tactics Volume 1
- PAPERBACK: 192 PAGES
- Language: English
- ISBN: 1-59816-960-2
- EAN: 978-1-59816-960-7
- AVAILABLE: NOW
- MSRP: $9.99
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Adventures demons, and tengus^_^
Kantarou was born w/ the ability to see demons. Years later he unseals a powerful tengu he names Haruka. Soon after with the help of Kantarou's other friend a demon fox named Yoko they solve problems with demons and the like.MORE
Meet Kantarou, a folklore scholar living in the Taisho period. Ever since he was a child, he has been able to see and talk to various spirits. But now that Kantarou's all grown up, he moonlights as an exorcist solving the problems of ghosts and demons...all with the help of Haruka, the legendary demon-eating tengu!
Throw in some supernatural elements, a bit of Japanese mythology, and plenty of pretty boys...and you guessed it--the manga that influenced the popular anime begins right here!
Haruka
The so-called Demon-Eating Tengu. Freed from imprisonment by Kantarou, his new name also gives Kantarou control over him. Kantarou is a bit of an abusive master at times (dresses Haruka up in silly clothes, gets him drunk, etc.), and Haruka is always getting him out of scrapes, only to be rewarded with Kantarou forbidding Haruka to follow his calling, and eat other demons (who are often Kantarou's friends!). He reeeeeally loves his tea bowl.
Youko
A female fox-spirit who Kantarou has befriended and now works as a maid in his household. She's constantly frustrated by Kantarou's lazy refusal to turn in his academic articles on time, and thus earn money for the eternally impoverished household.
Kantarou Ichinomiya
A folklore scholar, Kantarou has been been able to see and talk to various demons and spirits ever since he was a child. His lifelong dream was to find the famous "Demon-Eating Tengu," a mythical figure of almost legendary proportions, and to become his friend. Somewhat to everyone's surprise, Kantarou succeeds in his quest.
Sakura Kinoshita is also the author of the hit series, Loki Ragnarok.
From the author of the hit series, Detective Loki Ragnarok!
Three things tactics editor Lillian loves:
1920s fashion
Pretty boys with wings
Wacky comedy
Lucky for me, tactics combines all of these, with a heavy dose of Japanese culture and folklore along with it. Co-created by Sakura Kinoshita and Kazuko Higashiyama (who share both writing and artistic duties!), this series is a a big heap of fun.
Kantarou, our selfish, snarky, self-absorbed hero, is a folklore scholar and "youkai buster," who, when he isn't writing academic papers and low-selling books, goes around and helps solve mysterious goings on. He's aided by his youkai friends/servants, Youko, a fox spirit, and Haruka, the great demon-eating tengu, said to be the most powerful of all youkai creatures.
Unfortunately, Kantarou's fondness for puns, his quirky mannerisms, and the past that Haruka can't quite remember, have a tendency to get them into a lot of trouble. This series is completely charming and cute, with just enough angst and depth to keep things interesting! Check it out!
~Lillian Diaz-Przybyl, Editor
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Please, HOW can read this online manga?
SEVINKA
08.16.2008 12:00 AM
the anime is awesome, but i heard from some one that the anime is way better then the manga.
LUMINA3
07.05.2008 12:00 AM
Why exactly does it say we can read the online manga when we can't?
SOJIROISABEAST
04.12.2008 12:00 AM
Sounds awesome, hope I get to read it soon
ALLEY5324
03.15.2008 12:00 AM
I love the anime!!
GREENBLUEBERRY13
03.13.2008 12:00 AM
I've watched some of the Anime on Scifi network....maybe i'll collect the manga now that i know its only a T rating
SHIBALOVER
02.24.2008 12:00 AM
is online manga readable? /scratchesheadcluelessly
SHIBALOVER
02.24.2008 12:00 AM
I read the Del Rey translation of this and loved it a lot. I thought I'd get the book series all over again by Tokyopop so everything on my bookshelf would match. Unfortunately, the translation and typesetting (how the text is aligned within the speech balloons) were so horrible I returned them and only kept Vol. 3, the one Del Rey had never published.
RIENKARROT
02.02.2008 12:00 AM
hay how do you read the manga online...i dont kno if im doin sumthin wrong or if i just cant read it...
BLACKFLAMES9932
02.01.2008 12:00 AM
tactics is so cool. you know on the scifi channel thay have tacites the anime on mondays at 10:00pm cental time
DEATHDRAGON
01.08.2008 12:00 AM
i love this manga very much!and i have the cd!
SELENALOONG
12.25.2007 12:00 AM
When I read this book, I didn't really understand it but as i was reading it, I realized that this is a really cool book to read.1_1
VANJY
10.22.2007 12:00 AM
the anime of this manga is cool..haruka is awesome!! nah its not a love story i dnt think...well kan-chan kinda loves haruka but i dnt think he feels it bck...im gonna shush now before i tell any good info but its awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
CHARLIESKELLINGTON
10.11.2007 12:00 AM
i bought tactics on a whim (mostly because Haruka reminds me of Dark) and LOVE it, the anime story is different but also very good, I cant wait for the 3rd volume to come out. YAY!
HACHI24
10.10.2007 12:00 AM
Is Tactics a yaoi?
NEGIMA1246
10.07.2007 12:00 AM
why don't you just buy the book if you love it so much. I love it too, so I buy it.
DEMONKILLER
09.28.2007 12:00 AM
is tactics a love story?
ORANGEPOP
09.28.2007 12:00 AM
absolutely love tactics. it is the best thing XD
TAKABA1129
09.23.2007 12:00 AM
SKEEEE I hope they'll be more cute adorable scenes of Kantarou and Haruka
ANGELOFHEARTS
09.16.2007 12:00 AM
Tactics... the reason I joined Tokyo Pop!
JETI269
08.30.2007 12:00 AM
sound interesting
FRUITS88BA
08.27.2007 12:00 AM
This story is fun to read, I might have to get the manga.
BLOODREDROSE
08.10.2007 12:00 AM
Wow, only one comment for this? How sad. [I thank you, DreamReaper20!] This series is great! I had been waiting forever for the 3rd volume to come out when it was licensed by ADV Manga, and then heard that they had no plans to release it. I was completely crushed..but then I found out Tokyopop had licensed it. How happy I was! :D I am just sad about the slow releases. Anyone who likes comedy and cute characters would love this series. Kantarou is my absolute favorite character, and I believe that most of the characters are very unique. I also love the art style, and of course the story. From the moment I read the first volume, I fell in love with this series. I would recommend Tactics to anyone!
KANCHAN
07.28.2007 12:00 AM
Okay, I realize no one has commented on this bookie so far... Well, it is a very good book. I bought the first one from ADV Manga before it became TOKYOPOP's property, and I liked it a lot. I was waiting for the second one to come out when I realized that the title had switched companies. With only slight sentence variations between the two translations, the story remains the same. Go out and read it. It's really quite good. XP
DREAMREAPER20
07.13.2007 12:00 AM