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is a 2002 Japan
ese manga
by Masahiro Totsuka. In Japan there are currently twenty volumes out. However, the manga has yet to be translated into English.
The manga is a parody manga and is constantly making fun out of the typical shōnen
manga. For example, it uses candy for weapons and over stretched scenes where characters die then come back to life again.
is used, Mikaze is sent by the two elders of his village to ask the 3 great immortal magicians to help his village from being overtaken by a large fungi called the Yamakuidake (Mountain eating Mushroom). So he starts his quest and climbs up the mountain that the Three Magicians live on to ask but upon meeting the 3 Magicians he learns that the other two are gone and he is left with Aqua, a young girl who uses candy as a wand. Eventually they strike an agreement, she will go and help his village as long as he brings her back safe and sound to the mountain after wards. The only problem is that as a sign of their agreement he has to wear a mask until the agreement is fulfilled.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
by Masahiro Totsuka. In Japan there are currently twenty volumes out. However, the manga has yet to be translated into English.
The manga is a parody manga and is constantly making fun out of the typical shōnen
Shonen
The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...
manga. For example, it uses candy for weapons and over stretched scenes where characters die then come back to life again.
Plot
Set in a fictional world where magicMagic (fantasy)
Magic in fiction is the endowing of fictional characters or objects with magical powers.Such magic often serves as a plot device, the source of magical artifacts and their quests...
is used, Mikaze is sent by the two elders of his village to ask the 3 great immortal magicians to help his village from being overtaken by a large fungi called the Yamakuidake (Mountain eating Mushroom). So he starts his quest and climbs up the mountain that the Three Magicians live on to ask but upon meeting the 3 Magicians he learns that the other two are gone and he is left with Aqua, a young girl who uses candy as a wand. Eventually they strike an agreement, she will go and help his village as long as he brings her back safe and sound to the mountain after wards. The only problem is that as a sign of their agreement he has to wear a mask until the agreement is fulfilled.