The Demon Ororon
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| The Demon Ororon | |||
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| 悪魔のオロロン (Akuma no Ororon) |
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| Genre | Romance, Supernatural | ||
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| Author | Hakase Mizuki | ||
| Publisher |  Shinshokan |
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| Demographic | Shōjo | ||
| Serialized in | Wings | ||
| Original run | April 1998 – January 2001 | ||
| Volumes | 4 | ||
The Demon Ororon (悪魔のオロロン Akuma no Ororon?) is a romantic tragedy manga series written by Hakase Mizuki. The series is published in English by Tokyopop.
This series follows the romance between Chiaki, a young human girl, and Ororon, the King of Hell. An innocent promise made in gratitude opens the door for a world of hurt, as sadistic angels, bounty hunters, demon princes, and every denizen of the underworld appears, determined to destroy the King. But for love of his pacifist Chiaki, Ororon must also battle against his own bloodlust and murderous impulses.
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[edit] Plot
When Chiaki meets a wounded young man on the street and offers to take him in, she has no idea that she's just invited the King of Hell to move in with her. Out of gratitude for helping him, Ororon offers to grant Chiaki one wish. Chiaki, who lives a very lonely life, asks Ororon to stay with her forever. Remarking that "forever" is not the same for each of them, Ororon agrees, and the two of them quickly become attached to each other. Unfortunately, Chiaki soon realizes that falling in love with a demon has consequences. Ororon has abandoned his throne, causing renegade demons, bounty hunters, and his own brothers to come after him to take his crown. As Ororon fights to stay alive and protect the girl he loves, Chiaki is appalled by the violence surrounding her, and condemns Ororon as a murderer. Their relationship remains strained throughout the series as Ororon attempts to refrain from killing for Chiaki's sake, leaving himself open for attack in the process. However, when her friends are threatened Chiaki herself displays a horrifying power. The powers her angelic father sealed within her level an entire city during a battle with three murderous angels, and Chiaki spends the rest of the series in agony over her hatred of what she and Ororon must do to survive.
[edit] Main characters
- Chiaki Saionji is the heroine, a shy and pacifistic girl who is the daughter of the Archangel Michael and a human woman. Her parents disappeared when she was a baby, and she was raised by her grandfather, who has recently died. Her mixed heritage gives her incredible powers and makes her a target for both angels and demons. When she unlocks her powers she unleashes a devastating explosion that levels the city.
- Ororon Gem Farrell is the King of Hell, but he has abandoned his post and fled to Earth. The seventh and youngest son of the previous king, he has no wish to rule Hell and prefers to remain with Chiaki. For her sake he tries to temper his bloodthirsty nature, a constant source of stress on their relationship.
[edit] Secondary Characters
- Lika is Chiaki's best (and only) friend who moves in with her. Shiro asks her if she is in love with Othello, she neither admits it or denies it, and it is also hinted that she has feelings toward Shiro.
- Shiro and Kuro are two demon-cat brothers who are killed by Ororon after they attack Chiaki. At Chiaki's pleading, Ororon restores them to life and they are "adopted" by Chiaki.
- Othello is the fifth son of the previous King of Hell, General of the Army of Hell, and one of the most powerful creatures in the multi-verse (at one point he is referred to as one of the top three who can "kill anything and anyone"). He makes a vow to protect Ororon after Ororon tries to convince their father, Ozu, not to have Othello's wife (Futaba) executed. Of all Ororon's siblings, he is the only one who cares for Ororon. Othello comes to Earth in search of Ororon, and while at first he attempts to convince Ororon to return to Hell, he seems content to remain on Earth with Ororon and Chiaki. He becomes infatuated with the bounty-hunter Mitsume, in whom he sees much of himself. Othello is constantly joking and laughing, but his smile hides a deep inner pain.
- Mitsume is a bounty hunter. Because he was born with a third eye, an "evil eye", he was mutilated (losing an arm and two fingers) and driven from his village. Since then, he's been wandering around as a professional Bounty Hunter. Othello wants him as a plaything, but he remains defiant. Othello repeatedly beats and goads him in an attempt to give him a purpose for living. From then on, Mitsume makes his life's goal to train so that he can kill Othello.
- Oscar is Ororon and Othello's half-brother, the third prince, and Ororon's chief rival for the throne of Hell. He has a bittersweet disdain/hatred for the king and is very merciless in his actions. He tries to take over the world, starting with hell, and confronts Ororon in the final battle of the series.
- Yotsuba is Othello's son by his late wife, Futaba. He refuses to call Othello "father", even though Othello asks him to. His relationship with his father seems strained, but relatively normal. He is commander of the 1st battalion of Hell's army.
- Miss Lucy is Ororon's maid. She is shown to have abnormal strength. It is unknown whether she is human or demon or some other manner of creature.
- Minister Charles* is one of Ororon's advisers, and the most important political figure in Hell, tasked with the daily operations of running the kingdom.
- Minister Tachibana* is another adviser to Ororon. Tachibana, Charles, and Yotsuba lead the group that follows Othello to Earth in an attempt to convince Ororon to return to Hell.
- Sheila is Ororon's mother. She went mad after Ozu killed her lover out of jealousy. She hates Ororon because he reminds her of his father, and also tries to kill him. He visits her regardless, because he loves her.
- Ozu is Ororon's father and King of Hell. He chose Ororon as the heir because he loved Sheila, though she always despised him.
- Orga is one of the seven princes of Hell, though his age is unknown. He leads an attack on Hell's capital city while Oscar attacks Ororon on Earth. It is unclear whether or not Orga and Oscar are working together. Oscar knows of Orga's attack, but it is unlikely that any of the seven brothers could ever get along well enough to work together.
[edit] The Seven Princes of Hell
1)Unknown
2)Unknown
3)Oscar
4)Unknown
5)Othello
6)Unknown
7)Ororon
It is unknown where Orga falls in this list. One other brother (unnamed) is shown in the series. The remaining two are never mentioned.
