is a Japanese
manga
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series written and illustrated by
Ryūsuke Mita
is a Japanese manga artist. He is best known as the creator of ''Dragon Half'', which was adapted into an OVA series animated by Production I.G by the same name. He also illustrates Futabasha game books under the pen name . Mita's father is Munesu ...
. The story follows a boy endowed with the power of a special ring called General.
Plot
An earthling named Captured and his adventures are in a distant universe where he isn't really wanted because of his black hair which the inhabitants-which are called the land Starians- do not have. Several years ago, he was tormented by the other kids and he found a ring called General. It had the power of Spect'master and the ability to change his arm into a weapon. Along with Manji - his father and a female called Camel, they run a
ramen
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shop between their adventures in order earn enough money to buy a spaceship to return to Earth.
Mita Ryusuke English Fan page
(English)23,October,2007
Characters
;Captured
:The protagonist of ''Kurokami Captured''. He has black hair, blue eyes and a headband. Captured is tortured by the inhabitants because of his black hair (which they lack).He is a Spect'master with the power of General.
;Manji
:Captured's father who is from Earth but he built a spaceship and left Earth 30 years ago. That was before Captured was born. He must earn 7.8 billion Dottsu - the currency of the land star universe - to buy a spaceship in order to return to his homeland, Japan
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.
;Kyameru'Camel'
:The only land Starian who likes Captured. She is tall and blonde. Camel is also a Spect'master. She has four rings although she stops using them later on.
;Moonsault
:A princess
Princess is a regal rank and the feminine equivalent of prince (from Latin ''princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or for the daughter of a king or prince.
Princess as a subst ...
who joins the gang later on. However she frequently fights with Camel.
;Full Nelson
:One of Mother's four children. Is destroyed by Captured.
;Somersault
:Another one of Mother's four children. She trained Moonsault. She is destroyed also.
;Avanlanche
:Another of Mother's four children.
;Splash
:The most human of Mother's four children and the last one to be introduced. He looks to be fifteen years of age.
;Mother
:An faceless enemy that is the source of all life of the Land Starians. She has shown a dislike of Captured and Manji and wants to get rid of them for good. She has her own troop of soldiers known as the 'Mother guard'.
References
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External links
Mita Ryusuke English Fan Page
contains summaries of ''Kurokami Captured''
Manga series
1992 manga
Adventure anime and manga
Action anime and manga
Shōnen manga