Manga: Until Death Do Us Part

[Munsu]

This is a manga that started in 2005, and it has recently begun to be scanlated. Only 3 chapters are out at the moment, and I must say that I've enjoyed it quite a bit. The art is pretty good, but what I like most about it is the main character. A blind man, who has kickass sword skills and is going around kicking ass. So far the story has been about him protecting some special girl from some big corporation. I suspect the story to get much more interesting when the blind guy's past starts catching up to him.

You can download it from http://www.razoramon.com/ if you want to give it a try

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[kAi]

Just read those chapters, and this seems interesting, will be waiting for these releases.

A kickass blind guy, as the main character, that's cool.

[Munsu]

Chapter 4 is out, it should have lots of fights:

http://www.sendspace.com/file/dlwxb2

[Jadugar]

I started reading this manga with very low hopes. I mean what a blind person can do. Right. I was so wrong.

The blind guy (Hijikata Mamoru) kicked some major asses and he looked good in those shades. He is protecting a girl who is a procog ( whatever that mean ). It seems that she can predict/sense things before they happen. Also, Mamoru and his friend are just testing out their new tech gadgets and the real assignment hasn’t even begun.

Mamooru is one slick blind guy. I want those shades so badly.

Bring forth chapter 5.

[Apraxhren]

Precog is short for precognitive and means basicly what you concluded; someone who has knowlegde of something in advance.

[Zati]

Just started reading this a few weeks ago and its great and who doesn't love the kickass blind guy too badass. Anyways Chapter 5 and 6 are out by bakafish and its posted on mangatraders too.

[Zati]

Chapter 7 just out by Bakafish :

sendspace (http://www.sendspace.com/file/v85d5j)

Here are Chapter 5 and 6 DDL links for anyone that wants from before :

Chapter 5 sendspace (http://www.sendspace.com/file/ffz73r)
Chapter 6 sendspace (http://www.sendspace.com/file/vddygj)

[kAi]

Just read Chapters 5-7, and it's kicking ass like normal.

So much cool ass kicking is going on in this series, it's a pity that it isn't really known at this time, but it will. The art, characters and weapons are good, and it's nice to see the story is also good at this point, I don't think there will be much disappointment here.

[Munsu]

Just caught up...

It really looks like we'll be dealing with a lot of corruption in the police and government. Though I think the major villians are involved in the "vigilante" network they belong to.

[Wicked]

The name of the manga itself caught my eye as being somewhat strange for a decidedly non-shoujo title. I'm glad I've downloaded what's been scanlated so far.

All in all, the only person I trust thus far is Blind Dude and that might be stretching the definition of trust. But really how can you not love a blind dude with a kick ass sword and some pretty neat sunglasses to boot?

[dark maginn]

just started reading it and its really good......blind dude look like ichigo a little

[Munsu]

Chapter 8:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/yx8vhc

[kAi]

Nice setup chapter for the next release, and the scanlators said some big action in the next volume, should be good.

[Munsu]

Chapter 9, hopefully it'll be good:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/7kp0z5

[animus]

Does anybody have any idea what's the status of this project with Bakafish? Manga-updates indicates no website, forum, or irc and it's been more than four months since their last release. It's not licensed yet, or anything either.

[zindryr]

Status is temporarily on hold.

I'm going to translate as fast as I can up to the currently released chapter as soon as I finish Blaster Knuckle (1 more volume of translations) and a volume of one shots. I have time this summer so hopefully that won't take too long.

[animus]

That's good to hear, been dying to read more of this. Might pick up Blaster Knuckle too cause I hear it's like a Black Gutts set in South America's civil war era or something.

[Munsu]

Any chance any of you guys still reading this? I had stopped reading at chapter 10 or so, and finally decided to catch up. Scanlations are currently up to chapter 55, and recently there have been a ton of releases.

This manga kicks major ass. There's a ton of action, the main chracter is awesome, and the art is good. Some cool characters and chicks to boot.

So, any of you still reading?

http://www.onemanga.com/Until_Death_Do_Us_Part/
http://www.mangatraders.com/manga/series/167

[shinta|hikari]

I'm still reading, mainly for the awesome cute loli Haruka. I'm surprised that detective had such major skills in kendo. Still, it is absolutely absurd to fight toe to toe with a person with similar skill level and holding a real sword (a metal cutting one at that) while using a bokuto. If Mamory wished, he could have chopped up that bokuto with ease.

[Munsu]

I'm still reading, mainly for the awesome cute loli Haruka. I'm surprised that detective had such major skills in kendo. Still, it is absolutely absurd to fight toe to toe with a person with similar skill level and holding a real sword (a metal cutting one at that) while using a bokuto. If Mamory wished, he could have chopped up that bokuto with ease.
The detective made mention that Mamoru wasn't fighting really serious... so in a sense you can make the case that he simply wanted to spar with a skillful swordsman, and by cutting the sword he wouldn't be able to spar with him.

But yeah, the detective is very kickass.

[Munsu]

Here's 56:
http://nihilsinenefas.wordpress.com/2009/05/04/until-death-do-us-part-c56/

I hope more people get on this. Pretty cool chapter, even without Mamoru.

[shinta|hikari]

Hot chicks with mad skillz? Bad ass main character with a sword? Super cute Loli? I'm surprised people aren't swarming on this manga.

[Abdula]

I'm surprised people aren't swarming on this manga.
I'm not. I started reading this again a couple weeks ago after dropping it the first time. The problem is that the first 15 or so chapters are really bland and there isn't much in the way of plot. Its only around chapter 25 that it starts to get interesting.

[Munsu]

Na', I doubt that's the case. I think it had more to do with the gap in releases once the group that was doing it dropped it. People that were reading it were enjoying it.

Anyways, here's 57:
http://www.mediafire.com/?m25ww104zzf

[Munsu]

58:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?yyimbmyiitz

[Abdula]

59:
http://nihilsinenefas.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/until-death-do-us-part-c-59/
60:
http://nihilsinenefas.wordpress.com/2009/05/20/until-death-do-us-part-c-60/

[Munsu]

Well, glad to see that Haruka was more useful this time around and not depended on people to get things done. I wonder if we're done with these highschool kids... or if they'll resurface somehow in the future.

[Kraco]

"Never seen again" sounds kind of final. Although I suppose they might meet her again not as a student but her real self. Who knows. But in the end I don't really see much role for them in the story.

One pic of the kids showed a welding machine. I was really hoping they would have used it for a really grotesque trap, but no such luck...

[shinta|hikari]

Mamoru seems to be warming up to the idea of becoming a lolicon. If I remember correctly, he does not know that Haruka thinks that they will become a married couple eventually. I wonder how he will react if he finds out...

Also, I wonder if the new girl (the hot one) will play a role in the relationship between Mamoru and Haruka. Maybe she will develop an interest in Mamoru, who knows.

[Kraco]

How old is Mamoru anyway? I'm having continuous troubles imagining a couple made out of him and Haruka. He feels more like an older brother or even dad to Haruka in my opinion. Though maybe that's only because he isn't really any amorous type at all.

[Munsu]

Probably mid to late 20s I'd say.

[Munsu]

61:
http://nihilsinenefas.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/until-death-do-us-part-c-61/

Nothing much in this chapter, other than a view at what the enemy is planning and scheming.

[Kraco]

The enemy seems like an overanalyzing type of people. They are only aiming to kill one swordsman, a group of gunmen, and kidnap a girl - not rob a country's gold reserves or something else needing half a year of planning and multistep processes.

[Munsu]

The enemy seems like an overanalyzing type of people. They are only aiming to kill one swordsman, a group of gunmen, and kidnap a girl - not rob a country's gold reserves or something else needing half a year of planning and multistep processes.
Indeed, he's doing a bit of overanalyzing... but you're discounting the Elements Organization which is bigger and more powerful than we are seeing, which is what he discovered and what he's really interested in. It's like he doesn't care at all about the task at hand, which is correct in your oversimplification... kill the swordman, and kidnap the girl from the group of people protecting her at the moment. Still, he's more interested in that Organization. And assuming they succeed in getting the girl, knowing what that organization is all about and their capabilities is quite important.

Here's 62:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/lxa0iw

[Kraco]

Yeah. It indeed seems now like the geezer isn't actually overanalyzing but exceedingly thorough.

[Munsu]

And 63:
http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?4mt2zzqo2mz

Edit:

This chapter was such a tease. I liked the colored pages though, and the last double page looked really good.

[Kraco]

It has to hurt to jump out of the car like that...

It'll be interesting too see what that dream was all about. Surely it was more than an ordinary nightmare, considering we are talking about the seer.

[Munsu]

64:
http://nihilsinenefas.wordpress.com/2009/06/10/until-death-do-us-part-c-64/

Zombies?

[fireheart]

c65

http://nihilsinenefas.wordpress.com/2009/06/17/until-death-do-us-part-c-65/

[Munsu]

This will all be about evading from now on. No way Mamoru can fight all those zombies and the sniper with Haruka around.

[shinta|hikari]

He wasn't fighting much in the first place. With Haruka around, he has a chance to escape at least.

[Kraco]

He doesn't even want to fight the zombies. The sniper obviously would be a different matter. He might actually be able to fight a lone sniper even with Haruka around, but since there's no way to know it would be just the sharpshooter, it's probably not worth the risk. Assuming they could evade the zombie horde to get to that building.

[Munsu]

66:
http://www.mediafire.com/?u3ywwzyw3nc

Boring chapter.

[Munsu]

67:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4qqkeu

I enjoyed this chapter, though this whole thing got resolved a bit too easy and quick... that genious strategist is a complete coward.

[Munsu]

68-70:
http://www.mediafire.com/?w3wmzzunmq0
http://www.mediafire.com/?mmja3ntzz1n
http://www.mediafire.com/?mqrmymnw4oj

Wonder where this is going. Don't know what to make of the Elements Network yet. A little time jump here... wonder what happened in it.

[Kraco]

It seemed to me the Elements was ready to jump the gun with Mamoru, but apparently nothing happened, considering the time jump happened. Or perhaps it was because Haruka was with him. It was his job to guard her, so if she was there as well, it's not like he would have fled from the job.

[Munsu]

71:
http://www.mediafire.com/?zbgjmw0zzim

New character introduce. I hope he gets his head chopped off. Anyone else?

[shinta|hikari]

Not really. Dying is not a big deal for arrogant hot shots like him. He should be saved by Mamoru instead. Yeah, that would really humiliate him. Having his ass handed to him would be great as well.

I wonder what sort of power-up Mamoru got. I never really thought he needed any. There are simply limits to what a single person can do.

[Munsu]

72:
http://www.mediafire.com/?t0trnottonx

Really enjoyed this one for some reason. Haruka's expressions in the chapter were pretty good. Surprise ending for Mamoru... looks like he'll be majorly pissed off next chapter.

[Kraco]

I'm beginning to think training cannot be called training in Japan unless it involves fighting bears in the mountains... I'd wonder if Haruka seriously went through that, but then again considering she was with Mamoru, she probably did.

[shinta|hikari]

Haruka = Loli Moe Meltdown.

I have always loved her faces, but this chapter just went to a whole new level.