Alichino
Alichino ( Japanese ア リ キ ー ノ ) is a manga by Kōyu Shurei from 1998. The three-part, incomplete work has been translated into several languages and can be classified into the genres of drama , fantasy and mystery .
content
Alichino and the power of connection
The title-giving Alichino are beings who fulfill people's wishes and in exchange demand their souls. The soul eater therefore hunt people and offer them the fulfillment of their wishes, even if the consequences are not clear to them.
People with a particularly pure soul are particularly valuable to the Alichino, but also the only ones who can kill Alichino through their power of connection . Therefore, these people are hunted in a special way by the Alichino and relatives are often killed, which prompts many people to sacrifice children with particularly pure souls in order to avert danger.
action
The first section deals with the story of the young Tsugiri. Tsugiri knows about the Alichino's dark secret and therefore detests them. Nevertheless, he lives with the human Enju and the Alichino Myobi in the form of an owl in a lonely house.
Tsugiri is a person with the power of connection . As such he was to be sacrificed, but his mother hid him. But the people around him died and he was soon hated. Only Hyura, who had grown fond of the little boy, stood by him. One day, Tsugiri's mother was finally killed and the people handed him over to the Alichino. Hyura, his friend, did not come to his aid and he would have died if Ryoko had not come and saved him.
At first the boy knows nothing of this past. But when one day a girl comes looking for Alichino to save her brother, Tsugiri prevents her from entering into a pact with an Alichino. Rediscovered by the Alichino in this way, he is hunted from now on and Myobi can only protect Tsugiri with Ryoko's help. Although he is human, he has made a pact with Myobi: they share their lives. When Ryoko comes back into Tsugiri's life in this way, he has to grapple with his rejection of Alichino. Mainly because shortly afterwards his protector Enju is kidnapped by the Alichino Matsurika and Tsugiri now has to work with Ryoko and Myobi.
The second part of the plot tells the reader more about Ryoko. In the course of their search for Matsurika, Tsugiri and Ryoko meet an Alichino who is loved by the inhabitants of a village and who is welcome there. Meanwhile, Matsurika has brought Enju to her master Roshoki. In one town, Ryoko sees a friend believed dead, Hibiki, again. This is controlled by Matsurika and a fight ensues. When Tsugiri hears Hibiki's voice in his head, he learns of Ryoko's past. He led a normal life like Hibiki and his wife Aniya until Myobi showed up and suggested that he unite with him. Ryoko wanted to leave them because he was afraid for their life. But Matsurika suddenly appeared, killed Aniya and abducted Hibiki. Ryoko then made a pact with Myobi to kill Matsurika.
After Hibiki has been defeated, Matsurika has Hyura, Tsugiri's childhood friend, compete against her as a puppet.
publication
Alichino appeared from November 1998 to May 2001 in the Japanese magazine Comic Eyes published by Shueisha . When the magazine was discontinued in 2001, the series was also canceled. Alichino also appeared in three edited volumes.
The manga was published in English in North America and Australia and appeared in France and Italy. The series was published in Germany in 2004 and 2005 by Carlsen Verlag . The translation is by Claudia Peter.
reception
According to Splashcomics' Christel Scheja, the manga has a complex mystical story and requires careful reading. The drawings invite you to linger, but there is no action. The work is especially made for fans of dark, romantic stories.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Review by splashcomics on volume 1, by Christel Scheja
Web links
- Anime News Network about the manga