A kakioroshi one-shot included in Hoshino Yukinobu -Debut 45 Shuunen Kinen- (星野之宣 ―デビュー45周年記念―). In celebration of Yukinobu Hoshino's 45th anniversary since debuting as a mangaka, he and his friend Daijiro Morohoshi collaborated to have their most famous characters finally meet!

Munakata is an anthropology professor that studies the relationship between folklore or fairy tales and real historical events. He believes that many of these stories that most presume to be entirely fictional are actually based on real events. This manga tells the story of Professor Munakata as he follows the clues left from both the imaginary world of fairy tales and the real world historical evidence.


A former professor of archaeology, Hieda Reijiro, was expelled from the Japanese Archaeological Association for claiming that youkai exist. 
Ancient horrors come to life before our eyes as the youkai hunter wanders the land to find proof for his theories. 

This is the first serialization of Youkai Hunter with one additional chapter, which were all collected in the first volume in 1978. 
1. Kuroi Tankyuusha (黒い探究者) [Weekly Shounen Jump #37 (1974)] 
2. Akai Kuchibiru (赤い唇) [Weekly Shounen Jump #38 (1974)] 
3. Seimei no Ki (生命の木) [Weekly Shounen Jump Special August Issue (1976)] 
4. Yami no Naka no Kamen no Kao (闇の中の仮面の顔) [new chapter made specifically for 1978's Youkai Hunter tankoubon edition] 
5. Seibutsu Toshi (生物都市) [Weekly Shounen Jump #31 (1974)]

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