The creator of Vampire Knight returns with a tale about a female ninja in modern Tokyo. When the master she has sworn to protect is killed, Mikage Kirio, a skilled ninja, travels to Japan to start a new, peaceful life for herself. But as soon as she arrives, she finds herself fighting to protect the life of Mahito Wakashimatsu, a man who is under attack by a band of ninja. From that time on, Mikage is drawn deeper into the machinations of his powerful family.
With her final mission as a ninja fulfilled, Mikage strives to lead the life of a normal high school girl. But the shadows of her former colleagues threaten to mar the peaceful skies. Mikage encounters someone she thought she'd never see again...
Author: Matsuri Hino
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Viz Media
Published: 11/01/2016
Series: Shuriken and Pleats #2
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.3lbs
Size: 7.50h x 4.90w x 0.50d
ISBN: 9781421588575
Audience: Young Adult
About the AuthorMatsuri Hino burst onto the manga scene with her title
Kono Yume ga Sametara (When This Dream Is Over),
which was published in
LaLa DX magazine. Hino was a manga artist a mere nine months after she decided to become one.
With the success of her popular series
Captive Hearts,
MeruPuri and
Vampire Knight, Hino is a major player in the world of shojo manga.
Hino enjoys creative activities and has commented that she would have been either an architect or an apprentice to traditional Japanese craftsmasters if she had not become a manga artist.