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  • Published: 9 December 2025
  • ISBN: 9798888775318
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $29.99

The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride 5

  • Mamenosuke Fujimaru



The much-anticipated webtoon comes to print! From the creator of Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits and the artist behind Captive Hearts of Oz and the Alice in the Country of... series comes a steamy new historical fantasy romance about a cursed girl shunned by those around her...and the demon hunter who falls for her.

Noragami meets My Happy Marriage in this mix of romance, action, and suspense that has already won legions of fans!

The much-anticipated webtoon comes to print! From the creator of Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits and the artist behind Captive Hearts of Oz and the Alice in the Country of... series comes a steamy new historical fantasy romance about a cursed girl shunned by those around her...and the demon hunter who falls for her.

Noragami meets My Happy Marriage in this mix of romance, action, and suspense that has already won legions of fans!

Young, cheerful Nanao can’t wait to marry her betrothed, Reito, the young lord of the Byakurenji family. But that changes one night when she is attacked by a vengeful yokai spirit--an ayakashi--leaving her scarred with the mark of a demonic curse. Her cousin Akemi seizes the chance to steal away her fiance, but it doesn't matter. Reito now finds her repulsive, and Nanao is forced to wear a monkey mask to hide her scar and live the life of an outcast. Years later, she meets Yako, the willfull young scion of another noble family. When Nanao's mask shatters after an accident, Yako sees her face and is drawn to her beauty and great spiritual power. But there’s more to the handsome young lord then meets the eye, and when Yako offers Nanao a way out of her torturous life, the new life that awaits her is filled with more mystery and intrigue that she could ever imagine...

  • Published: 9 December 2025
  • ISBN: 9798888775318
  • Imprint: Kodansha
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 208
  • RRP: $29.99

Praise for The Ayakashi Hunter's Tainted Bride 5

Manga Plaza reader reviews of the digital release
"I binged read this! So good! I don't normally like romance but this is a great mix of action, romance, and intrigue. Can't wait for the next chapter!"

"This is a really good story so far. I’ve been really into the 'mistreatment of women from their families then being liberated by their fiances who treat them proper' plots recently and this story is no exception."

"Art and expressions 10/10. Familiarity with a few tweaks hits the mark in an enjoyable read."

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