Ranked #390

Nurarihyon no Mago (Manga)

Nurarihyon no Mago is what I'd call a dark horse as it brings new depths to all your typical yakuza,historic japan and oni/youkai shounen manga and crossing them over to give you an interesting read about youkai chivalry (which is not always written or portrayed about as we always see youkai/demons as being the bad guys).

The story is about Rikuo Nura(part human/part youkai demon) and his trials to taking over his beloved grandfathers clan the Hyakki Yako. A clan of demons known for their 'fear'.

As your looking at this story from a youkai's(demon) point of view, the concept of using fear as a level up is what I found most interesting as it has not been used in manga/anime(none that I've known anyways).

Artwork is great as they portray a lot of the japanese youkai as visually possible whilst keeping it to the manga/anime style you'd normally get(big eyes and kawaii girls)

There is a little bit of character development although everything seems to be one sided from the protagonist point of view, but keeping it that way can sometimes be original in itself as most manga/anime these days give you chara developments for nearly every character(even the antagonist, that your left not knowing who to really root for and can also drag you from getting interested on the main story).

There are many reasons why I like this manga and recommend it to anyone, whether it be the epic battles or the camaraderie with the youkai who support Rikuo, but if I had to jot it down in one sentence then it would..."Night version of Rikuo is Bad Ass"

Through the 80 chapters I've read thus far,you will grow to like Rikuo, as well as the characters who support him and will find the world of Nurarihyon no Mago an interesting read! read more