Togari (manga)
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Togari volume 1
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| トガリ | |
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| Genre | Supernatural, Action |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yoshinori Natsume |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Original run | 2000 – 2002 |
| Volumes | 8 |
| Manga | |
| Togari Shiro | |
| Written by | Yoshinori Natsume |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Flapper |
| Original run | October 5, 2009 – present |
Togari - The Sword of Justice (トガリ? Togari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshinori Natsume. The story follows orphan Tobei, who was beheaded for committing countless crimes in the Edo period and sent to Hell where he suffered for 300 years. The regent of Hell makes Tobei an offer to slay 108 "Togas" (spiritual manifestations of sin) in 108 days in 21st-century Japan with Togari, a magical sword. Tobei readily agrees for the chance to be free from Hell.
The manga was serialised in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 2000 to 2002, ending the series prematurely at 68 chapters. The individual chapters were published into 8 tankōbon volumes with no solid ending. The abrupt ending was intentional as the last four pages of volume 8 has a advertisement for "Togari: The Perfect Edition". Then the publishers apologises for the spoof the last page of the volume. The manga is licensed in North America by Viz Media and in France by Delcourt.
The plot centers around an orphan known as Tobei who lived in Japan 300 years ago and committed countless violent crimes until the age of 16, when he was beheaded by villagers and subsequently sent to Hell as punishment. During his supposedly eternal punishment, Tobei made repeated escape attempts and became known for a particularly fiery spirit, everlasting determination, and a continuing refusal to repent for his sins.
Given Tobei's dismal moral progress over the course of 300 years, he was made an offer to escape: take the Togari, (a magical bokken with strength proportional to the user's evil spirit) and slay 108 "Toga", spiritual manifestations of great sin that drive a human's actions, in 108 days. Ose, the demon responsible for torturing Tobei in Hell, was told to watch over Tobei while Tobei accomplished his mission.
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