Descendants of Darkness, Volume 8 Book

Volume 8 concludes the dark Muraki story which began in the last volume. Muraki wants Tsuzuki (the shinigami who can't die) to help resurrect his brother so that he can kill him personally - I think. The story is extremely confused and it took me a good while to get into this volume.

The translation isn't great - I noticed several mistakes and it also doesn't help that characters are referred to by both first and second-names randomly which is very confusing especially as there is no cast list at the beginning (or recap of events from the previous volume which would have been so handy!) - you're dropped right in the middle of things with no explanation. Any one coming in to this series fresh would be scratching their heads.

The artwork is beautiful however and the characters are fantastic. I love the complex villain Muraki and Tsuzuki and Hisoka are compelling heroes. We also get the parade of comedy supporting characters making an appearance at the end - a welcome cameo from the pervy disembodied count (another firm favourite).

The story itself isn't bad but two volumes aren't nearly enough to tell it properly and this really doesn't do it justice which is a shame as there are some great ideas in there.