The Holy Sacrifice (Ikenie)
聖贄 いけにえ
Story
Adolfo's talent for painting has been recognized, and he serves as an apprentice church painter. He is an extremely earnest young man, and even his master Pineri favored him over the unserious Fernando. However, Adolfo's dream for the future was not to be a painter but to devote his whole life to God. Normally those of low birth cannot enter the priesthood, but thanks to his everyday sincere attitude being recognized, Adolfo is invited by Fernando on a trip out of town to sketch. 'Your painting, how beautiful it is. I love it,' said the one who called out to him upon seeing Adolfo's painting in the village they traveled to—a beautiful village girl named Michaela. Though Adolfo should have wished for nothing but to serve God, her appearance stirs his heart.
Our take
A medieval church and a winged demon with curling ram horns. Seinie sets Adolfo, an apprentice church painter who means to give his life to God, against Micaela, the village girl who unsettles him. Original by Benkyo Tamaoki.
The cover puts black feathers, spiraling horns and red eyes before a huge yellow moon, purple title over black, with vertical copy: rising and falling are the same, and why seal away your own desire. The reverse shows stone colonnades and a village under open sky. Flat cel-era shading and thick outlines suit the stiffness of religious painting.
Faith and temptation in one frame, composed classically. Check the samples.
Sample images
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