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(Ayakashi Koi Emaki #1)
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Miko is a shrine maiden who has never had much success at seeing or banishing spirits. Then she meets Kagura, a sexy demon who feeds off women’s feelings of passion and love. Kagura’s insatiable appetite has left many girls at school brokenhearted, so Miko casts a spell to seal his powers. Surprisingly the spell works—sort of—but now Kagura is after her!
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Paperback, 200 pages
Published
December 4th 2012
by VIZ Media LLC
(first published May 25th 2009)
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Aug 10, 2013
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it was amazing
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Dear God this thing was hysterical!
Played straight, this would have been boring, perhaps a little creepy, and certainly not worth reading. Done the way it was, everything was so over-the-top you couldn't help but start laughing. Shinjo definitely succeeded in making a manga you can't help but crack up at.
Besides just laughs, "Demon Love Spell" also has an entertaining starring duo. I can't help but love Miko, who accidentally gets it right when she tries to seal a demon. Miko's got strong opinio ...more
Played straight, this would have been boring, perhaps a little creepy, and certainly not worth reading. Done the way it was, everything was so over-the-top you couldn't help but start laughing. Shinjo definitely succeeded in making a manga you can't help but crack up at.
Besides just laughs, "Demon Love Spell" also has an entertaining starring duo. I can't help but love Miko, who accidentally gets it right when she tries to seal a demon. Miko's got strong opinio ...more
Somehow adorable AND semi-smutty! (Hey, it works.)
I've got to admit, this was hilarious. xD
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This is a review of volumes 1-2 which I read together back to back. See the plot section for my thoughts on the individual volumes.
Miko's dad is a major player in the occult world... banishing spirits left and right! Miko so badly wants to belong to that world too... Then she meets Kagura!! An incubus who feeds himself off women's feelings of passion and love. When her school friends get their hearts broken Miko comes to ...more
Given their levels of caution and intelligence it is amazing that this family survives their demon-destroying career.
I randomly decided to check this out and it's fine. To be honest, most books centered around a heterosexual romance bore me to tears. This one had an interesting premise but that was about where it stopped for me.
I like Kangura. I loved the parents bonding with him and making him cute little outfits and a house. A lot of it was surprisingly cute. However, I just... didn't really connect to the main character all that much. I didn't quite get the appeal of the constant "should I? I shouldn't" stu ...more
I like Kangura. I loved the parents bonding with him and making him cute little outfits and a house. A lot of it was surprisingly cute. However, I just... didn't really connect to the main character all that much. I didn't quite get the appeal of the constant "should I? I shouldn't" stu ...more
I am so excited to finally be reading this series! I have wanted to read it for years and for some reason just never did. Now I am changing that! So this volume is about Miko, she's the oddball in her family, all of them can sense/see demons but her. She tries so hard but she just can't. When her friend comes running saying this guy was cheating on her, she runs after him thinking he's demon... she's right and she gets him. Now he's pretty much the size of a little doll and is forced to do whate
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I quite loved this manga. But, being as I love pretty much all Shinjo Mayu's mangas, that comes as no surprise.
Why, hello there, Saku---um, Kagura. Ms. Shinjo's main bishies are starting to pretty much look alike, though. She needs to start making them look different.
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Miko's best friend's boyfriend is cheating on her. She comes to Miko about that, and joking makes the accusation that Kagura might be a demon incubus, since he is such a womanizer. Of course, Miko is a serious s ...more
Why, hello there, Saku---um, Kagura. Ms. Shinjo's main bishies are starting to pretty much look alike, though. She needs to start making them look different.
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Miko's best friend's boyfriend is cheating on her. She comes to Miko about that, and joking makes the accusation that Kagura might be a demon incubus, since he is such a womanizer. Of course, Miko is a serious s ...more
Oct 13, 2012
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Demon Love Spell was so cute! It's been awhile since I've read any manga, so I thoroughly enjoyed this one. (This is my first manga review, by the way ^.^) It actually reminded me a LOT of Mugen Spiral, which is one of my favorites.
I love romance stories that start off as hatred. LOVE them. As far as romance goes, that's my favorite kind. I know, I'm weird. :p But I think that's why I enjoyed this one so much, because they were stuck with each other against thei ...more
Demon Love Spell was so cute! It's been awhile since I've read any manga, so I thoroughly enjoyed this one. (This is my first manga review, by the way ^.^) It actually reminded me a LOT of Mugen Spiral, which is one of my favorites.
I love romance stories that start off as hatred. LOVE them. As far as romance goes, that's my favorite kind. I know, I'm weird. :p But I think that's why I enjoyed this one so much, because they were stuck with each other against thei ...more
Okay this was wonderful!
Great story,funny characters and just great overall.
Even the ending had me laughing out loud, poor Miko!
And Kagura, God! This is why they say perfect boys only exist in books!
But I have to admit. I wish Miko would just realize that Kagura loved her, I mean it's obvious! But anyways great writing, beautiful art, a smexy hero and wonderful heroine, what more could you ask for! Definitely gonna read this series.
Great story,funny characters and just great overall.
Even the ending had me laughing out loud, poor Miko!
And Kagura, God! This is why they say perfect boys only exist in books!
But I have to admit. I wish Miko would just realize that Kagura loved her, I mean it's obvious! But anyways great writing, beautiful art, a smexy hero and wonderful heroine, what more could you ask for! Definitely gonna read this series.
I ended up liking this more than I thought and all I could think is: THIS NEEDS TO BE AN ANIME. It would be so hilarious
So far this is one of Mayu Shinjo's more pure stories. It's not quite as smutty yet I think, the last volume will be quite a bit. This is also more along the lines of Love Celeb and Midnight Children both of which I loved, if you can't tell (haha)
Plot
Miko can't see spirits despite the fact that she's a shrine maiden, next in line to inherit her father's shrine. Because of that she's pretty damn lively when it comes a hint or whisper of spiritual activity. Then she meets the lust demon, Kagura a ...more
Plot
Miko can't see spirits despite the fact that she's a shrine maiden, next in line to inherit her father's shrine. Because of that she's pretty damn lively when it comes a hint or whisper of spiritual activity. Then she meets the lust demon, Kagura a ...more
So cute! Way funnier then I thought it was going to be. Insta-lovey but in a cute way I cannot wait to read more, I love little Kagura.
This was a fun read, I ended up enjoying it more than I initially thought I would.
Such a cute, fun read! I can't wait to find volume 2.
I've liked Shinjo's work in the past, although I'll admit that after a while some of her work just seemed to be a little bland, too much of a copy of Sensual Phrase. This was partially due to a publisher Shinjo had been working with, but for a while afterwards I just couldn't seem to get into the stuff she'd released even after she broke off with her old publisher. I'm officially digging her work with Demon Love Spell, though.
If you're wondering, the smut level in this actually isn't that bad wh ...more
If you're wondering, the smut level in this actually isn't that bad wh ...more
Demon Love Spell is a short 6 volume series by Mayu Shinjo.
The story follows Miko (a miko) and daughter to a famous Shinto priest who has abundant powers but no abilities to sense or see spirits... and Kagura (an incubus) the strongest demon from the demon world who gains his powers from the directed love and passion of women. Miko is surprised when she accidentally seals his powers, and they are both surprised when they begin falling in love with each other.
This story is so a-typical of Mayu S ...more
The story follows Miko (a miko) and daughter to a famous Shinto priest who has abundant powers but no abilities to sense or see spirits... and Kagura (an incubus) the strongest demon from the demon world who gains his powers from the directed love and passion of women. Miko is surprised when she accidentally seals his powers, and they are both surprised when they begin falling in love with each other.
This story is so a-typical of Mayu S ...more
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These days I’m hard pressed to read a lot of manga as opposed to written novels, so Mayu Shinjo’s new series, Demon Love Spell, was a welcomed reprieve. Miko is a budding shrine maiden who is still developing her abilities to banish spirits, a skill and duty that has passed down from generation to generation in her family for centuries. She strives to keep her family’s tradition alive, but she has to get better. She sees one opportunity to do so when she ...more
These days I’m hard pressed to read a lot of manga as opposed to written novels, so Mayu Shinjo’s new series, Demon Love Spell, was a welcomed reprieve. Miko is a budding shrine maiden who is still developing her abilities to banish spirits, a skill and duty that has passed down from generation to generation in her family for centuries. She strives to keep her family’s tradition alive, but she has to get better. She sees one opportunity to do so when she ...more
This story is about a shrine maiden named Miko who just can't seem to do her job. Both of her parents and even her grandparents expelled demons from the world. While she tries to expel demons from her shrine, she can't see the demons, so she doesn't even know if the spell went in the right direction or not! When her friend rushes to her telling Miko about this boy who must be possessed by a demon, since he is such a womanizer, Miko runs to the call of her friend and classmates. Of course, her fr
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This is the story of Miko, a girl trying to live up to her family's long tradition of ability of banishing demons. However, she's had very little luck sensing or vanquishing demons--at all. That is until one day, when she has an actual encounter with a demon, a really hot, smoldering demon, but that's not the point. According to her family, she must banish him. That is until Miko realizes she just took away all his powers and he is transformed into a cute chibi version of his former self. Now wi
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A fun read with humor and romance and demons oh my! I love it when I read something that makes me laugh, so extra points for this one.
Miko, our leading female role, comes from a long line of priests and priestess' who can see and feel evil spirits and banish them. But Miko can't do either of those. Well... When her friend bursts in and starts complaining about her "boyfriend" Kagura kissing another girl ...more
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A fun read with humor and romance and demons oh my! I love it when I read something that makes me laugh, so extra points for this one.
Miko, our leading female role, comes from a long line of priests and priestess' who can see and feel evil spirits and banish them. But Miko can't do either of those. Well... When her friend bursts in and starts complaining about her "boyfriend" Kagura kissing another girl ...more
Cute and quirky. Your average gratuitous romance manga with absolutely no substance beyond its sensual/"But...I love you" elements. So what the heck is up with the 3 stars? I'm giving it a whole 3 star because this manga isn't trying to pretend to be deep, significant, or driven by plot. It's proudly steamy and overly adorable. It doesn't want readers to be enlightened it wants them to be entertained! It's shoujo manga for crying out loud. I actually giggled a few times which took it up a notch.
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This was my first time reading a manga and even though it was quite interesting and funny at some parts, it wasn't as good i expected it to be. It wasn't bad, it was okay. But i think that i will give it a secong chance and read the second volume.
My favorite character in "Demon Love Spell" was...... KANGURA. The hot guy who also appears to be a demon, and let me tell you that he's a very powerfull demon. There were plenty of funny scenes between Kangura and Miko, but the most laughable and funn ...more
My favorite character in "Demon Love Spell" was...... KANGURA. The hot guy who also appears to be a demon, and let me tell you that he's a very powerfull demon. There were plenty of funny scenes between Kangura and Miko, but the most laughable and funn ...more
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At first I thought I would dislike it because some of the cover art seems over the top in romance, but instead I found a funny and well-written story. Kagura actually reminds me a lot of Miroku from Inuyasha in how he treated all women and then Sango, so this was quite easy to relate and have a laugh to.
I'm giving this a three because insta-love is extremely childish. However, I did find this story to be extremely entertaining. The art is well done, the characters are adorable (and sexy at the same time) and the storyline itself is interesting. Definitely doesn't stand out from the large amount of Shojo Beat romance mangas out there.... But it's enjoyable nonetheless!
This was a fun, and well-drawn manga. I get the feeling that there will be romance involved further into the story in later volumes, but right now the love-hate relationship between Miko and Kagura is plenty to keep the story going. There is plenty of comic relief, but the mature content of him feeding off sexual energy would have me say this isn't for those under 14 or 15 years old.
This was fucking weird, and cute, and... well, I think I'm going to continue it only for the sake of the cute fox guy introduced at the end. Also the comedic relief gags are enjoyable, but the plot runs dry right away...
A mini-incubus and shrine maiden team up to fight demons! A cute story, not overly raunchy, mostly concentrating on the demon fights. One nitpick: why would you use the same sealing spell to UNseal a demon? Wouldn't you need an unsealing spell instead, or he'd wind up doubly sealed?
A new favorite of mine! Little chibi Kagura is so cute!
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Mayu Shinjo debuted in 1994 in Shogakukan's Shōjo Comic with "Anata no Iro ni Somaritai". She continued writing for Shogakukan until 2007, with her works appearing in both Shōjo Comic and their other magazine Cheese!. She left the company to go freelance citing a dispute over working conditions and abusive treatment by her editor.
Mayu Shinjo debuted in 1994 in Shogakukan's Shōjo Comic with "Anata no Iro ni Somaritai". She continued writing for Shogakukan until 2007, with her works appearing in both Shōjo Comic and their other magazine Cheese!. She left the company to go freelance citing a dispute over working conditions and abusive treatment by her editor.
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