Genre: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Shounen, Supernatural.
Author: Shiibashi Hiroshi
Review:
This is currently my favorite Manga, I obsessively check everyday to see if it’s updated. It is currently in chapter 58 (Volume 6.) After you see the picture of the Main Character I am sure this will quickly become your favorite Manga too…
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This is Rikou, the Main Character; these are his two forms. |
The main character of this Manga is Rikou Nura, he lives in a house full of Youkai, and his grandfather (Nura) is currently the master of all Youkai. Rikou will one day become the “3rd” Head of the Nurarihyon Clan.
The strange thing about this Manga is that in the beginning the character is a 9 year old boy, but a few years go by and he is now 12 years old; even though he is still young, his “other form” makes up for the age problem (he looks older and sexier).
Rikou is special, because he is Human during the day and Youkai at night. When he is in his Night Form he is more confident and stronger. The cool thing about Rikou is naturally a good swordsman; you won’t have to wait 20 chapters for him to improve, like in other Shounen Manga.
At first Rikou denies his Youkai half, because he thinks Youkai aren’t good people, but he believes he can change the way Youkai are perceived by using his Night Form to help humans. It is interesting to see Rikou’s struggle with his Night and Day form, he knows his Night Form is more powerful but he refuses to give up the part of himself that is human.
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There are a few scenes where Rikou talks to his Night Form, not sure if its a mental conversation or if they are actually face to face… |
Romance isn’t a big thing so far in the manga, but his childhood friend, Kana, seems to have a crush on him, although that quickly fades when she meets Rikou’s night form (which really disappointed me, i hate seeing girls in Manga swooning over guys.) Another girl that seems to like Rikou is Yuki Onna, she is one of Rikou’s Body guards, and she has a magical Ice ability. She likes Rikou no matter what form he is in and he very loyal to him.
There are a lot of interesting side characters in this story, the two that really caught my attention so far are Inugami and Gyuuki. Inugami is a dog Youkai, his powers were awakened by Tamazuki (a Youkai that wants to take over all Youkai) when he was awakened he killed a bunch of people. He is a person that has never been loved, and he resents Rikou for being loved by so many people, sadly Inugami has a sad fate, and somehow I cant help thinking that if someone had loved him, maybe he wouldn’t have ended up the way he did…
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 This is Gyuuki, he is a Youkai, and the story of how he became a Youkai, is probably the saddest in the whole Manga. |
Gyuuki also caught my interest because of the way he was turned into a Youkai. He was separated from his mother for a while because he went to serve at a temple to pray for the salvation of his father’s soul. He was treated badly at the temple because the other kids were jealous of him, and so he decides to go back home to his mother. Unfortunately, on his way home he meets a Youkai, this Youkai murders his mother. In despair, Gyuuki transforms into a Youkai while holding his mothers dead body. The look on his face as he transforms into a Youkai was painful to see.
 This is a scene where Yuki Onna protects Rikou.
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