Vald’s warmer, more noble self and his inclination towards brash heroics. The detail in the clothing is quite ornate and would totally give Prince a run for his money. There is much smex and I enjoyed the power dynamics between Vald and Havi. Yeah, and the whole cuffed and tattooed demon thing, hot!It is only up to volume two at the moment so I am hoping that there is more to come.A great fantasy story with loads of cool adventures, swords, pillaging plant life, nasty magicians, magic, sex, bad guys and a bunny. A definite must read.http://sharrow.wordpress.com/2008/10/29/crimson-spell-volumes-1-and-2-by-ayano-yamane/ ( )