Defense Devil
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese manga
written by Youn In-Wan
and illustrated by Yang Kyung-il
. It is serialized by Shogakukan
in Shōnen Sunday
since April 22, 2009. The story is about a banished demon named Kucabara who decides to become a Defense Devil in order to gather up dark matter which he needs to regain his devil powers again.
ners. He decides to become a Defense Devil in order to get dark matter. A Defense Devil's duty is to prove the innocence of human sinner of his or her crime; once that is done, a Defense Devil shall be allowed to take the sinner's dark matter. Kucabara then must prove the sinner's innocence before a takes the sinner to hell. One day, Kucabara's friend Funi arrives and tells him the demon world is in dishevel and Kucabara must return to save it. Kucabara, with the aid of his friends, Bichura the dragon demon and a the female exorcist named Idamaria, infiltrates the demon world; they discover the source of the chaos to be Kucabara's younger brother, Legato, and set out to confront him. Eventually, they realize Legato was gathering energy to destroy the angels who reign control over Hell. After confronting Elimona and the angels, Kucabara is called by God and is taken to heaven. Kucabara returns to his friends and the series ends with him recruiting his friends to defend God who has been betrayed by his angels.
. After the release of the first tankōbon
volume, the authors began a blog on the Shōnen Sunday website about their progress with the series. A contest was held in celebration of the second tankōbon volume where 100 winners are given autographed artwork by the authors.
: Bichura is a small imp like creature who was part of a famous dragon family. He was stripped of his powers and banished from the Demon World along with Kucabara.
: Elimona is a fallen angel from heaven who runs a store on the border, where Bichura and Kucabara live. She frequently cosplays and tries to seduce Bichura and Kucabara, much to their chagrin. However, she is often turned to for help or advice by the protagonists.In chapter 85 she revealed to Idamaria that she is an angel and wanted to destroy the demon world by releasing the goddess of hell Lilith inside of Idameria
: Idamaria is a nun
who specializes in demon exorcism
and is romantically interested in Kucabara. It is later revealed that Idamaria is able to produce Dark Matter from her body. The source of the Dark Matter is said to be goddess of hell, Lilith.In chapter 72 it is said that her real name before entering the church was Catherine.
: Selma is a priest in charge of the institution where Idamaria lives. He is the one who trained Idamaria and Kucabara to cooperate with each other in order for them to open a portal to the demon world. A powerful exorcist, he is acquainted with Elimona and obtains information about the demon world through her. His real (and former) name was Kanto.
: A proud, apathetic, and analytical Shinigami whose attacks are based on Mathematical
formula
s. He hates underlying schemes claiming they are against his aesthetics
and would even revolt against Legato for his ethics. During his stay with the orphanage, he grew fond of a young girl named Jupiter and seeks to free her parents from hell.
: Legato is the primary antagonist of the series and the fourth son of the great demon king, Kucabara's younger brother. After plotting Kucabara's banishment, he received all of Kucabara's power.
: The newest member of Kucabara and the others. She was betrayed so many times that she despised relationships and settled out to destroy them. Her original plan was to ruin Kucabara's and Bichura's relationship, and kill them, but she ends up joining them. She wields a rifle.
: A little girl taken in by the institution run by Father Selma when her parents were killed in an accident. She was abducted by Shinigamis working for Legato to lure Kucabara into going to the demon world. She became attached to Shugarl after she was saved by him a couple of times.
and illustrated by Yang Kyung-Il
, premiered in Shōnen Sunday
on April 22 2009 and is currently on-going. The first tankōbon
volume was released by Shogakukan
August 18, 2009 and the final tenth on September 16, 2011.
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
written by Youn In-Wan
Youn In-wan
Youn In-wan is a South Korean manhwa writer. In Japan, he is known for his work Blade of the Phantom Master. Prior to that, he worked on the manhwa Island with illustrator Yang Kyung-il...
and illustrated by Yang Kyung-il
Yang Kyung-il
Yang Kyung-il is a South Korean manhwa artist from Incheon, South Korea. In 2009 he and frequent collaborator, Youn In-Wan began serializing their manga Defense Devil in Shonen Sunday.- Works :* Blade of Heaven...
. It is serialized by Shogakukan
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
in Shōnen Sunday
Shonen Sunday
, first published on March 17, 1959, is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan. Contrary to its title, Weekly Shōnen Sunday issues are released on Wednesdays.- History :...
since April 22, 2009. The story is about a banished demon named Kucabara who decides to become a Defense Devil in order to gather up dark matter which he needs to regain his devil powers again.
Plot
Kucabara was recently banished and stripped of his powers. In order to regain his powers, he needs which is found from human sinSin
In religion, sin is the violation or deviation of an eternal divine law or standard. The term sin may also refer to the state of having committed such a violation. Christians believe the moral code of conduct is decreed by God In religion, sin (also called peccancy) is the violation or deviation...
ners. He decides to become a Defense Devil in order to get dark matter. A Defense Devil's duty is to prove the innocence of human sinner of his or her crime; once that is done, a Defense Devil shall be allowed to take the sinner's dark matter. Kucabara then must prove the sinner's innocence before a takes the sinner to hell. One day, Kucabara's friend Funi arrives and tells him the demon world is in dishevel and Kucabara must return to save it. Kucabara, with the aid of his friends, Bichura the dragon demon and a the female exorcist named Idamaria, infiltrates the demon world; they discover the source of the chaos to be Kucabara's younger brother, Legato, and set out to confront him. Eventually, they realize Legato was gathering energy to destroy the angels who reign control over Hell. After confronting Elimona and the angels, Kucabara is called by God and is taken to heaven. Kucabara returns to his friends and the series ends with him recruiting his friends to defend God who has been betrayed by his angels.
Production
Yang Kyung-Il and Youn In-Wan first created a one-shot of Defense Devil titled for a 2008 issue of Sunday GXSunday GX
, often abbreviated as , is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Shogakukan.Like many other manga magazines, it's an "anthology magazine" with each issue featuring new chapters of several manga series...
. After the release of the first tankōbon
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
volume, the authors began a blog on the Shōnen Sunday website about their progress with the series. A contest was held in celebration of the second tankōbon volume where 100 winners are given autographed artwork by the authors.
Characters
: Kucabara is the protagonist of Defense Devil and the third son of the great demon king. After being stripped of his powers by Legato, Kucabara becomes a Defense Devil in order to make a living. His duty as a Defense devil is to prove a person's innocence to prevent them from going to hell. Before he was stripped of his powers Kucabara was said to have the strongest Dark Matter in the Demon World due to his lineage. Also Kucabara has openly expressed his feelings for Idamaria by proclaiming his love to her.: Bichura is a small imp like creature who was part of a famous dragon family. He was stripped of his powers and banished from the Demon World along with Kucabara.
: Elimona is a fallen angel from heaven who runs a store on the border, where Bichura and Kucabara live. She frequently cosplays and tries to seduce Bichura and Kucabara, much to their chagrin. However, she is often turned to for help or advice by the protagonists.In chapter 85 she revealed to Idamaria that she is an angel and wanted to destroy the demon world by releasing the goddess of hell Lilith inside of Idameria
: Idamaria is a nun
Nun
A nun is a woman who has taken vows committing her to live a spiritual life. She may be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent...
who specializes in demon exorcism
Exorcism
Exorcism is the religious practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person or place which they are believed to have possessed...
and is romantically interested in Kucabara. It is later revealed that Idamaria is able to produce Dark Matter from her body. The source of the Dark Matter is said to be goddess of hell, Lilith.In chapter 72 it is said that her real name before entering the church was Catherine.
: Selma is a priest in charge of the institution where Idamaria lives. He is the one who trained Idamaria and Kucabara to cooperate with each other in order for them to open a portal to the demon world. A powerful exorcist, he is acquainted with Elimona and obtains information about the demon world through her. His real (and former) name was Kanto.
: A proud, apathetic, and analytical Shinigami whose attacks are based on Mathematical
Mathematics
Mathematics is the study of quantity, space, structure, and change. Mathematicians seek out patterns and formulate new conjectures. Mathematicians resolve the truth or falsity of conjectures by mathematical proofs, which are arguments sufficient to convince other mathematicians of their validity...
formula
Formula
In mathematics, a formula is an entity constructed using the symbols and formation rules of a given logical language....
s. He hates underlying schemes claiming they are against his aesthetics
Aesthetics
Aesthetics is a branch of philosophy dealing with the nature of beauty, art, and taste, and with the creation and appreciation of beauty. It is more scientifically defined as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values, sometimes called judgments of sentiment and taste...
and would even revolt against Legato for his ethics. During his stay with the orphanage, he grew fond of a young girl named Jupiter and seeks to free her parents from hell.
: Legato is the primary antagonist of the series and the fourth son of the great demon king, Kucabara's younger brother. After plotting Kucabara's banishment, he received all of Kucabara's power.
: The newest member of Kucabara and the others. She was betrayed so many times that she despised relationships and settled out to destroy them. Her original plan was to ruin Kucabara's and Bichura's relationship, and kill them, but she ends up joining them. She wields a rifle.
: A little girl taken in by the institution run by Father Selma when her parents were killed in an accident. She was abducted by Shinigamis working for Legato to lure Kucabara into going to the demon world. She became attached to Shugarl after she was saved by him a couple of times.
Manga
Defense Devil, written by Youn In-WanYoun In-wan
Youn In-wan is a South Korean manhwa writer. In Japan, he is known for his work Blade of the Phantom Master. Prior to that, he worked on the manhwa Island with illustrator Yang Kyung-il...
and illustrated by Yang Kyung-Il
Yang Kyung-il
Yang Kyung-il is a South Korean manhwa artist from Incheon, South Korea. In 2009 he and frequent collaborator, Youn In-Wan began serializing their manga Defense Devil in Shonen Sunday.- Works :* Blade of Heaven...
, premiered in Shōnen Sunday
Shonen Sunday
, first published on March 17, 1959, is a weekly shōnen manga magazine published in Japan by Shogakukan. Contrary to its title, Weekly Shōnen Sunday issues are released on Wednesdays.- History :...
on April 22 2009 and is currently on-going. The first tankōbon
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
volume was released by Shogakukan
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
August 18, 2009 and the final tenth on September 16, 2011.