is a Japanese
manga
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series written and illustrated by
Nanae Chrono
Nanae Chrono, known in Japan as is a female Japanese manga artist. She is best known as the creator of the manga series ''Peacemaker Kurogane'', ''Senki Senki Momotama'', and ''Vassalord''.
Works
Serials
*; (1999)
:This was a oneshot manga or ...
. The manga has been serialized in ''
Comic Blade'' by ''
Mag Garden'' from December 2005 to July 2009 issue, and then in ''Web Comic Beat's'' online magazine from July 25, 2011, to February 25, 2015, with individual chapters collected into ten
tankōbon
is the Japanese
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volumes.
The manga is based on the
Japanese folklore Momotaro which originated from an ancient
Chinese Mythology
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Much of t ...
.
Plot
After
gate-crashing
Gate crashing, gatecrashing, or party crashing is the act of entering, attending, or participating in an event without an Invitation to tender, invitation nor Ticket (admission), ticket.
The person doing the gate crashing is known as a gate cras ...
onto the mythical Tougen Island also known as
Shangri-La
Shangri-La is a fictional place in Asia's Kunlun Mountains (昆仑山), Uses the spelling 'Kuen-Lun'. described in the 1933 novel ''Lost Horizon'' by English author James Hilton. Hilton portrays Shangri-La as a mystical, harmonious valley, ge ...
, Mutsu Kokonose, the ninth generation head of the Mutsu Clan, claims to bring down the wrath of
God onto the demons and regain the island from Momotarou control.
Characters
Main characters
;
The nine-year-old protagonist of the story. Kokonose is the ninth generation lord of the infamous Mutsu Clan which was descended from
Demons
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. He has an arrogant personality and the guts to try to turn one of the academy teachers into his servant on his first day. Kononse was revealed to be an exceptional Exorcist, exorcising evil spirits since the age of one. During the Selection test, he was the only student who managed to acquire the legendary Peach card which was rumored to be the card that only the first generation Momotarou had ever gotten it.
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A twenty-year-old "servant" of Kokonse. Kashii wears glasses and has a sort of
Mohawk styled hair. He has an extreme negative personality and looks at everything in despair. He is revealed to possess the "Monkey" characteristic of the four types since he couldn't break through the iron bar during the exam.
Manga
Volumes list
References
External links
Official website of Mag Garden
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Shōnen manga
2005 manga
Action anime and manga
Fantasy anime and manga
Mag Garden manga
Nanae Chrono