is a manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 by Ryūsuke Mita

Ryūsuke Mita

is a Japanese manga creator. He is best known for his seinen manga series Dragon Half, which was made into an anime OVA by the same name. He also illustrates Futabasha game books under the pen name . Mita's father is Munesuke Mita, a well-known Japanese sociologist, and his grandfather was Sekisuke...

. The manga is about a boy endowed with the power of a special ring called General.

The story

The story is about an earthling named Captured and his adventures in a distant universe where he isn't really wanted because of his black hair which the inhabitants-which are called the land Starians- do not have. Several years ago, he was tormented by the other kids and he found a ring called General. It had the power of Spect'master and the ability to change his arm into a weapon. Along with Manji - his father and a female called Camel, they run a ramen

Ramen

is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles served in a meat- or fish-based broth, often flavored with soy sauce or miso, and uses toppings such as , , kamaboko, green onions, and occasionally corn...

 shop between their adventures in order earn enough money to buy a spaceship to return to Earth.

Characters

Captured

The protagonist of Kurokami Captured. He has black hair, blue eyes and a headband. Captured is tortured by the inhabitants because of his black hair (which they lack).He is a Spect'master with the power of General.

Manji

Captured's father who is from Earth but he built a spaceship and left Earth 30 years ago. That was before Captured was born. He must earn 7.8 billion Dottsu - the currency of the land star universe - to buy a spaceship in order to return to his homeland, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

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Kyameru'Camel'

The only land Starian who likes Captured. She is tall and blonde. Camel is also a Spect'master. She has four rings although she stops using them later on.

Moonsault

A princess

Princess

Princess is the feminine form of prince . Most often, the term has been used for the consort of a prince, or his daughters....

who joins the gang later on. However she frequently fights with Camel.

Full Nelson

One of Mother's four children. Is destroyed by Captured.

Somersault

Another one of Mother's four children. She trained Moonsault. She is destroyed also.

Avanlanche

Another of Mother's four children.

Splash

The most human of Mother's four children and the last one to be introduced. He looks to be fifteen years of age.

Mother

An faceless enemy that is the source of all life of the Land Starians. She has shown a dislike of Captured and Manji and wants to get rid of them for good. She has her own troop of soldiers known as the 'Mother guard'.

External links

• Mita Ryusuke English Fan Page contains summaries of Kurokami Captured