Nura: Rise of the Yokai Manga Listed for 2011 Release

Humberto Saabedra

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The first volume of the Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan manga has been listed on the Simon & Schuster portal with a February 2011 release date along with the second volume, which is also listed for an April 2011 release.  Viz Media has not officially announced the manga license at this time, although the distributor is currently streaming the anime adaptation via Hulu and its own VizAnime portal.

The manga is authored by Hiroshi Shibashi and centers around the adventures of Rikuo Nura, a teenager training to become the leader of the Nura clan of 100 demon warriors with his grandfather, clan leader Nurarihyon.

[via Michelle Smith on Twitter]

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