The line-up of the beginning of the year of Ki-oon editions expands with the announcement of the manga Black Torch which will be published on February 8, 2018! An explosive shônen that will prove to you that cats are not always cute and that demons are not always who we think…
Black Torch
Original title: ブラックトーチ – Burakkotôchi
Author : Tsuyoshi TAKAKI
French publisher : Ki-oon
Original publisher: Shueisha in Japan
Release date : 08/02/2018
Number of volumes : 2 volumes in Japan
Status : Current series
Price : 6,90 €
Synopsis :
Jiro only aspires to live quietly, and yet he is a real problem magnet: not only does he belong to a line of ninjas, but he also has the ability to communicate with animals! So when he finds a mysterious black cat in bad shape, he does not hesitate for a second to help him.
In fact feline, he has collected Rago, a powerful Mononoke! These supernatural creatures, capable of devouring humans, usually live hidden… But Rago is on the run, pursued by exorcists as well as his own peers! A demon soon finds his trace, and an epic fight begins. Jiro, unbeatable against simple humans, is no match for a monster… To save his benefactor from death, Rago has no option but to resort to a possession technique. A human and a Mononoke allied in the same body, we had never seen that! Exorcists or spirits, which side will they choose?Source: Ki-oon
After King of Eden, Memories of Emanon and Lyla and the Beast Who Wanted to Die, Ki-oon Editions unveils one of their new titles, which will be released in early 2018. Debuted in 2016 in Shueisha's Jump Square, Black Torch is the first work by Tsuyoshi TAKAKI to be published in France. It takes us to a Japan at a time when yokai and other supernatural creatures abound, with a narrative rich in nervous, dynamic and Dantesque fights. A modern story that highlights mystical entities of yesteryear between demons, ninja and exorcists…
Note that the first volume of Black Torch will be available in early February 2018 and that the second will be published in April! Still a little patience if this shônen of Ki-oon caught your eye!
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