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Yoshimori, a sixteen-year-old kekkaishi--a demon hunter who creates magical barriers around his prey--sets out to improve himself after he fails to capture a foe; and loyal demon dog Madarao is reunited with someone from his past, who tries to lure him away.

Teenage demon-hunters Yoshimori and Tokine must find a way to resolve their differences if they are to stand a chance against demon-charmer Yomi and her pet demon, Yoki, and save their school.

Describes popular battles within the Star Wars series including the weapons used, previous jedi training, and the final Death Star duel.

"In an 'A Masked Battle Royal,' Ash joins the Masked Royal onstage for a fight against the Revengers! And in 'Kahuna Clash,' Ash visits Ula'ula Island to challenge the island kahuna, Nanu to grand trial. But Nanu doesn't think Ash and his Pok?mon pals are ready for it. Can Ash prove his skill--and ultimately win the battle?"--Back cover.

Luna appears and challenges Shark to a duel for a new card and a new power. Meanwhile, Yuma and his friends create the Numbers Club to find the Numbers Cards and stop Dr. Faker.

When Yuma realizes the only way to return his brother to normal is to collect one hundreds Numbers Cards, he begins a search that brings him face to face with the dangerous Kaito, a "Numbers Hunter.".

When E'Rah, the deity of despair, declares that she's come to destroy the Astral World, Astral realizes that E'Rah was the one who scattered his memories and chose Yagumo to be her agent. Soon, Yuma, Kaito, Shark, and Astral are caught in an epic duel that will decide their fates.

The duel of Yagumo and Ryoga accidentally opens a door to another world, pulling Yuma and friends inside. There they find that Yagumo has planned to use a black hole to destroy both Earth and the Astral World--and even the combined strength of Yagumo, Ryoga, Kaito, and Yuma might not be able to stop it.

As Kaito and Shark engage in an epic duel with Shadow, they learn some surprising things from the Numbers War--that Astral originally came to destroy the world, and that Dr. Faker is truly dead. In order to figure out the truth they will have to take the fight right to Mr. Heartland.

Readers will learn about the history of karate and details on the different styles and belt categories.