Tamaki is surprised to hear that Takuma was sent by Tamaki's grandmother andthat evidently Tamaki has a few magical powers of her own that she never knew existed. Hiiro no Kakera on the other hand gives us a heroine named Tamaki Kasuga,who ventures in an enchanted forest (is there any other kind when yōkai are involved?) on her way to hergrandmother's house, only to be confronted by some mysterious beasts, at which point she's rescued by a dashingyoung man named Takuma Onizaki. Rikuo simply wants to live a normal life as a human, at least in theopening episodes of that series.
In Nura, Rikuo is trying to come to terms with the factthat he's inherited the mantle of leading the yōkai, despite the fact that he's a 'half breed' of sorts (andactually a 'quarter breed', but who's counting?). Well, what'ssauce for the goose is sauce for the gender (sorry, couldn't resist), for Hiiro no Kakera plays at times likea distaff version of Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan. Just in the past coupleof weeks alone, we've had and, two shows which positedyoung adolescent boys attempting to deal in one way or another with these fearsome (or not) creatures. Hiiro No Kakera: Season 1 Blu-ray ReviewReviewed by, April 17, 2013Is it Halloween in Japan? All of a sudden American shores are awash in anime offerings that feature yōkai,thosesometimes lovable but often kind of spooky spirits and demons who populate Japanese folklore.