ES: Eternal Sabbath

Series · 4 books · 2002-2003

By Fuyumi Soryo

Books in series

ES

Eternal Sabbath, Vol. 1

2002

MIND CONTROL Ryousuke Akiba calls himself ES, a code name taken from a mysterious scientific experiment. Ryousuke will live to be at least two centuries old and possesses strange mental He can enter people’s minds, discover their darkest secrets, even rearrange their memories so that complete strangers will treat him like family. Ryousuke acts not out of malice but for survival–wandering Tokyo for reasons known only to him. No one recognizes him for what he is . . . until Dr. Mine Kujyou, a determined researcher, meets someone who challenges everything she knows about science–ES, possessor of the Eternal Sabbath gene. But is he the only one?

ES

Eternal Sabbath, Vol. 2

2002

DANGEROUS THOUGHTS Mine Kujyou is a brilliant and beautiful scientist who has unlocked some of the darkest secrets of the human mind. But she’s about to discover the hard way what the mind is really capable of. Mine joins forces with Sakaki to defeat Isaac, a genetically engineered superbeing with terrifying mental powers. Though Isaac is still a child, he is powerful and cruel enough to destroy anyone who gets in his way. For extra help, Mine turns to Shuro, who shares Isaac’s strange powers but not his hatred for humanity. Yet Shuro is far from compassionate, and Mine can’t fathom his indifference. She’s never encountered a mind quite like Shuro’s, but she’ll have to learn to understand him fast. Isaac has killed again, and it won’t be the last time. Includes in-depth translation notes and a preview of the next volume!

ES

Eternal Sabbath, Vol. 3

2003

ONLY HUMAN What does it mean to be human? Dr. Mine Kujyou thought she knew, but then she met Isaac and Shuro–genetically engineered superhumans who can read minds and control people with their thoughts. For support, Mine turns to her oldest friend, Kimiko, whom she trusts more than anyone in the world. Isaac and Shuro, the products of a cruel scientific experiment, are difficult to understand, but could her own best friend be just as mysterious? Though Mine is enjoying her quality time with Kimiko, tensions are brewing just beneath the surface–hidden jealousies and resentments that Mine is too innocent to notice. But Isaac can see them, and in Isaac’s hands, nothing’s more dangerous than a dark secret.

ES

Eternal Sabbath, Vol. 4

2003

BROTHERS IN HATE Isaac and Shuro are the products of a monstrous genetic-engineering experiment. Dr. Mine Kujyou, a scientist researching this dangerous subject, knows that they were created with the superhuman ability to control people’s minds, and that Isaac has been using his powers to commit a series of strange and brutal murders. But the brilliant doctor’s analytical skills are truly being tested, for Mine cannot understand why Shuro, Isaac’s clone, has promised to help her save humankind from Isaac. All she knows is that Shuro’s anger is pushing him towards a showdown with Isaac that only one of them can survive.

Author

Fuyumi Soryo

Author · 43 books

Fuyumi Soryo ( 惣領冬実 Sōryō Fuyumi, born January 6, 1959) is a Japanese manga artist from Beppu, Oita, Japan. She is a graduate of the Oita prefectural Geijutsu Midorigaoka High School. She was born into the home of a master of the Kanze school of Noh. In her childhood she liked to draw pictures of horses and things but had no special interest in manga. While enrolled in fashion college, she happened across Shogakukan's Rookie of the Year Contest and applied to raise money for the Sōen fashion contest. There she received an honorable mention, and debuted with "Sunspot Visitor" (Hidamari no hōmonsha) published in the April 1982 edition of Bessatsu Shōjo Comic (now Bestucomi). Her works translated abroad include Mars and Eternal Sabbath. In 1988, she was awarded the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga for Boyfriend. Currently her last manga series is Cesare which centers around the infamous Borgia family of the Italian Renaissance and Cesare Borgia himself.