Yokai Cats and Time Travel: Twenty-One Volumes of Rumiko Takahashi’s Mao

I always try to admit that I was wrong. hair,,,,, Lumiko TakahashiThe current long-term comic series has not been amazed by my first volume. I effortlessly compared it to the look and plot work of the earlier Takahashi, and I admit that I might feel the giant mango fall off. But despite the initial ambivalence, I kept reading, and hair Not yet reached the heights of some of her most famous works, which is certainly not” Inu Yasha At home. “Take a more aggressive terrifying perspective, hair From the Hai’an era to the Taisha era to today, Bridge Time has come to today, telling a story of infinite greed and those who try to stop it.

The heroine Prouddespite her Akane Tendo hair, she still owe a lot rin-isSakura is better than Kagome or Akane. Although she is not as laid back as her direct ex, Nanoka is a big step forward than you expected – she is 15 years old in the Reiwa era, and she returns to the Taishō era, where she often interacts with the people living in Heian Era. Even Kagome will have some trouble parsing historical chaos, but Nanoka quickly adjusted. In some ways, this could be due to her inflammatory incident, which is different from the rest of the actor. For Nanoka, things began a not too far apart in 2011 when she and her parents were riding a bike and encountered a weird sewage puddle accident. Nanoka was somehow pulled back to the Taishō period and she met BygiAyakashi cat. Survived that encounter, she was sent back to 2011.

Nanoka’s meeting with Byoki asks more questions than answers. Since she wasn’t breathing when rescuers found her, it was controversial about whether she was dead, although over time her ability was just to keep her going, although she did grow and age. However, unlike Kagome, Nanoka’s original trip won’t happen in time because there are some relics in her past or in her body. it seem Very random. But because of her encounter with Ayakashi, she now has some blood, which makes her with marrivemale protagonist. This almost certainly explains why she could continue to use the closed shopping arcade (which happens to be where people in the 1920s) and raises serious questions about why she returns to 2011.

The simplest answer is that she was involved in some way goko clanit doesn’t seem to apply here. Most members of the Onmyo group survived the Taishō era, freezing most of the time, and there was no real mention of any one (or able to) reproduce. This does not negate the possibility that Nanoka is one of their descendants, but it doesn’t feel very correct either. It is also interesting that although she encountered Byoki and may not die, her hair did not have any white stripes, unlike every surviving member of the Goku clan who did this to show their immortality. Despite the many mysteries in the series, Nanoka himself is probably the greatest.

It is not clear whether M isAO also thinks, although of course he has been thinking about her. mAO was born 900 years ago in the Heian era, and after he was orphaned, he was captured by the Goko clan and trained to be Onmyoji (in this case the exorcist). What he didn’t know was the evil nature of the group, which practiced the art of darkness and exploited the sacrifice of humans (and animals). In fact, worshiping basic people is kodokua Yokai, is by putting many creatures (preferably toxic) into a small container until they are all dead, with only one creature. Byoki’s similarity to Haimaru, the pet of the daughter of the Goko family Verywith some terrible meanings, Haimaru and Sana form part of MThe power of AO prevented the Goko family from rising again. Similarly, this series and Inu Yasha Obviously, but Sana is not Kikyo, MAO comparison Inu Yashaso these similarities are indeed superficial.

In the Taishō era, MAO serves as exorcist/doctor. After his first meeting with Nanoka, he ensured her safety in the Reiwa era, and in Volume 21, it was obvious that Nanoka at least had a passion for him. mAO still doesn’t hang on Sana, though he still feels sad about what happened nine centuries ago. Still, it’s unclear whether he’s romantically attracted Namika…frankly, this is the least worry in the story, though in Color: Art Lumiko Takahashi 1978-2024 Takahashi noted that if she did not include lighter, more romantic moments, the story would be unbearable. At this point in the series, I would say that if you think you see it, even if it’s just in the backstage, it’s probably there.

At the time of writing, the main driving force of the story is all twenty-one volumes released in English. Many of the disciples of the group have survived somehow, and the fact that Nanoka has not met anyone in Reiwa seems to show that anything that happened in the 1920s is the final word about it. The group consists of original disciples, such as MAO and new students were taken away by less cautious survivors. This split shows MAO knows: Some members are shocked by what happened and vows to prevent what happened again, but others remain loyal to the dark ways of clan leaders. The two groups are opposite to each other, and it is not always clear where the Baijian people fall. But Sana’a (and possibly Himaru)’s death is still a flash point of division Hyakka MisleadedThe role of AO in tragedy leads to further drama before clarifying the situation.

Hyakka’s belief in MAO’s introductory gui effectively summarizes the problems of the Goko clan: even if they work together, they all go out for their own benefit. Best to see Hakubi and Yulacotwo Taishōs of Taisho Goko. Like mFor many years, Hakubi has made a living as a doctor. He also worked as a soldier career, and recently fought in the Russo-Japanese War. The parallel tracks chosen by the two may be a little on the nose, but are symbolically important. mAO negated the Goko clan by choosing to rehabilitate and help others, while Hakubi chose death and war in the name of Captain Shirasu. He may have been fighting for what some people call good causes, but that’s not why he chose to be a soldier. He made the choice because it was most closely aligned with the mission of the Goko clan. At the same time, Yurako embodies the past intersections associated with the Goko Clan. and hakubi and mAO made the choice, Yurako was still struggling. She loves mAo is romantic, but knowing the past, he has feelings for Sana…she looks exactly like. She didn’t want to attract him just because of her face, but she still hoped that one day he might care about her, but she was involved in the modern avatar of the Goku clan and even knew to some extent that it was wrong. Yurako is paradoxical, and in a series there is a fairly clear line between “good” and “bad” which makes her one of the most interesting characters, perhaps a reminder that things may not be as clear as others.

As a series hair Inclined to be horrible rather than risky, as Takahashi points out (again color), mAO himself may be on the “good” side, but that doesn’t mean he is the hero of justice. In the early scenes, Nanoka persists when he seeks help. It does make sense; he has lived for a long time and it must exhaust you. In fact, although he never lost this feeling of world fatigue, some of Nanoka’s characters seem to help him find more reasons for his life.

The horror elements of the series are a fusion of authentic Yokai knowledge and versions designed specifically for the story. mAO and his disciples are both practitioners of Onmyodo. This traditional mystical art involves five elements (fire, earth, water, wood, metal) and the creation of Shikigami or familiar ones. These stories are preserved, and each former goko clan member is specialized (Hyakka is fire, Hakubi is metal, Nanoka becomes earth). mAO’s closest companion is Otoya, a child-like Shikigami. Some real-life Yokai – Byoki’s name is also mentioned, written in the character of Nekomata, two-tailed cat Yokai, and other chapters involve Yokai, such as haircut Kamikiri. However, many creaturesThe faces of AO and Nanoka are inventions of Takahashi’s imagination, lending the story to its own unique myths and worlds. Some elements are shared with our world, such as the Grand Canto earthquake, Takahashi does conduct extensive research to make a credible description of the Tasha era, but the terrible details are all hers. If you think some of these monsters Inu Yasha Disturbing, hair The stakes are added here, if not completely terrible, and some of the creatures in the face of Namika are really creepy. mAO may be used to them, but Nanoka definitely isn’t, she can pass all the time, even if sometimes she needs to do some medical treatment from one person hair Who is not quite Indifferent to her as his earliest actions suggested.

In the first twenty-one volumes, hair Continuously deepen its knowledge and create a growing story. Nanoka spent most of her time in the Taishō era, MThe origin of AO and its own origins, Takahashi uses it as a restricted space. This is not the world they belong to. Nevertheless, it is a battlefield for the two halves of the Old Goko clan, where Shikigami and Yokai move around freely. However, people still gather in Taisho-ersa cafes, such as “milk”. As Nanoka becomes stronger and stronger, she masters her supernatural sword, Akanemaru, MAO must continually consider the fact that he brought the girl into his world and endangered her. (Technically, Bygi did it, butAO’s human nature depends on his ability to continuously feel emotions, and inner gui is one. ) Lumiko Takahashi The queen of a happy ending, so there is no doubt that things will be good, although it’s hard for me to see their bittersweet look for some characters. But the only way to find out the ending is to keep reading – although I was lukewarm after Volume 1, twenty books, I found myself increasingly committed to keeping the course.

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