“Walter, a samurai recruit, uncovers forbidden literature that transforms people into demons and shatters his kingdom's foundations.”
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Demonic Gene
真・女神転生IV DEMONIC GENE
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Synopsis
Walter, a samurai recruit, uncovers forbidden literature that transforms people into demons and shatters his kingdom's foundations.
In the Gregorian year of 1492, the people of the Eastern Kingdom of Mikado live peacefully in a social caste system between the wealthy Luxurors and underprivileged Casualries. In the empire, there are samurai, composed of both classes, who protect the Mikado citizens from the threat of demons. Among the new samurai recruits is a hot-headed Casualry boy named Walter and his childhood friend Gina. With a frequent habit of getting himself into sticky situations, Walter is constantly bailed out by Gina. One night, Gina arrives to stop Walter from confronting a strong demon, only for the two to get ambushed and dragged into a demon domain. Though they survive the attack and escape with minimal injuries, Walter soon feels unwell. However, no later is he sent on a new mission to investigate the appearance of "literature" that turns people into demons, and Walter's symptoms worsen as he begins to question the morality of his actions as a samurai. Unable to resist the allure of the forbidden "literature," Walter breaks into the Monastery's vault to read the confiscated book. As he turns the pages, the foundations of the kingdom he has called home for so long starts to fall apart before his very eyes.
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Running avg · Nov 2021 → Feb 2025
- 8 “If you're a Walter Enjoyer, you're in the right place. While the story is nominally an alternate universe where things go off the rails before the events of SMT IV, it's best approached as a...”
- 6 “This is the counterpart to a manga that i reviewed some time ago, so here we go again. This manga and the counterpart Prayers manga are some of the memest things i have ever read in my life. They...”
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A Manga Publication
- Format 15 × 2 ch × vol
- Total read 2h 00m approx
- Published Jun 2013 – Jan 2014
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M23754 catalog