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Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children is a manga series authored by Hideaki Fujii, based on the video games Devil Children Black Book and Red Book. The manga began serialization in Kodansha's monthly Comic BomBom magazine starting in August 2000, and concluding in September 2002. In 2013, a new edition of the manga was published, which condensed the original five volumes into three, and featured new illustrations.

Although mostly based on the events of Black Book, the manga's story diverges from its source material at certain points, and changes various plot elements. The narrative is also told in a somewhat non-linear fashion, as ongoing plotlines are occasionally interspersed with perspectives from the future. Gore and violent imagery are depicted often in the manga as well, contrasting the original child-friendly aim of the video games.

Synopsis

On July 31, 2000, Setsuna Kai finds himself unable to overcome Mirai Kaname in a kendo match, despite promising his late mother Tsubomi that he would become stronger. Moreover, black fog shrouded the skies of Harajuku the day before, causing snow to fall in the middle of summer. As Setsuna returns home, a deliveryman hands him a parcel and is killed by a Demon. Setsuna protects the package and his mother's memento, the Messiah's Horn, from the Demon, only to be stabbed through the chest. The Horn is taken from him, which triggers his latent powers and heals his wounds. Grabbing a Deviliser from the parcel, Setsuna is joined by Cool the Cerberus, defeating the Demon and entering a gate to Makai. A confrontation in Makai leads Setsuna to cross paths with Mirai, learning that they are the Devil Children destined to gather the Messiah's Horns and Messiah's Eyes, artifacts which can change all reality. Unwillingly caught in the midst of a war between Demons and Angels, the Devil Children must survive the chaos of Makai and bring peace back to the world.

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Volumes

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Original Edition

Volume	Publisher(s)	Release	ISBN(s)
[[File:\|120px]] 1	Kodansha	March 6, 2001	4-06-323915-2
[[File:\|120px]] 2	Kodansha	July 17, 2001	4-06-323923-3
[[File:\|120px]] 3	Kodansha	November 6, 2001	4-06-323929-2
[[File:\|120px]] 4	Kodansha	July 5, 2002	4-06-323947-0
[[File:\|120px]] 5	Kodansha	November 6, 2002	4-06-323958-6

New Edition

Volume	Publisher(s)	Release	ISBN(s)
[[File:\|120px]] 1	Kodansha	May 23, 2013	4-06-376836-8
[[File:\|120px]] 2	Kodansha	June 21, 2013	4-06-376844-9
[[File:\|120px]] 3	Kodansha	July 23, 2013	4-06-376862-7

Chapters

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No.	Title (Japanese)	Title (Translation)
1	ＡＤ(エーディー)２０００．７　Ｅａｒｌｙ(アーリー)　Ｗｉｎｔｅｒ(ウィンター)	"AD 2000.7 Early Winter"

2	過剰(かじょう)なる期待(きたい)	"Excessive Expectations"

3	Ｗｈｉｔｅ(ホワイト)　ａｎｄ(アンド)　Ｂｌｏｏｄ(ブラッド)	"White and Blood"

4	Ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ(ストレート)　ｔｏ(トゥ)　Ｈｅｌｌ(ヘル)！！！	"Straight to Hell!!!"

5	涙(なみだ)を流(なが)す者(もの)	"Those who Shed Tears"

6	穏(おだ)やかで静(しず)かな場所(ばしょ)	"A Calm and Quiet Place"

7	彷徨(さまよ)う人々(ひとびと)	"Wandering People"

8	開戦(かいせん)	"Outbreak of War"

9	破壊(はかい)のたどる道(みち)	"Path to Destruction"

Special Manga	チルト～ク（画(が)：木下(きのした)エースケ）	"ChilTalk (Art: Ēsuke Kinoshita)"

11	暗(くら)い森(もり)	"Dark Forest"

12	最愛(さいあい)なる者(もの)へ	"Dearly Beloved"

13	不吉(ふきつ)な予告(よこく)	"Ominous Warning"

14	動(うご)き出(だ)した未来(みらい)	"Future in Motion"

15	支配(しはい)	"Domination"

16	世界(せかい)と友(とも)に	"To the World and Friends"

17	生(い)きるに値(あたい)するモノ？	"Those Worthy of Living?"

18	真実(しんじつ)の姿(すがた)	"True Colors"

19	とまらぬ怒(いか)り	"Relentless Anger"

Special Manga	チルト～ク　ニセ赤(あか)の書(しょ)（画(が)：木下(きのした)エースケ）	"ChilTalk Red Book Rip-off (Art: Ēsuke Kinoshita)"

21	闇(やみ)の果(は)てある世界(せかい)	"A World on the Bound of Darkness"

22	ファイナルポイント	"Final Point"

23	そして究極(きゅうきょく)の戦(たたか)いへ....	"And Now, to the Ultimate Fight..."

24	闇(やみ)の舞踏会(オーパンバル)	"The Dark Opernball"

25	光(ひかり)と闇(やみ)の道程(どうてい)	"Journey of Light and Darkness"

26	最終(さいしゅう)進化(しんか)ツヴァイ	"Final Evolution Zwei"

27	ただひとつの真実(しんじつ)	"Only One Truth"

28	終(お)わりと始(はじ)まり	"The End and the Beginning"

29	安(やす)らぎあらんことを	"Peace Be With You"

Special Manga	チルト～ク　ｉｆ(イフ)....（画(が)：木下(きのした)エースケ）	"ChilTalk if.... (Art: Ēsuke Kinoshita)"

Adaptation Differences

Lucifer and Azel are brothers.
Setsuna is the only Devil Child descended from Lucifer, and is Elegy's cousin.
Mirai is not a descendant of Lucifer and has no blood relation to Setsuna, but is still a Devil Child. Instead of journeying to Makai to find her father, she goes because she promised her deceased mother that she would keep Setsuna safe.
Nagahisa also has no blood relation to Setsuna; Angel Children are artificial beings with fabricated memories created by Michael's Angel Army.
Setsuna's deceased mother is given the name Tsubomi, whereas she is unnamed in the video games.
Zett Takajō is Setsuna and Mirai's childhood friend. Rather than being a Demon from Makai disguised as a human, he was created by Hoshigami to oversee the human world with little interference. Zett eventually awakens to his true identity as Zebul, the Abyssal Demon Lord.
The Deep Hole, instead of being a labyrinth for the banished, is a dimensional void created by Zett/Zebul. Its formation causes the destruction of Fire Land.
Elegy is more involved with Setsuna's character than Mirai's, opposite of the video games. She has a habit of scratching herself when under pressure, or as she calls it, "itchy blood" (血が痒い, chi ga kayui). Elegy nearly killed her father Azel prior to the story, and was persecuted by his assassins until she received protection from Asmodeus and Demogorgon.
Abaddon only appears briefly in the story, having been killed by Fenrir after betraying the rebels of the Demon Army.
Raphael and Uriel work alongside each other, rather than appearing exclusively in Devil Children Black Book and Devil Children Red Book respectively as Nagahisa's guides.
Devilisers can carry Demons of the King Class, and thus the King Riser is absent from this adaptation. It may also be fired like an actual pistol by utilizing summoning energy.
Dynamis and Ego are not Demons, instead serving as battleships for the Angel Army.
The Light Palace of Sanctuary is absent.

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Names in Other Languages
Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	真・女神転生デビルチルドレン Shin Megami Tensei Debiru Chirudoren	True Goddess Reincarnation: Devil Children

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-'''''Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children''''' is a manga series authored by [[Hideaki Fujii]], based on the video games {{link|game|DCBR}} and {{link|game|DCW}}. The manga began serialization in [[Kodansha]]'s monthly ''[[Comic BomBom]]'' magazine starting in August 2000, and concluding in September 2002. In 2013, a new edition of the manga was published, which condensed the original five volumes into three, and featured new illustrations.
+'''''Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Children''''' is a manga series authored by [[Hideaki Fujii]], based on the video games {{link|game|DCBR}}. The manga began serialization in [[Kodansha]]'s monthly ''[[Comic BomBom]]'' magazine starting in August 2000, and concluding in September 2002. In 2013, a new edition of the manga was published, which condensed the original five volumes into three, and featured new illustrations.
 Although mostly based on the events of ''Black Book'', the manga's story diverges from its source material at certain points, and changes various plot elements. The narrative is also told in a somewhat non-linear fashion, as ongoing plotlines are occasionally interspersed with perspectives from the future. Gore and violent imagery are depicted often in the manga as well, contrasting the original child-friendly aim of the video games.
 ==Synopsis==
-On July 31, 2000, [[Setsuna Kai]] finds himself unable to overcome [[Mirai Kaname]] in a kendo match, despite promising his late mother [[Tsubomi Kai|Tsubomi]] that he would become stronger. Moreover, black fog shrouded the skies of [[Harajuku (Devil Children Black Book and Red Book)|Harajuku]] the day before, causing snow to fall in the middle of summer. As Setsuna returns home, a deliveryman hands him a package and is swiftly killed by the [[Demon]] [[Nightmare]]. Setsuna protects the package and his father's memento, the [[Messiah's Horn]], from Nightmare, only to be stabbed through the chest. Strangely, he wakes up as though his death were a dream, to which the package erupts into flames. With a [[Deviliser]] now in his grasp, Setsuna is joined by [[Cool]] the [[Cerberus]], defeating Nightmare and entering a gate to [[Makai (Devil Children Black Book and Red Book)|Makai]]. A confrontation in Makai leads Setsuna to cross paths with Mirai, learning that they are the [[Devil Child]]ren destined to gather the Messiah's Horns and [[Messiah's Eye]]s, artifacts which can change all reality. Unwillingly caught in the midst of a war between Demons and [[Angel]]s, the Devil Children must survive the chaos of Makai and bring peace back to the world.
+On July 31, 2000, [[Setsuna Kai]] finds himself unable to overcome [[Mirai Kaname]] in a kendo match, despite promising his late mother [[Tsubomi Kai|Tsubomi]] that he would become stronger. Moreover, black fog shrouded the skies of [[Harajuku (Devil Children Black Book and Red Book)|Harajuku]] the day before, causing snow to fall in the middle of summer. As Setsuna returns home, a deliveryman hands him a parcel and is killed by a [[Demon]]. Setsuna protects the package and his mother's memento, the [[Messiah's Horn]], from the Demon, only to be stabbed through the chest. The Horn is taken from him, which triggers his latent powers and heals his wounds. Grabbing a [[Deviliser]] from the parcel, Setsuna is joined by [[Cool]] the [[Cerberus]], defeating the Demon and entering a gate to [[Makai (Devil Children Black Book and Red Book)|Makai]]. A confrontation in Makai leads Setsuna to cross paths with Mirai, learning that they are the [[Devil Child]]ren destined to gather the Messiah's Horns and [[Messiah's Eye]]s, artifacts which can change all reality. Unwillingly caught in the midst of a war between Demons and [[Angel]]s, the Devil Children must survive the chaos of Makai and bring peace back to the world.
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