Published in the U.S. by Tokyopop
Slugline: Girl with mystical significance is sought by many bad guys and protected by one good guy. Both blood and guts are well represented.
You get your money's worth with this one -- 250 pages for the same price -- and a lot of solidly good combat. The characters are nothing new -- a girl who doesn't know her powers, a stern, untalkative hero -- but the plot both clips along and explains itself adequately, which is good because it also brings its own vocabulary. In some titles, like Basilisk, it can be a bit of work to keep up, but Kami Kaze doesn't bury you in new words (the master of this being, of course, A Clockwork Orange.)
Despite familiar characers and motivations, the story held on to me by sketching out an element-based power structure and a quest to summon 88 beasts. (What are the chances they'll be joining us in a few volumes?)
While not the goriest manga ever, there is slicing and dicing of innocent bystanders and enough sexual innuendo to hint at the possibility of some nasty stuff to come. Like Basilisk, I expect things will escalate quickly. Given the choice between Basilisk and Kami Kaze, though, I would recommend you pick up this one. Slightly more meaning to the gratuitous violence, if you know what I mean.
UPDATED!: Series Update for Kami Kaze here.
- Miranda
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