Story Summary
Minako is a bright young girl with a normal life until the devil named Deimos comes into it. He's come to Earth from Hades to find a body for his rotting lover trapped in Hades, his sister Venus, and Minako is perfect for the part. Soon enough Deimos seems to be more interested in Minako the human rather than Minako the vessel for his love Venus. The series is made up of short stories mostly involving Minako and the people she meets. Most everyone she meets faces a tragic fate because Deimos gets involved. Jealousy, greed, rage, and madness are common themes for these tragic and violent stories.

My Opinion
Bride of Deimos is a lot of fun. It's one of the oldest manga I've read, being from the 70's and 80's, but I love what I've always assumed is the old fashioned shojo art style. The stories are so ridiculous and ugly, they're often times laughable to me. Deimos seems to shock Minako over and over with his cruelty, she is often left in tears. It seems like many of the stories are classic stories or maybe variations of old Japanese folktales or ghost stories. Very enjoyable stories, but they can get repetitive and reading too many at once can get me feeling down on humanity.

More Info
Bride of Deimos is a 17 volume series, ComicsOne released volumes 1-7 before the company went out of business. Volumes 8-17 were never released in the U.S.

As of 2007, it seems a sequel series is being made by the same author and artist of the original series. There are 2 volumes so far, it's titled Akuma no Hanayome: Saishuushou. Information about it is hard to find, but here's where I found a little bit - Baka Updates Manga. There is no word of the sequel series being released in the U.S.

The Anime
In 1988, Bride of Deimos was made into a 30 minute anime from Madhouse. It was never released in the U.S.

General Information
Author: Story: Etsuko Ikeda/Art: Yuho Ashibe
Volumes: 17
Genre: Drama/Horror
Age Rating: 13+
Years Run in Japan: 1975-1990
Japanese Publisher: Princess Comics
US Distributor: ComicsOne
US Release Year: 2003
Made into Anime?: yes