Demon Palace Babylon

DEMON PALACE BABYLON is a stand-alone, 2-volume manga series that is part of Hideyuki Kikuchi's DEMON CITY SHINJUKU universe that was created with the publication of the novel of the same name (which has - sadly - not yet been translated into English) in 1982 and continued in a number of manga comics. Shinichi Hosoma's artwork for DEMON PALACE BABYLON is a significant improvement over his previous, earlier work on DEMON CITY HUNTER. He really has come a long way in the 10 years between those two series! The story of DEMON PALACE BABYLON is rooted in Sumerian mythology and sees a arrival of an enormous, mysterious floating palace of the Demon City. Kyoya, Sayaka and Dr. Mephisto must deal with its lord and the sinister plans he has for Sayaka. DEMON PALACE BABYLON is a brisk, entertaining, pulpy read that I can recommend to anyone who's a fan of the DEMON CITY SHINJUKU anime or Hideyuki Kikuchi in general.