Nurarihyon no Mago
 

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I've searched for this but I couldn't find a thread. Anyone's been following this? I think it's a pretty good read and the characters are quite likeable. The first few chapters was kind of slow but it's getting more into it now.

It's mainly about a kid with youkai blood running through him but he doesn't want to become the head of his clan and goes to a normal school. Hilarity and trouble ensue as he meets an onmyouji at school, and among other things which force out his youkai self.

Yeah! I'm following this, and really enjoying it.

It's like a lot of shounen: at the start, it's a bit episodic and you don't have a coherent idea that the characters will be dynamic or that the story has any epic intentions, but it has a lot of promise.

I like the characters a lot. They're definitely lovable. Chapter 1's Rikuo was just a bit too rambunctious for me to care about seriously, but the present day's Rikuo is earnest and well-meaning and thus easy to like. Kana, too. Neither of them ever annoys me or makes me feel impatient, and I admire traits they have.

Yura and Yuki Onna are also a lot of fun, likable and unique characters with a bit of complexity about them, inherent to their backgrounds and their friendships with the rest of the crowd. At first I was afraid Yura would be pretentious, but she isn't at all.

http://img503.imageshack.us/my.php?image=02hy4.jpg <-- I <3 character intrigue



Many readers (me included) seem to feel that Yuki Onna is awesome. :cool:

I really like Yuki Onna as well, I think her name was Tsururu. I think there will be a 2nd timeskip in the future because the main characters in the one-off manga are older, noticeably the heroine (you can tell by the chest size :heh:). This will make a pretty cool anime adaption when the time comes and I really think it's unique enough to guarantee one in a matter of time.

I'm surprised the lack of interest for this manga. :(

The latest arc is very interesting with the apperance of something that's not Youkai.

manga status check before starting discussion: around ch 47 or 48 for raws/Chinese scanlations, right? How far are English scanlations coming along (if there are any)? Need to determine how careful I need to be about spoilers

The scans are up to date at chapter 48.

so...I have a reason to suspect that it's very likely that Yura has caught on to Rikuo's identity as Master of the Youkai (for lack of better translation thus stealing what's available on wiki). No matter how you look at it, Yura was there during the entire conflict and it's possible that she also witnessed Rikuo's transformation back to his normal human self from his youkai form. The fact that she more or less disappeared after that may suggest a few things...

I didn't know there was a thread already. To be honest, I really like the series and would have created a thread for it long ago if I'm not inherently anti-social everywhere. :)

None of the protagonists are unlikeable, and Rikuo especially actually gets developed (and not just training arc powered up yadda yadda) from a nice and optimistic but rather weak character into someone more assertive and likable. Oh, and Yuki Onna is the best. Although this may be my bias talking, I seem to have a weakness for girls with long straight hair...

Of course, that makes for quite a shipping war within my schizophrenic selves between Rikuo x Yuki Onna and Rikuo x Kana, since both girls have the hair and both are nice characters that look good with Rikuo.

The only problem really is that the art can get *really* messy at times in the action scenes: pretty, but very hard to figure out. The mangaka might have taken a little too much influence from traditional Japanese art and forgot that manga is in "moving" panels and shades of black and white.

In the Gyukki arc, there's a few pages that show the grandfather and his band of youkai from back in the day and I can see what looks like a younger version of one of Rikuo's bodyguards, and there's also a yuki-onna. Do you think she's the same one looking after Rikuo now or a descendant?

Chapter 16 page 12, correct?

I think that's probably the mom of Tsururu, she's definitely more developed in her physique.

I also found something interesting about Yuki Onna in general, apparently they age much slower than human. I got this assumption from the flashback in ch42 when Tsururu was playing hide-and-seek with Rikuo. You can see the Tsururu 5 years ago is basically the same as the Tsururu of the present while Rikuo grows up normally like any human.

I liked how Rikuo defeated Tamazuki while in human form. I wonder if it was just a one-off desperate measure thing.

I'm also cheering for Tsururu. :) She's too cute but sometimes she gives me the impression of a caring sister instead of a love interest.

Yeah, I agree the art sometimes become a bit over-stylish and the transitions in battle aren't as fluid as you'd normally see...

It might be possible she's away to seek guidance from her master or something. Seeing how helpless she was in the previous battle, she might be going back to training.

Started reading this manga but unlike what you guys think of Nura, i find him very annoying. He calls them his "friends" too but doesnt care if they get killed or not just so he can live his happy human life.

I have a question for the ppl that read the latest chapter... Will the human Nura stop acting like the youkai world has nothing to do with him?

I looked at Ch 4 Pg 7 and she mentions her mom so yeah that yuki-onna from back then is probably her mom it seems like.

He will, and pretty soon. You just need to catch up with the scan.

Well i guess ill read some more chapters and see :rolleyes:

Rikuo gets pretty awesome, even in his normal form. You still get the sense that he's a budding talent and trying to grow into the role, and not instantly become super yakuza head all of a sudden. Which is nice.

I know the scan is not out, but is that Rikuo's grandmother?? She's one beautiful woman! And his grandpa was a pimp...

Apparently yes, that WAS his grandmother.

Nothing said love back then like seducing a woman by force. Tells you the values of that day real fast, doesn't it?

I think more has yet too be revealed.

intuition says the pretty lady dies due to involvement with Rikuo's grandfather, which results in said person flying into rage of some sort and later keeping sword as a keepsake.

but if thats Rikuos grandmother, she needs to give birth first

omg Kitsune is hot! I thought when Rikuo's grandfather defeated it in the past, it more resembled a guy?

Love this manga, and chapters are released weekly too!

Isn't Kitsune a guy?

Anyway, looks like we'll see quite a good fight between the grandson and his grandpa in next chapter.

Kickass new arc!

Looks like onmyouji girl is headed straight to getting involved in the love triangle if Nura-kun mans up and save her butt again, which he definitely will. :)

Hagomoro? Definitely a woman...not counting any youkai gender complications of course. Mind, her new guise is far more to my taste than her Sengoku one. Generally long black-haired ice queens in black sailor suits tend to be the ones cutting down the demons rather than the other way around, though.

Lolz, what man would prefer her previous appearance over this new one? But damn, she's the hottest one so far in the manga.

This manga is becoming so full of win, yet so few read it? :twitch:

I won't be surprised if an anime comes out soon.... then we'll get more manga readers. :D

Yea this is definitely the most under-rated manga I read atm.

This Kyoto arc is shaping up to be Badass. I cant wait for Nura to show up and seeing their reactions.

This is a very unique manga and it's injustice if this doesn't get an anime eventually. I mean with some of the doubtful stuff being animated these days, why not this?

This manga is actually quite popular in the Asian community. I think given a few more chapters, say when it breaks the 100 chapter mark, we might see more signs of an anime adaptation. *fingers crossed* Besides, this kind of story allows plenty of filler episodes with the group hunting spirits. oh gee, I can see another 50+ anime coming with lots of anime products attached. :D

Now that I think about it, if only the characters were more grown up, I'd love this series to death. I always thought Tsurara look a bit too young, imagine a 17-year-old looking version of her...

I swear the characters look more 'mature' in the original oneshot. Kana was more womanly in that oneshot, you can tell by the size of her breasts. :eyespin:

It's been ranking well in WSJ the last month or so, wouldn't expect an anime until at least two years after it's been coming out though. Sket Dance which is around chapter 100 seems to be the nest WSJ anime, seems Toriko will be next.

I expect anime adaptions for Nurarihyon no Mago and Psyren to be announced in about 6-9 months time.

wow really didn't know this was quite so popular albeit seems not so much here, its like one of them series where you think your the only person that likes it:D

I'm a manga reader of this series though I never noticed this topic. I really like the way this story is shaping up, should get interesting with Yura and Rikuo.

Favorite character so far: Tsurara

Same, she's too cute especially with those eyes. Next would be Yura the onmyouji and then the supposedly heroine which I can't even remember the name. :heh:

Yeah, I can't remember her name either. :heh: Oh wait... its Kanna right, ya I think thats it how could I forget.

lol she plays a very minor role for a heroine, which I don't mind since I want the other girls to win Rikuo's affection.

Drama CD seems to be on the way for Mago, info in Jump 2 weeks from now.

I am definitely a Tsurara, even more so after the flash back to her grandmother.

Who do yo guys think would be the perfect seiyuu for rikuo in the upcoming drama CD?

Rina Satou?

Not sure who for the Nurarihyon version though.

Drama CD is going to be released December and Rikuo's Seiyu is Fukuyama Jun.