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The night of the play has arrived and all participants thus far are present.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 98</ref> Shigemori's body is found by one of the crew members, they come to the conclusion that [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] murdered him. The crew, flustered, plan to prevent [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] from leaving the theater at the end of the play, their intent is to kill her.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 101, Panels 4 and 5</ref> While in the sound room Toyama is interrupted by one of the workers causing him to suspect the discovery of Shigemori's body. Toyama ask the worker to cover for him as he goes to protect [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] from the rest of the theater crew.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 103</ref> As [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] walks out on stage to perform her part, the worker, plays the sound recording from the [[supernatural]] experiment.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 104, Panel 2</ref> An [[Ghost|apparition]] taking the form of Shizuko Yamamura appears on stage, Dr. Kuno approaches the stage, and Miyaji pulls out her pistol.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 105, Panel 1, 107, Panel 6, and 109, Panel 5 </ref> The Doctor's approach and Shizuko Yamamura's appearance alarm Sadako. In her state of distraught she sees Dr. Kuno as Shigemori and makes him combust.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 110 and 111</ref> The attendants at the theater panic and start to leave, in the chaos [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] tries to escape but she is chased down by the theater crew and beat to what appears to be her death.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 118, Panel 3</ref> Miyaji follows the crew to the scene and informs them of the existence of Sadako's cursed side, she tells the crew they are cursed and in order to remove the curse they have to go to Sadako's cursed side and kill her.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 119</ref>
The night of the play has arrived and all participants thus far are present.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 98</ref> Shigemori's body is found by one of the crew members, they come to the conclusion that [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] murdered him. The crew, flustered, plan to prevent [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] from leaving the theater at the end of the play, their intent is to kill her.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 101, Panels 4 and 5</ref> While in the sound room Toyama is interrupted by one of the workers causing him to suspect the discovery of Shigemori's body. Toyama ask the worker to cover for him as he goes to protect [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] from the rest of the theater crew.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 103</ref> As [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] walks out on stage to perform her part, the worker, plays the sound recording from the [[supernatural]] experiment.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 104, Panel 2</ref> An [[Ghost|apparition]] taking the form of Shizuko Yamamura appears on stage, Dr. Kuno approaches the stage, and Miyaji pulls out her pistol.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 105, Panel 1, 107, Panel 6, and 109, Panel 5 </ref> The Doctor's approach and Shizuko Yamamura's appearance alarm Sadako. In her state of distraught she sees Dr. Kuno as Shigemori and makes him combust.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 110 and 111</ref> The attendants at the theater panic and start to leave, in the chaos [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] tries to escape but she is chased down by the theater crew and beat to what appears to be her death.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 118, Panel 3</ref> Miyaji follows the crew to the scene and informs them of the existence of Sadako's cursed side, she tells the crew they are cursed and in order to remove the curse they have to go to Sadako's cursed side and kill her.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 119</ref>


Miyaji and the crew arrive at Sadako's house, they are greeted by Sadako's father, Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma, whom is aware of their motives. While Dr. Ikuma leads Miyaji and the crew to the cursed [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]], two members of the theater crew, Aiko's assistant and a woman in love with Toyama, keep watch over Toyama and Sadako's seemingly dead body.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Pages 122, 123, and 125 Horse Comics, 2005. Print.</ref> [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] begins to wake up and is escorted to the woods by Toyama, Aiko's assistant tries to stop them but the woman in love with Toyama stops her.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 128 and 129, Panel 6 </ref> Dr. Ikuma, Miyaji, and the crew arrive where Sadako's cursed side is being held only to find an empty room, Dr. Ikuma states, "You brought Sadako, Did you."<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 130, Panel 5</ref> Aiko's assistant alerts Miyaji and the crew of Sadako's escape. [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]], now one with her cursed side, kills Toyama after asking him to run, she finds the rest of the crew and kills them. [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] chases down Miyaji and the woman in love with Toyama, they are also killed.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 132 to 146</ref> Dr. Ikuma finds [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] covered in blood and sedates her, he pulls out a bucther knife and pushes [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] into the well from the dream and the story goes back to the present, leaving us at the start of [[The Ring (film)|The Ring]].<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 147 to 156</ref>
Miyaji and the crew arrive at Sadako's house, they are greeted by Sadako's father, Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma, whom is aware of their motives. While Dr. Ikuma leads Miyaji and the crew to the cursed [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]], two members of the theater crew, Aiko's assistant and a woman in love with Toyama, keep watch over Toyama and Sadako's seemingly dead body.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Pages 122, 123, and 125 Horse Comics, 2005. Print.</ref> [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] begins to wake up and is escorted to the woods by Toyama, Aiko's assistant tries to stop them but the woman in love with Toyama stops her.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 128 and 129, Panel 6 </ref> Dr. Ikuma, Miyaji, and the crew arrive where Sadako's cursed side is being held only to find an empty room, Dr. Ikuma states, "You brought Sadako, Did you."<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Page 130, Panel 5</ref> Aiko's assistant alerts Miyaji and the crew of Sadako's escape. [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]], now one with her cursed side, kills Toyama after asking him to run, she finds the rest of the crew and kills them. [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] chases down Miyaji and the woman in love with Toyama, they are also killed.<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 132 to 146</ref> Dr. Ikuma finds [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] covered in blood and sedates her, he pulls out a bucther knife and pushes [[Sadako Yamamura|Sadako]] into the well from the dream and the story goes back to the present, leaving us at the start of [[The Ring (film)|The Ring]].<ref>Takahashi, Hiroshi. The Ring Volume 0: Birthday. Digital Manga Publication: Dark Horse Comics, 2005. Print. Pages 147 to 156</ref>


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

Revision as of 03:53, 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 run20052005
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, Shigemori, 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 crew 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 Shigemori over the explosion of Miyaji's partner's camera. Shigemori 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 Shigemori 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 Shigemori.[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]

The night of the play has arrived and all participants thus far are present.[33] Shigemori's body is found by one of the crew members, they come to the conclusion that Sadako murdered him. The crew, flustered, plan to prevent Sadako from leaving the theater at the end of the play, their intent is to kill her.[34] While in the sound room Toyama is interrupted by one of the workers causing him to suspect the discovery of Shigemori's body. Toyama ask the worker to cover for him as he goes to protect Sadako from the rest of the theater crew.[35] As Sadako walks out on stage to perform her part, the worker, plays the sound recording from the supernatural experiment.[36] An apparition taking the form of Shizuko Yamamura appears on stage, Dr. Kuno approaches the stage, and Miyaji pulls out her pistol.[37] The Doctor's approach and Shizuko Yamamura's appearance alarm Sadako. In her state of distraught she sees Dr. Kuno as Shigemori and makes him combust.[38] The attendants at the theater panic and start to leave, in the chaos Sadako tries to escape but she is chased down by the theater crew and beat to what appears to be her death.[39] Miyaji follows the crew to the scene and informs them of the existence of Sadako's cursed side, she tells the crew they are cursed and in order to remove the curse they have to go to Sadako's cursed side and kill her.[40]

Miyaji and the crew arrive at Sadako's house, they are greeted by Sadako's father, Dr. Heihachiro Ikuma, whom is aware of their motives. While Dr. Ikuma leads Miyaji and the crew to the cursed Sadako, two members of the theater crew, Aiko's assistant and a woman in love with Toyama, keep watch over Toyama and Sadako's seemingly dead body.[41] Sadako begins to wake up and is escorted to the woods by Toyama, Aiko's assistant tries to stop them but the woman in love with Toyama stops her.[42] Dr. Ikuma, Miyaji, and the crew arrive where Sadako's cursed side is being held only to find an empty room, Dr. Ikuma states, "You brought Sadako, Did you."[43] Aiko's assistant alerts Miyaji and the crew of Sadako's escape. Sadako, now one with her cursed side, kills Toyama after asking him to run, she finds the rest of the crew and kills them. Sadako chases down Miyaji and the woman in love with Toyama, they are also killed.[44] Dr. Ikuma finds Sadako covered in blood and sedates her, he pulls out a bucther knife and pushes Sadako into the well from the dream and the story goes back to the present, leaving us at the start of The Ring.[45]

Powers of Sadako Yamamura

Sadako Yamamura displays various powers throughout The Ring Series but she is best known for the Cursed Video. [46]

References

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