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Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan

“Half-youkai Rikuo must embrace his Nura Clan destiny to protect loved ones from rival youkai threats.”

Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan

7.6
1,714 rank · 288,036 viewers · 1,414 favorites
Action Supernatural Mythology Shounen
24 episodes · 24 min per ep min · Summer 2010 · Studio Deen · PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
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Synopsis

Half-youkai Rikuo must embrace his Nura Clan destiny to protect loved ones from rival youkai threats.

Rikuo Nura, a part-youkai and part-human boy, grew up as the young master of the Nura Clan. While he treated the clan, which consists of youkai of all shapes and sizes, like family, he soon learned that he was the only one among his classmates who saw youkai in this light. To most, they were terrifying creatures of folklore who ate children and relished in bloodshed. Taking this to heart, he swore to live his life as a normal human. Normalcy, however, is hard to come by for young Rikuo. Complicating his goal are his youkai attendant, who under the name Tsurara Oikawa, goes to school alongside him; the young onmyouji Yura Keikain; and his close friend Kiyotsugu, who idolizes youkai and hopes to prove their existence. To make matters worse, rival youkai and other entities threaten to harm those Rikuo holds dear. If he wants to protect what's important to him, Rikuo must acknowledge his ancestry—that he is the grandson of the legendary Nurarihyon—and transform at night into a youkai, becoming worthy of being the next leader of the Nura Clan.

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Community consensus

Derived from 43 sampled reviews

7.5 /10

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91% recommend
Score distribution
median 8 mode 8 σ 1.68
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σ 1.68 · some divergence

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4.4 pts

Recommenders 8.4 · others 4.0

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A Tv Production · Summer 2010

Studio Deen.
in association with

Yomiuri Telecasting · Yomiko Advertising

  • Format 24 × 24′ eps × min
  • Total runtime 9h 36m all episodes
  • Aired Jul 2010 – Dec 2010 Summer 2010
  • Source Tv media type
  • Rated PG 13 - Teens 13 or older
  • Ref. BS-5062 catalog

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