Yokaiden 1
Yokai…Japanese spirits.Most people fear them, and a few people even hunt them, thinking they are horrible monsters to be destroyed at all costs. But young Hamachi wants to be friends with them! He sees them as mischievous creatures that could coexist peacefully with humans if only given a...
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Yokai…Japanese spirits.Most people fear them, and a few people even hunt them, thinking they are horrible monsters to be destroyed at all costs. But young Hamachi wants to be friends with them! He sees them as mischievous creatures that could coexist peacefully with humans if only given a chance.When his grandmother dies under mysterious circumstances, Hamachi journeys into the Yokai realm. Along the way, he encounters an ogre who punishes truant children, an angry water spirit, and a talking lantern. Will Hamachi be able to find his grandmother's killer, or will he be lost forever in another world?
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780345503275 (0345503279)
Publish date: November 18th 2008
Publisher: Del Rey Books
Pages no: 192
Edition language: English
Series: Yokaiden (#1)
Summary: While most people fear the yokai (Japanese spirits), orphan Hamichi is obsessed with them as only a kid his age can be obsessed with a subject. He talks, thinks, and breathes yokai. Since everyone else thinks yokai are scary or boring, Hamichi is an outsider with only his crabby grandma for...