Yu Satomi – illustratör

For generations, a shrine has stood in the mountain village of Kadono, and for each generation the shrine has had an Itsukihime - its shrine maiden - and the maiden has had her guardian. During the Edo period, a young man named Jinta protects the town and the Itsukihime. When he confronts a strange demon in the nearby forest, it tells him that in the distant future a Demon God will threaten all people, everywhere, and it claims that the the Demon God's rise to power springs from this very time and place, in the village of Kadono. So begins the centuries-spanning journey of a man tainted by demons, hunting through time to seek justice for what he's lost, and to find a reason to keep on fighting.

For generations, a shrine has stood in the mountain village of Kadono, and for each generation the shrine has had an Itsukihime—its shrine maiden—and the maiden has had her guardian. During the Edo period, a young man named Jinta protects the town and the Itsukihime. When he confronts a strange demon in the nearby forest, it tells him that in the distant future a Demon God will threaten all people, everywhere, and it claims that the Demon God's rise to power springs from this very time and place, in the village of Kadono. So begins the centuries-spanning journey of a man tainted by demons, hunting through time to seek justice for what he's lost, and to find a reason to keep on fighting.

DEMONIC CLASHIn 1864, Hatakeyama Yasuhide comes to Jinya with a request: He wants Jinya to slay a demon under his command, Okada Kichi. This demon is an exceptional swordsman, but a dangerous wild card who might strike down anyone he comes across. Even though the story doesn't quite add up, Jinya heads off to clash swords with Okada...

A TIME FOR REVENGEAfter the two demons attacked the village, the people of Kadono are sucked into the turbulent tides of fate. A vengeful Jinta waits for a time in the future when prophecy tells that the demon god will appear. He spends a decade wandering with his sword, and now, in the city of Edo, a rumor follows him: A yasha guardian has been hunting demons.

GHOSTS OF THE PASTUpon Miura Naotsugu’s request to find his elder brother, Jinya visits the Miuras’ family home to investigate his disappearance. But as soon as Jinya and Naotsugu step into the missing brother’s room, they are pulled into a strange, other world. There, they discover a little girl playing with a ball and the elder brother by her side... Was the brother spirited away by a demon, after all? A surprising truth awaits them as they unravel the mystery of his departure...

When a trip to the market goes disastrously wrong, Natsu is suddenly taken over by an unknown personality. It's up to Jinya to get her back to rights, but he may be in over his head! On his search to help Natsu, he's confronted by a diviner known for killing demons. Will this divine seer root out his secret?

A new brand of sake called 'Snow’s Memory' is taking Edo by storm. It’s the perfect drink on a cold winter night. It also seems to be tied up in Jinya’s newest demon hunting case. Turmoil ferments at every turn, especially after Jinya finds traces of the missing sister he lost sixteen years ago...

DEMONIC DUTYIn 1862, unrest broiled in the city of Edo, the movement to overthrow the shogunate growing stronger every day. While dealing with an evil sword, Jinya met Yasuhide Hatakeyama, a samurai of the Aizu clan who was loyal to the shogunate. This samurai has been using demons to keep the shogunate alive. With the country on a razor's edge, both demons and samurai are on the verge of extinction!