Pure Soldier OTOMAIDEN #9.The Forbidden Scroll Part 2 (English Edition)

Editorial Review

★3.8 / 5 — henhenta editorial rating (our own assessment, not the DLsite official user score)

Pure Soldier OTOMAIDEN #9 sits in the battle-heroine corner of the doujin world, a space that often skips story to get to its set pieces. Its R-15 rating puts it on the milder end of that market, closer to an action-fantasy serial with fan-service sensibilities than to an explicit adult release. That makes it a useful reminder of how much narrative-driven, long-form work still exists in a genre now dominated by one-shot content.

The most distinctive thing here is structure. This is the ninth installment and the second half of the “Forbidden Scroll” arc, and it collects sections 29 through 35 across 106 full-color pages with a gallery section. That is a substantial, serialized production with consistent color work, which is uncommon at this level. The setup is also clearly built around progression. Aira, Luna, Hibiki, and Mikoto begin training after being confronted with their powerlessness against Kukuri, and the arc builds to a final test under Mikage’s direction. The setting adds atmosphere: a demon’s den where another world and this world meet, with cave miasma that hampers the heroines’ advance. The sense of mounting pressure and the team dynamic of four leads seem to carry the appeal more than any single scene.

Because this is explicitly a continuation, with the first part linked in the description, newcomers should start earlier in the series. The English edition removes the language barrier for the full run.

Readers who prefer heroine-team adventures with a training-and-trial arc, and who value story momentum and full-color presentation over explicit content, will get the most from this. A solid, committed chapter in an ongoing series, best read in order rather than as a standalone.