Nurarihyon no Mago

Description

From Viz:
Rikuo grew up in a house full of yokai, so he always thought they were cool. But the kids in his class talk about yokai like they're bad! When his grandfather announces Rikuo as his chosen heir to run the Nura clan, Rikuo is torn between his human nature and his duties as a yokai. The rest of the clan's not so crazy about a wimpy part-human as their ruler, particularly Gagoze, a high-ranking yokai who would rather eat a human than be ruled by one.

Type

Manga

Nurarihyon no Mago (Novel) (Side Story)

Nurarihyon no Mago - Kage (Sequel)

Associated Names

Bách Quỷ Dạ Hành

Cucu Nurarihyon

Grandchild of Nurari Hyon

Grandchild of Nurarihyon

Grandson of Nurarihyon

Hậu duệ của Nurarihyon

Nura

Nura - A ascensão do clã das sombras

Nura - Le seigneur des yokaïs

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan

NuraMago

Nurarihyon's Grandchild

Внук Нурарихёна

حفيد نوراريهون

นูระ หลานจอมภูติ

ぬらりひょんの孫

妖怪少爺

滑头鬼之孙

누라리횬의손자

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Latest Release(s)

c.207 by Utopia Scanlations 13 years ago

c.206 by Utopia Scanlations 13 years ago

c.205 by Utopia Scanlations 13 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

25 Volumes (Tankobon)
12 Volumes (Bunkoban)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (S1) / Vol 6, Chap 48 (S2)

Ends at Vol 6 Chap 47 (S1) / Vol 16, Chap 134 (S2)

User Reviews

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Forum

13 topics, 112 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.4 / 10.0 (1270 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.35 / 10.0

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Last Updated

December 9th, 2023 12:37pm PST - 1 year ago

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Genre

Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy School Life Shounen Supernatural
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Artist(s)

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Original Publisher

Shueisha

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Jump (Shueisha)

Jump Next! (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (25 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #753

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Monthly Pos #1512

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3 Month Pos #2852

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6 Month Pos #3557

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Year Pos #3874

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On 1443 wish lists

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Does his identity ever leak?

10 years ago

Three more chapters...

11 years ago

Pairing?

12 years ago

Ending?

12 years ago

Grandchild of Nurari Hyon TV Anime Gets 2nd Season

13 years ago

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A memorable series despite its faults

by Kishu
13 years ago

Rating: 9.0 / 10.0

I find it to be an enjoyable series with superb artwork. Each character has their own unique personality, and the sheer amount of yokai that you can learn about in this manga is amazing. They are portrayed in such a way that they are recognizible to those who are into mythology.
Overall: 9
Art: 10-Artwork is different from many of the other manga i've read. It's unique and yokai are recognizable due to their physical characterristics. Panels that include fighting sequences can be a bit messy, but otherwise, the artwork is amazing.
Characters: 7- Characters all have their own unique personalities. I found the character development lacking in quite a few places, but otherwise decent. One thing that I find annoying is the sheer amount of characters that appear/reappear in the series. Characters that disappear for a while are barely (if even) remembered later on down the storyline.
Plot: 7- Plot is quite repetitive. The plot is also a cliche shounen (Hero fights big bad guy--> Hero loses--> Hero has hissy fit next chapter--> Close friend/ whoever snaps Hero out of emo moment--> Hero somehow becomes unbelievibly stong in a short amount of time--> Hero goes back to defeat enemy--> Next enemy comes in), but despite it being cliche, it is also an excellent series that I will continue to read until the end.

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not bad...

by ruidechen123
13 years ago

Rating: N/A

this is not bad, with potential, unlike the bigger manga, which are now forcing out plot, but the art, i wouldn't say is the best (but defenitely not the worst either) and overall, this is your typical cliche shouen manga, with some relationship between characters, which i admit, is probably one of the strong point for nurarihyon, since none of the other big action manga focuses on romance and bonds, between characters 🙂

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Great style, decent characterization, Reborn-esque appeals.

by myopius
13 years ago

Rating: 8.0 / 10.0

At the start of the manga, Rikuo's hesitation as a character about what path he wishes to walk mirrored the author's own indecision about how he wanted the story to feel (e.g. balance betwen serious and comic) and what direction he wanted to take various members of the large cast of characters in. There seemed to be a wide variety of bishounen, with few female characters and lots of male comradery, so this manga deserves comparison to Hitman Reborn. I kept reading because there were many good points from the beginning: 1) the characters are all really likable, especially fan favorite Tsurara, with some good "secret identity" character intrigue, 2) the art is beautiful and has only gotten better, and 3) the author really does his research on youkai while putting interesting spins on old ideas. I guess you could say the plot was the weak point, because it progressed only very gradually in an interesting direction.

The manga got better. At some point into the Kyoto arc (the 2nd/3rd major arc, a really long one that composes the entire 2nd season of the anime) NuraMago settled with a mix of a heavy amount of dramatic action, a lot of plot intrigue, and some enjoyable side comedy that doesn't trivialize the plot. Rikuo takes up the mantle of protecting his friends and his family, fighting beside his honorable youkai comrades against aggressive and evil youkai with unpredictable powers. In other words, NuraMago is now a story about Rikuo's battles and those who play important roles in them such as fighting or being in need of protection.

As a change of pace from other WSJ fighter manga, the plot and the action are constantly in motion, with little focus on pride or on 1-on-1 matches. Major points for having the Yuki-Onna youkai Tsurara, be a girl who's constantly fighting, and yet we don't ever hear that "I can't fight girls" line. The main antagonist of the Kyoto arc is also a girl, and she makes quite an impressive villain.

NuraMago is lacking a few things. First is that the characterization is sometimes a bit direct, as the plot intrigue spins things out faster than characters can react interestingly. Second is that while the way that youkai powers work in battle is really clever, it's hard to follow and very hard to measure power levels (compare it to Negima with its billion spell names). Reborn does a way better job with power levels. Third is that the author has, for now, chosen to develop the relationships between characters gradually or indirectly; it's a million times better than little or no development like in Bleach or One Piece, but I still really wish he'd look to Yuyu Hakusho for inspiration there.

As of chapter 180 we're in the middle of the arc after the Kyoto arc, and it feels quite fresh and exciting. The author definitely has a talent for designing great villains.

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Best Series EVER!

by kittikiti
14 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

i like most manga i read but this is one of the best so far y:awesome art, action where needed, humor, great character reactions, good character personalities, youkai are scary-ish looking, outfits are really cool and traditional, the 1/4 of youkai really adds drama to Rikou's life and my fav part is his really big personality change from day form to night form

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Beautiful and Interesting

by whistlebird
14 years ago

Rating: 9.5 / 10.0

One of the things I love most about this manga is the art style. It's got a very traditional Japanese and calligraphic feel to it while not appearing outdated at all. It's like a perfect mix of that neat, bold flow and typical school shounen style. I kind of feel like the story and characters are the same way- all kinds of traditional type youkai (plenty to keep you eye and brain busy without being confusing) and the somewhat strange but otherwise normal kids from middle school. There's mystery, there's action, suspense, hilarity and a little bit of romance, all the things I like in a manga. And though, ya, the battles can get a little long-winded sometimes (it's a shounen thing apparently, can't escape it) they have enough surprises and cool twists to keep me interested.

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Fairly Average

by Molenir
14 years ago

Rating: 7.0 / 10.0

This manga starts out pretty good and stays that way all the way up til about chapter 50. Quite an accomplishment for any manga. At that point in time though the mangaka succumbed to storytelling fever, and wrote this immense open ended arc, that only finished up after more then 80 chapters had gone by. 80 chapters for what amounts to a single fight. I've seen other cases of this in various other shonen mangas. And in every case after reading it you think, wow, they could have cut 30 or more chapters out of this, slimmed things down, and frankly, made the thing much better. Unfortunately though the author chose to go the typical shonen route. Quite a disappointment for what is otherwise a fun story.

I have no idea where this story is going, or where its going to end up, but for myself, I think I'll just wait til it gets there, and skip to the last few chapters. I suspect I'll enjoy the story much more that way.

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Alright. But can be better.

by spikoy
15 years ago

Rating: 6.0 / 10.0

While it does have an interesting premise and a somewhat developed world, NnM's weakness is its characters and their relationships. Although it does attempt to put a spin on the shounen cliche, its efforts aren't enough to make it memorable or unique. While NnM as a whole has the potential to become one of the best, the large cast of characters and their slow development drags this story down.

While somewhat interesting, it lacks finesse and that certain essence which makes me truly like a manga. I like the concept and the idea but the execution leaves much to be desired. The point of a story is to make me like the characters and for me to want to invest my time and energy into learning more, however NnM is only able to bring me halfway there. It has so much potential but falls short.

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response to intemango

by alidan
15 years ago

Rating: N/A

so far, im at chapter 100ish, there are no power levels yet. i mean they will go on to say this persons significantly stronger than a human, or this thing ate so many whatever, but there are no power levels yet.

and when i say power levels i'm thinking dbz scouter, or yu yu hakusho's early *-s early in the mangas letter grade system, im not thinking bleach power tiers if that makes sense.

power levels are when they assign a number to you, not when you learn a bit and get stronger from it. and up to where i am, the manga still hasn't pull power out of nowhere out of its ass yet either, which in my opinion make it at least a step above most shonen.

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your standard shonen

by intemango
15 years ago

Rating: N/A

Which isn't saying that it's bad. Neither is it actually groundbreaking, you have power levels, training, more power levels... What it has is a likable and entertaining cast of characters (its greatest asset), some memorable story arcs and a strange flavor of youkai/fantasy which somehow manage to keep this otherwise generic shonen series still strangely captivating.

You don't see poverty-stricken mikos shooting hand cannons every day. And I started reading this because I saw a funny gif of Yuki-onna.

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Brilliant shounen

by Cowboy2
15 years ago

Rating: N/A

Brilliant shounen manga. Has humour,main character gets insanely strong,hint of love interest-an atypical shounen manga. But it's done briliantly, it's too bad not to many people read it. In my opinion it's as good if not better than bleach or naruto.

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