Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 14,15 (click to see context) from:
* CanonDiscontinuity: The anga was written as a direct sequel of the game, and gave a lot of extra detail on the backstory of Roger Bacon and the Émigré Manuscript... but Patrick Heyworth's benefactor is retconned (from the manga's BigBad to someone else), and a line from Roger in ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsFromTheNewWorld'' directly contradicts the manga (specifically, [[spoiler:he has never seen a successful Émigré ritual, whereas at the end of the manga he was witness to the revival of Mary Vermont and several fetuses as angelic beings. Though it's possible he was specifically referring to a ritual that completely revives a person as if they had never died in the first place]]), making the manga's connection to the ''Shadow Hearts'' continuity questionable.
* DemonicPossession: At the story's climax, Koudelka gets possessed by [[spoiler:the Author of the original Emigre Manuscript (the basis for the translated copy written by Roger Bacon). She had the foresight to hypnotize herself beforehand, becoming the dominant personality once she saw her necklace in Joshua's hand.]]
* DemonicPossession: At the story's climax, Koudelka gets possessed by [[spoiler:the Author of the original Emigre Manuscript (the basis for the translated copy written by Roger Bacon). She had the foresight to hypnotize herself beforehand, becoming the dominant personality once she saw her necklace in Joshua's hand.]]
to:
* CanonDiscontinuity: The anga manga was written as a direct sequel of the game, and gave a lot of extra detail on the backstory of Roger Bacon and the Émigré Manuscript... but Patrick Heyworth's benefactor is retconned (from the manga's BigBad to someone else), and a line from Roger in ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsFromTheNewWorld'' directly contradicts the manga (specifically, [[spoiler:he has never seen a successful Émigré ritual, whereas at the end of the manga he was witness to the revival of Mary Vermont and several fetuses as angelic beings. Though it's possible he was specifically referring to a ritual that completely revives a person as if they had never died in the first place]]), making the manga's connection to the ''Shadow Hearts'' continuity questionable.
*DemonicPossession: DemonicPossession:
** At the story's climax, Koudelka gets possessed by [[spoiler:the Author of the original Emigre Manuscript (the basis for the translated copy written by Roger Bacon). She had the foresight to hypnotize herself beforehand, becoming the dominant personality once she saw her necklace in Joshua's hand.]]
*
** At the story's climax, Koudelka gets possessed by [[spoiler:the Author of the original Emigre Manuscript (the basis for the translated copy written by Roger Bacon). She had the foresight to hypnotize herself beforehand, becoming the dominant personality once she saw her necklace in Joshua's hand.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
[[quoteright:280:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/koudelka_manga1.jpg]]
[[caption-width-right:280:Volume 1 cover]]
[[caption-width-right:280:Volume 1 cover]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* CanonDiscontinuity: The anga was written as a direct sequel of the game, and gave a lot of extra detail on the backstory of Roger Bacon and the Émigré Manuscript... but Patrick Heyworth's benefactor is retconned (from the manga's BigBad to someone else), and a line from Roger in ''VideoGame/ShadowHeartsFromTheNewWorld'' directly contradicts the manga (specifically, [[spoiler:he has never seen a successful Émigré ritual, whereas at the end of the manga he was witness to the revival of Mary Vermont and several fetuses as angelic beings. Though it's possible he was specifically referring to a ritual that completely revives a person as if they had never died in the first place]]), making the manga's connection to the ''Shadow Hearts'' continuity questionable.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 8 (click to see context) from:
* AlternateContinuity: In this continuity, De Gaulle claims he was Patrick Heyworth's benefactor, comparing how Lord Leslie chose his daughter over the future of medicine to how Patrick chose his wife Elaine over everyone else. The ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' trilogy instead establishes that Patrick's benefactor was [[spoiler:Albert Simon]].
to:
* AlternateContinuity: In this continuity, De Gaulle claims he was Patrick Heyworth's benefactor, comparing how Lord Leslie chose his daughter over the future of medicine to how Patrick chose his wife Elaine over everyone else. The ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' trilogy instead establishes that has Patrick's benefactor was [[spoiler:Albert Simon]].be someone else entirely.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 8 (click to see context) from:
* AlternateContinuity: In this continuity, De Gaulle claims he was the one who tricked Patrick Heyworth, comparing how Lord Leslie chose his daughter over the future of medicine to how Patrick chose his wife Elaine over everyone else. The ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' trilogy instead establishes that Patrick was tricked by [[spoiler:Albert Simon]].
to:
* AlternateContinuity: In this continuity, De Gaulle claims he was the one who tricked Patrick Heyworth, Heyworth's benefactor, comparing how Lord Leslie chose his daughter over the future of medicine to how Patrick chose his wife Elaine over everyone else. The ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' trilogy instead establishes that Patrick Patrick's benefactor was tricked by [[spoiler:Albert Simon]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 26 (click to see context) from:
* RejectedApology: Implied. [[spoiler:When Mary Vermont revives as an angelic being alongside the countless fetuses he had arranged to be dumped into the Cauldron of Life earlier, she leaves without giving Lord Leslie a moment to make amends, only leaving behind an angelic feather with a final message for her child Joshua.]]
to:
* RejectedApology: Implied. [[spoiler:When Mary Vermont revives as an angelic being alongside the countless fetuses he Lord Leslie had arranged to be dumped into the Cauldron of Life earlier, she leaves without giving Lord Leslie him a moment to make amends, only leaving behind an angelic feather with a final message for her child Joshua.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 26 (click to see context) from:
* RejectedApology: Implied. [[spoiler:When Mary Vermont revives as an angelic being alongside the countless fetuses he had arranged to be dumped into the Cauldron of Life earlier, she leaves without giving him the chance, only leaving behind an angelic feather for her child Joshua.]]
to:
* RejectedApology: Implied. [[spoiler:When Mary Vermont revives as an angelic being alongside the countless fetuses he had arranged to be dumped into the Cauldron of Life earlier, she leaves without giving him the chance, Lord Leslie a moment to make amends, only leaving behind an angelic feather with a final message for her child Joshua.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 25 (click to see context) from:
--> ''Lord Leslie'': I... There's something I have to tell her when I see her... no matter what it costs.
to:
--> ''Lord Leslie'': '''Lord Leslie''': I... There's something I have to tell her when I see her... no matter what it costs.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 26 (click to see context) from:
** [[spoiler:When Mary Vermont revives as an angelic being alongside the countless fetuses he had arranged to be dumped into the Cauldron of Life earlier, she leaves without giving him the chance, only leaving behind an angelic feather for her child Joshua.]]
to:
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Added DiffLines:
* DistantFinale: The Epilogue is set 18 years later, in 1917, where Joshua reads a letter from Rosanne.
** Joshua [[spoiler:has accepted her female body and is a doctor at a rebel's camp in Saudi Arabia. She no longer hates doctors]].
** Rosanne [[spoiler:has opened up Mary's School for Girls with Joshua's donation]].
** Becky [[spoiler:has become beautiful and is an amazing teacher now]].
** Hans [[spoiler:is happily greeted by students of Mary's School for Girls. He grumbles about where Koudelka is]].
** Dr. Horn [[spoiler:moved to America]].
** Kitty [[spoiler:had decided to stay single until the end of her days, but she changed her mind and married the inspector]].
** Koudelka [[spoiler:has been waiting right outside the camp after delivering Rosanne's letter. Joshua realizes this and goes to catch her before she leaves]].
** Joshua [[spoiler:has accepted her female body and is a doctor at a rebel's camp in Saudi Arabia. She no longer hates doctors]].
** Rosanne [[spoiler:has opened up Mary's School for Girls with Joshua's donation]].
** Becky [[spoiler:has become beautiful and is an amazing teacher now]].
** Hans [[spoiler:is happily greeted by students of Mary's School for Girls. He grumbles about where Koudelka is]].
** Dr. Horn [[spoiler:moved to America]].
** Kitty [[spoiler:had decided to stay single until the end of her days, but she changed her mind and married the inspector]].
** Koudelka [[spoiler:has been waiting right outside the camp after delivering Rosanne's letter. Joshua realizes this and goes to catch her before she leaves]].
Added DiffLines:
* MustMakeAmends: Lord Leslie is willing to do anything to revive his daughter.
--> ''Lord Leslie'': I... There's something I have to tell her when I see her... no matter what it costs.
** [[spoiler:When Mary Vermont revives as an angelic being alongside the countless fetuses he had arranged to be dumped into the Cauldron of Life earlier, she leaves without giving him the chance, only leaving behind an angelic feather for her child Joshua.]]
--> ''Lord Leslie'': I... There's something I have to tell her when I see her... no matter what it costs.
** [[spoiler:When Mary Vermont revives as an angelic being alongside the countless fetuses he had arranged to be dumped into the Cauldron of Life earlier, she leaves without giving him the chance, only leaving behind an angelic feather for her child Joshua.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 11 (click to see context) from:
* DemonicPossession: Koudelka gets possessed by [[spoiler:the Author of the original Emigre Manuscript (the basis for the translated copy written by Roger Bacon)]].
to:
* DemonicPossession: At the story's climax, Koudelka gets possessed by [[spoiler:the Author of the original Emigre Manuscript (the basis for the translated copy written by Roger Bacon)]].Bacon). She had the foresight to hypnotize herself beforehand, becoming the dominant personality once she saw her necklace in Joshua's hand.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 14 (click to see context) from:
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After De Gaulle laughs at Mary Vermont's corpse being dumped in the soup within the Cauldron of Life, Dr. Hans shoots him in the forehead with his gun, disgusted with De Gaulle's act of desecration. When Koudelka destroys De Gaulle's body and he tries to escape as merely a left eye, Hans finishes him off by stabbing/dicing it repeatedly with a shovel.
to:
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After De Gaulle laughs at Mary Vermont's corpse being dumped in the soup within the Cauldron of Life, Dr. Hans shoots him in the forehead with his gun, disgusted with De Gaulle's act of desecration. When Koudelka destroys De Gaulle's body and he tries to escape as merely a left eye, Hans finishes him off by stabbing/dicing it repeatedly with a shovel.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 8 (click to see context) from:
* AlternateContinuity: In this continuity, De Gaulle claims he was the one who tricked Patrick Heyworth, comparing how Lord Leslie chose his daughter over the future of medicine to how Patrick chose his wife Elaine over everyone else. The ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' trilogy instead establishes that he was tricked by [[spoiler:Albert Simon]].
to:
* AlternateContinuity: In this continuity, De Gaulle claims he was the one who tricked Patrick Heyworth, comparing how Lord Leslie chose his daughter over the future of medicine to how Patrick chose his wife Elaine over everyone else. The ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' trilogy instead establishes that he Patrick was tricked by [[spoiler:Albert Simon]].
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 3,4 (click to see context) from:
While the ''Shadow Hearts'' video game trilogy is also a direct sequel to the ''Koudelka'' video game, a number of details in said trilogy put it in a separate continuity from this manga.
to:
While the ''Shadow Hearts'' ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' video game trilogy is also a direct sequel to the ''Koudelka'' video game, a number of details in said trilogy put it in a separate continuity from this manga.
Changed line(s) 8 (click to see context) from:
to:
* AlternateContinuity: In this continuity, De Gaulle claims he was the one who tricked Patrick Heyworth, comparing how Lord Leslie chose his daughter over the future of medicine to how Patrick chose his wife Elaine over everyone else. The ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' trilogy instead establishes that he was tricked by [[spoiler:Albert Simon]].
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Lord Leslie's ritual to revive his daughter starts going haywire, Roger Bacon aims one of these at him:
--> '''Roger Bacon''': Think about it! Haven't you ever wondered why a society that can resurrect the dead isn't still alive!? How did we get the Manuscript in the first place!?
* DemonicPossession: Koudelka gets possessed by [[spoiler:the Author of the original Emigre Manuscript (the basis for the translated copy written by Roger Bacon)]].
** Bacon also notices that De Gaulle has imps that can possess people, and thinks the latter may have been possessed after learning the secrets of the Manuscript by reading what Bacon wrote.
* EntertaininglyWrong: At the story's climax, [[spoiler:Joshua believes Koudelka gave her necklace to her to give her courage to face any situation]]. It turns out [[spoiler:Koudelka had implanted a hypnotic suggestion on herself to become the dominant personality while possessed once she saw her necklace]].
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After De Gaulle laughs at Mary Vermont's corpse being dumped in the soup within the Cauldron of Life, Dr. Hans shoots him in the forehead with his gun, disgusted with De Gaulle's act of desecration. When Koudelka destroys De Gaulle's body and he tries to escape as merely a left eye, Hans finishes him off by stabbing/dicing it repeatedly with a shovel.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Despite Dr. Hans killing a subordinate to pin his death on Koudelka at the start of the story, he never faces justice for it.]]
* ArmorPiercingQuestion: When Lord Leslie's ritual to revive his daughter starts going haywire, Roger Bacon aims one of these at him:
--> '''Roger Bacon''': Think about it! Haven't you ever wondered why a society that can resurrect the dead isn't still alive!? How did we get the Manuscript in the first place!?
* DemonicPossession: Koudelka gets possessed by [[spoiler:the Author of the original Emigre Manuscript (the basis for the translated copy written by Roger Bacon)]].
** Bacon also notices that De Gaulle has imps that can possess people, and thinks the latter may have been possessed after learning the secrets of the Manuscript by reading what Bacon wrote.
* EntertaininglyWrong: At the story's climax, [[spoiler:Joshua believes Koudelka gave her necklace to her to give her courage to face any situation]]. It turns out [[spoiler:Koudelka had implanted a hypnotic suggestion on herself to become the dominant personality while possessed once she saw her necklace]].
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:After De Gaulle laughs at Mary Vermont's corpse being dumped in the soup within the Cauldron of Life, Dr. Hans shoots him in the forehead with his gun, disgusted with De Gaulle's act of desecration. When Koudelka destroys De Gaulle's body and he tries to escape as merely a left eye, Hans finishes him off by stabbing/dicing it repeatedly with a shovel.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Despite Dr. Hans killing a subordinate to pin his death on Koudelka at the start of the story, he never faces justice for it.]]
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
None
Changed line(s) 1,2 (click to see context) from:
The ''Koudelka'' manga is a direct sequel to [[VideoGame/Koudelka the video game of the same name]]. Written and illustrated by Yuji Iwahara, it was published in November 1999 in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Monthly Ace Next'' magazine and collected in three volumes.
to:
The ''Koudelka'' manga is a direct sequel to [[VideoGame/Koudelka [[{{VideoGame/Koudelka}} the video game of the same name]]. Written and illustrated by Yuji Iwahara, it was published in November 1999 in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Monthly Ace Next'' magazine and collected in three volumes.
Is there an issue? Send a MessageReason:
Added the Koudelka manga to separate it from the Shadow Hearts canon.
Added DiffLines:
The ''Koudelka'' manga is a direct sequel to [[VideoGame/Koudelka the video game of the same name]]. Written and illustrated by Yuji Iwahara, it was published in November 1999 in Kadokawa Shoten's ''Monthly Ace Next'' magazine and collected in three volumes.
While the ''Shadow Hearts'' video game trilogy is also a direct sequel to the ''Koudelka'' video game, a number of details in said trilogy put it in a separate continuity from this manga.
----
!!The manga provides examples of:
----
While the ''Shadow Hearts'' video game trilogy is also a direct sequel to the ''Koudelka'' video game, a number of details in said trilogy put it in a separate continuity from this manga.
----
!!The manga provides examples of:
----
