Shuriken and Pleats. 1

Title:

Author:

Hino, Matsuri, author, illustrator.

ISBN:

9781421585253

Personal Author:

Hino, Matsuri, author, illustrator.

Edition:

Shojo Beat edition.

Publication Information:

San Francisco : VIZ Media, 2016.

Physical Description:

1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly illustrations ; 20 cm.

Series:

Shojo Beat

Shojo beat manga.

General Note:

"This book reads from right to left"--Back cover.

Abstract:

"When the master she has sworn to protect is killed, Mikage Kirlo, a skilled ninja, travels to Japan to start a new, peaceful life for herself. But as soon as she arrives, she finds herself fighting to protect the life of Mahito Wakashimatsu, a man who is under attack by a band of ninja. From that time on, Mikage is drawn deeper in the machinations of his powerful family."--Cover, p.[4]

Audience:

13 & up.

Rated T for teen.

Language Note:

Translated from the Japanese.

Subject Term:

Ninja -- Comic books, strips, etc.

Comic books, strips, etc. -- Japan -- Translations into English.

Genre:

Comics (Graphic works)

Graphic novels.

Added Author:

Schilling, Katherine,

Trant, Inori Fukuda.

Document ID:

SD_ILS:2231588

Holds: Copies:

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Summary

The creator of Vampire Knight returns with a tale about a female ninja in modern Tokyo.

When the master she has sworn to protect is killed, Mikage Kirio, a skilled ninja, travels to Japan to start a new, peaceful life for herself. But as soon as she arrives, she finds herself fighting to protect the life of Mahito Wakashimatsu, a man who is under attack by a band of ninja. From that time on, Mikage is drawn deeper into the machinations of his powerful family.

Author Notes

Matsuri Hino burst onto the manga scene with her title Kono Yume ga Sametara (When This Dream Is Over), which was published in LaLa DX magazine. Hino was a manga artist a mere nine months after she decided to become one.

With the success of her popular series Captive Hearts , MeruPuri and Vampire Knight , Hino is a major player in the world of shojo manga.

Hino enjoys creative activities and has commented that she would have been either an architect or an apprentice to traditional Japanese craftsmasters if she had not become a manga artist.

Reviews (1)

Publisher's Weekly Review

After sweeping the world of shojo manga by storm with Vampire Knight, Hino's new tale of heroic girls arrives in English. Her characteristic shojo art style and intelligent layouts have even improved, adding power to the euphoric moments and thrilling fight scenes. Mikage Kirio is a teenage ninja working in England when her master is killed, but his dying wish is to have her live out her days as a normal girl. As she travels to Japan to do just that, she becomes wrapped up in the dangerous life of Mahito Wakashimatsu, a man who operates in the same shady world as her late master. While unraveling his mysteries, Mikage struggles with duty, honor, and modern-day normalcy, all while kicking butt and taking names, making her a heroine both teens and adults can identify with. Conceived as a short series, and with "older men" replacing the sparkly vampires of her previous hit, this is unlikely to gain as large a fan following as Vampire Knight, but the higher quality makes it a standout. (Mar.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.