Seigai no Majo
Holy Corpse Rising

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Holy Corpse Rising doesn't get enough credit it deserves. At the time I am writing this review, it has a review score of 6 on myanimelist. But I think it deserves more.

The story is average or above average, there is nothing special about it. What made me really like this one is the characters, especially the witches. The witches are designed to be very sexy and are drawn beautifully. There are a few nudity scenes, but nothing egregious.

It is an ecchi, manga, and a good one. At 7 volumes, it is relatively cheap to get on eBay and it is an enjoyable ... read overall.

Plenty of sexy ladies, lots of action with blood and gore, along with a interesting story. What more can you ask for?

Story: A roman monk accidentally revives a witch and he's branded a heretic for it. That alone made me interested in this story. Since it's not a typical Japanese plot. However, while this manga was good early on, there is a problem with the pace of the story. At first, it was about hunting down evil witches, but maybe because it's such a short series the "mysteries" was revealed too early. Making it feel very rushed. The excessive nudity and gore might be too ... much for some people, but I really liked it.

Art: The art is really freaking good. There's a lot of gore, fighting and boobs, but the art is surprisingly clear and well made. It's easy to follow, and the girls are beautiful. The character designs are not the typical style, but that's probably because it's European characters, thus making them a bit different than most manga.

Characters: I really enjoy the characters, since the Main Character was a monk, he's mentally strong and stays true to his own ideals. And the Witches all have really fitting personalities for such a serious story. Frankly, it's much better than the immature shounen manga characters.

Overall, while this manga is too short and fast paced, I really loved the not-so-Japanese story after reading most of the typical mainstream manga. The "main plot" was pretty entertaining, if only it was a few volumes longer...

+ Interesting European witch hunt story
+ Good art and Characters
-+ Fan Service
-+ Gore
- No real romance

To quote Merlin. "Fu*king Spectacular".