Tamura Mitsuhisa

Uramon is an elementary school teacher dedicated to keeping his students out of trouble, which is a tough job when they're drawn to rumors of the occult and the taboo. Not just the same old ghost stories!

A dark and stormy night… A haunted mansion… Shrieking maniacal laughter… On Pomello Island, a wayward genius named Enji has finally decoded the Encyclopedia of Summoning and with it the knowledge to summon and control the dreaded Yellow Dragon. The power of the Yellow Dragon is to command all the animals of the world; and with it Enji plans to at last gain fame, respect, and the affections of his beloved Moegi-san. The conditions are right, the huge egg opens, and out walks… a little girl? Enji's plans for world domination and winning the love of Moegi-san just fell apart. Or have they…

Sanshiro's chances of having an adventure are slim to none in his tiny island hometown, until the day a mysterious stranger invites him to play a game... Without warning, Sanshiro is taken to a backwards universe to play BakéGyamon--a game pitting monsters against monsters. Along the way he meets other players who have a particular reason for being there--to obtain the wish that is granted to the winner. But how far can Sanshiro get when the monsters he's been paired with are a bunch of little mud balls?!

The story begins with the protagonist leaving his town where people and Pokémon live in peace together in order to locate his father. The hero doesn’t know much about his father besides the fact that he is a powerful swordsman. On his journey, the protagonist meets up with new friends and foes and discovers the power of Burst Heart Crystals, these crystals entrap a Pokémon inside and allow humans transform themselves partly into them in order to take advantage of their special abilities and attacks.