Summary

An epic fantasy adventure set in an alternate medieval Japan, where humans co-exist with the mythic half man/half horse beasts known as centaurs, or "jinba". The centaur race were long revered as deities in ancient times; however, with the advent of the sengoku (warring states) period, humans started to enslave and use them for military purposes due to their speed, stamina, and ability to communicate in human language. Centaurs living in the plains were rapidly subjugated; in contrast, large numbers of centaurs living deep in the mountains were still free due to their relative isolation. A wild and proud samurai jinba from the mountains named Matsukaze, known as the redheaded rock tiger, is caught while protecting his son. He is traded to a feudal lord, and taken to his land. There he meets another centaur, named Kohibari, whose village was burned down as a child. He is a tame centaur, who had his arms amputated when he was captured, and has given up hope of escaping his human captors. If they can get over their differences and work together, they just might be able to return to the wilds as free centaurs.

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neptunesproject

Commented on Volume 2 • on Apr 12, 2024 at 03:15 PM

Oh man

Synthetic

Commented on Centaurs • on Apr 11, 2024 at 11:35 AM

YES, I LOVE THIS AUTHOR! - Ryo Sumiyoshi is THE SHIT!!! 🥰💕 Am ECSTATIC to see their work up here on Inkr. - I've actually got a physical copy of the first volume of this series, but haven't read Vol. 2 yet - AND HERE IT IS FOR FREE!!! WOOHOO!!! - - NOTES: - Ryo-sama often deals w/ some dark themes in their work, and this is no exception. - (Although, when they're using THIS pseudonym, it won't be their darkest stuff. My FAVORITE of their works is called "MADK" - and the author goes by "Ryo Suzuri" for that one, I suspect because they didn't want to scare people off from their more mainstream works. That one GOES some places, lemme tell you... 😆) - - - Mild SPOILERS ahead, for the sake of warnings and triggers: - - - It's been a while since I read this (and I don't have time to re-read just at the moment), but off the top of my head: - Volume 1 deals w/ dark themes such as: Kidnapping, Racism (between humans and centaurs), Slavery, Hobbling, Forced Amputation (off-screen, past), and Rape (off-screen). - - It's very possible I'm forgetting something important, but I'm [supposed to be] getting ready for work right now. I'll come back later, once I've given this a re-read, and give a better review.

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