| | |  | SHOP BY TYPE | Home » » Kekkaishi, Vol. 6 | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | A modern-day Romeo and Juliet, skilled in the art of the "kekkaishi," fight against their families' bitter rivalry and a gaggle of monsters and ghosts on the loose!By day, 14-year-old Yoshimori Sumimura is just a regular kid going to junior high school, but by night he is a "kekkaishi," or demon-fighter who specializes in generating magical barriers around his prey before making them disappear. His neighbor is 16-year-old Tokine Yukimura, who is also a kekkaishi! Together they share the knowledge of their ancient art and their nights battling beings from the netherworld. Sounds fun, but their families don't get along, because each believes themselves to be the "true practitioners" of the art of the kekkaishi. Will Yoshimori and Tokine friendship overcome their families' ancient rivalry? And will they be able to stop the frog-demon that's threatening their school?! Their exciting adventures and magical battles begin in this volume! | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Yellow Tanabe | | Paperback:
| 208 pages | | Publisher:
| VIZ Media LLC | | Publication Date:
| August 15, 2006 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1421504871 | | Product Length:
| 7.54 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.06 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.66 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.41 pounds | | Package Length:
| 7.48 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.12 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.79 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.44 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 1 reviews |
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The entrance of GenOct 05, 2009
By J. Maxon
"Fantasy Author"
Getting back to one of my top manga of all-time, we look back at Volume 5 where we experienced the mysterious visit of Lord Uro, learned a little more about Toshimori (Yoshimori's brother,) and found our two Kekkaishi in a battle against a powerful three-team ayakashi.
Story overview:
After defeating the ayakashi-which formed into a large owl-Tokine is tipped off to the presence of the one observing the fight. Yoshimori goes after him, but the man gets away. In the process, Yoshimori discovers that he is not a man at all, but an ayakashi hiding in a man-skin.
Paranoid about the possibility of ayakashi walking around the day disguised as humans, Yoshimori suspects a new student named Gen Shishio. But the obnoxious Gen turns out to be an agent of the Shadow Organization, sent by Yoshimori's older brother (Masamori.)
Meanwhile, Yoshimori's grandfather visits an acquaintance named Heisuke Matsudo, who is a seventy-year-old retired university professor that does not look seventy-years-old. They discuss the possible origin of the man-skin that Yoshimori recovered from the battle.
Elsewhere, Gen's bad boy attitude does not fit in well with the two Kekkaishi, but the three of them end up working together to take down a tough ayakashi. Gen realizes he was sent to join the group because he has more in common with Yoshimori than he first thought.
My thoughts:
Gen's character brings out more of Yoshimori's personality and it is fun to watch them interact (and butt heads.) It is also obvious that Gen has more to him than meets the eye. Good stuff.
Things to consider:
The entrance of Gen brings in some gory depictions as he does not terminate ayakashi into nothingness like the Kekkaishis. Still, this is nothing inappropriate for thirteen-year-old boys. There are no sexual references or offensive language. So far this is one of the cleaner manga series I've seen.
James D. Maxon
Author of, The Cat That Made Nothing Something Again
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