Many thanks to Yen Press for providing a review copy of this volume

About the Mangaka

Once again, sadly, I couldn’t find anything on either SeungHee Han, nor on JinSeok Jeon. If you have any info, please use the contact form and let me know.

About the Manga

This is another I hadn’t heard of until it arrived, so this post is based only on what I see in this volume. I will be getting the other volumes of the series however, since it certainly sparked my interest!!

This series is a new twist on the old 1001 Arabian Nights myth. This volume takes the Angel and the Woodcutter myth and weaves it into the main story. Jeon writes an interesting twist, and I’d finished the volume before I’d even realised it.

The angel and the Woodsman is not a new concept to be used in manga, it’s been used several times with the most famous being Ayashi no Ceres (Celestial Legend released by Viz).

This version however takes a look at the after effects of what happens, taking place ten years after the woodsman takes the angel as his bride.

The bonds of love and hate between the characters is awesome, and the story he writes gave me goose bumps at times. I was especially happy over the ending, yet a bit sad as well.

What I especially liked is the way that he weaves the main story, trying to bring an insane sultan to his senses, with the various stories he tells.

The other aspect which has a great impact on the story is the art, SeungHee’s art is at times light and airy, and yet at other times dark, creepy, and frankly scared the bee cheeses out of me Which is how it should be.

The ending, which is mostly art is very moving and was what gave me goose bumps the most. The choices made by both the characters of the story, and the sultan were portrayed awesomely.

At the end of the volume JinSeok has a few comments on what the volume meant to him, and what the Angels tale means to him. There’s also a photo of the Sang-Pang Falls, which is where the angel was supposed to have taken her fateful bath. This sadly is the only complaint I have about the volume, the photo is atrocious, It was obviously a colour photo to begin with, and when they converted it to black and white the person who did it clearly didn’t know what they were doing, as the end result is what we see. It doesn’t look anything like a waterfall now, just like a black mass with a fuzzy white bit >.<

Yen once again do an awesome release, the nice glossy cover has a kind of creepy feel to it, especially the guys eyes. I had this on my desk on top of the pile and had to bury it because the eyes were creeping me out, I felt they were watching me and following me around hehe.

This has been given a Older Teen rating by Yen Press, which makes it for the 16+, and while there’s nothing overly violent or sexual in the volume, I can see why they decided to go for the older teen rating.

Where to Buy

As always, the Book Depository and Waterstones are the place to go. However it isn’t released until the 13th. Remember to support Yen in the UK by buying through Waterstones, or another local book supplier who uses Little Brown as their supplier, or go directly to the Little Brown site. Also, at the moment Waterstones are offering the best price, as they have reduced the cost of the volume on all pre-orders!!