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It was almost exactly 10 years ago when I first came across this official Dir en grey manga. Back then I was full of hope that someone would one day translate this fierce piece of art for everyone. Turns out no one ever did. And I can’t really blame anyone, because the scans are tiny, the kana are even tinier and the character page is one blurry mess. Who, in their right mind, would do this to themself?! Well… I did. Because today my Japanese is finally good enough that I could translate this.

So here it is. Dir en grey’s Deadly Claris manga, book #1. (I have never seen the other ones and I am pretty sure they don’t exist; haha.) I genuinely hope you’ll enjoy reading it! <3

Book: Deadly Claris 1 Written by: Satou Yoshinawo || Drawn by: DADA Published: July 2003 Pages: 129

Notes: ● There are a few references to Dir en grey songs in this. The Demon Kingdom is actually the well-known “Rasetsu Koku”. (More accurately “Rasetsu” stands for “Rakshasa”; a man-eating demon in Hinduism and Buddhism.) Kaoru’s special attack is called Sin & Punishment - “Tsumi to Batsu”. And Kyo used the Blue Moon incantation - “Aoi Tsuki”. ● I’ve resized the pictures from 450px to 500px wide. ● I’ve included all the SFX, because I am out of my mind obviously. ● You do not necessarily have to know the band to read and enjoy this manga; tbh. Give it a try! The art is insane! (Scanlation & optional download link below.) 

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