Arm of Kannon 7

High-tech SF mixes with dark fantasy and horror in this manga (Japanese girls` comic) about a government conspiracy to gain control of an ancient weapon. Mao and his sister Mayo`s archaeologist father suddenly returns home after a three-year absence, bearing news of the Arm of Senju Kannon, an artifact that infects and possesses a human host. A weapons contractor for the government is seeking the Arm of Kannon for use in their work--creating monstrous super-soldiers through genetic manipulation. Will Mao, Mayo, and the powerful, enigmatic warrior-monk who has declared himself their bodyguard prevent the evil of the Arm of Kannon from manifesting, or is it already too late? Set in the original Japanese right-to-left format, the black-and-white art deftly mingles lush, pretty pieces with horrific images to keep the tension high. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.