At night, Rikuo has to ability to transform into a full youkai, and a very powerful one at that, though he does not retain any memories of when he transforms.Īt first, the series is an Monster of the Week series dealing with the boy trying to live a normal life, and keeping the truth about himself and his family from getting out to his normal school friends.
Rikuo is constantly pressured into taking over the Nura youkai clan by his grandfather, the Nurarihyon, but he strongly disapproves of what the clan does, so he refuses. Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan or Nurarihyon no Mago ("Grandson of Nurarihyon") as it is called in Japan is a manga series by Hiroshi Shiibashi, now an anime, about a boy named Rikuo Nura who is one-quarter youkai.