“Kei, spurned by her exorcist father for failing to wield a family sword, hides a deeper secret.”
Kei to Ayakashi
継とあやかし
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Kei, spurned by her exorcist father for failing to wield a family sword, hides a deeper secret.
For generations, the Shiranoi family has made a livelihood as exorcists drawing on the power of the Ayakashi that resides in a sword. However, in childhood, the protagonist, Kei, was unable to unsheathe the sword, and her father, Riichi, spurned her as unworthy of becoming the next head of the family. But hidden within her father's actions is a certain secret... (Source: Shogakukan, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Published Aug 2024 – ongoing
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M77639 catalog