“Boy wields shadow-sword, risks being consumed; battles light-sword enemies to uncover truth and master his power.”
Archaic Chain
Archaic Chain -アルカイック・チェイン-
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Boy wields shadow-sword, risks being consumed; battles light-sword enemies to uncover truth and master his power.
Magane seems like an ordinary boy until the day that he realizes that he can make a sword out of his own shadow. However, he must be careful about using the sword too often, or his shadow will swallow him. There are other people with this ability, and opposing them is a group of people marked with an ominous seal, who are able to wield swords of light. Will Magane be able to figure out what's going on, and use his power responsibly? (Source: MU)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 7 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 0h 56m approx
- Published Jun 2004 – Jun 2005
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M16028 catalog