It's October, which means time for more spooky manga. I picked this one out hoping to get a neat werewolf story, which is something of a rarity in manga. What I got was indeed a werewolf story...of a sort.
LYCANTHROPE LEO (Reo), written by Kengo Kaji with art by Kenji Okamura. First published in 1991 and first published in North America in 1999.
STORY:
Leo thought he was just another high school kid, doing his best to get through school, do well on the track team, and avoiding his strict father. It's his father that reveals the truth: Leo is not human. He is part of the "blood tribe," lycanthropes who can freely transform between human and beast form. Further more, Leo's father is a member of a league of hunters dedicated to eliminating creatures like Leo. This revelation triggers Leo's first transformation, who ends up killing his father in self-defense.
Now Leo is being pursued not just by the hunters but by other lycanthropes engaged in a centuries-long power struggle. All the while, Leo must learn to control his powers and deal with the ramification of his actions.
