BLACK TORCH 1 (BLACK TORCH, #1)

“物ノ怪"とは、悠久の時を生きる妖。忍者の末裔として祖父に育てられ、動物と会話ができる少年・弐郎は、ある日、森の中で傷だらけの黒猫と出会う。自らを物ノ怪と語る猫の名は“羅ゴウ"。追手から彼を守ろうとした弐郎は、敵に胸を貫かれてしまう!!

As a descendant of shinobi, Jirou Azuma has been learning ninja techniques his entire life. But in addition to that, he also has the ability to talk to animals.

One day when he rescues a strange black cat named Ragou, he learns that the world is filled with spirits called mononoke that can take the form of both people and animals.

However, their meeting is cut short when they are attacked by a hostile mononoke who is after Ragou's power.