KAZUYA MINEKURA

Genjo is a Buddhist priest in the city of Shangri-La, which is being ravaged by yokai spirits that have fallen out of balance with the natural order. His superiors send him on a journey far to the west to discover why this is happening and how to stop it. His companions are three yokai with human souls. But this is no day trip-the four will encounter many discoveries and horrors on the way, and on the road, Genjo will wonder… can he really trust his supernatural companions?

Kondo Masahito is a tough high school senior, while his older brother Yoshio is a calm and gentle kindergarten teacher, so it is not rare that younger brother protects the older one. Different personalities make it difficult for Masahito to understand his brother, but he still tries.

Stork, the man with no memories, and Tit, the boy with no home, travel across the grim world where the sky is grey and the birds are believed extinct. They have met accidentally and continued together, both searching. Stork searches for his past and Tit s

Meet the Executive Committee of Araiso Private High School, a group of five students whose motto is “Ridiculing the weak and bullying the strong.” At the heart of this organization are Kubota Makoto and Tokito Minoru, two bad boys who take care of any trouble at the school in their own unique (and violent) way. If you are familiar with Minekura’s other works or if you paid attention to the Wild Adapter description, you’ll recognize the names of Kubota and Tokito as main characters of the WA manga. No reference is ever made to the Wild Adapter story line in Araiso, which is slightly more upbeat than the dark Wild Adapter.

 

From: Project Kurai RyuUp in Heaven, a new part-timer joins the team under Tenpo and Kenren's care. He gets to see the so-called "ants" from the inside.