This year saw the return of many a mangaka who haven't had a new series on shelves for a number of years. Hiromu Arakawa hasn't been away as long as some, but anytime a new series of hers comes out I have to check it out.
DAEMONS OF THE SHADOW REALM (Yomi no Tsugai), by Hiromu Arakawa. First published in 2021 and first published in North America in 2023.
PLOT:
For Yuru, everyday was the same in his remote mountain village. He hunts to provide food for the village, all while staying close to his twin sister Asa. Then one day their village is attacked by soldiers and people wielding strange creatures called daemons with equally strange powers, and he learn that the Asa he knew is not all that she seems. On that day, Yuru unseals his own daemons and begins a dangerous quest to discover the truth about the wider world, the disappearance of his parents, and Asa.
