Ninagawa Yaeko | Mononoke

Japanese: モノノ怪
Synonyms: モノノ怪 -鵺-, モノノ怪―座敷童子―,
モノノ怪-海坊主-, MO NO NO KE, Mononoke - Nue, Mononoke - Umibouzu, Mononoke - Zashiki Douji
Type: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 19
Status: Completed
Published: Aug 17, 2007 to Aug 1, 2008
Genres: Demons, Mystery, Fantasy, Historical, Horror, Supernatural, Seinen
Mangaka: Ninagawa Yaeko (Story & Art)
Serialization: Young Gangan

Synopsis: The story is about a man who is a medicine seller. He hunts mononoke (demons) and kills them by using a sword. However, before unsheathing his sword he first needs to learn of the form (katachi), the truth behind the human tragedies (makoto) and the reason behind the evils (kotowari) that gave birth to it before killing the demon.(MAL)

Baka updates: Set in the Edo period, Mononoke tells the story of a supernatural horror that lays siege to an aristocratic household, and of a mysterious apothecary who seeks to uncover the ugly truths that gave rise to the monstrosity in order to vanquish it before it destroys them all.

In the series:

V.1-2 - Mononoke

V.3-4 - Mononoke - Umibouzu 

V.5 - Mononoke - Zashiki Douji 

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Mononoke - Nue

Related Manga

Sequel: Mononoke - Umibouzu

Adaptation: Mononoke (TV)

Groups Scanlating

Etc (inactive)

Source: MAL Manga info, Baka updates, Bato.to (ITA)

Main character

Kusuriuri (薬売り)

A mysterious wandering man with a vast knowledge of the supernatural and is mystical in appearance. He carries around a large wooden box filled with medicine and holy tools. Among them is an enchanted sword that is used to slay the mononoke. To use the sword, the Medicine Seller must find the "Katachi" (shape), "Makoto" (truth), and "Kotowari" (reasoning) of the mononoke he wishes to exorcise. Once the sword has been unsheathed, he transforms into a demonic-like creature. While his origins are unknown, it is clear that the Medicine Seller is not human or at least not entirely human; he has elf-like ears, and pointy canine teeth. Even in the time-skip Bakeneko arc, the Medicine Seller still appears as the same handsome youth from the previous arcs (the only differences in his appearance from previous arcs is he now wears small round red stud earrings and a ring on his index finger). It was revealed in the Umibozu episode when the ayakashi asked the passenger's fears, the Medicine Seller calmly answers he is afraid that there is no form, truth, or reason at the edge of the world, thus no longer having a reason to exist. 

Anime video (Fan made)