Plot summary
Abe no Masahiro is the youngest grandson of the great onmyouji, Abe no Semei. Unlike his famous and powerful grandfather, however, Masahiro not only can’t perform any divinations, he can’t even see the spirit world! Since his childhood hopes of being a match for his grandfather in onmyodo are crushed, he tries his hand in other trades.
Unfortunately, Masahiro isn’t adept at any of the other trades acceptable for someone of his rank. Sitting dejectedly underneath a tree after being rejected yet again at yet another profession, he’s startled out of his pity party for one by a mononoke almost falling into his lap.
A mononoke is one of the many spirits that wanders the earth and Masahiro is shocked he can even see this one at all, let alone hear it talk to him about his ineptitude. The furry mononoke resembles a cross between cat/ bunny/ monkey and apparently knows who Masahiro is.
The two become uneasy companions as the mononoke, dubbed Mokkun, follows Masahiro around everywhere he goes. Mokkun, however, doesn’t stop the stream of snide comments and observations about Masahiro’s repeated failures in contrast to the great Abe no Seimei
But, Mokkun comes to Masahiro’s aid one day, as an evil spirit hunts the boy down to devour his spiritual energy. Mokkun is more than he appears to be and helps Masahiro realize his true potential behind his inept facade.
The series, set in the Heian era, Abe no Masahiro is the grandson of the great onmyōji, Abe no Seimei. Seimei, who passed his teachings on to his grandson, Masahiro who has lost his sixth sense and the ability to see spirits. Masahiro constantly feels resentful for being in his grandfather’s shadow.
Even so, one day, Masahiro meets a fox-like creature which he names Mokkun who shows him his true potential powers after fighting a demon. Mokkun is actually Tōda, see Teng (mythology), who prefers to be called Guren. He is one of the twelve shikigami called the Shinshō , who has pledged his loyalty to Seimei and is helping Masahiro to surpass his grandfather.
Masahiro’s dream to surpass his grandfather may not be realised easily as not only does he have to convince the other Shinshō that he is Seimei’s true successor, he must also increase his power in order to stop demons coming from China, the other parts of Japan and the Underworld as well as rival onmyōji’s who want to destroy Japan. He also has to keep his promise to protect Princess Akiko of the Fujiwara clan.
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Shounen onmyouji novel 9 Continues where anime left-off
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