For those who don't know (though I don't know how you wouldn't if you're trying to find information on volume 8), Dengeki Daisy is about Teru Kurebayashi, a sixteen-year-old orphan protected by a mysterious stranger named Daisy and annoyed daily by her school's janitor, Tasuku Kurosaki. At least, that's how it started. A lot has happened since.

Whereas the previous volume was about how things don't always work out the way you hope, this one explores Tasuku's past after his disappearance and the importance of knowing the full extent of the sin before a person can give true forgiveness.

It helps that Teru starts off wanting to forgive Tasuku. Because she has no idea how he could possibly bear any responsibility in her brother's death, it's easy to forgive. But what makes her fantastic as a heroine is that she's not willing to forgive Tasuku based on her limited knowledge. She wants to know exactly how he was involved so that her forgiveness has meaning and can't be easily shot down.

As a result, there's a lot of dialogue in this volume. Lots. Flashbacks are handled well and weave beautifully with the present, including scenes with Tasuku trying to fix a mistake from his past that might effect Teru. In the process, we find out just how dark Tasuku's life has been. This makes for some incredibly poignant scenes between Tasuku and Soichiro. It also gives enormous depth to previous scenes that focused on Soichiro's request that Tasuku, as Daisy, watch over his sister.

Though there is some humor in this, it's not as pronounced as in previous volumes and with good reason. There's murder, conspiracy, blackmail, politics, and even an attempted suicide (one of my favorite scenes in this volume by the way).

The best part, however, was discovering just how Tasuku Kurosaki "killed" Soichiro Kurebayashi. Seeing the details make you glad by the end that Teru is now able to fully forgive Tasuku.

Not just that. She's going to go after him herself and prove it to him.

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Dengeki Daisy is a favorite of mine for not only for its beautiful artistic characters but also for the romance that just tantalized me through and through but also for the tight-knit relations that the characters have. Through a darkened past, they all stick close to each other because they are more of a family. That is what I find beautiful about this manga.

Definitely something Shojo fans should look into. You'll fall for the characters in a heartbeat (especially Kurosaki) and the artwork grows on you. Dengeki Daisy is a heartthrob and that is no understatement.

It starts off slow, and then it just builds and builds until everything is revealed and everything hurts. I just, wow! This is just great writing! I'll probably end up re-reading this volume just to make sure I got everything. The amount of heart, humour, and political dealings is intense! This is not what I thought I was signing up for when I first started Dengeki Daisy, but this is turning out to be one of the most interesting stories I've read in a while. I must know what happens next!

I think it's my favorite volume... Ok, no romance between Teru and Tasuku (and I missed it) but.....C'mon, we finally learned about Tasuku's past. And this was such an emotional volume [still crying over it]. I loved the moments with Shoichiro (why are you goooooone i would have loved u so much it hurts) and yeah. I just loved this volume even without the romance.

So we finally learn why Kurosaki thinks he killed Teru's brother. The eighth volume of Dengeki Daisy is largely set in the past. Starting in Kurosaki's childhood going through Tasuku's (Teru's brother) death just as the series was beginning, the tale of Kurosaki's past is long and twisty.

Rest assured, Kurosaki is innocent. Not entirely - he did create a very powerful virus that did a lot of damage - but his fundamental nature was always good. His criminal tendencies predicated in a desire to avenge those who harmed his father. Kurosaki's father had been wrongly blamed for selling state secrets and it essentially killed him. Kurosaki and a few others were convinced his father was framed. In his youth, Kurosaki was driven by anger. It took Tasuku and his merry band of employees to turn Kurosaki's fury into something productive, when he came to work for their company.

We see both sides of Kurosaki in his past. The abrasive delinquent type who verges on rudeness in his interactions with Teru and others. The quiet, smart, polite type who became friends with Tasuku, his co-workers, and fell in love with Teru. Actually, we see much more of the quiet side. It is sometimes hard to believe the same funny Kurosaki that we see today is the young man who worked at Tasuku's company.

The volume is sadly lacking in romantic moments since Teru and Kurosaki are separated. There are a few cute moments between a junior high aged Teru and Kurosaki, especially because neither realizes their future connection. But Kurosaki's past is so important to the plot of this series, that the lack of romance is forgiveable.

Volume 8 is a plot heavy volume. I enjoyed it, because it answered so many questions about Kurosaki, but also because now that Kurosaki's past is out in the open, we can move on with the story.

~4-4.5/5
[Taken from my blog: http://geekyreading.blogspot.com/2012/07/manga-review-dengeki-daisy-volume-8-by.html ]



I really like this series. It’s one of my current favorites from Shojo Beat, and I’m not happy about the fact that we’re pretty much caught up with Japan and so will have to wait longer between volumes.
It doesn’t really even matter if something exciting happened or not, I’m still enjoying it and looking forward to the next one.
This volume was a bit slower than the last, but still very good. It started with showing us that Kurosaki is gone and Teru is upset. Kurosaki is trying to get some answers, beating up people and stuff, and Teru is upset about what happened and Kurusaki’s disappearance. And Kurosaki has ideas about how she would react to it all and that it was a set up, but still avoids her. (Augh, Kurosaki! Not cool.) Eventually, Teru gets cheered up and determined with the thought that she needs to get to Kurosaki and help him, instead of having him help her like he usually does. Aside from that, the majority of the volume focuses on Teru being told the story of Kurosaki and her older brother Soichiro and the Jack Frost virus.
I hadn’t really thought about when this would happen, but I enjoyed the story. I liked learning how Kurosaki got involved with it all, and seeing the quiet pretty boy that he was at first, and how he grew to think of Soichiro as an older brother as well. It was sweet and funny and well done, and I liked it, much like I enjoy everything else to do with this series. Motomi is really good at these kinds of scenes, the ones that can be cute and funny, and then heartwarmingly sweet, and maybe a bit nostalgic, which is what this volume is filled with.
I’m not surprised by most of the story (although, there were a few parts…), and was glad to see it all told like this. I just really enjoyed it, mostly. I did like getting to see all of the minor characters. Several of the people that worked with Soichiro got mixed up in my head, and I was glad to get to see who they were, what their part was, and get an actual idea of their personalities. And while I already knew and liked Boss, I liked seeing his part in it. How he worked very under cover, and took in Kurosaki. That was just sweet and adorable.
I just really like this series, as I’ve already said. I like pretty much everything about it, and just eat up the books as soon as I get them. I already have the next one, and want to start it as soon as possible, so the review for that will probably be up very soon (or at least, it should be). I’m hoping, and expecting, Teru and Kurosaki to meet up in the next one, and am really looking forward to it; for them to work everything out, and for the impending romance between them to spark up (probably wishful thinking for it to happen so soon, but still).

Who doesn't love a volume full of answers?