Godchild Vol. 1

Godchild Vol. 1


By: Kaori Yuki
Reviewed by: Jenn, 14
Rating: It was amazing!


I'd seen this series lying around at the library a few times, but never was eager to read it. However after deciding to get into some new series rather than rereading countless older ones, I decided to give it a try. After reading this first volume, I was immediately hooked.

The story is set in the Victorian era in England. It focuses on a nobleman named Cain, who has a high interest in different types of poison.

Through all the series I've read, I don't think I've ever found one so unique. Kaori Yuki combines a lot of different things into the story, twisting even old nursery rhymes into the theme of most chapters. Though that could be an element that might work in a cutesy type manga, this definitely isn't the cutesy type of story, and Yuki does an amazing job twisting them into a horror manga.

All the chapters in the story focusing around different mysteries having to do with poison may seem like it would get repetitive to read. However that isn't the case with this series, as Yuki makes each chapter just as interesting as the last.


Recommended to: horror/mystery fans