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Until Death Do Us Part Omnibus (2-in-1 Edition), Vol. 1: Includes Vol. 1 & 2
Haruka is a young girl who is able to predict the future with incredible accuracy--an ability that has made her a target. When she is kidnapped, Haruka uses her power to seek out someone who can help her, fixing upon a blind man amid the crowded streets of Tokyo. Though a seemingly odd choice, Haruka's powers have not led her wrong, as her chosen protector draws a sword from his walking stick and deftly takes out her captors. Knowing she will always be pursued for her gift, Haruka begs the mysterious swordsman to keep her safe... "until death do us part."
454 pages, Paperback
Published February 20, 2018
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Hiroshi Takashige
123 books28 followersHiroshi Takashige (たかしげ宙) is a Japanese manga artist best known in various manga communities in Japan and overseas for his work in Spriggan and later in Until Death Do Us Part.
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February 25, 2016
It's fine, I guess? The premise is interesting enough, but it feels like we're setting up for something more interesting. While the series may turn out to be really good, this volume by itself is merely fine.
February 28, 2016
From the cover to the story, I knew I was going to love this. And I already want the next volume. This is definitely going to be my new favorite series. I like how its drawn from the characters to the setting to the action scenes. And the pacing is also really good. Good volume and start to this series.
February 7, 2017
The story was really interesting and cool until too many cast members were introduced. Then it got a bit confusing about who was who, what was what, and why was why.
I will admit I was also thrown for a loop at the end. I don't like that development and am entirely unsure if I will continue this series.
I will admit I was also thrown for a loop at the end. I don't like that development and am entirely unsure if I will continue this series.
March 4, 2017
This collection contains volumes 1 and 2 of Until Death Do Us Part (as originally published).
I really enjoyed this "blind swordsman" variation. It doesn't have a lot of original elements - the blind swordsman, the young girl with mysterious powers everyone's after, the use of technology to overcome a handicap, etc. have all been seen before. The combination here though is done well and has just enough twists on the cliched building blocks to freshen things up. The backstory of Mamoru's (also called "Sword") organization adds some depth and has a lot of potential going forward. The characters aren't terribly deep yet but their personalities stand out enough and I don't think the story suffered. The action is solid and what you'd expect from this type of story.
But what really ends up elevating this for me is the multiple parties with multiple agendas woven throughout the volume and the intelligence of the characters. There are characters on all sides that are carefully planning, reacting, and adapting as unexpected complications pop up. I really love this kind of layered storytelling and the feeling that people trying to commit (or stop) involved, ambitious schemes are using their brains. I hope Takashige can keep things at this level as the series continues.
The art is another huge asset. It's well detailed and very crisp and easy to follow which accentuates the pace and impact of the action scenes. The characters are all diverse and distinctive in appearance as well. Just high quality work all around.
Until Death Do Us Part grabbed my attention more than I expected and I'm greatly looking forward to more. It's an action manga at it's core, so if that's not your thing this won't change your mind, but it's one of the best such series I've read in a long time.
Feb-2013
I really enjoyed this "blind swordsman" variation. It doesn't have a lot of original elements - the blind swordsman, the young girl with mysterious powers everyone's after, the use of technology to overcome a handicap, etc. have all been seen before. The combination here though is done well and has just enough twists on the cliched building blocks to freshen things up. The backstory of Mamoru's (also called "Sword") organization adds some depth and has a lot of potential going forward. The characters aren't terribly deep yet but their personalities stand out enough and I don't think the story suffered. The action is solid and what you'd expect from this type of story.
But what really ends up elevating this for me is the multiple parties with multiple agendas woven throughout the volume and the intelligence of the characters. There are characters on all sides that are carefully planning, reacting, and adapting as unexpected complications pop up. I really love this kind of layered storytelling and the feeling that people trying to commit (or stop) involved, ambitious schemes are using their brains. I hope Takashige can keep things at this level as the series continues.
The art is another huge asset. It's well detailed and very crisp and easy to follow which accentuates the pace and impact of the action scenes. The characters are all diverse and distinctive in appearance as well. Just high quality work all around.
Until Death Do Us Part grabbed my attention more than I expected and I'm greatly looking forward to more. It's an action manga at it's core, so if that's not your thing this won't change your mind, but it's one of the best such series I've read in a long time.
Feb-2013
August 9, 2012
A very nice art style makes up for the blandness of the story -- blind vigilante, techie friend who made him bionic glasses, psychic girl, international anti-terrorism outfit, industrial espionage, etc. etc. None of the characters stand out except in looks -- the techie guy looks like he should be pounding back 40s and smoking Newports, the vigilante is appropriately badass, etc. --and the action sequences run together so much that it's often hard to remember what happened when to whom.
Pick up Bloody Monday and Darker Than Black instead.
Pick up Bloody Monday and Darker Than Black instead.
did-not-finish
January 14, 2020Got 250+ pages into this and it was good, but apparently there's a romance that seriously develops between Haruka and Mamoru and that age gap makes me more than a tad uncomfortable. I dunno. I'm a bit oversensitive to that so I'm cutting my losses now; there are too many other books to conquer on my TBR that aren't problematic for me to push through another slightly uncomfortable 250 pages.
December 17, 2022
I read this in my teens and liked it a lot, so I wanted to return back to see how it held up. It has a solid idea, good art, and interesting characters, which are all bogged down by the terrorism plot. It could do with a bit of trimming more than anything and some pieces and characters are handled clumsily, but its an interesting read.
July 12, 2012
Interesting storyline & I love the art style- always looking for some new twist in a new manga series & this one is intriguing! For older teens & adult readers, mostly violence.
September 13, 2012
I really like this. It reminds me of Darker than Black in that the "good guy" is not so different than the guys he's hunting.
August 4, 2013
Loved this one!!! Awesome!!! Very cool plot & twist...
May 22, 2025
Le dessin est plus qu'agréable, Mamoru a méchamment la classe et la gamine est mignonne, quand au scénario ce n'est qu'une mise en bouche mais il semble avoir du potentiel.
February 9, 2015
Amazon suggested this one to me and for once their algorithm actually found one that sounded interesting. Haruka is a young girl who can more or less predict the future (they do give a quantum physics explanation to it rather than leave it as 'psychic.) She's been kidnapped by a group of thugs along with her family in order to use her. As they are transporting her somewhere, Haruka sees a young man walking on the street and combat rolls out of the car. She begs him to help her until the titular 'death do us part.'
Mamoru thinks she's crazy but he does help beat the snot out her pursuers. The catch is Mamoru is blind. However, as we quickly learn, he and his partner, Igawa, are vigilantes working with a group that takes care of crimes the police are powerless to stop (think yakuza and other terrorists). Most of the group has lost someone to crime. It's a pretty well used trope but it does work. This group uses cutting edge tech. Mamoru can 'see' via his sunglasses and his rather thick white cane. Think Georgi LaForge from Star Trek (though Daredevil also comes to mind). His cane also conceals a katana that's coated with tech that lets him cut at a molecular level. While he's not a killer (Yet, Mamoru does have a tendency to violence that becomes important at the end of the omnibus), Mamoru is willing to slice tendons and maim.
He and Igawa take Haruka in and the larger group, lead by Alfa, join them. They are named using the military phonetic alphabet, Alpha, Bravo Foxtrot etc etc. It's very annoying that Alpha is misspelled. Think the A-Team with the darkness of Batman. Something bigger is going on here other than just using Haruka's predictive ability. There is a group of international terrorists at play. There is a detective Genda who seems to recognize Mamoru sort of. He's hot on the trail of the terrorists who are threatening people inventing useful tech and blowing things up, etc. Typical terrorist stuff.
Overall, it's more violent than I usually like but I did enjoy this very much. You have to employ your usual 'action film' suspension of disbelief because there is some action that strains that. At one point Mamoru says he can't dodge/cut through bullets from a full automatic where he could earlier with a revolver, because his reflexes are only human. Yeah that would apply to a single shot too guys but like I said, your usual action film nonsense. Still, it's fun to watch. We don't really know much about anyone yet in spite of this being an omnibus of around 450 pages. The storyline hangs well in the confines of 'action film.' It gets a tad creepy at the end with a pronouncement from Haruka (it's not just me. Igawa and Sierra seem just as taken aback). The art is absolutely gorgeous. Even in the fight scenes there is no trouble telling what's going on which often happens. Quibbles: why is Sierra wearing a tight dress and HEELS into combaat when earlier she's in a military-like uniform. Yes, she was pretending to be a business woman. She could do that in flats.
We don't know yet why Mamoru is blind but I assume it's because of a traumatic event. His whole orbital region is scarred. I want to know what happened. I definitely want to know what comes next.
Mamoru thinks she's crazy but he does help beat the snot out her pursuers. The catch is Mamoru is blind. However, as we quickly learn, he and his partner, Igawa, are vigilantes working with a group that takes care of crimes the police are powerless to stop (think yakuza and other terrorists). Most of the group has lost someone to crime. It's a pretty well used trope but it does work. This group uses cutting edge tech. Mamoru can 'see' via his sunglasses and his rather thick white cane. Think Georgi LaForge from Star Trek (though Daredevil also comes to mind). His cane also conceals a katana that's coated with tech that lets him cut at a molecular level. While he's not a killer (Yet, Mamoru does have a tendency to violence that becomes important at the end of the omnibus), Mamoru is willing to slice tendons and maim.
He and Igawa take Haruka in and the larger group, lead by Alfa, join them. They are named using the military phonetic alphabet, Alpha, Bravo Foxtrot etc etc. It's very annoying that Alpha is misspelled. Think the A-Team with the darkness of Batman. Something bigger is going on here other than just using Haruka's predictive ability. There is a group of international terrorists at play. There is a detective Genda who seems to recognize Mamoru sort of. He's hot on the trail of the terrorists who are threatening people inventing useful tech and blowing things up, etc. Typical terrorist stuff.
Overall, it's more violent than I usually like but I did enjoy this very much. You have to employ your usual 'action film' suspension of disbelief because there is some action that strains that. At one point Mamoru says he can't dodge/cut through bullets from a full automatic where he could earlier with a revolver, because his reflexes are only human. Yeah that would apply to a single shot too guys but like I said, your usual action film nonsense. Still, it's fun to watch. We don't really know much about anyone yet in spite of this being an omnibus of around 450 pages. The storyline hangs well in the confines of 'action film.' It gets a tad creepy at the end with a pronouncement from Haruka (it's not just me. Igawa and Sierra seem just as taken aback). The art is absolutely gorgeous. Even in the fight scenes there is no trouble telling what's going on which often happens. Quibbles: why is Sierra wearing a tight dress and HEELS into combaat when earlier she's in a military-like uniform. Yes, she was pretending to be a business woman. She could do that in flats.
We don't know yet why Mamoru is blind but I assume it's because of a traumatic event. His whole orbital region is scarred. I want to know what happened. I definitely want to know what comes next.
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October 15, 2024
Wah!! I really enjoyed this first volume (though really volumes 1 and 2 combined) of Until Death Do Us Part! When I flipped through it and saw all the action, I didn't know if I'd like it (which is silly, because I've read plenty of action mangas). But I ended up really liking it!! Mamoru is SO BAD ASS!!!!!!! I love him! In fact, I wish I could be him! Lol!
I really love the cast of characters. I feel like we really didn't get to know them at all in these two volumes, but I've already really enjoyed my company with them. Though I'm not sure what Double-S-san was talking about the big shocker at the end of volume 2... it didn't surprise me at all, and in fact I figured it out almost immediately that that would be the case. I did, however, love Igawa's reaction to hearing it! Hilarious!
Unfortunately, I must wait and wait for the rest of this series because it is just being published in the US and there are currently like 16 volumes out in Japan.... le sigh. But I will be excited to get back to it when all the other volumes come out!!
2024 update
I'm not sure why I was so hyped about this in 2013 LOL but I just reread the first two volumes and it was just okay. The artwork is good and the story is interesting enough but it's not super attention grabbing. In fact, I'm not even sure if I'll read the rest of the series. Maybe I'll give one more volume a shot and see how I feel.
I really love the cast of characters. I feel like we really didn't get to know them at all in these two volumes, but I've already really enjoyed my company with them. Though I'm not sure what Double-S-san was talking about the big shocker at the end of volume 2... it didn't surprise me at all, and in fact I figured it out almost immediately that that would be the case. I did, however, love Igawa's reaction to hearing it! Hilarious!
Unfortunately, I must wait and wait for the rest of this series because it is just being published in the US and there are currently like 16 volumes out in Japan.... le sigh. But I will be excited to get back to it when all the other volumes come out!!
2024 update
I'm not sure why I was so hyped about this in 2013 LOL but I just reread the first two volumes and it was just okay. The artwork is good and the story is interesting enough but it's not super attention grabbing. In fact, I'm not even sure if I'll read the rest of the series. Maybe I'll give one more volume a shot and see how I feel.
January 19, 2016
A surprisingly quick read for such a thick volume! I enjoyed the quick-moving plot, although the fight scenes can get repetitive. There's a fair amount of violence and plenty of gunplay, but the blood is mostly stylized ink splatters, so it's not too upsetting. The art show a lot of attention to detail, using real vehicles and weapons and elaborate backgrounds. The precognitive girl seems to drop down in importance in the second half of the volume, as they original small anti-criminal team joins forces with a squad of foreigners to investigate a terrorist plot. Overall, it's mostly about a blind dude with a sword, which would normally be a shoutout to "Zatoichi," but it also reminded me of "Lone Wolf and Cub" with the "revenge for hire" type setup and a helpful tagalong kid.
October 19, 2012
This action-manga certainly gets off to a good start. While it does run down all the items on the big checklist of action-clichés it does so with a brisk pace, cool style and a few neat plot elements. I must admit that I'm partial to those action-series where the main character is a grown man with combat experience rather than a snot-nosed teenager, they just make for more believable badasses I think.
But I digress, this omnibus containing the first 2 volumes of "Until Death Do Us Part" had me enjoying the action and wanting to find out what happens next. Which is all you an ask for in an action-manga like this.
But I digress, this omnibus containing the first 2 volumes of "Until Death Do Us Part" had me enjoying the action and wanting to find out what happens next. Which is all you an ask for in an action-manga like this.
January 1, 2015
My brother bought this book and is thinking of returning it. I couldn't let that happen without reading it myself and forming my own opinion! So I stole it from his bookshelf and started to read it. To be fair, I just woke up at 1:30 a.m. so I couldn't pay attention as well as I thought I could, so I intend on rereading it and trying to not get as confused. I really want to like this manga 'cause the art is so beautiful and a bunch of the male characters are kinda sexy (Foxtrot!!) I hope to change my rating of this book.
November 13, 2014
The premise of this manga was a little different than most I've read so far - it wasn't about romance or mystical stuff or trying to be the best ninja, so that made me keep reading. However, the most interesting/creepoid tidbit that I learned from this book was in book 2's appendix where the author writes that one of his most frequently asked questions from the readers are "why don't you show [the 12 year old's] panties?" UGH. COME ON, PEOPLE.
September 25, 2012
Cool art and an awesome storyline. I was very sad to be left hanging at the end of the second volume and eagerly await getting my hands on the next book to find out what happens to India and Genda! The artist's notes at the end of each volume are great fun, too.
A bit gory at times and one bit of nudity but it's not a super fanservicey book at all which I appreciate. I'm looking forward to more backstory like why Mamoru is blind or why Haruka thinks they'll be married.
A bit gory at times and one bit of nudity but it's not a super fanservicey book at all which I appreciate. I'm looking forward to more backstory like why Mamoru is blind or why Haruka thinks they'll be married.
August 31, 2009
this took me like half an hour to finish. XD wouldn't have read it if a friend hadn't bequeathed it to me, but it was entertaining enough for your stereotypical super-action manga. "he's a blind modern-day assassin who can cut flying bullets in half with his sword. she's an orphaned middle-school girl with ESP powers. they fight crime!"
July 28, 2011
Une très bonne entrée en matière ! Le dessin est plus qu'agréable, Mamoru a méchamment la classe et la gamine est mignonne, quand au scénario ce n'est qu'une mise en bouche mais il semble avoir du potentiel. Bref une série prometteuse !
March 15, 2015
This was my first foray into Manga. I devoured it. I loved it. And I am not pleased that my local library only has the first 10 volumes. I may need to buy these. Correction- I need these. I will have them.
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February 21, 2017Currently waiting on volume 8...
October 1, 2014
So far, I am enjoying this because it reminds me of any Jason Statham movie.
June 29, 2016
Was unsure of this series going in but it grew on me. As many manga stories do.
February 20, 2023
True rating: 3.5
June 10, 2024
The art is outstanding -- some of the best I've ever seen. The story is good -- interesting and well-told, but not quite as good as the art.
I have eight more volumes to go.
I have eight more volumes to go.
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