
This premise reveals the delicate nature of social interactions between yōkai and humans. With this revelation, Rikuo comes to realize that his yōkai associates can display rather malicious behavior against humans, which prompts him to deny his family tree to avoid being ostracized by his schoolmates. Upset by this, Rikuo returns to his clan’s estate to discover that one of the monsters present, Lord Gagoze, does indeed abduct children, thus confirming the more evil nature of yōkai present in classic folklore narratives.

He tried to explain that yōkai do not exhibit the malevolent traits commonly assigned to them (citing his family as evidence), but his fellow classmates retort that yōkai do not exist, doubting his sincerity about his family. One day, though, Rikuo objected to a story told by one of his teachers in school about an onmyoji’s heroic deed against a child-devouring monster. During his childhood, the boy initially had no problem acknowledging his family history, as he saw his monstrous heritage as simply a fact of life. The first episode of the anime’s second season demonstrates how Rikuo developed his reluctance to accept his status as a quarter- yōkai. Unlike the greats that founded his family, he’s a quarter- yōkai, a fact that greatly upsets him. Despite his status, though, Rikuo does not wish to inherit the role of the leader of the great yōkai procession.

He currently serves as the head of the grand Nura Clan: a prominent yōkai family composed of numerous demons, ghosts, and other legendary beings that would be recognizable to people familiar with Japanese folklore.

The title, which was authored by Hiroshi Shiibashi, follows the story of the young Rikuo Nura, the descendant of a long line of yōkai.
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Between 20, Weekly Shonen Jump serialized manga series Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan ( Nurarihyon no Mago).
