“Blood-soaked boy Reto, haunted by his mother's death, seeks refuge in an Ainu village with a bladeless knife.”
Reto the Protector
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Blood-soaked boy Reto, haunted by his mother's death, seeks refuge in an Ainu village with a bladeless knife.
Clad in a blood-soaked coat and with no destination in mind, a young boy named Reto wanders into an Ainu village amidst a blizzard, whose residents provide him with much-needed shelter. All he has are two things: the memory of his mother dying before his eyes, and an ancient hunting knife without a blade... (Source: Square Enix)
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A Manga Publication
- Published Mar 2023 – ongoing
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- Ref. BS-M68383 catalog