The Devil Does Exist
| The Devil Does Exist | |
|
悪魔で候 (Akuma de Sōrō) |
|
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mitsuba Takanashi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Bessatsu Margaret |
| Original run | January 1999 – August 2002 |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Television drama | |
| Devil Beside You | |
| Directed by | Lin He Long |
| Original network | China Television |
| Original run | 26 June 2005 – 18 September 2005 |
| Episodes | 20 |
The Devil Does Exist (悪魔で候 Akuma de Sōrō?) is a shōjo romance manga based on school life. Written by Mitsuba Takanashi, it consists of 11 volumes.
High school is difficult for most kids. But for Kayano, a shy girl whose single mother seems to work all the time, it's even worse than usual. She's so afraid of drawing attention to herself that she can't tell the handsome Kamijo how much she loves him. One day she finally gets up the courage to write him a love letter confessing her feelings.
But her plans go awry when the letter falls into the hands of the school's most notorious student, Edogawa Takeru. To Kayano, Takeru seems to be Satan himself. Not only is he devilishly handsome, he is also the son of the school's principal.
To make things worse, her mother comes home to announce she's getting married ... to principal Edogawa! Now Kayano will have to live with Takeru 24/7!
In an unexpected twist, Kayano and Takeru gradually begin to grow feelings for each other the more they interact. Many obstacles get in their way, and the biggest one is to face their parents and come clean about their true feelings for each other. How will their parents react? What will happen to the soon-to-be family?
The series was published in Shueisha monthly shōjo Bessatsu Margaret magazine and the serial chapters were collected into 11 tankōbon. The series was re-released in a 7 bunkoban edition in 2008.
Outside Japan, the series is licensed by Panini Comics in France, by Tong Li Publishing in Taiwan, and CMX Manga in North America. The series was formerly licensed by Star Comics in Italy.
Carla Cino in the French Animeland described the series as a perfect read between two trains as its neither gives headache nor is transcending. Its problem is that there are numerous manga with similar plots. The "fashion" aspect of the characters and Takeru's piggish side giving a semblance of novelty.
...
Wikipedia