Flame of Recca

    (Viz, 2003-2009)
™ and © 1995 Nobuyuki Anzai & Shogakukan
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Also available as an anime, Anzai Nobuyuki’s Flame of Recca is a likable fantasy/adventure about a teenage boy, Recca Hanabashi, with magical powers. Often in manga it is usually young girls who have such abilities, but Flame of Recca is directed towards male readers, providing plenty of super-speed action. Hanabashi is actually a time-traveler from the past (about 400 years ago), sent into the present by his mother to save him from the war that had erupted during that time. With his ninja skills and power to control fire, Hanabashi becomes somewhat of a high-school super-hero, battling street thugs, bullies, and demonic forces while keeping a protective eye on cutie Yanagi Sakoshita.

— Michael Sutton
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