Kekkaishi, Vol. 21

Brief Description:
By night, junior high student Yoshimori Sumimura is a "kekkaishi" or a demon-hunter who specializes in creating magical barriers around his prey. By day, he's got other demons to battle, like an addiction to sweets and a seriously crotchety grandfather!

Biographical Note:
Born June 13th in Tokyo. She is a Gemini. Yellow Tanabe's first manga story Yami no Naka (In the Dark) received an honorable mention in Shogakukan's prestigious Shinjin Comic Taisho (Newcomer's Award for Comics). Her first published manga Lost Princess debuted in 2002. Kekkaishi first appeared in 2003, in Weekly Shonen Sunday.

Marc Notes:
Title from cover.; Original Japanese edition Kekkaishi published by Shogakukan Inc. in 2004.; This book reads from right to left.; A mysterious guardian deity attacks the Karasumori School! Slaying a deity is a terrible crime, but Yoshimori and Tokine have vowed to protect their mystical site at any cost. The battle rages on, and the kekkaishi are quickly running out of options...--P. [4] of cover.; 8; Rated T for teen.; Translated from the Japanese.

Publisher Marketing:
Students by day, demon hunters by night!