Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko
Shadow Star☆
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Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko

Alternative Titles

Japanese: なるたる 骸なる星・珠たる子
English: Shadow Star☆
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 12
Chapters: 68
Status: Finished
Published: Mar 25, 1998 to Oct 25, 2003
Genres: Drama Drama, Horror Horror, Sci-Fi Sci-Fi, Supernatural Supernatural
Theme: Psychological Psychological
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Afternoon
Authors: Kitoh, Mohiro (Story & Art)

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Score: 7.311 (scored by 41384,138 users)
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Ranked: #46542
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Popularity: #1583
Members: 13,139
Favorites: 384

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Synopsis

"From a dying planet shall come the children of light..."

While on vacation on a small island, young Shiina Tamai dives under the water near an old shrine and discovers an unearthly starfish-like creature. She nearly drowns but is rescued by the silent, wide-eyed little animal, who Shiina befriends and names Hoshimaru. To Shiina's surprise and delight, the creature changes shape, lets Shiina stand on him, and the two fly off into the clouds. But what looks to be a young girl's ultimate fantasy soon takes a darker turn as Shiina and Hoshimaru become entangled in a struggle between rival extraterrestrial factions who battle in the skies upon huge alien beasts called Shadow Dragons, with the fate of Earth hanging in the balance.

(Source: Dark Horse)

Background

Narutaru: Mukuro Naru Hoshi Tama Taru Ko was first published in English as Shadow Star☆ by Dark Horse in the magazine Super Manga Blast from September 13, 2000 to February 1, 2006—issues 5 to 59, which was the final issue. The manga was partially published in standard tankoubon format as well by the same publisher, with seven volumes published from September 5, 2001 to December 21, 2005.

Characters

Tamai, Shiina
Main
Hoshimaru
Main
Sakura, Akira
Supporting
Koga, Norio
Supporting
Sudou, Naozumi
Supporting
Kaizuka, Hiroko
Supporting
Tsurumaru, Takeo
Supporting
Kuri, Mamiko
Supporting
Ozawa, Satomi
Supporting
Takano, Bungo
Supporting

Reviews

Aug 10, 2016
You've heard the rumors, this manga is famous for being on the list of series that appear cute and innocent, but are actually extremely disturbing. I went into Narutaru knowing this, and I expected a typical horror series filled with parasitic monsters that slowly consume the mind of their hosts. I was dead wrong. The shadow dragons aren't the truly horrifying thing about Narutaru, the real monsters are humanity itself. This manga exists to display the most depraved and twisted aspects of the human race, and it does so beautifully and unashamedly.

Story: 10/10
The story is very confusing. You will almost certainly be left thinking ...
Apr 24, 2019
Mixed Feelings
Narutaru was beneficial enough to have been made in an era where deconstruction series was gaining traction. If it were to made now, it'd probably be labeled as edgy without any mention of the actual quality of the story. It's notable that the genre being deconstructing is the Mon( Digimon, pokemon, etc) genre. Unlike magical girl and mecha shows of today, Mon anime are still generally fluffy and childish so a darker take on the genre was definitely in order.

Everything seems to be pretty standard at first. Protagonist Shiina meets a shadow dragon she names hoshimaru and quickly bonds with it. They go flying ...
Jan 6, 2018
Narutaru is perhaps one of the worst manga I've ever read, but that's probably because I stick to the ill shit. I see a bunch of praise for this manga, but I feel like that's just a misguided slap in the fucking face. This manga legitimately makes me angry, it is, very.... disappointing.

To understand why Narutaru is so bad, you'll have to read it yourself, however I urge you not to, because then you'll just get blue balled like I did. The premise is interesting, however it doesn't bother doing anything new. There are a few instances where the characters are intriguing, sure, and the ...

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