Later, a large group of bullies try again to extort him, however this time, he brutally beats them down discovering he enjoys the sight of blood after hating it for so long.

Suddenly, a cloaked man carrying strange weapons and wearing a bell on his right ear swoops down from the rooftops and attacks the murderer.

[10][11] Carlo Santos from Anime News Network said it had "unfolding in unexpected ways [...] and treating us to an ever-expanding universe."

[12] In another review, Santos praised the fact of Natsume pours his personal philosophy as a creator in the manga: "Of course, just being an exciting, well-paced fight scene doesn't hurt either—but being framed as part of the eternal debate between good and evil is what really completes the scenario.

[14] Leroy Douresseaux also from Comic Book Bin described it as "Harry Potter with a dash of Steve Ditko's The Creeper, and this dark fantasy and battle manga is worth your time", and he felt the series ended to early.

[2] Kurozakuro has "an intriguing and dark plot perfect" according to ActiveAnime's Whitney Cox that also praised Mikito, the main character.

[15] Also from ActiveAnime, Davey C. Jones enjoyed the "[c]ool moves, dire battles and secrets" but qualified the art as "chaotic".