Cradle of Imae

Description

In the demon-plagued kingdom of Jinyeok, a child named Ryujin is born. Upon seeing him, a passing exorcist utters a warning: “Beware of fire.” Yet by the time Ryujin is grown, the evil spirts have robbed him of all he holds dear. As his home stands engulfed in flames, the exorcist reappears, telling Ryujin to head for the Exorcism Academy. Here he will learn how to combat the demons that torment him. But on the way, he runs into the mysterious Imae. Henceforth, their bodies and souls become entwined… For Imae is his intense and unrelenting fate.

Type

Manhwa

Related Series

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Associated Names

La Cuna de Imae

魑魅の揺籃〜妖異の眠る場所〜

魑魅的摇篮

魑魅의 摇篮

이매의 요람

이매의요람

Groups Scanlating

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Latest Release(s)

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Status in Country of Origin

62 Chapters + Character Bonus Notice + 2 Side Story (Complete)

S1: 28 Chapters + Review (1~28)
S2: 34 Chapters + Review (29~62)

- The 'Character Bonus Notice' is a Hiatus Special. And Lezhin US & JP have not translated it.

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

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User Rating

Average: 7.5 / 10.0 (48 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.03 / 10.0

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Last Updated

October 1st, 2025 10:23pm PDT - 2 weeks ago

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Genre

Drama Fantasy Historical Romance Supernatural Yaoi
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Author(s)

Rayuan

Artist(s)

Mum

Year

2019

Original Publisher

Lezhin (Expired)

Serialized In (magazine)

N/A

Licensed (in English)

English Publisher

Lezhin US (Expired)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #790

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Monthly Pos #1788 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3246

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6 Month Pos #4852

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Year Pos #6618

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List Stats

On 113 reading lists

On 139 wish lists

On 129 completed lists

On 7 unfinished lists

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User Comments [ Order by time added ]

Beautiful

by SunshineRomance
7 months ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

The beginning on this one is so strong and then it feels like the author gets lost a little. I still LOVE the concept of this one so much, and I really like the artstyle, so it's still a win for me.

I really like the main couple's dynamic!! They're so cute.

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cute art but

by CCheshire
10 months ago

Rating: N/A

Agreed with the 6/10 rating with a strong start and declined steadily in the middle and finally ending was super rushed. I mean it felt dumb since there was a big setup for the main conflict and it was totally ignored in the finale and a lot of ppl died for no reason.

Shame since I liked the art and the character designs were cute for everyone. I feel conflicted if the main artist collaborated with a good writer it would've been tons better IMHO as the story was not good at all.

I'd skip it unless you like the human/demon themes and nothing else to read.

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Only 6 :(

by koja.kojyte
3 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

I had so much expectation for this story, but alas... First chapters are very intriguing: interesting worl, many unknown things, nice character design, a lot of different characters, cute art style. BUT story is very shallow, things are happening but I didn't understand why, what are people motivations, relationship were not explored, and in the end I was just glad that it finished... Sad

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Tragic, some pacing issues, but overall good

by bobaja
3 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

Imae and Ryujin earn their HEA ten times over, but man this one is full of heartbreak on all sides. Felt like the ending was a bit rushed but very emotional and generally satisfying on the whole.

If anyone knows where the reincarnated Hojung is? The author mentions in the note that we 'might have seen them' and I'm like 'where???'

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The story

by Yamara
4 years ago

Rating: N/A

So this isn't the authors BEST work.
The art is nice as always, but I've really enjoyed a lot of their other plots more. This one seemed weirdly rushed.
It's long, sure. But there was a lot of backstory and history that needed to be told in order for the whole story to flesh out.
Instead it seemed like most of the history was ignored and only brought up at the last possible minute each time. Because of that, it was always rushed through and made the plot a bit confusing.
Additionally, though ryujin and imae's pasts were supposed to be rather tragic, not much time was spent explaining them or going into it too deeply so it felt rather shallow and unimportant.

Finally, the deaths. I don't consider saying that characters die is a spoiler since this is about demons and war. Characters die. Unfortunately, they don't die for a purpose.
They aren't given much screen time beforehand so you don't become very attached to them (several of them that were deemed "important" you don't even know or remember their names or what they did before dying). And then their deaths aren't shown, just the bodies afterwards. And it ends up with a feeling of "oh... They died... Kay" and nothing more. The only ones you WOULD feel for if you had seen them die, it doesn't give you the satisfaction. Just shows them kinda dead on the ground and then they're never even really brought up again. So even though they're the mains of the sidestory at the end, which makes their deaths even more tragic, you still don't end up feeling much about it. The series never gives you time to acknowledge or process their deaths and therefore you end up not caring.

Overall, if I were to guess I'd say this was an early work of this author, despite that not being true. The plot doesn't progress as nicely as some of their other series. So while it's ok, it's not great.

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