Shut Hell

Type: Manga

Status: Ongoing

Premise: Among the Mongol tribes there is a legend of a daemon, a female worrier wering the pelt of an enormous wolf who slaughters with all the ferocity of a wild animal, this is the story of Shut Hell the evil one. To Sudou all it was was a dream, incredibly vivid mind you but a dream none the less; but when events in his life begin to coincide with what he is more and more frequently seeing in those dreams and he meets a mysterious girl who look alarmingly similar to someone who should have died over 800 years ago he begins to wonder. Yurull is a 10 year old Khan prince living among the Mongol tribes, his love of reading has led him to his enemies, the Tengut's writings but now he worries for the future that awaits these Mongol tribes.

Thoughts: This manga has an interesting layout, it uses 3 separate timelines as a way to tell the story. First is the present (ours) with Sudou dreaming of Shut Hell, second is the present (Shut Hell's and Yurull's) and third flash back's to what has happened to Shut Hell and Yurull. It all seams confusing as I write it but actually it all comes together flawlessly and creates some vary dramatic moments, we also are left with the looming question of how each of these timelines will eventually connect.

Prose: Innovative use of timelines, tremendous action sequences and a surreal almost dreamlike feeling to the writing style makes for a truly original concept for this manga.

Cons: The manga is at a point right now were there are 100 times the questions than there are answers, not really their fault, and actually it makes you kind of desperate to read more so kudos to the writers; but it is maddening at the same time.

-Notes: Give this one some time to fill itself out. Also the site I use is not completely up to date on the releases of this manga, it shows as having 19 chapters so far were as there are as many as 22 on other sites.

8/10          (The wolf was a sacred animal to the Mongol tribes representing the perfect hunter.)