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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 | '''''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. | 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== | ==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 parcel and is killed by the [[Demon | 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 the [[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. | ||
{{SeePlot}} | {{SeePlot}} | ||