▪	RELEASED BY:		VIZ MEDIA
		▪	AUTHOR / ART:		KATSURO HOSHINO
		▪	FORMAT:		JAPANESE / BW
		▪	PAGES:		173
		▪	RATING:		OT
		▪	RELEASE DATE:		04/07/2008
		▪	REVIEW DATE:		04/05/2008
		▪	REVIEWED BY:		SANDRA SCHOLES

"Exorcists...those possessed by the gods...they exist to destroy the ominous evils that rise from the darkness."

Disappearances at a church catch the interest of Mou and Charles who bring two police men with them, advancing into the abandoned church to find out the explanation for all the wierd occurences. The plot thickens when the four come to realise they are not alone, as a 15-year-old boy explains the church is inhabited by an Akuma.  Enter Allen Walker, escorted into the police station under suspicion as a suspect in the death of one of the officers. While under questioning, Allen explains the thing in the church was an Akuma and the more it kills, the more powerful it grows. He lets them see the cross embedded in his reddened hand, telling them it is an anti-Akuma weapon used in his exorcisms.

Allen knows only too well about the ultra dangerous Millenium Earl who controls the Akuma, a being, which is a combination of soul and machine.
On a perilous journey, he reaches the exorcist head quarters of the Black Order, a huge, looming tower on top of a cliff. Once there he has to gain entry by proving he is not an Akuma, which is difficult as he bears the pentacle of one doomed soul.

Hoshino Katsura has brought a unique and mysterious world to life in the pages of this series. Exorcists and demons battle in a really fun good versus evil series of matches that will leave the reader satisfied, though there is more to this than meets the eye.
Allen Walker has a hidden past, but is a good exorcist, the Millenium Earl creates and uses the scourge demons Akuma while a troop of exorcists from the Black Order team up with him to defeat their kind from getting an unhealthy grasp on humanity.

There is much detail in the artwork, as much as there are many aspects to the storyline. This will be enjoyed by those who already like Bleach and Zombie Powder.

IN SUMMARY:
Black magic mayhem in an age of innocence - extreme fun!