Nephylym Book 2


By Rei Kusakabe (DrMaster Publications)
ISBN13:  978-1-59796-182-0

Shun Imai has a little problem. He’s a fairly average high-school boy but a martyr to static electricity. Every time he touches metal there’s a painful flash and spark. It’s a very similar situation whenever he sees pretty classmate Sanari Kurosaki. His other big problem is that he’s been hand-picked by a diminutive Angel named Air to be an “Answerer”, a supernatural warrior dedicated to eradicating the disruptive effects of “Noir” wherever it strikes. Air is a supernatural guardian known as a Nephylym…

Noir is a bad mood made manifest: When black emotions and negative feelings become too oppressive they can take on physical form and cause grave, destructive harm. This volume begins with Shun still adapting to his new position as a secret warrior and the revelations that the girl of his classroom dreams is an Answerer too.  Just like his friendly rival Tsukasa…

Even supernatural Cops have bureaucracy and a pecking order though, and Shun’s current problems divide equally between having to take an Answerer Proficiency Test and simply surviving the persistent attacks of a completely new – and very hot! – menace calling herself Qliphoth – the Noir’s equivalent to the angelic Nephylym

Engaging, funny and faster-paced than many mangas of this genre, this is a highly readable, well-drawn fantasy adventure that has lots to offer the casual browser as well as the dedicated collector and fan.

This black and white book is printed in the Japanese right-to-left format.

© 2007 Rei Kusakabe. English translation © 2008 DrMaster Publications. Inc. All Rights Reserved.