There are lots of shounen manga available today, and lots of them tend to borrow and overuse the same concepts, the same plot techniques, the same story lines, and most just fall flat eventually. Bleach, Naruto, D.Gray-man, it's all very mediocre.
Kekkaishi to me is a manga that doesn't have or do anything particularly special, and like its cousins it uses common aspects and features of action manga that don't break any conventions. However, it manages to accomplish much more.
For a start, the Protagonist's ability is absolutely genius, and it allows for a good mix of flexibility, strategy, power and defense which despite being frequently used
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 Alternative TitlesSynonyms: Kekkaishi Ayakashi Hojinden Japanese: 結界師 More titlesInformationType: Manga
Volumes: 35
Chapters: 345
Status: Finished
Published: Feb 18, 2004 to Apr 6, 2011
Theme:
Mythology
Demographic:
Shounen
Serialization:
Shounen Sunday Authors:
Tanabe, Yellow (Story & Art) Statistics Ranked: #7922 2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded. Popularity: #594
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Jun 25, 2011
I've recently finished reading Kekkaishi and it's the first shounen manga I've read by a female mangaka, the mangaka being Tanabe Yellow. The most outstanding thing about Kekkaishi is the story. Like other shounen's such as Bleach and Naruto it starts with the basis of completeing missions, finding out small truths and the spoof chapters for humour. Though throughout the process small hints of a bigger plot start to come out, keeping the reader intrested. Tanabe Yellow unlike alot of other mangaka's doesn't go off track, although she keeps up the twists and turns, constantly making the reader question whos the real evil guy or
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Nov 30, 2013
Kekkaishi is probably one of the most underrated shounen mangas out there, and if you saw the anime, you might get why. The manga, on the other hand, takes the story to a whole new level that really makes it worth the read.
Story: What's interesting about the story is that the plot itself is pretty original, at least to an extent. There's ayakashi (demons) which isn't exactly original, but I hesitate to call it cliche because it's more of a subgenre. However instead of flashy swords or guns, the characters use boxes called "kekkai's" which trap subjects and then destorys them, kind of in ... 
Jun 21, 2012
Kekkaishi is one of my personal favorites in the manga world. The beginning had its rough edges but overall great read. The characters are so devoloped into the story and you have that great feel to get to know these characters like Yoshimori and Masamori. The ending was a meh and the the many love hints between Yoshimori and Tokine were fun to get to know and watch them grow even closer together. These characters change during the time of the story And you get to know other characters and they keep the story going which I loved seeing.
Mar 13, 2023
It’s been over a decade since I’ve read/watched this series. While I was watching other popular animes I suddenly remembered about kekkaishi and how actually underrated this series is….There are so many things that new fans of anime would consider as novel in their favs, but there are so many gems out there who have already explored those concepts, characters and what not….Kekkaishi is one of those gems for sure.
The anime isn’t complete but I’d recommend you to watch the anime first and then read the series from the start although the anime adaptation follows the manga totally. But DEFINITELY READ after the anime ... 
Feb 2, 2021
I just finished this series. The conclusion at the end was a bit rushed in my opinion but it doesn't mean it wasn't good. This series was actually great and very enjoyable. I just wished there were more of Sen and Soji at the last few volumes because they're my favorite characters. I also loved the art style so much. It was very solid and clean and I think it suited the story well.
*A BIT SPOILER* **Sealing the adorable Chushinmaru at the end and Yoshimori creating a version of himself and Gen in the world he created, those actually made me emotional and sad.** Nevertheless, I still ... 
Feb 21, 2024
nice :3
Really good characters with cool designs and powers. The art fits the story perfectly too. Everything was just super good and enyoable to read. Altough some characters were a little rushed speciely the mc's brother. Maybe if the story was longer he and some other characters would not have been so rushed but it's not a big deal, because instead the author chose to develope the story and push it forward. I think it made the story so much more lively. You understod the story had a lot of moving pieces that had their own goals and ideas. Witch moved the story forward. The art ... 
Jan 18, 2012
Yoshimori is a very likeable guy, he never pays attention to his teacher, yet he is far from naive. He never let anyone takes advantage of him and as far as i know it has never been stated whether he is academically stupid or not.
Tokine is a nice girl next door, although to my dismay Yoshimori surpassed her skill. Those things put aside, what i like about this story is that there is no overdramatization, you know the moment in which a character cry like a big baby, or cry the heart out with a sound of piano in ... 
Mar 29, 2019
First things first. My "reviews" system is explained on a blog entry. Which can be found through my profile.
------ ✦Story To sum up the story. The biggest downfall for me was that after first main arcs. (until the first big boss was defeated) it was superb and it was the part that had Anime as well., which I've seen twice. But Anime ending felt rather unsatisfying thus why eventually popped Manga into my plan to read. Anyhow, after those arcs it started expanding with characters too much and it became fairly erratic, grand and chaotic, which lead to confusion and inconsistency. It's a great battle shounen with ... |
