By Sun Amanda
ΠΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΊΠ°Π½ΠΊΠ° ΠΡΡΠΈ ΠΡΠΈΠ½ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΅Π·ΠΆΠ°Π΅Ρ Π² Π―ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ Π²ΡΡΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠΉ Π² ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠ»ΠΈΠΊΡ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ ΡΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΈΠ»Π°ΠΌΠΈ, ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠ΅ Π²Π΅ΠΊΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»ΡΡΡ Π―ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΉ. ΠΠ΅ΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΡ Π½Π° ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ, ΠΡΡΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π½Π° ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠΌΠΎΡΡΠΈ ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΡΡΡ, Π²Π΅Π΄Ρ ΠΎΠ½Π° Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΡΡΠΎΠΈΡΡ Π½ΠΎΠ²ΡΡ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Ρ Π² Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ Π‘ΠΈΠ΄Π·ΡΠΎΠΊΠ°, Π³Π΄Π΅ Ρ Π½Π΅Π΅ Π΅ΡΡΡ Π΄ΡΡΠ·ΡΡ, ΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π»ΡΠ±Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ Π’ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ ΠΈΡΠΎ. ΠΠ΄Π½Π°ΠΊΠΎ Π΅Π΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΡΠΎ, ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΊΠ°ΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΡ: ΠΡΡΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»ΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ Π·Π°Π½ΡΡΠΈΡ Π² ΡΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»Π΅ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½Π½ΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΊΡΠ»ΡΡΡΡΠ½ΡΠ΅ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ±ΠΊΠΈ. Π’ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ ΠΈΡΠΎ ΡΠ°ΠΊΠΆΠ΅ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΆΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅Ρ ΡΡΡΠ΄Π½ΡΠ΅ Π²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π°, ΠΏΠΎΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΡ Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΡΠ·Ρ Ρ Π΄ΡΠ΅Π²Π½ΠΈΠΌΠΈ Π±ΠΎΠ³Π°ΠΌΠΈ Π―ΠΏΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΈ ΠΈ ΡΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΡΡΡ ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ²Π»ΡΡΡ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΠΊΠΈ Π²ΡΡΠ»ΠΈ ΠΈΠ·-ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠ»Ρ. ΠΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Π’ΠΎΠΌΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΅ΠΊΡΠ°ΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ, ΡΠ΅ΡΠ½ΠΈΠ»Π° Π½Π°ΡΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠ°ΡΡ Π² Π΅Π³ΠΎ ΠΆΠΈΠ·Π½Ρ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΌ ΠΏΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ: ΠΏΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π»Ρ Π² ΠΏΠ°ΠΌΡΡΠΈ, ΡΠ³ΡΠΎΠΆΠ°ΡΡΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠΎΠΎΠ±ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΡΠ²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π½Π΅ΠΎΠ±ΡΡΡΠ½ΠΈΠΌΡΡ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ½ΠΊΠΎΠ². Π ΠΏΠΎΠΈΡΠΊΠ°Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΎΡΠΈ ΠΡΡΠΈ ΠΎΠ±ΡΠ°ΡΠ°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΊ Π½Π΅ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ΄Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΈΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊΡ β ΠΠ·Π½ΡΠ½Ρ, ΡΠ²ΠΎΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π±ΡΠ²ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡ Π΄ΡΡΠ³Ρ ΠΈ ΠΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈΠΌΠΈ ΡΠΎΠ±ΡΡΠ²Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π½Π°ΠΌΠΈ. Π‘ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ΅Ρ Π»ΠΈ ΠΠ·Π½ΡΠ½ ΠΎΠΊΠ°Π·Π°ΡΡΡΡ Π½Π°ΡΡΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΌ ΡΠΎΡΠ·Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌ, ΠΈ ΡΠΌΠΎΠ³ΡΡ Π»ΠΈ ΠΡΡΠΈ ΠΈ Π’ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ ΠΈΡΠΎ ΡΠΏΠ°ΡΡΠΈΡΡ, ΡΠ°ΡΠΊΡΡΠ² ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π΄Ρ ΠΎ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠΎΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠΈ Π’ΠΎΠΌΠΎΡ ΠΈΡΠΎ ΠΈ ΠΡΡΠΈ, ΠΈ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡ ΠΎΠ΄Π½ΠΎΠΌΡ ΠΈΠ· ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΡ ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ½ΡΡ Π±ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΠ² ΡΠΏΠΎΠ½ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π»Π΅Π³Π΅Π½Π΄Ρ?
When American Katie Green moves to Japan, she finds herself caught in a battle between the Japanese mafia and supernatural forces that have governed Japan for most of its history. Despite the danger, Katie is determined to stay, as sheβs begun building a new life in the city of Shizuoka, where she has friends, her aunt, and a boyfriend named Tomohiro. However, her decision isnβt as simple as it seems: Katie is failing Japanese school and constantly committing cultural faux pas. Tomohiro is also struggling, as his connection to the ancient gods of Japan and his ability to bring drawings to life have begun to spiral out of control. When Tomo decides to stop drawing, the ink begins to seep into his life in other ways: blackouts, threatening messages, and the appearance of unexplained sketches. Seeking help, Katie turns to an unexpected source β Jun, her former friend and a Kami with his own agenda. Will Jun prove to be a true ally, and can Katie and Tomohiro save themselves by uncovering the truth about Tomohiroβs and Katieβs dark ancestry, and confronting one of the darkest gods in Japanese legend?