I mean, we're introduced to the supernatural side of things, and that was being fairly well established.and then BOOM! Suddenly Yoshimori's got plans to build a candy castle to live in. It was all rushed, and half of that information seemed to come out of nowhere. His family is technically in competition with his childhood friend's family over who the TRUE kekkaishi heir is, but he refuses to hate her like his grandfather wants him to.īut the way all of that information is presented makes it seem more like we're going through a checklist of Yoshimori's traits than any sort of natural character development. He's overprotective of his childhood friend/rival/love interest and doesn't want her to get hurt again on his watch. He has a hard time juggling his duties as a kekkaishi and school, and usually ends up sleeping through his classes. Oh, his character traits are there - he's being pushed into the family business of monster hunting by his grandfather, when he really wants to work with sweets. I think most of the problem I had here is that the main character, Yoshimori, isn't established very well in this first book. He's overprotective of his childhood friend/rival/love i I like the premise of this series, but. Just as he decides to take matters into his own hands, a couple of amphibious demons and the pesky ghost of a pastry-chef show up to complicate matters!. Yoshimori couldn't care less about catching demons.until he realizes that his apathetic attitude is taking a toll on his friendship with Tokine. By day, Yoshimori's got some other demons to battle: an addiction to sweets and a seriously crotchety grandfather! Yoshimori's pretty 16-year-old neighbour and childhood friend, Tokine Yukimura, is also a kekkaishi, but their families are feuding over who is the true practitioner of the art. By day, Yoshimori's got some other demons to battle: an addiction to sweets and a seriously crotchety grandfather! Yoshimori's pretty 16-year-old neighbour and childhood friend, Tokine Yukimura, is also a kekkaishi, but their fami By night, junior high student Yoshimori Sumimura is a "kekkaishi" - a demon-hunter who specializes in creating magical barriers around his prey. By night, junior high student Yoshimori Sumimura is a "kekkaishi" - a demon-hunter who specializes in creating magical barriers around his prey.
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