Title: 鋼鉄天使くるみ (Steel Angel Kurumi) Vol. 5
Artist/Author: 介錯 (Kaishaku)
Book Size/Pages: B-6, 172pp., w/o furigana
Volume: 5/11
Original Serialization: Monthly Shonen Ace Next 4/00-8/00
First Printing: 9/30/00
Rating: 4/4

I really liked the first chapter. Reminds of the the episode in Eva where Shinji dreams about having a normal life. The other chapters, while more serious, finally tell who the Steel Angels are and why they're here. Good plot material.

Bonus material includes fan art and a mini-comic on the authors's trying to get a Kurumi figurine. First four pages are color and includes an incomplete character summary. Inside of the dust jacket has a "Sky Kurumi" hand-drawn cutout doll.

23. 鋼鉄学園くるみ！？　(Steel Campus Kurumi!?): Kurumi has a dream where she's a high school student and all the people she's in contact are there in one way or another. Nakahito is the new transfer student who is quick to make pals with Mihail and Shinobu. He then gets captured by the Waltzski who demands more budget allocation for his department (all the adult figures are the teachers). Kurumi saves the day.

24. 決勝前夜 (Decisive Previous Night): Dr. Amagi is hesitant on giving the three Steel Angels the last few flags they need to meet the minimum requirement for participating in the battle at Ragnarok, but she does so. Aoi and Shinobu are already at the site where they're supposed to meet. At first there's nothing, but then a large floating city appears.

25. 世界鋼鉄天使大集合 (Big Gathering of Steel Angels from Around the World): While battle has already begun on Ragnarok, Kurumi and gang are still lost and wandering the woods around the floating city. Apparently, it's magically protected and Eiki asks if Nakahito can sense it as she senses her brother's magic there. They eventually take a hot air balloon up to the city.

26. 発動！！　全鋼鉄天使停止命令 (Executed!! The Order to Stop All the Steel Angels): The Steel Angels who didn't make it to Ragnarok have come together and have started attacking the floating city from outside. Meanwhile, Kurumi and gang have crash landed and due to an accident, have been split up with Kurumi, Karinka, and Nakahito (with Eiki) as one party. With the onslaught, the leader of the Academy orders his assistant, Diana, to stop all the Angel Hearts.

27. 魔人転生 (The Devil Reincarnated): All the Steel Angels outside stop dead in their tracks. Kurumi and Karinka however are fine as their Angel Hearts didn't come from the Academy. They discover that the person in charge is Dr. Ananokoji, the person they've come to save. However, Diana tells them that he has 7 personalities, and the one they know isn't the current person. He explains that the Academy is from the future and has come back to save humanity from their eventual destruction. Suddenly, a demon appears having used the Chaos Mind (opposite of an Angel Heart) and wants to destroy the world in this era. Kaga and others battle this new enemy.

28. 堕天使・加賀 (Chaos Angel, Kaga): At first, the Devil is a bit surprised that Kaga is a match for her. Kaga explains that she has the same powers. Kurumi gets reunited with Saki during the battle and it seems like the good guys are take the upper hand.

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