Title: 鋼鉄天使くるみ (Steel Angel Kurumi) Vol. 10
Artist/Author: 介錯 (Kaishaku)
Book Size/Pages: B-6, 172pp., w/furigana
Volume: 10/11
Original Serialization: Monthly Shonen Ace 12/02-7/03
First Printing: 9/1/03
Rating: 3/4

One of the things with this volume as well as the previous few volumes is character overload. For every Steel Angel, there's a name and an origin. When they first started doing that, I actually tried to memorized those characters (even with my terrible proper noun memory). Now I just skip through it since those characters don't show up more than once.

It looks like the story is finally start to wrap up with the story kicking up again. I still like the old character designs better, given the mood of the story.

Back of the cover bonus is a do-it-yourself paper crawler. Book starts out with a few color pages and has a bonus mini-comic in the back.

54. 誰が為に戦う (For Whom I Fight): The fighting competition has started, but Kurumi is opting to sit out because she doesn't want to be disrobed if she's defeated. However, people are expecting them to participate and Nakahito reminds her that by participating, she'll be able to find the strongest angels to help him find the demon. The three of them eventually join.

55. 鋼鉄ファイト再び (Steel Fight, Revisited): Some more fighting. The top 20 finalists move on to the island "Mahoroba" to have the final showdown.

56. １００年 (100 Years): Fighting on Mahoroba. Late arriving Kurumi and gang begin their own fight too. Meanwhile, Kaga is also on the island and meets Jinkuji-sensei and Aoi. The two Steel Angels start to scrap.

57. 対決！！　加賀対葵 (Showdown, Kaga vs. Aoi): Kurumi has a bit of trouble. Aoi and Kaga fight, with Kaga ultimately winning. Kaga tells Aoi that she's weakened because she has become complacent after receiving the title of Angel of Angels.

58. 絶対天使領域 (Complete Angel Territory): Kaga reiterates why Aoi has gotten weaker and reminds him of how Steel Angels get their strengths -- from their masters. Kaga tests her again and Aoi has gotten stronger. Kurumi had a little trouble, but eventually defeated her enemies. Meanwhile, Angel Hildegarde, apparently seeking revenge on Kaga unleashes a weapon that reveals a city in the sky.

59. 七つのピース (7 Pieces): The city in the sky is the Academy. Nakahito is encouraged by this development as he realizes that he has a way back home after he defeats the demons. Kaga fights Hildegarde, formerly known as Misto. Amagi arrives and shows that there are 6 demons in Mahoroba.

60. 魔竜の雄叫び (The Magical Dragon's Roar): The remaining other Angels attack Hildegarde while she's recharging, but instead, Kurumi and the good guys get a shock when they become the enemies, 5 demons. They summon the 6th, a magical dragon to fight Kurumi and friends.

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