Yellow Tanabe

By night, teenager Yoshimori Sumimura is a "kekkaishi"--a demon-hunter who specializes in creating magical barriers around his prey. By day, Yoshimori's got other demons to battle: an addiction to sweets and a seriously crotchety grandfather! Yoshimori's pretty neighbor and childhood friend, Tokine Yukimura, is also a kekkaishi, but their families are feuding over who is the true practitioner of the art. Who among our friends and enemies will sacrifice...

Yoshimori receives help from allies in his attempt to rescue Tokine from the Shadow Organization after she is taken to an isolated island for questioning about the murder of a deity.

By night, teenager Yoshimori Sumimura is a "kekkaishi"--a demon-hunter who specializes in creating magical barriers around his prey. By day, Yoshimori's got other demons to battle: an addiction to sweets and a seriously crotchety grandfather! Yoshimori's pretty neighbor and childhood friend, Tokine Yukimura, is also a kekkaishi, but their families are feuding over who is the true practitioner of the art. Suave newcomer Soji, sent by the Shadow Organization,...

After escaping from the formless void his enemies trapped him in, Yoshinori is visited by the founding master of the kekkaishi, who offers to teach him a unique style, but Yoshinori is unsure whether this benefactor can be trusted, especially when he also offers the training to Shichiro, the Ogi heir.

Hearbroken over his friend's death, Yoshimori channels his grief and rage into training to become an even greater kekkaishi. He vows to destroy Gen's killer, Kaguro, and in a ploy to gain entry into the Kokuboro castle, surrenders to his enemies.