The diminutive Kaoru Shabana has been coddled his whole life, and he yearns to stand tall as a proper adult―a true man among men. So when he's invited to the remote and prestigious Kibujima Academy, he leaps at the chance to make it on his own, unaware that the school of his dreams is actually a nest of lust-devouring succubi! Targeted by the voluptuous devil Kanra, can Kaoru resist her charms and escape from this heavenly prison, or will he and his friends fall to temptation and be sucked dry…?!

In the Heavenly Prison, the Devil Enchants Me has story and art by Meteor Gingami. English translation by Andrew Hodgson and lettering by Rochelle Gancio. Published by Yen Press (March 25, 2025). Rated Mature.

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I'm not sure if this story is trying to scare me, turn me on, or make me laugh. In The Heavenly Prison is a series with a straightforward premise that can go in different directions. We have a young boy who's trapped on an island with a bunch of beautiful busty women. What direction do you think the story is going to go? Whichever one you guessed, the answer is yes because this story wants to go in all of them!

Does it want to be a fantasy where we see a short boy get it on with an incredibly tall and busty girl? Yes. Does it want to be a mystery series where male students suddenly go missing and are shipped off, but we don't know where? Yes. Does it want to be a horror action series with dynamic camera angles and twisted facial expressions? Also, yes. Does it excel in any of these elements? I feel like it would if it just decided on one thing instead of trying to be three.

The art is nice. I like the sketchy style with the thick character outlines. However, the story doesn't take a distinct narrative direction far enough for me to find it interesting. It's just shy of being titillating, it's just shy of being scary, and it's just shy of being serious enough for me to be interested in the prevailing mystery. It's like if we took a bunch of story tropes and threw them in a blender together. But it all doesn't mesh well, and I think your time would be better off spent somewhere else.