Mark of the Succubus Volumes 1 and 2

Mark of the Succubus Volumes 1 and 2


By: Ashly Raiti and Irene Flores
Reviewed by: gothiclolitamaiden, 15
Rating: Really liked it


Maeve, a fledgling succubus, is sent to the human world to hone her skills of seduction. She sets her sights on Aiden, a relatively normal high school student, but his girlfriend and a rather sinister plot complicate things.

Have you ever read a manga about a succubus-in-training who falls for a human boy with demons of his own? No? Neither have I. Mark of the Succubus is an OEL (Original English Language) manga, meaning that it is by an American (or even Canadian, Australian, British etc) author or artist. Some manga fans may scoff at English manga, but a lot of it has really good plot and art.

The plot of Mark of the Succubus is really interesting, high school drama, demonic plots, and even some conflict between Aiden and his parents. The characters are all fairly well developed, aside from Sandra, who we don't see a lot. I suspect that we'll learn a bit more about Veril in the next volume.

The art is pretty nice, not as good as a lot of Japanese artists, but better than a lot of American OEL I've seen. The artist doesn't take shortcuts by giving the characters school uniforms or limiting the demon characters to one outfit. Each of the human characters has at least one unique outfit for each chapter, and even the demon characters, as I've mentioned, change outfits. The artist isn't afraid to use backgrounds either. Most of the panels have backgrounds, though scenes taking place in the demon universe usually have black backgrounds, which sort of fits.

There are some mildly fan-servicey parts that could easily have been omitted, but overall, it is really fun and interesting.



Recommended to: Teens 13+ fans of dark or gothic fantasy.