Gleipnir (Volume 1) – You and Me Together…

Gleipnir Volume 1 Cover

Shuichi has a strange power. He doesn’t know where it came from or what it will do to him. He doesn’t even want it. Then, when he saves a girl from a burning building his life changes forever, and not necessarily for the better!

Gleipnir (Volume 1) – You and Me Together…

What happened?

Shuichi Kagaya has decided to live a quiet life. He’s an outstanding student who could have received a glowing reference for a scholarship from his school, but he chose to decline. The truth is Shuichi has a terrifying secret. He is able to transform into a monster. However, this monster looks like one of those mascots that you might see at a sporting event, only more sinister. Since this started happening to him, he decided that he would keep out of sight and hope that he didn’t hurt anyone. But then, he smelt a fire in the distance and went to check it out.

He was about to leave when he smelt a girl inside. There was no way the firefighters would get there in time. No. He had to act now. Shuichi transformed and fought his way inside. He picked up the semi-conscious girl and carried her outside. Once free from the fire, he placed her on the floor and saw his hand slowly slipping her panties over her hip. He froze and changed back, afraid that the monster in him would have continued. The next day, he discovered that his phone was missing. If he dropped it at the fire, he could become the prime suspect. Then, at school the girl he saved approached him. She called him a monster and then showed him his phone. Either he told her everything or she would expose him!

Gleipnir Volume 1 Claire Aoki kicks Shuichi Kagayas off the roof

What did you think?

I loved the anime of Gleipnir so when I started collecting manga again, I decided that I had to add this series. The anime was left unfinished and unlikely to get another season so this was the best way to see where the story goes. Amazingly, the series is still running and is currently at twelve volumes. I am so excited to get through the rest of the books.

One of the things that I loved in the anime was Claire. She is an incredible character and she is just as good in the manga. I love how calm and calculated she is. There isn’t a single point in the book where you think she’s been surprised. Well, other than when she looks inside Shuichi’s body. However, rather than being grossed by it, her first instinct is to climb inside and wear him. I thought the first fight with the girl with the powerful legs was better in the anime, but action tends to be more fluid with animation.

I also love the artwork in this manga. It has a very raw and edgy feel to it which works perfectly with this dark and strange story. As someone that’s seen the anime, I understood everything that was going on, but I could see it taking a couple of readthroughs to pick up on everything if you haven’t seen the anime. There is a lot going on and the action moves around a bit. I’d be curious to see what someone that has only read the manga thinks. Personally, I love it and can’t wait to jump into the next one.

Gleipnir Volume 1 Claire Aoki takes Shuichi Kagaya back to her place undressing bra

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Series Information

English TitleGleipnir
Japanese TitleGleipnir
GenresActionEcchi, Monsters, Mystery, Supernatural
DemographicSeinen

Anime

SeasonSeason One
ReleasedSpring 2020
Animation StudiosPine Jam
Episodes13
1Something Inside of Me
2What It Means to Be Empty
3Elena
4I Wish I Was Someone Else
5Crazy Enemies
6Gatherers
7Metamorphosis
8Shadows in Memory
9Staked Claims
10Beautiful Flower
11The Price of Resolve
12Where the Promise Was Made
13We Two Are One

Manga

Series ReviewGleipnir
AuthorSun Takeda
ArtistSun Takeda
Volumes14
1You and Me Together…
2This Could Be Our Last Day Alive!
3The Power to Force People to Keep Secrets
4What If It’s a Trap?
5We’ll Kill ‘Em All!
6So That’s Why I Killed Her!
7Don’t Come Here, Ever Again!
8I Knew You’d Come!
9He Needs to Suffer for Far Longer!
10Time to Settle This Once and For All
11This is… My Power!
12I’ll Make It All Go Away!
13I Can’t Let the Story End Here!
14I Leave the Rest to You!

What did you think?