Innocent Bird

Innocent Bird
Innocent Bird: Volume 2 USA Cover
名も無き鳥の飛ぶ夜明け
(The Dawn the Nameless Bird will Fly)
GenreYaoi, Drama, Romance
Manga
Written byHirotaka Kisaragi
Published byKadokawa Publishers
English publisher
Original runApril 5, 2002 – March 25, 2004
Volumes3

Innocent Bird, known in Japan as or The Dawn the Nameless Bird will Fly (名も無き鳥の飛ぶ夜明け, Na mo Naki Tori no Tobu Yoake), is a Japanese manga by Hirotaka Kisaragi, which has been licensed and is currently being published in English by Harper Collins Canada / Tk Blu Man Adu. All three volumes are currently available in English.

Plot

Karasu is an angel of the class Powers; Shirasagi is a demon, a Marquis. One day Karasu is assigned to convince Shirasagi to return to Hell. However, Shirasagi doesn't act like a demon at all—not only is he a priest, but he's forsworn the use of his demonic powers, and wishes nothing more than to live his life as a human. But the Archduke of Hell also has his eyes set on Shirasagi, and Karasu's own deviant behavior soon throws him out of God's favor. Will the pair be able to overcome the restrictions and laws of being an angel and a demon and live their lives freely?

Characters

Karasu (からす)
He is a jaded angel of the class Powers. His first assignment was to convince Shirasagi that he should return to Hell. But he realized the odd personality within Shirasagi, as Shirasagi tends to not behave or do anything that relates as a demon. Confounded by this discovery, Karasu becomes more attached to Shirasagi, and wants to protect and stay with him at all times.
Shirasagi (しらさぎ)
He is a demon of the priest class who seeks redemption. One day, when Karasu approached him and tried to convince him to go back to Hell, Shirasagi refused and explained that he wanted to be human. He forsworn the use of his demonic powers and wishes nothing more than to live his life as a human.

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 April 5, 2002[1]4-04-853488-2March 13, 2007[2]1-59816-831-2
2 April 10, 2003[3]4-04-853608-7July 10, 2007[4]1-59816-832-0
3 March 25, 2004[5]4-04-853731-8November 13, 2007[6]1-59816-833-9

Reception

Holly Ellingwood of Active Anime describes the setting of the story as "Gothic",[7] reminiscent of Angel Sanctuary,[8] and the conclusion of the story as "incredible" and "captivating".[9]

References

  1. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 名も無き鳥の飛ぶ夜明け 第１巻 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ Kisaragi, Hirotaka (13 March 2007). Innocent Bird Volume 1: (Yaoi) (v. 1). ISBN 978-1598168310.
  3. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 名も無き鳥の飛ぶ夜明け 第２巻 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  4. ^ Kisaragi, Hirotaka (10 July 2007). Innocent Bird Volume 2: (Yaoi) (v. 2). ISBN 978-1598168327.
  5. ^ "KADOKAWA Corporation" 名も無き鳥の飛ぶ夜明け 第３巻 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  6. ^ Kisaragi, Hirotaka (13 November 2007). Innocent Bird Volume 3: (Yaoi) (v. 3). ISBN 978-1598168334.
  7. ^ Ellingwood, Holly (12 March 2007). "Innocent Bird (Vol. 1) [Advance Review]". Active Anime. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  8. ^ Ellingwood, Holly (23 October 2007). "Innocent Bird Vol. 2". Active Anime. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  9. ^ Ellingwood, Holly (17 May 2008). "Innocent Bird Vol. 3". Active Anime. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 3 August 2020.

Further reading