Kage Kara Mamoru!
| Kage Kara Mamoru! | |
Cover of Kage Kara Mamoru! volume 1 as published by Media Factory
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陰からマモル (Mamoru the Shadow) |
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| Genre | Comedy, Harem |
| Light novel | |
| Written by | Taro Achi |
| Illustrated by | Sai Madara |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Demographic | Male |
| Imprint | MF Bunko J |
| Original run | July 2003 – March 2008 |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Achi Taro |
| Illustrated by | Sai Madara |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine |
Comic Flapper (former) Monthly Comic Alive |
| Original run | 2007 – 2009 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yoshitaka Fujimoto |
| Written by | Ryunosuke Kingetsu |
| Music by | Takeshi Watanabe |
| Studio | Group TAC |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | January 7, 2006 – March 25, 2006 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Kage Kara Mamoru! (陰からマモル lit. Mamoru from the Shadows, or "I Will Protect You from the Shadows?) is a series of light novels written by Achi Taro. The light novels had ended in March 2008 with the release of Volume 12, but as of July 2009, a new series entitled Motto! Kage Kara Mamoru! (もっと!陰からマモル! lit. More! Mamoru the Shadow?) has started serialization. It features manga and anime adaptations. The main character is Mamoru Kagemori, a ninja who is sworn to protect his neighbor Yūna Konnyaku.
The Kagemori family has secretly protected its neighbor, the Konnyaku family, for 400 years. Mamoru has been the protector of the daughter, Yūna Konnyaku, since they were in kindergarten. When Yūna is in trouble, Mamoru quickly puts on his ninja suit and transforms into a competent ninja; able to protect her from harm. Unfortunately, this poses quite a challenge as Yūna, being both clumsy and absent-minded, often stumbles into situations where Mamoru must once again come to her rescue.
On the first day of their new school term, a model airplane accidentally makes a dive towards Yuna, but it is quickly stopped by a thrown kunai. At school, Airi Sawagashi invites Yūna to go bowling, but is unhappy when Mamoru also comes.
At the bowling alley, Yūna wanders into the men's restroom and interrupts a yakuza deal involving fake dolls. As a result, they kidnap her and take her to their boss. Mamoru follows them, takes out the gang, and rescues Yūna.
The story continues as new characters enter Yūna and Mamoru's lives with both good and evil intentions, wacky adventures, hints of romance, and confrontations with the strangest of adversaries.
Mamoru Kagemori is a plain boy with disheveled hair and thick glasses, which are actually a disguise. He is the son of a ninja family which has been protecting the Konnyaku family for 400 years. He reveals his true self (without glasses) when he transforms into a ninja to protect Yūna from harm and is very lazy except when he's saving Yūna. He has been friends with Yūna since they were children, and has also been in the same class as her since kindergarten. He has a fear of bears, which developed when he tried to protect Yamame from a bear when they were children. His name: Mamoru, means protect in Japanese.
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