Shin Megami Tensei IV: Demonic Gene

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Shin Megami Tensei IV: Demonic Gene, stylized as Shin Megami Tensei IV DEMONIC GENE, is a manga series based on Shin Megami Tensei IV authored by Ikumi Fukuda, with supervision by Kazuyuki Yamai. It began serialization in V Jump WEB in 2013, alongside its sibling series, Shin Megami Tensei IV: Prayers by Masataka Miura.

The series ended with 15 chapters and were collected into two volumes, which were simultaneously published alongside Prayers's volumes.[1] The first volume was published on January 4, 2014,[2] and the second volume on November 4 that same year.[3] The published volumes contain extra 'bonus' contents at the end, including character sketches, bonus comics included with volume 1, and an afterword comment by Ikumi Fukuda in volume 2.

Synopsis

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Volumes

Volume Publisher(s) Release ISBN(s)
Volume 1
Shueisha
Japan January 4, 2014
978-4088708997
Volume 2
Shueisha
Japan November 4, 2014
978-4088801865

Chapters

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No. Title (Japanese) Title (Translation)
1 悪根 "The Root of Evil"
2 “黒さサムライ„ "Black Samurai"
3 "Fire"
4 “東京„ "Tokyo"
5 鏡の国 "Land of Mirrors"
6 ヒルコ "Hiruko"
Unnumbered ワルターは猫が大好きらしい "Walter Seems To Love Cats"
Two bonus 4koma comics by Ikumi Fukuda originally published on the official Shin Megami Tensei IV website.[4] Walter is tasked by K to find and retrieve a missing cat. He locates the cat but is terrified to discover it has caught a fish.
7 "Light"
8 "Offering"
9 つはがり "Bonds"
10 ジーナ "Gina"
11 離愁 "Pains of Parting"
12 臥転び恋ひは死のうとも "I Would Die"
13 狂気 "Madness"
14 修羅 "Carnage"
15 世界 "The World"

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Characters

Trivia

  • Chapter 12's title may be a reference to a passage in waka number 2,274 from the Man'yōshū.

Nomenclature

Names in Other Languages
Language Name Meaning
Japanese 真・女神転生IV DEMONIC GENE True Goddess Reincarnation IV: Demonic Gene

Gallery

References

  1. "集英社より『真・女神転生IV』のコミカライズ『真・女神転生IV -Prayers-』第1巻と『真・女神転生IV DEMONIC GENE』第1巻が1月4日に同時発売されます。前者はヨナタン、後者はワルターを中心としたお話です #真IV" Atlus, Atlus_jp's Tweet. Published December 26, 2013. Retrieved September 1, 2023. Twitter.com.
  2. "January 4, 2014" Amazon.co.jp listing. Amazon.co.jp.
  3. "November 4, 2014" Amazon.co.jp listing. Amazon.co.jp.
  4. "-メガテンIV公式サイトより-" Translation: "-From the Megaten IV official website-" Shin Megami Tensei IV: Demonic Gene (2014), Ikumi Fukuda. Published by Shueisha. Japanese. Vol. 1 ISBN-13: 978-4088708997.