Clicking on the eBay link and making a purchase may result in this site earning a commission from the eBay Partner Network.
| Publisher |
Marvel |
| Cover Artist |
Luciano Vecchio |
| Published | January 2024 |
In the year 977, a farming village in Heian Period Japan is beset by an "oni" -- a bear controlled by a red and black symbiote. One of the villagers tells his daughter Kaya to evacuate the other children and run to the capital to petition the samurai for help. Despite his bravado, Kaya realizes that her father and the other adults will be killed. As the oni rips through the village gate and roars, lunging at the villagers, a boy Kaya's age kicks it in the face, knocking it back. Apologizing for being late, the boy introduces himself as Kintaro, a soon-to-be legendary samurai from the capital. As the oni regenerates, Kintaro asks the villagers to stay back and reveals he is possessed by an "oni" of his own, Clinter. Telling his symbiote to wake up, Kintaro begins to transform and says that it's meal time.
