Well, I finally picked up Angel Sanctuary #9 in english. Great volume, though I was a bit annoyed that they called Astarte, "Asteroth" at the end. I hope they fix this, or the story is going to get REALLY confusing for those who are just reading...if Asteroth wasn't already confusing enough...
In Angel Sanctuary, Astarte is Asteroth's twin sister...well...to tell the truth, they're sort of the same person...but not the same person...
Uhhh....
Let's see...Orginally they were born twins in heaven. Astarte's conciousness was planted inside Asteroth's body (an experiment coordinated by God). The experiment failed, as two minds can't occupy one body and Asteroth began to go insane.
After the fall of the Angels, Lucifer used a medium to seal their souls. The medium was a two headed snake, one black and the other white. When Asteroth is in the body, Astarte's soul goes inside the white snake. When Astarte is in the body, Asteroth's soul goes into the black snake. (note: this is only in the Angel Sanctuary world)
Anyway~
A lot of people find AS hard to swallow because it's so confusing. True enough...but it's one of those manga that as you read, all the peices start falling into place...slowly. However, I like the pace this manga takes. People who are reading need to pay close attention to the characters, even the ones who seem minor. Keep a careful eye on Kira, Sevi, and Metatron too...*heh*
Posted by Zoso at August 5, 2005 09:55 PM