In exchange for fulfillment of their desires, teenagers sell their soul to Diabolo, and when those teenagers reach the age of 17, they go crazy. 18, they become monsters.
This is the law of Diabolo.
Diabolo is a horror manga, first published by TokyoPop in 2004.
Volume 1 contains 199 pages consisting of 5 chapters, with 2 original stories and 1 prologue.
Ten years ago, Ren and Rai sold their souls to Diabolo to save Mio, Ren's cousin who died. Diabolo granted Ren ultimate strength, and Rai ultimate defense.
Ren and Rai, aged 17, live their lives protecting others from Diabolo's snare, and have sworn to kill one another before they both become monsters.
Diabolo is a violent manga, featuring themes of rape and images dismembered heads, infanticide, burned corpses and pipes lodged through chests (á la Commando, 1986), and deserves its suggested rating of Older Teen (16+).
The artwork is very expressive and is good at portraying emotions with body language and facial expressions. The panels were well paced and the large-panel action scene effectively made used of speed lines to show motion. Although you never actually see Diabolo in this volume, it is portrayed as ominous shadows, which works well expressing the mystery of the being and it's power.
My only complaint is the noticeable inconsistency in the reason Ren and Rei sold their souls (to resurrect Mio, or to gain strength and prevent others children from death), which was slightly annoying/although understandable when you consider the fact that this manga had 2 authors (twin sisters Kaoru Ohashi and Kei Kusunoki).
Overall I really enjoyed this manga. It was the first manga I ever read at age 15, and seems more horrific after multiple reads.Diabolo is a must-read for fans of horror, the super-natural or fans of obscure manga. Share this:
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