Aug 09 2009
Ballad of a Shinigami, Volume 1
Ballad of a Shinigami, Vol. 1
By K-Ske Hasegawa & Asuka Izumi
Published by CMX
Review by Megan M.
This manga is based on a series of light novels, licensed in English by Seven Seas, which has also been adapted into an anime, though I don’t believe the anime has been licensed. While the manga is shoujo, I believe the light novels are considered shounen.
Momo is a Shinigami, a death god. Her appearance is that of an attractive young woman in a white dress, with white hair and a white scythe. She’s accompanied by her partner, Daniel, who is a talking, winged cat. While a Shinigami’s job is to guide people to the afterlife when they die, Momo seems to spend most of her time guiding people away from death and delivering final messages of the deceased.