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“Exiled devil lawyer defends sinners to harvest Dark Matter, but his kindness keeps depleting it.”
Defense Devil
DEFENSE DEVIL
7.58
2,670 rank · 39,184 readers · 730 favorites
Shounen
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Supernatural
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Synopsis
Exiled devil lawyer defends sinners to harvest Dark Matter, but his kindness keeps depleting it.
Mephisto Bart Kucabara is a devil lawyer. In order to return to the demon world that he was exiled from, he needs to collect enough Dark Matter. To do so, he creates a plan to claim the Dark Matter from the souls of sinners sentenced to hell; prove the soul's innocence and the Dark Matter becomes his. But how can he gather enough Dark Matter when his kind personality causes him to continually use it up in order to defend the soul from the Shinigami that has come to take them to hell?
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 17 sampled reviews
6.2
/10
What 17 readers settled on.
63%
recommend
Score distribution
median 6
mode 6
σ 1.58
Agreement
Mostly aligned
σ 1.58 · some divergence
The polarity gap
4.2 pts
Recommenders 8.2 · others 4.0
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No
Score over time
↓ 0.82
Running avg · Jul 2009 → Feb 2025
Snap verdicts
· shortest highly-rated reviews
- 7 “The art is good and the main character’s personality is uber cool, complemented by a surprising amount of action that defies the expectations set by the synopsis. However, the story feels like a...”
- 9 “I really enjoy this manga, especially for its fantastic artwork and an increasingly compelling story that keeps me eagerly anticipating new chapters. While the recurring scenarios of defending...”
- 9 “Defense Devil offers an engaging blend of action and comedy, featuring compelling supernatural detective cases and high-quality art reminiscent of Air Gear. There are no notable flaws to report, as...”
Verbosity
Short · 35%
Medium · 24%
Long · 41%
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A Manga Publication
- Format 100 × 10 ch × vol
- Total read 13h 20m approx
- Published Apr 2009 – Jun 2011
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M9104 catalog