| Ayashi no Ceres |
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Genre: (Manga/Anime)
Romance
Manga Volumes: Ten
Anime DVD Volumes: Eight
Manga Summary: Aya and her twin brother Aki thought they were going to a celebration of
their sixteenth birthday at their grandfather's home, but the funeral-like
atmosphere tips them off that something's not right. Their
"birthday present" turns out to be a mummified hand; the power of
which forces an awakening within Aya, and painful wounds all over
Aki's body. Grandfather Mikage announces that Aki will be heir to
the Mikage fortune, and Aya must die! But Aya has allies in the
athletic cook and martial artist Yuhi, and the mysterious and
attractive, Tya. But can two handsome and resourceful guys save
Aya when it's her own power that's out of control?
DVD Summary:Aya Mikage and her twin brother Aki thought
they were two normal teenagers until one incredible day turned
their lives around forever. According to legend, in the village
of Miho there lived a fisherman who found a beautiful feathered
robe of tennyo (celestial maiden or angel) hanging on a pine tree.
This tennyo, named Ceres, was tricked into marrying the fisherman
and bearing his children, eventually forming the Mikage Clan.
Although age eventually claimed the Ceres, her will and vengeance
have lived on in a select few of her female descendants. One of
who just happens to be Aya Mikage. And now Ceres wants her revenge!
With Ceres' incredible power about to manifest itself, Aya has
become a liability to her influential family's interests. Will
Aya prevail over the influence of Ceres, or will her family mark
her for death?
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