The manga series of Apocripha/0 is written and illustrated by Azusa Yuhki herself, and the first volume pages came out even before the game was released in 2001. It is running by G-Fantasy Comics and published by (Square-) Enix. The series have ended on April 2004.

The story is the same, focusing on the battle of succession between Alex and Platina and the battles with angels. However, it gets deeper and more meticulous as the story progresses. There is a need in the story where Alex laboriously accepts the fact that he has to learn out to fight and eventually kill. Then hatred and grudges unfold as each of the characters appear. Although the manga is Alex-centric, we witness that both brothers, Alex and Platina, do become closer to each other. My review on the manga.

___Volume Informations [WARNING: Summaries contain spoilers!!]

Apocripha/0 Vol.1
Released on 6/27/02
562 yen
Size B6
Length 194 pages
Language JAPANESE
Weight 180g
ISBN: 4-7575-0705-4
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Summary:
Red prince Alex was supposed to be the heir to the throne as the next King of Hell, but the king suddenly changes his mind and set him and blue prince Platina into a "battle of succession." Sapphirus, the advisor of Alex, suspects Jade, the advisor of Platina, is behind all this. As Alex and Sapphirus strives to train to become stronger, Alex begins to see the world outside the castle and learns the cruelty within it. They meet Ruby, who is an "angel hunter," and he offers to teach Alex how to kill, in which Sapphirus refused. When Carrol and the angels came to attack the town, he learns the experience of killing, resulting pain and cold. When Sapphirus went to buy medicine for Alex's cold, he gets captured by a bounty hunter sent by Jade called Lhodo, while a creature named Plum appeared to Alex. And then as Plum and Alex headed toward the castle, they met Platina.

 

Apocripha/0 Vol.2
Released on 6/27/03
562 yen
Size B6
Length 194 pages
Language Japanese
Weight 180g
ISBN:4-7575-0953-7
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Summary:
Jade decides to release Sapphirus, and the two princes are with Plum, deciding what to do. Alex wants to save Sapphirus. Jade gets attacked by Beryl and Zil, and two scars behind his back reveals... A sudden rage grows within Plum, and he begins attacking the princes and ran away crying. As Alex and Platina, later with Sapphirus, run after Plum, they found him stabbed by Lhodo, who seems to have some grudge against him. As Lhodo is about to kill Plum, Beryl comes to save him, and Plum seems to know Beryl. Lhodo stubbornly continues to try to kill them, but as Alex tries to stop her, he get slashed in the right eye, leaving him in pain and crying in agony. Beryl makes Lhodo disappear and then tells the princes some messages and disappears. Platina tried to approach Alex because he was worried a lot about him, but Sapphirus covers Alex and refuses to let Platina near Alex. However, Alex slaps Sapphirus for it, telling him that he does not know anything. Platina returns to Jade, telling him that he will be the next king. Sapphirus and Alex was riding in a carriage, and suddenly angels attacked.

Apocripha/0 Vol.3
Released on 4/27/04
562 yen
Size B6
Length appx. 220 pages
Language Japanese
Weight 190g
ISBN: 4-7575-1172-8
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WARNING: This is the END volume. DO NOT read summary if you do not want to be spoiled!

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Summary: Alex, accompanied by Sapphirus, used his magic to destroy the attacking angels. His right eye began to hurt, and he saw Platina in his vision, talking to him (others would see Alex conversing with himself) and Alex sensed Platina in danger. Platina attacked Jade and asked him if it was his plan to kill his brother Alex. Being a little too soft for a moment, Platina suddenly was stabbed by a tree branch that Jade created, and then Jade hinted that he was an angel. When he was about to finish off Platina, Alex and Sapphirus arrive with Alex stopping him. Alex tried to talk Jade out, but the result was finding himself betrayed by Sapphirus, who crushed the King's crown and retrieved the Stone of God. Therefore both Alex and Platina become trapped within the tree, in a spirit realm - a dream. This caused the whole place to quake, and it killed the little girl that was talking to Alex. Platina embraces Alex when he saw how broken his brother was in that realm. Jade showed Sapphirus the cross necklace that he took away from Sapphirus and asked him questions.

Beryl and Zil arrive to the scene, feeling the presence of the princes inside the tree; and then Ruby asked for Beryl and Zil's help, but Beryl said the future was decided already and also told Ruby that he knew about him as well as Carrol. Meanwhile within the spirit realm, Platina smiled and told Alex to forget about the reality and just stay with him in this dream, forgetting all the sadness and pain. But Alex said he had to return, so...Platina protected Alex until the last as Alex returned back, giving him a blue right eye as proof. After Alex slapped Beryl, Beryl explained to him about himself, Naraku, and the fact about the Angel he loved (Seles).

Beryl and Alex warped to where Sapphirus and Jade were and tried to stop them. Jade began hesitating when he felt the presence of Platina within Alex, but Sapphirus suddenly took the stone from Jade as he noticed and Alex (but Beryl blocked) and even Jade. Everyone was surprised. When Sapphirus was about to attack, Alex said he had always liked the kind smile that Sapphirus had and would never forget it, and Sapphirus froze for a moment. As Alex plunged to stab Sapphirus.... Jade blocked, telling Alex he must not do that. Sapphirus snapped when he saw, and along with Alex, he cried. After Jade's death, Alex was about to kill Sapphirus, but instead, he told him to live. Sapphirus smiled one last time kindly and disappeared. Ten years later, Alex visit Jade's grave and found flowers and a cross necklace on it.

A MORE extensive summary of vol.3 will be available soon!