Yagi Norihiro

A knight accepts the duty of protecting royalty, only to uncover shocking truths during his mission...From Norihiro Yagi, creator of "CLAYMORE," comes a masterfully crafted tale of noble souls and fleeting lives, rendered in breathtaking detail!

Lacile, a human weapon made during the last great war who now lives in isolation, meets Leana a runaway princess from the floating city of Ariadne and becomes her knight of the blue sky. They set off into the outside world, both harboring the dream of seeing what the world has to offer!

Rashil lives with his grandpa in a mountain area. On a trip in the woods he sees an airship crash and finds a girl. She's been followed by soldiers, which want to capture her.

It is the Middle Ages, and the remnants of mankind are plagued by paranoia and death. Spoken in fearful whispers, the word "Yoma" cuts a clear image into the minds of all: monstrous beings with an insatiable hunger for human flesh. But fear of their gruesome appetite is dwarfed by that of their ability to shapeshift and steal the memories of their last meal. Forever vulnerable to attack, humans live in unease, even among family. There are few means to kill a Yoma. The Organization, informally known as "Claymore," is humanity's only line of defense, dispatching half-human, half-Yoma female warriors to purify villages of Yoma. A lonely and dangerous existence, death for these warriors comes with each new assignment. What time is found between trying battles and long, arduous travels is spent in ever-intensifying struggle to resist their Yoma blood and maintain their humanity. Villagers, knowing of this, pay for their security reluctantly and have only loathsome regard for their protectors. Claymore follows the stoic and low-ranking member Clare in her daunting trek as she searches for personal vengeance. Along the way, she encounters many unexpected things about the world, from the camaraderie and hope held fast by her sisters-in-arms to the sinister truth behind the Claymore Organization.

The story is of Kitano Seiichirou, a very kind and pure-hearted young man, with a horrifying, monstrous face. People being what they are, they think he's a terrifying delinquent, and there are plenty of chance misunderstandings (coupled with Kitano's convenient inability to understand what's happening around him) that propel him into the position of "school guardian", a.k.a. head thug on campus.

Rumors tell of an immortal monster that escaped from a lab, and is said to eat human brains. But soon, Ryuuko realizes that this "terrifying" creature is actually... her classmate Shinanai?!Norihiro Yagi's debut work.Won the 32nd Akatsuka Award