Akira is a very intelligent teen boy who despises school and only shows up to pass time. When he is approached by a very unusual man named Shirogane he is introduced to a shadow world that is beginning to invade our own. In order to defend his world against the kokuchi, shadow creatures, Akira must become a shin, a change that will alter his very existence.

I first picked this manga up at the bookstore due to the cover, which I found to be very attractive. When I discovered that in addition to the nice character artwork it was also a supernatural tale involving demons I was sold. Unfortunately it turned out to be a bit of a disappointment. The story takes huge leaps of logic. In particular I was puzzled about why Akira finally agreed to fight with Shirogane in their first battle against the shadow creatures. The secondary characters were kind of annoying with a bossy disciplinary member popping up in odd places to punish Akira for skipping school and his so-called buddy that Akira was actually more abusive than friendly to.

It is doubtful that with all the other manga series I'm presently pursuing that I'll continue on with this one. ( )