RAVE MASTER (Rave: The Groove Adventure), by Hiro Mashima. First published in 1999 and first published in North America in 2003.
PLOT:
Haru Glory has spent sixteen idyllic years on Garage Island alongside his sister. Then he fishes a strange, snowman-like creature out of a pond, inadvertantly setting into motion the renewal of a battle between the forces of darkness and light, of Dark and Rave. An ancient warrior stumbles into their village proclaiming that only Haru can wield the powers of the Rave, so now Haru must master his new weapon against the the forces of Demon Card while searching for the four remaining Rave Stones that can bring this battle to an end.
