and for the guy that's below me, Yomi came back or not is still a mystery. the girl who looks like her is called Izumi, though she has some connection with Yomi, but there hasn't any proof for her to be Yomi yet.

and that's not the famous seven blade sword or whatsoever, that's just a double blade sword or a twin blade. (Serge from chrono cross used something similar). also, seven blade is no where famous, famous would be considered legendary, like murakumo or kusanagi. murakumo fits ga-rei more for spiritual stories.

for the pinUp guy maybe below me, the 2nd girl you refer at probably( no, more like actually, i think) is Yomi, she is main protagonist at the prequel anime Ga-rei Zero, and one of main boss in the original series, then make a come back as new characters at vol 8. By now the only time you can find her cool is in the anime, i afraid.
And in the vol 9's cover, she doesnt hold a spear, that the Japan's famous Seven Blade sword.
For the manga, its true that the story pace is fast but i dont think Kagura is stupid (no offense but anyone think so should re-check their meaning for stupid). She strong both the heart and skill, how can we hate such character while Marianne Ismaril still out there ?

... Last updated on June 27th, 2009, 1:15am

is it really dissapointing??

i just barely read this i thought the character is well drawn,and cool, don't know anything yet...but is the girl Short-haired girl that can summon the Ga-Rei in page 4~5,chapter 1??

if yes,i'm not interested anymore,the only thing drawing me read this because a picture of a woman with spear up there...pretty Long-Haired girl....

... Last updated on June 5th, 2009, 1:39am

I discovered this Manga through the Anime of the same name, The Anime Gai-Rei-Zero is nothing short of brillaint. Thstroy is tragic but it is told with a skill that rivals Miyazaki. You will come to love the characters and feel their pain as if it were your own.

After The anime the manga was an EPIC disappointment, while it is not a horrible manga, it is below average and not only will it be a waste of your time but it will spoil the AWSOME anime

i like this manga...i jus caught up to the new chapters and waitin for more...but i dont get how its ongoing cuz it looks like the final battle is comin to end and stuff and im jus wonderin wats after this fight.

Very inferior to the thematically similar Kekkaishi. I picked this up because I fell in love with the supernatural-battle-in-a-modern-setting setup of Kekkaishi, but Ga-rei's execution doesn't do it. Interesting premise, but because of the trite and unsympathetic characters, it quickly turns into one big, stale cliche.

... Last updated on January 14th, 2009, 3:30pm

I loved this manga.

Its very good for its genre.

i dont know i think the opposite of what the guy below said i think its a good manga with a good mix with action and just enough comedy and romance..too bad it got dropped damn you licensing!

It`s just stupid! Twice I tried reading it(up to vol2 middle chapters) and both times - such stupid characters!! Geass mix of comedy+shounen this time doesn`t work. The main character is so not my type, the famales characters are all over the place and non of them are simpatic. My friend talked me into giving a second chance to the manga because of the famale lead but ... for God`s sake! she is the stupiest of them all! Geass I just am not cut for this one... Most of the comments I have seen are about how good it is, but...... it doesn`t have enough fighting, too many annoying characters, to much stupid jokes and talks
Not 1/10 because of the artwork.

the main character isn't a total coward and the story is progressing better and better. Not so much romance that it becomes major chapters of the novel, but just enough to keep it interesting and make it considered as a romance. Art is good too.

Good mix of humor and action, one of my personal favorites!