“Half-youkai Rikuo must embrace his Nura Clan destiny to protect loved ones from rival youkai threats.”
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan
ぬらりひょんの孫
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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.
What people say
Community consensus
Derived from 43 sampled reviews
What 43 viewers settled on.
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σ 1.68 · some divergence
4.4 pts
Recommenders 8.4 · others 4.0
↓ 1.53
Running avg · Jul 2010 → Apr 2025
- 7 “how come you say its only 24 episodes...i watched it and its 26 episodes, i can't even change it. the story wasn't like so catchy but i liked it and I'm watching it to the end.”
- 9 “I love the animation and MC development, and the samurai-style katana battles are perfect for fans of Japanese folk tales. The story is simple and mid-tier at best, and experienced anime viewers...”
- 9 “This anime delivers solid animation and an easy, simple plot to follow while chronicling a half-human, half-demon protagonist taking control of the strongest demon clan, proving entertaining as...”
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A Tv Production · Summer 2010
Studio Deen.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
Produced by
- Yomiuri Telecasting Producer
- Yomiko Advertising Producer
- Pony Canyon Producer
- TOHO Producer
- Shueisha Producer
- BS11 Producer
- Hakuhodo DY Media Partners Producer
- Imagine Producer
Licensed by
- VIZ Media Licensor