Malevolent Spirits: Mononogatari - Böcker

The battle with the paper umbrellas turns drastic when they reveal their trump card - the powerful Saenome who were sent to deal with them have all been devoured, with the umbrellas possessing their bodies. Forced to fight his own grandfather, Hyoma nonetheless gives everything he’s got to protect Botan. But as more and more umbrellas join the fray, his odds of winning, or even coming out of the fight alive, dwindle. Meanwhile, Botan’s been holding on to a secret that could turn the tide of her own struggle with the marebito inside her. Can she confront the truth, or is it too late?

There are powerful beings whose spirits dwell within old objects: tsukumogami. Hyoma is a young man who despises these evil spirits for robbing him of something precious. His mission: to use the supernatural powers granted to him to dispatch these tsukomogami back to their own world, no matter what it takes.But when Hyoma’s grandfather sends him to live with Botan, a kind-hearted girl who peacefully shares a house with an assortment of overprotective tsukumogami, it’s more than Hyoma can bear. Can Botan help Hyoma overcome his rage, or will his thirst for vengeance lead him down a dark and violent path?The supernatural battle action fantasy manga that inspired the anime!

Following an intense battle with a tsukumogami trying to draw out the dormant being within Botan, the Nagatsuki house is destroyed, and one of the Nagatsuki tsukumogami is gravely injured. Hyoma wants revenge, but the top priority is keeping Botan safe - which the Saenome clans now suspect the Nagatsukis aren’t capable of. While the Nagatsuki tsukumogami head to Tokyo to plead their case, Hyoma stays behind with Botan at the Kadomori estate, where enemies could be lurking around every corner...

On their way to Tokyo, the Nagatsuki tsukumogami run into a strange roadblock - a whole group of paper umbrella tsukumogami who are after Botan. Suzuri manages to send a message to Botan in the nick of time, alerting Hyoma and the others at the Kadomori estate that a group they thought were allies are actually aligned with the paper umbrellas. A concentrated attack separates Hyoma and Botan from everyone else, and this time, Hyoma is determined to protect Botan at all costs - even if it means casting aside his chance for vengeance.

After one of the new Saenome staying at the Nagatsuki house is brutally attacked, suspicion turns to the Nagatsuki Dowry. Even Hyoma’s considered a suspect, and no amount of evidence seems to be enough to dissuade the powerful Yachimata family from locking everyone up. Now the Nagatsuki Dowry faces a fate worse than death, and Hyoma is unable to free himself of his own bonds to help. It’s up to Botan - and an unlikely ally - to uncover the truth before it’s too late!

During the fight to save the Nagatsuki Dowry from execution, the leader of the Yachimata clan revealed his involvement with the paper umbrellas, inciting chaos among the houses. In the aftermath, Hyoma and the others are left to pick up the pieces, and at long last, they learn the truth about how Botan became a yorimashi, housing the living god within her. Unfortunately, there’s no respite from the fight as the paper umbrellas launch another all-out attack. There’s only one Saenome who can help turn the tide of the battle - someone from the disgraced Yachimata clan!

INTO THE UNKNOWNBotan has been captured by the paper umbrellas, and the Saenome have suffered a scathing defeat. It's time now for Hyoma and his remaining allies to regroup and rescue Botan, which is no easy feat. The Three Great Saenome houses have been decimated, and while the Nagatsuki Dowry still stands whole, not having their master around takes a toll on their morale. As the group makes preparations for what could be their final battle, the paper umbrellas lie in wait for them at the road connecting the land of the living to the land of the dead.