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SHADOW POWER
Darkness is more than absence of light. In Kagebound, it can become force, weapon and identity.
VAN EYCK STUDIOS MANGA
KAGEBOUND
影に縛られた者
BOUND TO THE SHADOW
Power hides in the places others fear to look. For Ren Kai, the shadows are no longer something outside him — they are part of what he is becoming.
CHAPTER 00
THE SHADOW AWAKENS
Ren Kai is sixteen years old when the world around him begins to reveal something impossible.
Shadows move where they should not move. Strange forces begin to react to him. And a hidden conflict starts pulling him toward a power he does not yet understand.
In Kagebound, strength is not simply inherited. It is survived.
THE KAGE SYSTEM
POWER LIVES IN THE DARK
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THE BOND
Power does not come freely. Every connection leaves a mark on the person who carries it.
03
CONTROL
The greatest danger may not be the enemy in front of you, but the power growing inside you.
MAIN CHARACTER
REN KAI
AGE 16
Ren Kai stands at the center of Kagebound. His connection to shadow power places him on a path where every battle forces him to confront what he may become.
The deeper he goes, the harder it becomes to know whether he controls the darkness — or whether the darkness is learning to control him.
影
PRIME
R
POWER CLASSIFICATION
RAZE PRIME
Raze PRIME represents a level of power that changes the scale of the conflict around Ren.
Whether rival, threat or something more complicated, Raze forces the boundaries of what the Kagebound world considers possible.
MANGA WORLD
BUILT IN COLOR, SPEED & SHADOW
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HIGH CONTRAST
Harsh light, deep shadow and visual tension define the atmosphere of Kagebound.
02
FAST COMBAT
Battles are designed around speed, impact, movement and sudden shifts in power.
03
INNER CONFLICT
The most dangerous battles are not always fought against another person.
MEET THE CHARACTERS
FACES OF KAGEBOUND
Meet the warriors, rivals and masters at the heart of the shadow-filled world of Kagebound.
MAIN CHARACTER
REN KAI
KAGEBOUND
MIKA SORYU
KAGEBOUND
TOMA
KAGEBOUND
DAIGO REN
MASTER
MASTER IZAN KURE
KAGEBOUND
RAIZEN VEI
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KAGEBOUND MANGA
第一巻
VOLUME 1
THE SHADOW OPENS
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VOLUME 1
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