Eternal Sabbath Volume Two cover

“Dangerous thoughts”…

Eternal Sabbath Volume Two is a manga all about the disastrous consequences of genetic mutation and scientific experimentation. Whilst both of these topics tend to be integral parts of the story, the main portion of the plot rests on the shoulders of Mine Kujyou, a young and brilliant scientist who suddenly finds herself involved in something very dangerous.

In volume two of Eternal Sabbath, Mine teams up with another scientist, Sakaki-san, who tries to explain what has happened to the genetically engineered boys, leaving none of the unpleasant details out. Mine is told that the scientific experiment went horribly wrong and the problem has escalated beyond control. At least one of the boys, Isaac, has now turned murderous. Not only have many people been killed, but now Isaac is killing people ruthlessly, one by one, using his genetically enhanced telekinetic power for evil deeds.

Sakaki and Mine decide to try and put an end to Isaac’s murderous rampage because they are the only two human beings that seem to be immune to Isaac’s mind control. Little do they know that Isaac is smarter than they originally anticipated and stopping him is going to take more than brute force or smarts to accomplish. This is where Ryousuke comes into the story.

Although Ryousuke was also part of the experiment, he doesn’t seem to share the same evil tendencies that Isaac does. Ryousuke still looks upon normal humans with disdain but not enough to turn away from the problem at hand. After some rather persistent persuasion, Ryousuke finally agrees to help Mine and Sakaki stop Isaac.

The foundation for the story is very interesting and the characters are well thought out. Although you can see the beginnings of a rather awkward romantic link between the rather distant Ryousuke and the innocent young scientist Mine, we’re hoping the original focus of the story doesn’t change too much.

The art work in ES is fine with one exception. Most of the characters tend to have their eyes drawn in exactly the same way which is a little off putting. Whether or not this is a trade mark of this particular manga-ka is unknown. We have yet to investigate further work by this manga-ka but we are impressed enough with the structure and storyline of this manga to want to read more of the same.

Eternal Sabbath Volume Two is available through Del Rey. If you find this review interesting, you can read more about the series here at Del Rey’s website. ES Volume Two features in-depth translation notes and a sneak preview of volume three in original Japanese.

Art Work: 7/10
Story: 8/10
Overall Rating: 8/10

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