{"id":9714,"date":"2025-03-11T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-11T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/?p=9714"},"modified":"2025-02-04T19:00:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T03:00:07","slug":"out-today-the-legend-of-hakutaku","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plugoarts.com\/blog\/out-today-the-legend-of-hakutaku\/","title":{"rendered":"Out Today: The Legend of Hakutaku"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Yuki is a deaf girl who dreams of becoming the next leader of her village but she fears she will never get the chance due to her hearing impairment which complicates her relationships with the other villagers. After a fight with Dai, her best friend, she finds herself in the forest and encounters the Hakutaku, the demon that everyone believes destroyed the village years ago… Misfortune is once again looming over the village. Will Yuki be able to save it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written and Drawn by up and coming Spanish Manga sensation ALBA CARDONA, The Legend of Hakutaku is a fantasy adventure manga inspired by Japanese legends.\u00a0It delves into stories of demons, beasts and fantastic creatures that foretell misfortune and catastrophe.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Black & White Manga measures 6×8 in. with 176 pages<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6 in H | 8 in W |<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This manga by reated by Spanish author\/artist Alba Cardona (Mean Girls: Senior Years, Clockwork Lives from Insight Editions) teaches the importance of empathy and listening to others through three vastly different characters who come together to fight for a common goal. 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