Beautiful creatures called "Alichino" grant any wish to those who find them--but at a price! A young lady searching for an Alichino wants to bring her brother back to life. She meets Tsugiri, a handsome young man who she thinks is an Alichino. While Tsugiri turns out to be a mere mortal, he does have a mysterious connection with these rare creatures--a connection that brings him and those around him grave danger!
Tsugiri
His name literally means 'binding companion.' Tsugiri is a boy who has a strong dislike for Alichinos, and possesses the power to kill them. His mother was killed -- along with their entire town -- by Alichino. He alone was saved -- by Hyura, and then put into Ryoko & Myobi's care.
Myobi
Her name literally means 'beautiful darkness.' She is an Alichino, and has white hair & red eyes. She is a protector of the Kusabi, and loves Ryoko very much. She and Ryoko saved Tsugiri when he was a child.
Ryoko
A powerful man whom Myobi calls her 'master.' Ten years ago, he rescued Tsugiri from a near-death incident.
Yui
Yui is a male Alchino and the ruler of an entire city that is in his thrall. He is a different sort of Alichino in that he lets his human targets live on and worship him, instead of eating their souls.
Kouyu Shurei
Shurei-sensei won the prestigious Cobalt Illustrator's Award in 1995. Her career has included illustrations for several series of novels. She also drew doujinshi with the 'Shi no Tenshi' (Angel of Death) circle. Alichino is her first major manga.
Her birthday is July 6, she's a Cancer, and her bloodtype is 0.
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dude this is killing me!!! i need book 4 waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!
SINTAKI
10.16.2009 12:00 AM
i know!arg its been 7 years, surely thats enough time to recover from a broken hand? does anyone knoe when the 4th book is going to be released?
IAMAFREAKINGROBOT
08.18.2009 12:00 AM
Waiting for the 4th book is killing me!! Its been soooo long!!!! :/ And sorry, Kouyu Shurei, but you've illustrated the front covers for the Return to Labyrinth books after breaking your hand so it must be better by now!@!@ Give your writers a kick and get drawing before I go completely insane!!!!!!! Alichino is the best manga I've ever read- EVER!! We need to know if Enju will be ok!!!
PEREY
04.23.2009 12:00 AM
i have read a lot books of this series and love the artwork...its unlike anyone i ever seen...^^
SYUKI
03.31.2009 12:00 AM
I can`t believe I JUST found this manga at a garage sale and now I`m totally obsessed xD I
MYOBIISMINE
02.24.2009 12:00 AM
beautiful artwork and great storyline!!!
CHRYSSY67
01.29.2009 12:00 AM
I went on wikipedia and found out some horrible news! "Unfortunately Alichino has been put on an indefinite hiatus, due to the writer breaking her hand in 2001, leaving people to wonder if the series will be continued, and when. It has since been confirmed in the third Alichino tankoubon that there will be a fourth and that it will probably be the last; however, as of 2005, the author was still writing the Japanese version."
SANGO
12.23.2008 12:00 AM
Is Kouyu Shurei gonna write book 4 through Tokyopop? Pretty please... I already read the 3 first books in French and I need to know the end of the story.
MELWAGWEN
08.22.2008 12:00 AM
i love this book
NELLNELL
08.03.2008 12:00 AM
I have the first one and it is really good =] I thinking of getting the rest but they don't sell them in my local book shops , so I still don't have them. xx
LEMONXBERRY
04.27.2008 12:00 AM
:) looks good! from what I can see its visually stunning, huh? I heard that the mangaka broke her hand so the series is currently on hiatus. :( its been on hiatus since 2001 I heard...oh well i'm still gonna read it!
COCO1212
04.07.2008 12:00 AM
i though it was stunning.
CORRAGAN
02.03.2008 12:00 AM
... But why 3 books? it leavs the story wide open.
SORINCHA
01.13.2008 12:00 AM
whats it about
AZUL
11.29.2007 12:00 AM
The art work is simply stunning, nice story line and the characters are great.
LOVELESSBEAUTY
11.24.2007 12:00 AM
this book is beautiful, very nice art work and has an interesting story line
JOACHIMSILBAKOR
11.06.2007 12:00 AM
I love ths book
14HINATA14
09.30.2007 12:00 AM
Alichino has amazing, unique artwork and an interesting, creative story. The toning is good, and so is the line art. However, the panels are arranged in a way that, in parts, can be hard to desifer which panel comes next. I love this series, however it stops at volume three, and there was supposed to be one more volume.
ACEONI
09.06.2007 12:00 AM
i will be purchasing this book soon!
JUKA32157
08.20.2007 12:00 AM