Nurarihyon no Mago was an underrated manga I had picked up early 2009 which amalgamates all your typical yakuza/supernatural stories you may have read in the pass and crossing them over to give you an interesting tale about yokai chivalry (which is not always written or portrayed about as we always see yokai/demons as being the bad guys).

The story is about Rikuo Nura(part human/part demon) and his trials to taking over his grandfathers clan the Hyakki Yako. A clan of demons known for their 'fear'.

As your looking at this story from a yokai's perspective, the concept of gauging fear as a level up is what I had found to be interesting as it had never been used in manga/anime before(none that I've known anyways).

Artwork is great as they depict a lot of Japanese culture, heritage and supernatural folklore as visually possible whilst keeping it to the manga/anime style you'd normally get(big eyes and kawaii girls)

Character development is minimal in the beginning and at times seem to be one sided from the protagonist point of view, but keeping it that way can sometimes be original in itself as most manga/anime these days give you character developments for nearly every character(even the antagonist, that your left not knowing who to really root for and can also drag you from getting interested on the main story). Of course, bear in mind that this is pure shonén so you do get fights that drag on from chapter to chapter but not long enough to get you bored.

There are many reasons why I like this manga and recommend it to anyone, whether it be the epic battles, the time-skips to Rikuo's father & grandfathers history or the camaraderie with the yokai who support Rikuo

Through the 100+ chapters I've read thus far,you grow to like Rikuo, as well as the characters who support him and will find the world of Nurarihyon no Mago an interesting read!