Ayakashibito
あやかしびと
Description
In face of human technological advancement during the Meiji Restoration, the youkai of Japan were forced to make a hard decision:
1) To remain as youkai and watch over the land,
2) To return to the netherworld,
3) Or to give up their power and status as youkai and live amongst humans.
While there were some that chose otherwise, the majority of the youkai decided it was best to become human. It was tough, but as time passed these youkai were able to blend in with the human world and live peacefully amongst them.
However, blood is thicker than water. The offspring of these youkai displayed the powerful abilities of their ancestors in times of great anxiety, often manifesting in horrible and dangerous ways, and were labeled by society as monsters.
Officially their condition was named "Acquired Systemic Special Heredity variety Syndrome", or "ASSHS" for short and treated as a non-contagious illness, but the common people began to refer to them as Jinyous (half-youkai) nevertheless.
Of these Jinyous, most were sent to Kamizawa City: an isolated urban area walled off from the rest of Japan to keep all the Jinyous together and away from the human population. However, the ones that were deemed especially dangerous were sent to a medical facility on an uncharted island near the shores of Japan where they would be under constant surveillance.
Takabe Ryouichi was one of those who were sent to said island at the age of five. This is a story about him along with the girl called Suzu, his only friend on the island, escaping to Kamizawa City to live a normal life. What they didn’t expect was that Suzu carried a secret that attracted much unwanted attention…
[Edited from a review by Warum]
1) To remain as youkai and watch over the land,
2) To return to the netherworld,
3) Or to give up their power and status as youkai and live amongst humans.
While there were some that chose otherwise, the majority of the youkai decided it was best to become human. It was tough, but as time passed these youkai were able to blend in with the human world and live peacefully amongst them.
However, blood is thicker than water. The offspring of these youkai displayed the powerful abilities of their ancestors in times of great anxiety, often manifesting in horrible and dangerous ways, and were labeled by society as monsters.
Officially their condition was named "Acquired Systemic Special Heredity variety Syndrome", or "ASSHS" for short and treated as a non-contagious illness, but the common people began to refer to them as Jinyous (half-youkai) nevertheless.
Of these Jinyous, most were sent to Kamizawa City: an isolated urban area walled off from the rest of Japan to keep all the Jinyous together and away from the human population. However, the ones that were deemed especially dangerous were sent to a medical facility on an uncharted island near the shores of Japan where they would be under constant surveillance.
Takabe Ryouichi was one of those who were sent to said island at the age of five. This is a story about him along with the girl called Suzu, his only friend on the island, escaping to Kamizawa City to live a normal life. What they didn’t expect was that Suzu carried a secret that attracted much unwanted attention…
[Edited from a review by Warum]
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Japanese (14)
18+, 12+
Chinese (traditional) (1)
18+
Korean (1)
18+
English (2)
18+, 12+
Russian (1)
18+
Characters (31)
Export Characters
Protagonist
Fujieda Ayaka
Fujieda Ayaka
藤枝あやか
Protagonist
Kisaragi Soushichi
Kisaragi Soushichi
如月双七
Main characters
Antonina Antonovna Nikitina
Antonina Antonovna Nikitina
アントニーナ・アントーノヴナ・ニキーチナ
Main characters
Hidaka Ichina
Hidaka Ichina
氷鷹 一奈
Main characters
Hidaka Reina
Hidaka Reina
氷鷹 零奈
Main characters
Hounan
Hounan
逢難
Main characters
Ichinotani Shuugen
Ichinotani Shuugen
一乃谷 愁厳
Main characters
Ichinotani Touko
Ichinotani Touko
一乃谷刀子
Main characters
Iizuka Kaoru
Iizuka Kaoru
飯塚薫
Main characters
Kisaragi Suzu
Kisaragi Suzu
如月すず
Main characters
Kounen Ichibee
Kounen Ichibee
光念一兵衛
Main characters
Kounen Teruyoshi
Kounen Teruyoshi
光念 輝義
Main characters
Kuki Youkou
Kuki Youkou
九鬼耀鋼
Side characters
Aino Karito
Aino Karito
愛野 狩人
Side characters
Anekawa Sakura
Anekawa Sakura
姉川さくら
Side characters
Arai Miu
Arai Miu
新井 美羽
Side characters
Hiraga Wataru
Hiraga Wataru
比良賀渉
Side characters
Karasutengu
Karasutengu
鴉天狗
Side characters
Katou Kotarou
Katou Kotarou
加藤虎太郎
Side characters
Nanami Io
Nanami Io
七海伊緒
Side characters
Uesugi Keijirou
Uesugi Keijirou
上杉 刑二郎
Side characters
Yatagarasu
Yatagarasu
八咫鴉
Appears
Ayakashi
Ayakashi
妖
Appears
Chuu
Chuu
中
Appears
Father
Father
父親
Appears
Fujiwara Namiko
Fujiwara Namiko
藤原 那美子
Appears
Occhan
Occhan
おっちゃん
Appears
Sasha Antonovna Nikitina
Sasha Antonovna Nikitina
サーシャ・アントーノヴナ・ニキーチナ
Appears
Shizu
Shizu
静珠
Appears
Ten
Ten
天
Appears
Vladimir Gavrilovich Shukin
