Minato Hatsu

Monsters—grotesque creatures once known as youkai. Mikurube Meguri, who works for the Monster Countermeasures Bureau, encounters Oikiri Kanoka, a young man from a family of traditional hunters. These modern-day hunters, serving as the “ayakashi-hunters” of the Monster Countermeasures Bureau, wield their blades against supernatural disasters on a national scale in contemporary Japan. A tale of ayakashi-hunting in modern Japan unsheathes.Alt Official Raws: COMIC DAYS, MagaPoke

Can you hunt them—the creatures known as ayakashis? Fujiwara, who has just joined the Ayakashi Harm Countermeasures Bureau, meets Kayano, an eccentric individual with the highest number of successful ayakashi exterminations. A tale of ayakashi-hunting in modern Japan.Award: Won a Grand Prize in the 92nd Chiba Tetsuya Awards Young Division (May 2025), earning publication in Young Magazine 2025 No. 26.Alt Official Raw: COMIC DAYS, MagaPoke, X

After crossing snow-covered mountains and enduring a perilous journey, she arrives at a small village. This is a place that Onu's husband, Duji, had visited many times for his important work before his death. Still grieving, Onu has come to take his place. This is a story of encounters and renewal in a harsh, foreign land. Award: Won a Semiselection in the Winter 2024 Afternoon Four Seasons Awards, earning publication in the good! Afternoon May 2025 Issue.