History Manga / Amatsuki

* DontTryThisAtHome: When Toki headbutts Kanzo and [[RealityEnsues gives himself a concussion]].

* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:The characters in Amatsuki are either based on people from the present day, or actually are those people trapped in virtual reality. Most have no knowledge of the real world, and bear only subtle resemblances to their other selves, in one case even switching genders.]]
** [[spoiler:Bonten - Midori]]
** [[spoiler:Ginshu - Urushibara]]
** [[spoiler:Shinshu - Lily]]
** [[spoiler:Utsubushi - Hashita]]
** [[spoiler:Ainezu - Aonibi]]
** [[spoiler:Susutake - Wakasa]]
** [[spoiler:The Shogun - Chitose]]

* NinetyPercentOfYourBrain: The "ten percent" myth is used in Chapter 48 by Urushibara, a crazy doctor trying to push the limits of the human body. It remains to be seen if [[spoiler:Lily]] develops any special abilities related to this, or if the other unusable 90% has any part to play in the two-worlds plot.
** In fact, the myth becomes the basis for Amatsuki's existence. [[spoiler: Amatsuki is a vast artificial reality system, so resource-intensive that it requires at least a hundred human brains to act as the hard drives and CPUs to maintain it.]]

An ongoing manga by Shinobu Takayama that began in 2002 and was adapted into a ThirteenEpisodeAnime in 2008. While it's [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove often overlooked]] for its [[JigsawPuzzlePlot extremely complicated storyline]], ''Amatsuki'' has SugarWiki/AwesomeArt, [[ShownTheirWork accurate and detailed references to Japanese history and folklore]], and a fleshed-out cast of characters.

* BlindIdiotTranslation: The only way for English readers to read Amatsuki is through a fan translation available online. Unfortunately, while it doesn't seem bad at first glance, it bears little to no relation to the original text, altering the story completely at certain points.

An ongoing manga by Shinobu Takayama that began in 2002 and was adapted into a ThirteenEpisodeAnime in 2008. While it's [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove often overlooked]] for its [[JigsawPuzzlePlot extremely complicated storyline]], ''Amatsuki'' has {{awesome art}}, [[ShownTheirWork accurate and detailed references to Japanese history and folklore]], and a fleshed-out cast of characters.

* {{Shotacon}}: Both Sasaki and Kurotobi seem to have a thing for young Toki, Kurotobi being in the habit of calling Toki cute and at one point apologizing for staring. Sasaki, on the other hand, just seems to enjoy being creepy.

* GenreSavvy: Kon is so genre savvy ''he knows the world he and Toki are trapped in is fictional''.
** [[spoiler: Which makes sense, because he was hacking into Amatsuki prior to the start.]]
--->'''Kon:''' Kinda sounds like a really well-done historical video game, huh?
--->'''Toki:''' A game...?
--->'''Kon:''' Come on... stuff like this happens all the time in manga and novels. A time slip story, you know?

** Shiraai and Aonibi appear to have [[YouGottaHaveBlueHair blue hair]], and Wakasa has bright pink (though he probably dyed it). Also PrettyBoy Ginshu had reddish hair before his [[spoiler:UnwantedRevival]].

* SpotlightStealingSquad: Bonten's group have appeared on almost every cover since Volume 7, meaning, aside from [[TheFace Toki]], few other characters take centre stage.

While it's [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove often overlooked]] for its [[JigsawPuzzlePlot extremely complicated storyline]], ''Amatsuki'', a manga by Shinobu Takayama (adapted into a ThirteenEpisodeAnime in 2008), has {{awesome art}}, an intricate plot, [[ShownTheirWork accurate and detailed references to Japanese history and folklore]], and a fleshed-out cast of characters.

Tokidoki [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname "Toki"]] Rikugou is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who, after [[BookDumb failing history]], is forced to visit an incredibly high-tech new virtual reality museum modelling the [[JidaiGeki Edo Period]] for make-up work. As he explores the building, he gets separated from his friends and suddenly encounters a tiny [[TheFaceless masked figure]] riding a huge [[MixAndMatchCritters monster]] which inexplicably attacks, [[EyeScream leaving him blind in one eye]] and destroying his VR goggles...but not the simulation. As the monster moves in for the kill, a [[ActionGirl beautiful swordswoman]] named Kuchiha shows up to save Toki, right before faints.

It's not long before we discover that, in this world of humans and demons where everything is written in [[BecauseDestinySaysSo the net of heaven]] by the PowersThatBe, Toki is unique in that, as an outsider, [[ImmuneToFate he is the only one whose destiny has not been predetermined]] - thus giving him the power to [[RealityWarper change the fates of others]]. He finds himself caught between various warring factions, some seeking to destroy the world, others to protect it, and all determined to use the "Unwritten Page" to their own advantage.

Toki wakes to find himself face-to-face with none other than his [[JapaneseDelinquents notoriously violent classmate]], Kon Shinonome, although looking very different from before. Kon explains that the masked figure is a malevolent [[{{Youkai}} demon]] known as the Yakou, that Toki is now [[FishOutOfTemporalWater trapped in the Edo Period]], and that Kon himself was also attacked and trapped there two years earlier - despite the fact that Toki remembers seeing him at the museum only a few hours ago. There is no known way to return home, so Kon and Kuchiha, who happen to be acquainted, decide to take care of Toki for the time being.

Tokidoki [[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname "Toki"]] Rikugou is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who, after [[BookDumb failing history]], is forced to visit an incredibly high-tech new virtual reality museum modelling the [[JidaiGeki Edo Period]] for make-up work. As he explores the building, he gets separated from his friends and suddenly encounters a tiny [[TheFaceless masked figure]] riding a huge [[MixAndMatchCritters monster]], which inexplicably attacks him, [[EyeScream leaving him blind in one eye]] and destroying his VR goggles...but not the simulation. As the monster moves in for the kill, a [[ActionGirl beautiful swordswoman]] named Kuchiha shows up to save Toki, right before he loses conciousness.

->''"Soon you will have to choose. Will you destroy this world, and return to your own? Or will you protect this world, and become its master?"''

Tokidoki Rikugou is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who, after [[BookDumb failing history]], is forced to visit an incredibly high-tech new virtual reality museum modelling the [[JidaiGeki Edo Period]] for make-up work. As he explores the building, Toki gets separated from his friends and suddenly encounters a tiny [[TheFaceless masked figure]] riding a huge [[MixAndMatchCritters monster]], which inexplicably attacks him, [[EyeScream leaving him blind in one eye]] and destroying his VR goggles...but not the simulation. As the monster moves in for the kill, a [[ActionGirl beautiful swordswoman]] named Kuchiha shows up to save Toki, right before he loses conciousness.

It's not long before we discover that, in this world of humans and demons where everything is written in [[BecauseDestinySaysSo the net of heaven]] by the reigning PowersThatBe, Toki is unique in that, as an outsider, [[ImmuneToFate he is the only one whose destiny has not been predetermined]] - thus giving him the power to [[RealityWarper change the fates of others]]. He finds himself caught between various warring factions, some seeking to destroy the world, others to protect it, and all determined to use the "Unwritten Page" to their own advantage.

Toki wakes to find himself face-to-face with none other than his [[JapaneseDelinquents notoriously violent classmate]], Kon Shinonome, although looking very different from before. Kon explains that the masked figure is a malevolent [[{{Youkai}} demon]] known as the Yakou, that Toki is now [[FishOutOfTemporalWater trapped in the simulation]], and that Kon himself was also attacked and trapped there two years earlier - despite the fact that Toki remembers seeing him at the museum only a few hours ago. There is no known way to return home, so Kon and Kuchiha, who happen to be acquaintances, are assigned to take care of Toki for the time being.

Tokidoki Rikugou is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who, after [[BookDumb failing history]], is forced to visit an incredibly high-tech new virtual reality museum modelling the [[JidaiGeki Edo Period]] for make-up work. As he explores the building, Toki gets separated from his friends and suddenly encounters a tiny [[TheFaceless masked figure]] riding a huge [[MixAndMatchCritters monster]], which inexplicably attacks him, destroying his VR goggles and [[EyeScream leaving him blind in one eye]]. However, just before he loses conciousness, a [[ActionGirl beautiful swordswoman]] named Kuchiha shows up to save the day.

Tokidoki Rikugou is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who, after [[BookDumb failing history]], is forced to visit an incredibly high-tech new virtual reality museum modelling the [[JidaiGeki Edo Period]] for make-up work. As he explores the building, Toki gets separated from his friends and suddenly encounters a tiny [[TheFaceless masked figure]] and its [[MixAndMatchCritters monstrous companion]], a nue that inexplicably attacks him, destroying his VR goggles and [[EyeScream leaving him blind in one eye]]. Just before he loses conciousness, a [[ActionGirl beautiful swordswoman]] named Kuchiha shows up to save the day.

Toki wakes to find himself face-to-face with none other than his [[JapaneseDelinquents notoriously violent classmate]], Kon Shinonome, although looking very different from before. Kon explains that the masked figure is a malevolent [[{{Youkai}} demon]] known as the Yakou, that Toki is now [[FishOutOfTemporalWater trapped in the simulation]], and that Kon himself was also attacked and trapped there two years earlier - despite the fact that Toki remembers seeing him at the museum only a few hours ago. There is no known way to return home, so Kon and Kuchiha, who turn out to be acquaintances, are assigned to take care of Toki for the time being.

Toki wakes to find himself face-to-face with none other than his [[JapaneseDelinquents notoriously violent classmate]], Kon Shinonome, although his appearance has changed drastically. Kon explains that the masked figure is a malevolent [[{{Youkai}} demon]] known as the Yakou, that Toki is now [[FishOutOfTemporalWater trapped in the simulation]], and that Kon himself was also attacked by a nue and trapped there two years earlier - despite the fact that Toki remembers seeing him at the museum only a few hours ago. There is no known way to return home, so Kon and Kuchiha are assigned to take care of Toki for the time being.

Tokidoki Rikugou is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who, after [[BookDumb failing history]], is forced to visit an incredibly high-tech new virtual reality museum modelling the [[JidaiGeki Edo Period]]. As he explores the building, Toki gets separated from his friends and suddenly comes face-to-face with a tiny [[TheFaceless masked figure]] and its [[MixAndMatchCritters monstrous companion]], a nue that inexplicably attacks him, destroying his VR goggles and [[EyeScream leaving him blind in one eye]]. Just before he loses conciousness, a [[ActionGirl beautiful swordswoman]] named Kuchiha shows up to save the day.

Toki wakes to find none other than his [[JapaneseDelinquents notoriously violent classmate]], Kon Shinonome, although he looks pretty different from before. Kon explains that the masked figure is a malevolent [[{{Youkai}} demon]] known as the Yakou, that Toki is now [[FishOutOfTemporalWater trapped in the simulation]], and that Kon himself was also attacked by a nue and trapped there two years earlier - despite the fact that Toki remembers seeing him at the museum only a few hours ago. There is no known way to return home, so Kon and Kuchiha are assigned to take care of Toki for the time being.

Tokidoki Rikugou is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who, after [[BookDumb failing history]], is forced to visit an incredibly high-tech new virtual reality museum modelling the [[JidaiGeki Edo Period]], along with [[JapaneseDelinquents notorious class-cutting delinquent]] Kon Shinonome. As he explores the building, Toki suddenly comes face-to-face with a tiny [[TheFaceless masked figure]] and its [[MixAndMatchCritters monstrous companion]], a nue that inexplicably attacks him, destroying his VR goggles and [[EyeScream leaving him blind in one eye]]. But, just before he loses conciousness, a [[ActionGirl beautiful swordswoman]] named Kuchiha shows up to save the day.

Toki wakes in a room containing none other than Kon, although he looks very different from before. Kon explains that the masked figure is a malevolent [[{{Youkai}} demon]] known as the Yakou, that Toki is now [[FishOutOfTemporalWater trapped in the simulation]], and that Kon himself was also attacked and transported there two years earlier - despite the fact that Toki remembers seeing him only a few hours ago. There is no known way to return home, so Kon and Kuchiha are assigned to take care of Toki for the time being.

It's not long before we discover that, in this world of humans and demons, where everything is written in [[BecauseDestinySaysSo the net of heaven]] by the reigning PowersThatBe, Toki is unique in that, as an outsider, [[ImmuneToFate he is the only one whose destiny has not been predetermined]] - thus giving him the power to [[RealityWarper change the fates of others]]. He finds himself caught between various warring factions, some seeking to destroy the world, others to protect it, and all determined to use the "Unwritten Page" to their own advantage.

Tokidoki Rikugou is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who, after [[BookDumb failing history]], is forced to visit an incredibly high-tech virtual reality museum modelling the [[JidaiGeki Edo Period]] with some of his classmates, including [[JapaneseDelinquents notorious class-cutting delinquent]], Kon Shinonome. As he explores the building, Toki is separated from the others and suddenly comes face-to-face with a tiny [[TheFaceless masked figure]] and its [[MixAndMatchCritters monstrous companion]], a nue that inexplicably attacks him, destroying his VR goggles and [[EyeScream leaving him blind in one eye]]. But, just before he loses conciousness, a [[ActionGirl beautiful swordswoman]] named Kuchiha shows up to save the day.

While it's [[SugarWiki/NeedsMoreLove often passed up or overlooked]] for its [[JigsawPuzzlePlot extremely complicated storyline]], ''Amatsuki'', a manga by Shinobu Takayama (adapted into a thirteen episode anime in 2008), has a very strong story with {{awesome art}}, an intricate plot, [[ShownTheirWork accurate and detailed references to Japanese history and folklore]], and a fleshed-out cast of characters.

Tokidoki Rikugou is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who, after [[BookDumb failing history]], is forced to visit an incredibly high-tech virtual reality museum modelling the [[JidaiGeki Edo Period]] with some of his classmates, including [[JapaneseDelinquents notorious class-cutting delinquent]], Kon Shinonome. As he explores the building, Toki is separated from the others and suddenly comes face-to-face with a tiny [[TheFaceless masked figure]] and its [[MixAndMatchCritters monstrous companion]], a nue that inexplicably attacks him, destroying his VR goggles and [[EyeScream leaving him blind in one eye]]. But, at the last minute, a [[ActionGirl beautiful young swordswoman]] named Kuchiha shows up to save the day, before poor Toki falls unconscious.

He wakes up in a room containing none other than Kon, although he looks very different from before. Kon explains that the masked figure is a malevolent [[{{Youkai}} demon]] known as the Yakou, that Toki is now [[FishOutOfTemporalWater trapped in the simulation]], and that Kon himself was also attacked and transported there two years earlier - despite the fact that Toki remembers seeing him only a few hours ago. There is no known way to return home, so Kon and Kuchiha are assigned to take care of Toki for the time being.

Tokidoki Rikugou is an OrdinaryHighSchoolStudent who, after [[BookDumb failing history]], is forced to visit an incredibly high-tech virtual reality museum modelling the [[JidaiGeki Edo Period]] with some of his classmates, including [[JapaneseDelinquents notorious class-cutting delinquent]], Kon Shinonome. As he explores the building, Toki comes face-to-face with a [[TheFaceless masked figure]] whose [[MixAndMatchCritters monstrous companion]], the Nue, inexplicably attacks him, destroying his VR goggles and [[EyeScream leaving him blind in one eye]]. But, at the last minute, a [[ActionGirl beautiful young swordswoman]] named Kuchiha shows up to save the day, before poor Toki falls unconscious.

He wakes up in a room containing none other than Kon, although he looks very different from before. Kon explains that the masked figure is a mysterious malevolent [[{{Youkai}} demon]] known as the Yakou, that Toki is now [[FishOutOfTemporalWater trapped in the simulation]], and that Kon himself was also attacked and transported there two years earlier - despite the fact that Toki remembers seeing him only a few hours ago. There is no known way to return home, so Kon and Kuchiha are assigned to take care of Toki for the time being.

He wakes up in a room containing none other than Kon, although he looks very different from before. Kon explains that the masked figure is a mysterious malevolent [[{{Youkai}} demon]] known as the Yakou, that Toki is now [[FishOutOfTemporalWater trapped in the simulation, and that Kon himself was also attacked and transported there two years earlier - despite the fact that Toki remembers seeing him only a few hours ago. There is no known way to return home, so Kon and Kuchiha are assigned to take care of Toki for the time being.

It's not long before we discover that, in this world of war between humans and demons, where everything is written in [[BecauseDestinySaysSo the net of heaven]] by the reigning PowersThatBe, Toki is unique in that, as an outsider, [[ImmuneToFate he is the only one whose destiny has not been predetermined]] - thus giving him the power to [[RealityWarper affect the fates of others]]. He finds himself caught between various factions, all determined to use the "Unwritten Page" to their own advantage.

He wakes up in a room with none other than Kon, although the latter appears very different than before. Kon and Kuchiha explain to Toki that the masked figure is an [[{{Youkai}} ayakashi]] known as Yakou, that he is now [[FishOutOfTemporalWater trapped in the simulation of Edo Period Japan]], and that Kon was also attacked and transported there two years earlier - despite the fact that Toki last saw him only a few hours ago. There is no known way to return home, so the pair of them elect to take care of Toki and teach him how to fit in.

This all plays out like a fairly typical TrappedInAnotherWorld story, until Toki eventually discovers that [[TheChosenOne he has a special power]]. In this world called Amatsuki, where [[BecauseDestinySaysSo everyone's destiny is pre-determined]] by the reigning PowersThatBe, Toki is unique in that, as a newcomer to the world, [[ImmuneToFate he is the only one whose destiny has not already been decided]] - thus giving him the power to [[RealityWarper change the fates of others through his actions and decisions]]. His status grants him the title of "The Unwritten Page", and as a war between humans and demons rages on in Amatsuki, both sides want to use his power to their own advantage. This soon leads him to encounters with members of the different factions, including Bonten, [[AntiHero a powerful demon and agent of Heaven]]; Ginshu, [[{{Miko}} a priestess who is head of demon extermination]]; and Tadajiro Sasaki, [[ManipulativeBastard a manipulative government official]].