Rumiko Takahashi's New Work "MAO" — A Fantasy Time-Travel Tale
Machine-translated from Traditional Chinese
Having created countless classic works, the Rumiko Takahashi everyone knows has had another work adapted into anime this season! That would be her latest serialized work, "MAO".
This is Takahashi's sixth serialization in "Weekly Shounen Sunday", and this time she's not just returning to a serious fantasy shounen route, but also adding a suspense element rarely seen in her past works. It's already surpassed a million copies in sales — you could say she's still got it.
"MAO" is set in both the modern era and the Taisho period. The story follows high school girl Nanoka Kiba, who lost her parents in a car accident caused by a sinkhole when she was young. She was also seriously injured herself, and only remembers burning streets and a mysterious youkai.
Then one day, when she revisits the site of the accident, she finds herself transported to the Taisho era. Not only can she not interact with passersby, she's also attacked by youkai. Just then, a passing onmyouji named Mao saves her life, and notices that she, like him, possesses cursed blood that is poisonous to youkai. Mao even points out that she might not be human. And the culprit behind the two of them having this cursed constitution might be an existence Mao calls the "Cat Demon"...
Are you looking forward to it?
This is Takahashi's sixth serialization in "Weekly Shounen Sunday", and this time she's not just returning to a serious fantasy shounen route, but also adding a suspense element rarely seen in her past works. It's already surpassed a million copies in sales — you could say she's still got it.
"MAO" is set in both the modern era and the Taisho period. The story follows high school girl Nanoka Kiba, who lost her parents in a car accident caused by a sinkhole when she was young. She was also seriously injured herself, and only remembers burning streets and a mysterious youkai.
Then one day, when she revisits the site of the accident, she finds herself transported to the Taisho era. Not only can she not interact with passersby, she's also attacked by youkai. Just then, a passing onmyouji named Mao saves her life, and notices that she, like him, possesses cursed blood that is poisonous to youkai. Mao even points out that she might not be human. And the culprit behind the two of them having this cursed constitution might be an existence Mao calls the "Cat Demon"...
Are you looking forward to it?
