Rating (Out of 5): ~4
Publisher: Shonen Jump (VIZ Media)
Release Date: May 2019
Volumes: 5.
Spoilers?: No.
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Goodreads Synopsis:
Ninja and animal lover Jiro Azuma’s life is changed forever when he finds himself in the middle of a war of ninjas vs. demons.
Jiro Azuma is descended from of a long line of shinobi, and he also can talk to animals. One day, he rescues a very unique black cat named Rago, a supernatural being, and is dragged into a secret supernatural war.
In order to save Jiro’s life, Rago pledges loyalty to Amagi, his sworn enemy! But Rago has no intention of letting his power be used by evil forces, and so when he joins Amagi, he leaves all his power behind in Jiro. Outraged at the unexpected betrayal, Amagi unleashes his wrath upon Rago!
Jiro Azuma is descended from of a long line of shinobi, and he also can talk to animals. One day, he rescues a very unique black cat named Rago, a supernatural being, and is dragged into a secret supernatural war.
In order to save Jiro’s life, Rago pledges loyalty to Amagi, his sworn enemy! But Rago has no intention of letting his power be used by evil forces, and so when he joins Amagi, he leaves all his power behind in Jiro. Outraged at the unexpected betrayal, Amagi unleashes his wrath upon Rago!
Review:
As the other Mononoke are clearly after Rago and want to separate
Rago from Jiro, they have to decide how to attack back. Rago wants
Jiro to be okay, and Jiro wants to fight everyone. Rago throws in a
surprise here, though, that not even the mononoke had considered.
With this new power, the bureau is having a hard time keeping hold of
Jiro, and Jiro needs to train to figure out how to handle it all.
Jiro meets a new mononoke in the second half of this volume. It's a
mononoke woman, who has made an agreement to live peacefully and
unbothered in this forest, along with her husband who used to be
human. I really liked getting to see their dynamic and history, how
they came to be in this position. It's a really sweet story, and I
was pleasantly surprised to meet these characters. I kind of want
more of them.
The next volume is the last, which seems to mean that there isn't a
romance in the forefront, and I appreciate that. Jiro only formed
some light friendships with all of the characters, including the
women, and I like that. The plot line was more important to him, at
least.
Now, saying that, I kind of ship Ichika and Roren? It's so odd to me,
and yet I'm kind of into it.
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
A review copy was provided by the publisher, VIZ Media, for an honest review. Thank you so, so much!
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