3x3 Eyes: Blood of the Sacred Demon

3x3 Eyes [サザン アイズ] #4

by Yuzo Takada

Everything changes in this volume of 3x3 Eyes, one of Japan's most popular and longest-running series! The zombie teenager Yakumo has been searching for Pai, the girl he loves, for years. When he finds her, she's in big trouble! The amnesiac Pai has forgotten all about her inhuman heritage and mystical powers, and an evil group of supernatural Puppet People are on the hunt for her! Can Yakumo use his new special attack moves to rescue Pai and restore her memories? Or will she run from him -- and the truth -- as well?

Genres: Manga, Fantasy, Seinen, Fiction, Comics, Horror

144 pages, Paperback

First published February 17, 1990

About the author

Yuzo Takada (real name Yuji Takada or in Japanese 高田 裕三 ) was born in 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. At University he joined the Manga society and one of his illustrations was soon spotted by an editor, who asked him to write a story for Japanese publisher Kodansha's monthly Young Magazine.

Takada created a number of popular risque romantic comedy titles, including Tokonatsu Bank and Tour Conductor Nikumori, before moving on to his flagship "ghosts and monsters" story 3x3 Eyes.

3x3 Eyes began in 1987 and the incredibly popular series continued for over fifteen years, racking up an impressive 40 collected volumes in Japan before ending in early 2003. 3x3 Eyes is pretty popular in the UK and America, despite only eight volumes of the manga being released in English. 3x3 Eyes was also serialised for several years by Dark Horse Comics in their monthly magazine Super Manga Blast!.

He has also experienced success with a number of anime based on his work, including the comedy All Purpose Cultural Cat Girl Nuku Nuku and the fantasy epic Blue Seed. The first few volumes of 3x3 Eyes were also made into a four part OAV series in the early 1990's, with an extra three episodes added in the mid 90's, and although constant rumours of further episodes persist, sadly none have yet proved true. Since the end of the 3x3 Eyes manga Yuzo Takada has moved on to several short stories, including the hospital drama "The Booking Life" and"Ultraman" -- the First, a manga featuring Japan's ever-popular superhero. Aside from manga, Yuzo Takada is also a respected freelance illustrator and has produced cover illustrations for several Gundam soundtrack albums.

Reviews

[Shin Donghae · Rating 3 out of 5]

Takada sensei memang juara utk urusan siluman2 mulai dari bentuk yg mengerikan hingga menjijikkan. Setting berpindah ke tibet dalam mencari tanah suci Kunlun kelahiran Saijinyan

[Motoki · Rating 2 out of 5]

I dunno if this is the first volume of the series or not (I've never waste my time with translated versions) but I'll be surprised if the entire series of 40+ volumes will be released in the US. One of those battle mangas that's pretty good until around volume 20, and then gets milked for a good 20 volumes more. Skewed interpretations of Western Asian religious folklore and ideas may entertain some, while others may find tasteless.

[Tyler · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mehhhhh. Not as good as the anime, 3x3: Legend of the Divine Demon, but it's cool to see how much they differ. The manga is far more cute, cheeky, and childish, which isn't my cup of tea.