Keiko Yoshida

黒沼爽子は、陰気で見た目が暗く、長い黒髪から、周りからは「貞子」と呼ばれて恐れられ、クラスに全く馴染めないでいた。しかし、自身とは対照的な、爽やかで、学年で男女問わず人気者で、爽子の噂を全く気にしない、クラスメイトの風早翔太とまともに喋ったことをきっかけに、友情・恋愛・進路などを通して爽子は新たな発見をし、1歩1歩成長していく。

The eruption of Mt. Fuji in 1707 released hordes of demons from deep inside the earth. Sakuya, the young daughter of a samurai killed fighting these demons, accepts a mission to travel to Mt. Fuji and defeat the evil spirits. Accompanying her on her journey are two veteran warriors who served her father, and Tarō, a young kappa, or river spirit, whom she has adopted as her little brother. Along the way, the two warriors have doubts about Tarō’s loyalties, and the young kappa himself must decide if he will stand with his own species or with the humans who have cared for him.