Kekkaishi, Vol. 9 [Paperback]

Yellow Tanabe (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 15, 2007

The three kekkaishi-in-arms, Tokine, Yoshimori, and Gen, are not getting along! So much so that Gen's sensei, Atora, challenges them to a task requiring real teamwork! But their loyalty to each other is really tested when the Kokuboro princess falls ill, and the ayakashi attempt to cure her! Plus, Gen receives a strange gift from an enemy--one that may reveal something about himself that he would prefer not to know!

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About the Author

A native of Tokyo, Born on June 13, Gemini, Blood type AB

Tanabe made his debut in 2002 with Lost Princess.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: VIZ Media LLC; 1st edition (May 15, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 142150829X
• ISBN-13: 978-1421508290
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,102,360 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Watching the plot unfold is exciting, July 12, 2010

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J. Maxon "Fantasy Author" (Minnesota, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kekkaishi, Vol. 9 (Paperback)

The next book in this exciting manga series continues after Kaguro's attack against our favorite Kekkaishi: Yoshimori and Tokine.

Story overview:

The General Manager of the Kokuboro (the bad guys), Byaku, sends some of his team members to track down the current Master of the Karasumori site (the school). This leads them to Lord Uro, but not only are they unable to get to Lord Uro, they discover that he is the master of the land just outside of the Karasumori site, not the master of the site itself.

In the mean time, Gen and Yoshimori continue to strengthen their bond. Yoshimori meets Gen's "tamer" from the Shadow Organization, Atora, who is a young and spunky lady that manages to keep Gen in check--in the process she greatly embarrasses the poor boy. In an attempt to improve the teamwork of Gen and the two Kekkaishi, she challenges them to catch her in the time of an hour. They were able to meet her demands and so she goes back to the Shadow Organization satisfied that they will work well together.

Yoshimori's grandfather becomes worried about his friend (a seventy-year-old retired university professor), who may have dug a little too deep into the Kokuboro. Sure enough, they sent an assassin to kill the old man. It seems as if the assassin succeeds, but he secretly escapes by fooling everyone with an Ayakashi in human skin. Having thought to succeed, the Kokuboro are not done with their plans. They intend to take their princess to the Karasumori site in order to save her life.

My thoughts:

We are thrown a clue about the Kokuboro being run by the "Monster Fox of the black pampas grass." More mysteries are unfolding, including the fact that it is the land itself that choose a Master to coincide with. If the land suffers, then the master will die, but if the master suffers the land will chose a new one (but it seems there's a time limit before the land cannot survive without one). This is why the Kokuboro plan to bring their princess to the site; in hopes that the land will accept her as its new master. Interesting approach to the story. Watching the plot unfold is exciting, and as always, the character interaction is superb.

Things to consider:

Nothing really questionable. The series rating stays consistent at ages thirteen plus. A few minor curse words and action violence. And these are well placed; not gratuitous.

James D. Maxon

Author of, The Cat That Made Nothing Something Again

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