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''Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness'' is the second book in the ''Literature/{{Moribito}}'' series of Japanese fantasy novels, written by Creator/NahokoUehashi. It has been adapted into:

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''Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness'' (''Yami no Moribito'' in Japanese) is the second book in the ''Literature/{{Moribito}}'' series of Japanese fantasy novels, written by Creator/NahokoUehashi. It has been adapted into:
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* TheGreatSerpent: It's revealed at the end of the Giving Ceremony that [[spoiler:the Mountain King]] is a giant water serpent from Noyook.
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* A manga series illustrated by Yū and serialized in Asahi Shimbun Publications' magazine ''Nemuki+'' from 2014 to 2017.

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* A manga series illustrated by Yū and serialized in Asahi Shimbun Publications' magazine ''Nemuki+'' from 2014 to 2017. It received scanlations by [[https://lsd.mangadex.com/2018/07/03/yami-no-moribito/ Lovely Strange Dark]] in 2018.

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''Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness'' is the second book in the ''Literature/{{Moribito}}'' series of Japanese fantasy novels, written by Creator/NahokoUehashi. It has been adapted by Satoshi Maruo and Yū into a radio drama and a manga respectively.

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''Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness'' is the second book in the ''Literature/{{Moribito}}'' series of Japanese fantasy novels, written by Creator/NahokoUehashi. It has been adapted into:
* The second season of a radio drama, written
by Satoshi Maruo and Yū into a radio drama and a broadcast by Creator/{{NHK}} FM Broadcast in 2007.
* A
manga respectively.series illustrated by Yū and serialized in Asahi Shimbun Publications' magazine ''Nemuki+'' from 2014 to 2017.



* SadlyMythtaken: During the Giving Ceremony, the Mountain King gifts the people of Kanbal with ''luisha'', the gemstones on which their economy depends. Based on the myth about him, Yuguro plots to conquer his land and steal all his gems. However, the myth is only a pale metaphor, and to anyone who's seen the reality, this plan is utter nonsense.

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* SadlyMythtaken: During the Giving Ceremony, the Mountain King gifts the people of Kanbal with ''luisha'', the gemstones on which their economy depends. Based on the myth about him, Yuguro plots to conquer his land and steal all his gems. However, the myth is only a pale metaphor, and to anyone who's seen the reality, this plan is utter nonsense.nonsense.
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Balsa Yonsa visits her native kingdom of Kanbal to confront her DarkAndTroubledPast, where she had to flee with Jiguro Musa for their lives due to Prince Rogsam's treacherous plot. After a mystical encounter with a ''hyohlu'', the titular Guardian of the Darkness, she uncovers the true depths of the conspiracy going on even after Rogsam's death.

''Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness'' is the second book in the ''Literature/{{Moribito}}'' series of Japanese fantasy novels, written by Creator/NahokoUehashi. It has been adapted by Satoshi Maruo and Yū into a radio drama and a manga respectively.
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!!''Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness'' provides examples of:
* FamilyThemeNaming:
** Jiguro Musa and his brothers, Kaguro and Yuguro, are three syllables with the last two ending in ''-guro''.
** Kaguro has a son named Kahm and a grandson named Kahmuro.
* GlowingGem: ''Luisha'', the most precious gem in Kanbal, is described as "glowing blue like the water at the bottom of a deep spring".
* LittlePeople:
** The Herder People are shorter than even Kassa, who is the shortest of his peers.
** The Titi Lan are a race of humanoids tiny enough to be known as the Ermine Riders.
* OurGhostsAreDifferent: The finale reveals [[spoiler:the ''hyohlu'', the titular Guardians of the Darkness,]] to be the ghosts of [[spoiler:the previous participants in the Giving Ceremony. Only the strongest spear-wielder among the present participants can lay them to rest as the Dancer, turning their souls into ''luisha'' to feed the people of Kanbal.]]
* SadlyMythtaken: During the Giving Ceremony, the Mountain King gifts the people of Kanbal with ''luisha'', the gemstones on which their economy depends. Based on the myth about him, Yuguro plots to conquer his land and steal all his gems. However, the myth is only a pale metaphor, and to anyone who's seen the reality, this plan is utter nonsense.

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