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As [[Sadako Yamamura |Sadako]] falls into the role of lead actress Miyaji comes closer to discovering the truth about Sadako's past. She goes to Dr. Kuno, Sadako's doctor, with an inquiry about a theory on the existence of [[supernatural]] phenomena.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 43</ref> Dr. Kuno, apprehensive to the situation, states the [[theory]] was denied even by Sadako's father, Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma. Dr. Kuno points out he cannot completely rule out the existence of [[supernatural]] powers and refers to it as a [[sixth sense]], Miyaji continues the conversation by revealing a sound recording of a [[supernatural]] experiment that occured 10 years ago. Miyaji presses the doctor for information after saying, "The Journalist who died at that experiment was my fiance."<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 44 to Page 48</ref> She ask Dr. Kuno if he knows the whereabouts of [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]]. Dr. Kuno, Sadako's doctor, denies knowing of Sadako's location.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 49, Panel 1 to Panel 3</ref> Miyaji does not stop there, one of Sadako's co-workers grows more suspicious of [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] after catching her stealing Aiko's costume.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 65, Panel 2</ref> [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] denies stealing it even though she is caught with the costume in her hands, her co-worker, jealous of [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] and Toyama's relationship, starts to investigate Sadako's past.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 66, Panel 1, Page 66, Panel 6, Page 72, Panels 6, 7, 8, and 9.</ref> Her research leads her to Dr. Kuno's office but she is denied audience with Dr. Kuno<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 73, Panels 2 and 6</ref>, while leaving she drops a flier with Sadako's location and it is picked up by Miyaji's partner.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 73, Panels 6, 7, 8, and 9</ref> In an attempt to verify the information on the flier Miyaji and her partner visit the theater in search of Sadako, when they find [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] Miyaji's assistant tries to take a picture of [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] but the camera explodes due to Sadako's powers.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 77</ref> The camera's explosion comfirms Miyaji's supicions that [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] has supernatural powers which were used to kill her fiance 10 years prior to her meeting [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]].<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 78, Panel 2</ref> Afterwards Miyaji has a meeting with Sadako's former teacher who reveals the existence of a dark, [[The Cursed Videotape|cursed]] side to [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]].<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 82, Panels 1, 2, 3, and 4</ref>
As [[Sadako Yamamura |Sadako]] falls into the role of lead actress Miyaji comes closer to discovering the truth about Sadako's past. She goes to Dr. Kuno, Sadako's doctor, with an inquiry about a theory on the existence of [[supernatural]] phenomena.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 43</ref> Dr. Kuno, apprehensive to the situation, states the [[theory]] was denied even by Sadako's father, Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma. Dr. Kuno points out he cannot completely rule out the existence of [[supernatural]] powers and refers to it as a [[sixth sense]], Miyaji continues the conversation by revealing a sound recording of a [[supernatural]] experiment that occured 10 years ago. Miyaji presses the doctor for information after saying, "The Journalist who died at that experiment was my fiance."<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 44 to Page 48</ref> She ask Dr. Kuno if he knows the whereabouts of [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]]. Dr. Kuno, Sadako's doctor, denies knowing of Sadako's location.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 49, Panel 1 to Panel 3</ref> Miyaji does not stop there, one of Sadako's co-workers grows more suspicious of [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] after catching her stealing Aiko's costume.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 65, Panel 2</ref> [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] denies stealing it even though she is caught with the costume in her hands, her co-worker, jealous of [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] and Toyama's relationship, starts to investigate Sadako's past.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 66, Panel 1, Page 66, Panel 6, Page 72, Panels 6, 7, 8, and 9.</ref> Her research leads her to Dr. Kuno's office but she is denied audience with Dr. Kuno<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 73, Panels 2 and 6</ref>, while leaving she drops a flier with Sadako's location and it is picked up by Miyaji's partner.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 73, Panels 6, 7, 8, and 9</ref> In an attempt to verify the information on the flier Miyaji and her partner visit the theater in search of Sadako, when they find [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] Miyaji's assistant tries to take a picture of [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] but the camera explodes due to Sadako's powers.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 77</ref> The camera's explosion comfirms Miyaji's supicions that [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] has supernatural powers which were used to kill her fiance 10 years prior to her meeting [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]].<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 78, Panel 2</ref> Afterwards Miyaji has a meeting with Sadako's former teacher who reveals the existence of a dark, [[The Cursed Videotape|cursed]] side to [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]].<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 82, Panels 1, 2, 3, and 4</ref>


Miyaji, knowing the location of [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] and learning the existence of a [[The Cursed Videotape|cursed]] side to [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]], concludes that Sadako's presence has cursed the workers and actors at the theater.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 82, Panels 7 and 8</ref> She decides to go to the opening night of the theater's play to meet and kill [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]],<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 91</ref> as the night drew closer [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] is confronted by her director over the explosion of Miyaji's partner's camera. Her director is aware of [[supernatural|her powers]] and attacks her after asking her if she is going to kill him.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. 85</ref> Toyama overhears the fight and attempts to intervene but Sadako's director retaliates by hitting Toyama over the head with a metal pole.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 86 and 87</ref> As Toyama begins to [[hemorrhage]], [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]], fearing for both their lives, screams, "Please, Just leave me alone!" causing Toyama to accidentally kill her director.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 88</ref> Toyama, still bleeding, is taken to Dr. Kuno where Sadako stops Toyama's bleeding with her powers, Dr. Kuno exclaims, "unbelievable" and comes to the realization that [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] does have [[supernatural|supernatural powers.]]<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 89, 90, and 93</ref>
Miyaji, knowing the location of [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] and learning the existence of a [[The Cursed Videotape|cursed]] side to [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]], concludes that Sadako's presence has cursed the workers and actors at the theater.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 82, Panels 7 and 8</ref> She decides to go to the opening night of the theater's play to meet and kill [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]],<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 91</ref> as the night drew closer [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] is confronted by her director over the explosion of Miyaji's partner's camera. Her director is aware of [[supernatural|her powers]] and attacks her after asking her if she is going to kill him.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 85</ref> Toyama overhears the fight and attempts to intervene but Sadako's director retaliates by hitting Toyama over the head with a metal pole.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 86 and 87</ref> As Toyama begins to [[hemorrhage]], [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]], fearing for both their lives, screams, "Please, Just leave me alone!" causing Toyama to accidentally kill her director.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 88</ref> Toyama, still bleeding, is taken to Dr. Kuno where Sadako stops Toyama's bleeding with her powers, Dr. Kuno exclaims, "unbelievable" and comes to the realization that [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] does have [[supernatural|supernatural powers.]]<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 89, 90, and 93</ref>


==Powers of Sadako Yamamura==
==Powers of Sadako Yamamura==

Revision as of 00:07, 14 October 2009

The Ring Volume 0: Birthday
Cover of the 2005 Dark Horse Manga release of The Ring Volume 0 Birthday
GenreHorror
Manga
Written byHiroshi Takahashi
Published byJapan Kadokawa Shoten Publishing Co., Ltd
English publisherUnited States Dark Horse Manga
Original run2005 – 2005
Volumes1


The Ring Volume 0: Birthday is the 5th installment of The Ring manga series, based on The Japanese film of the same name. The antagonist of previous ring films & mangas, Sadako Yamamura, is now the protagonist, it explores the origin of the cursed video, her early life, and the devolepment of her powers. Both the film and manga are loosely based on the Ring Novel Series by Koji Suzuki [1]


Introduction

The events in The Ring Volume 0: Birthday take place 30 years prior to the events in previous manga installments and films. [2] The antagonist, Sadako Yamamura, has been put into the role of protagonist and her background is explored.[3] The manga opens in Tokyo with two women having a conversation over their phones about a dream related to a video. In the dream the woman having a conversation is seen exploring the premise of an abandoned house. As she explores the house further she finds a well and an opening in the house, she goes through the opening and up a pair of stairs. Next follows a scene where a woman is knocked into the well, this foreshadows the end of the book where Sadako Yamamura is pushed into the well by her father.[4]

Plot summary

Miyaji Akiko is the antagonist of The Ring Volume 0: Birthday, her goal is to obtain vengeance for the death of her fiance at the hands of Sadako Yamamura[5], it is revealed ,during Miyaji's investigation, that Sadako's mother, Shizuko Yamamura, had similar powers and died an untimely death.[6] Meanwhile, Sadako is trying to adapt to her role as a theatrical understudy. Sadako shows great interest in the lead role at the theater[7], this interest prompts the lead actress to hate Sadako's presence and suspect an evil in her[8]. The lead actress, Aiko, despises Sadako so much that while practicing for the play Aiko loses concentration anytime Sadako watches her[9]. Toyama shows interest in Sadako during her first altercation with Aiko, the lead actress.[10] The evil Aiko suspects manifest when Sadako inadvertently kills Aiko after having a premonition of Aiko's death.[11]Before Aiko's death Sadako was administered a sedative to supress her powers. [12]Her motive for joining the theater, to be someone else, is revealed to Toyama, whom she has fallen in love with.[13] The Director, having lost his lead actress, Aiko, to death by an unknown cause, chose Sadako as his new lead actress,[14] this decision shocked the other actors and crewmen at the theater. [15] One commented, "Geez...! Did she poison Aiko or what...," hinting towards suspicion of Sadako being involved with Aiko's death. [16]

As Sadako falls into the role of lead actress Miyaji comes closer to discovering the truth about Sadako's past. She goes to Dr. Kuno, Sadako's doctor, with an inquiry about a theory on the existence of supernatural phenomena.[17] Dr. Kuno, apprehensive to the situation, states the theory was denied even by Sadako's father, Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma. Dr. Kuno points out he cannot completely rule out the existence of supernatural powers and refers to it as a sixth sense, Miyaji continues the conversation by revealing a sound recording of a supernatural experiment that occured 10 years ago. Miyaji presses the doctor for information after saying, "The Journalist who died at that experiment was my fiance."[18] She ask Dr. Kuno if he knows the whereabouts of Sadako. Dr. Kuno, Sadako's doctor, denies knowing of Sadako's location.[19] Miyaji does not stop there, one of Sadako's co-workers grows more suspicious of Sadako after catching her stealing Aiko's costume.[20] Sadako denies stealing it even though she is caught with the costume in her hands, her co-worker, jealous of Sadako and Toyama's relationship, starts to investigate Sadako's past.[21] Her research leads her to Dr. Kuno's office but she is denied audience with Dr. Kuno[22], while leaving she drops a flier with Sadako's location and it is picked up by Miyaji's partner.[23] In an attempt to verify the information on the flier Miyaji and her partner visit the theater in search of Sadako, when they find Sadako Miyaji's assistant tries to take a picture of Sadako but the camera explodes due to Sadako's powers.[24] The camera's explosion comfirms Miyaji's supicions that Sadako has supernatural powers which were used to kill her fiance 10 years prior to her meeting Sadako.[25] Afterwards Miyaji has a meeting with Sadako's former teacher who reveals the existence of a dark, cursed side to Sadako.[26]

Miyaji, knowing the location of Sadako and learning the existence of a cursed side to Sadako, concludes that Sadako's presence has cursed the workers and actors at the theater.[27] She decides to go to the opening night of the theater's play to meet and kill Sadako,[28] as the night drew closer Sadako is confronted by her director over the explosion of Miyaji's partner's camera. Her director is aware of her powers and attacks her after asking her if she is going to kill him.[29] Toyama overhears the fight and attempts to intervene but Sadako's director retaliates by hitting Toyama over the head with a metal pole.[30] As Toyama begins to hemorrhage, Sadako, fearing for both their lives, screams, "Please, Just leave me alone!" causing Toyama to accidentally kill her director.[31] Toyama, still bleeding, is taken to Dr. Kuno where Sadako stops Toyama's bleeding with her powers, Dr. Kuno exclaims, "unbelievable" and comes to the realization that Sadako does have supernatural powers.[32]

Powers of Sadako Yamamura

Sadako Yamamura displays various powers throughout The Ring Series but she is best known for the Cursed Video. [33]

References

  1. ^ http://www.ftp-anime.com/forum/manga-downloads/347-ringo-3-vol-drama-horror.html
  2. ^ http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/10-185/The-Ring-Volume-0-TPB
  3. ^ http://www.darkhorse.com/Books/10-185/The-Ring-Volume-0-TPB
  4. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 7-8.
  5. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 91, Panel 6
  6. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 12, Panel 1
  7. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 24, Panel 4
  8. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 26, Panel 2
  9. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 31, Panel 6
  10. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 19, Panels 5 and 6
  11. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 32, Page 42
  12. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 21, Panels 2,3, and 4.
  13. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 37, Panel 1, Page 97, Panel 6
  14. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 50, Panel 1
  15. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 50, Panel 6
  16. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 50, Panel 7
  17. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 43
  18. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 44 to Page 48
  19. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 49, Panel 1 to Panel 3
  20. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 65, Panel 2
  21. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 66, Panel 1, Page 66, Panel 6, Page 72, Panels 6, 7, 8, and 9.
  22. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 73, Panels 2 and 6
  23. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 73, Panels 6, 7, 8, and 9
  24. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 77
  25. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 78, Panel 2
  26. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 82, Panels 1, 2, 3, and 4
  27. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 82, Panels 7 and 8
  28. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 91
  29. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 85
  30. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 86 and 87
  31. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 88
  32. ^ Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 89, 90, and 93
  33. ^ http://www.theringworldforum.com/index-2.html
  34. ^ The Ring 0: Birthday page 89
  35. ^ The Ring 0: Birthday pages 118 to 133
  36. ^ The Ring 0: Birthday pages 136 to 137
  37. ^ The Ring 0: Birthday page 79
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