Nura – Herr der Yokai 19

ぬらりひょんの孫 [Nurarihyon no Mago] #19

by Hiroshi Shiibashi

While the day belongs to humans, the night belongs to yokai, supernatural creatures that thrive on human fear. Caught between these worlds is Rikuo Nura. He's three-quarters human, but his grandfather is none other than Nurarihyon, the supreme commander of the Nura clan, a powerful yokai consortium. So, Rikuo is an ordinary teenager three quarters of the time, until his yokai blood awakens. Then Rikuo transforms into the future leader of the Nura clan, leading a hundred demons.

Rihan and Kurotabo join forces in decadent Edo Period Japan, forming an otherworldly bond in order to vanquish their enemy. Little do they know that the Hundred Stories clan and its leader—the dreadful, dismembered Sanmoto—are far from defeated! Back in the present, a yokai named Kudan is spreading rumors that Rikuo is bent on world destruction and must be stopped by any means…

Reads R to L (Japanese Style) for teen audiences.

Genres: Manga, Shonen, Fantasy, Graphic Novels, Seinen, Comics Manga, Supernatural

200 pages, Paperback

First published February 4, 2014

About the author

Hiroshi Shiibashi (椎橋 寛)

Reviews

[Mello ❣ Illium ✮Harry✮ ☀Myrnin☀ Torin Ichimaru · Rating 5 out of 5]

My Thoughts:

Things are getting really bad for Rikuo and the Nura Clan! The Hundred Stories Clan has started a really fucked up game! Rikuo is outed and humans are trying to kill him left and right. The only way to stop it is to kill the seven members of the Hundred Stories Clan that make up the parts of Sanmoto. But at the same time, yokai unleashed by the Hundred Stories Clan are attacking humans. So not only is Rikuo trying to find the clan members and beat them, he has to not get killed by hordes of humans and keep them from being killed/eaten by yokai. Talk about a big mess! Kurotabo is pissed the hell off, but they've been ordered not to go and help Rikuo. The Hundred Stories Clan must be stopped or the Nura Clan will lose everything!

At least two of the Kiyojuji Paranormal Patrol know about Rikuo now. Kana just happened to be on scene and to protect her, he had no choice but to transform. Kiyotsugu saw the video on the internet. Kana seems confused and embarrassed at the same time. Likely because she's got a crush on night form Rikuo. She doesn't know how to act around him, anyway. I'm not sure if Kiyotsugu was upset that Rikuo kept the secret or if he's just pissed off. Will he go out and try to find Rikuo? Does he believe that stupid prophecy?

Right now, Rikuo, Tsurara and Kana have been cornered by Raiden, Sanmoto's hands. Can Rikuo win this fight? He still doesn't have Nenekirimaru after what Seimei did to it back in Kyoto. Can Rikuo win without a spirit blade? I'm so worried! Thank goodness the next volume is out next month.

[Oki · Rating 5 out of 5]

"Manusia itu makhluk yang mengerikan. Mereka ingin menyalahkan sesuatu atas kemalangan yang menimpa mereka."

Cerita Hantu Kudan.

Volume ini seru! Di bagian awal kita disuguhi aksi Rihan dan Kurotaba mengalahkan Sanmoto, dan di menjelang akhir buku kita disajikan aksi luar biasa Rikuo dalam wujud manusia.

Aku kagum sama sensei karena karakter minor benar-benar diberi plot lumayan besar seiring waktu, dan plot yang ku rasa kurang penting ternyata disiapkan untuk berperan dalam arc ini.

Musuh memanfaatkan manusia untuk membunuh Rikuo, apa yang akan dilakukan di buku selanjutnya?

[Khari · Rating 3 out of 5]

やっと終わった！

何か、最近少年漫画は読みにくい。話もキャラも浅くて興味が残らない。

特にかなちゃんの行動がありえない過ぎ。彼女の目の前でリクオが喧嘩して血を流すうちに普通に超え掛けられないでしょう？！アホか？リクオの後ろに人が腕をなくして「先に帰ったじゃなかった？」言わないでしょう？？？？誰がそのバカバカしいことを言うの？変だ！もうちょっと真面目なセリフを考えてください。それから幼馴染が目の前で変化して自分が妖怪の蛇を乗ってその幼馴染をどうやって呼ぶのことを悩むの？！？！変！！！
タイミングがめちゃくちゃ。

かなちゃんが後少しと嫌いになる。コナンのらんちゃんより嫌うかもね。

[Melody · Rating 4 out of 5]

"Humans are really such a dreadful existence. So eager to blame their own misfortune on something else." - Encho, Hyuaku Monogatari Clan

[Lada · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kuro and Toori, my second favourite OTP

[Nia · Rating 4 out of 5]

4,5.

[ReadingFrog · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars.

[Nikki in Niagara · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not quite as exciting as the last several books as too much is going at once and I felt somewhat lost or perhaps confused is a better word. Starting off with a huge battle against an horrendous foe we are still back in Rihan's Edo past and thus the story of the battle of the war between the two clans has now been told. After all the adrenaline from the last volumes it feels weird to go back to school with the human side of Rikuo and a long absent classmate, the scared Kana, makes her appearance once again. Here in the human world is where the current members of the Hundred Stories clan converge to finally take down the clan of Hundred Demons. They have a plan to put in action, a game to tease out the third heir to play, one he cannot refuse to play and humans and yokai are at battle with each other again, but the ultimate foe has been named as Rikuo Nura. This is the beginning of a new storyarc and the synopses of the next volume sounds very exciting. So another good volume, just a tad too much happening, too fast, to fully appreciate.