Informal デビルサマナー葛葉ライドウ Club

[eefara]

Hello all! In celebration of the announcement that Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army will be getting a remaster, I thought it would be fun to set up an informal club for anyone interested in reading anything 葛葉ライドウ-related (or honestly anything デビルサマナー-related, even if not ライドウ; I’m not picky about participants). Note that this is a multimedia club! Books/TV/video games/etc welcome!

The remaster releases on June 19, 2025, so while there’s not going to be an official end date for this club (everyone is welcome to participate whenever!), I’m going to aim towards that as my goal for my reading.

What is the 葛葉ライドウ series?
Just a quick breakdown here for those who aren’t familiar with it. The 葛葉ライドウ games are set in a fictional Taisho 20 (1931). Our protagonist has inherited the title of 悪魔召喚師・十四代目葛葉ライドウ (Devil Summoner Kuzunoha Raidou XIV), and works at a detective agency investigating supernatural cases. He has the ability to tame demons, storing them in little tubes, and uses them to assist in his investigations. He’s assisted by his mentor 業斗童子 (Gouto-Douji), a previous Raidou who’s taken the form of a black cat.

(Please note that the games in the デビルサマナー series are all independent of each other; you don’t need knowledge of one to enjoy another.)
葛葉ライドウ related media:

• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Raidou Kuzunoha vs. the Soulless Army (2006) - MobyGames
• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner 2 - Raidou Kuzunoha vs. King Abaddon (2008) - MobyGames
• デビルサマナー葛葉ライドウ対コドクノマレビト 1 | L32 - a manga spin-off of the 葛葉ライドウ series. Available physically and digitally, and in celebration of the remaster’s release, Sega has released the first chapter officially in English for the first time. (Link, pw: RAIDOUMANGA)
• デビルサマナー 葛葉ライドウ 対 死人驛使 | L36 - a novel spin-off of the 葛葉ライドウ series. Only available physically.
• Countless 4koma

Non-葛葉ライドウ media

• Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner (1995) - MobyGames
• Devil Summoner: Soul Hackers (1997) - MobyGames
• Soul Hackers 2 (2022) - MobyGames
• 真・女神転生デビルサマナー S1 | L30?? - based off of the first デビルサマナー game (Raidou’s being games 3 and 4; no knowledge of either needed to enjoy any entry). On the older side, having been released in 1997, but I believe you can still find the episodes on Youtube.
• 真・女神転生デビルサマナー―封印されし魂 アスペクトノベルス | L30?? - physical only. Based off of the first デビルサマナー title.
• 魂よ叫べソウルハッカーズ (no Natively link atm) - physical only. Based off of the second デビルサマナー title Soul Hackers.
• デビルサマナーソウルハッカーズ: Nightmare of theButterfly | L30?? - physical only. Based off of the second デビルサマナー title Soul Hackers.
• Countless 4koma
• Probably quite a few other physical-only books I don’t know about. Feel free to read any of those as well.

Will you be participating?

• Yes
• No
• Maybe at some point (hee-ho!)

Which related media do you think you’ll consume?

• 葛葉ライドウ-specific stuff
• デビルサマナー-general stuff

What types of media?

• Books
• TV
• Video games
• Other

[eefara]

I’m not sure how many participants we’ll get, but I at least wanted to set this up for myself to encourage myself to start デビルサマナー葛葉ライドウ対コドクノマレビト 1 | L32, which has been on my list for a while. I looooove the covers.

[Naphthalene]

At least it’s a manga, so even if I get it, it doesn’t technically increase my 積読 pile

[eefara]

@Naphthalene

it doesn’t technically increase my 積読 pile

You are correct! I called the 積読 office to make sure.

[暁のルナ]

I’m maybe up for it when I finish ベルサイユのばら | L32 - tho I might have to wait till May, regardless. Are you looking to read all the volumes, or just the first?

[eefara]

Probably all, since I already own them. (Unless I don’t end up liking vol 1-2, of course.)