So I finally got around to reading what was translated of Until Death Do Us Part.

GUYS GUYS GUYS.



I really really like it. But since we're talking about a manga revolving around a blind, genius swordsman who just happens to be a crazy-ass motherfucker and also amazingly hot, I guess that was pretty predictable. The plot (there was a plot? I think I was too busy staring at Mamoru to notice): 12 year old Haruka's family was murdered, and she's now being chased by, um, pretty much everyone, because she can predict the future, and well, predicting the future is such a useful ability. Being that she's psychic and all, she knows that Mr. Crazy-ass Blind Swordsman (Mamoru) is her only hope for survival, so she quite literally grabs him and drags him into the fray. He obliges her, thinking it's a temporary thing, but, well, see: title of manga.

Over the top, you say? Oh, but did I mention Mamoru's partner Igawa is a genius computer specialist with ~gangsta style~, who has provided Mamoru with special glasses that allow him to see WITH SONAR? And that they are both part of a vast vigilante organization that spans the whole world over? Or that Mamoru's sword is made of UNOBTAINIUM and allows him to cut through virtually anything? Or that some of the people after Haruka want to MAKE A COMPUTER OUT OF HER BRAIN?

Yes, this manga is in fact completely over the top, why do you ask? It is also made of AWESOME.

The arrangement with Mamoru and Haruka sometimes reminds me of Richard and Katherine from Privilege of the Sword, only if Richard were a total jackass. (Because really, Mamoru is a serious jackass.) There was even that scene were the heroine decides she is going to be useful! She is going to clean things! And OW, GODDAMNIT, WHY ARE YOU MOVING AROUND A BLIND MAN'S FURNITURE.

A word of warning though, there are certain loli-ish undertones, given that Haruka is 12, and there are certain vague romantic implications between her and Mamoru. Not active ones, mind you, and Mamoru specifically says at one point that he's "not interested in kids", but there are implications of things going in that direction eventually. (Uh, hopefully when she is older.) It really doesn't come off as loli, save for a small handful of illustration pages that are a bit fanservicy, but as loli fanservice goes, it is stunningly tame, and I have seen worse from CLAMP. Still, it might bother some people.

...Anyway, here is an illustration of why you shouldn't hire a yaoi fangirl for your assistant:



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"THE GIRL," AHAHAHAHA, OH GOD CAN'T BREATHE. to my undying shame I actually desperately want to see this doujin now I MEAN.

Speaking of doujins, I'd rather like to see this one, too:



The lady's name is Sierra. As you may have noticed, Sierra is hot.