Butsu Zone

Butsu Zone
仏ゾーン (Butsu Zōn)
Demographic	Shōnen
Genre	Fantasy
Manga
Author	Hiroyuki Takei
Publisher	Shueisha
Serialized in	Weekly Shonen Jump
Original run	1997
Volumes	3 (Complete)

Butsu Zone (仏ゾーン, Butsu Zōn^?) is a manga by Hiroyuki Takei, serialized in three tankōbon.

The series highlights the adventures of Senju, an emissary of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva, who has to find and protect Sachi, an incarnation of the Buddha Miroku.

The Butsu Zone character Anna Kyōyama also appeared in Itako no Anna, Funbari no Uta and Shaman King.

Characters

Senju (センジュ, Senju^?)

The emissary of Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva sent to protect the incarnation of the bodhisattva Miroku by the Dainichi Nyorai. He uses the Senju Armor (センジュ天衣, Senju aamaa^?).

Sachi (サチ, Sachi^?)

A young orphan who was abandoned by her parents and raised by a poor priest. Sachi is an incarnation of the Buddha Miroku.

Mike Minoura (マイク箕浦, Maiku Minoura^?)

The leader of the Minoura clan, Minoura destroyed Sachi's temple, but was defeated by Senju. He and his clan later become Buddhist monks and help rebuild the temple.

Plot

The story begins with a girl, Sachi, protesting about the planned destruction of the temple (her home) by the Minoura clan, who plans to build a hotel in its place. One of the gangsters notices the statue of the Thousand-Hand Kannon within the temple. Sachi then tells them that she will not allow anything to happen to the statue. The gangsters then laugh and threaten her, telling her that there is nothing the statue can do to save her. Just then, the Thousand-Hand Kannon comes to life, breaking the temple doors and attacking one of the gangsters. The statue then shatters into pieces and inside it is a boy who tells them to lay their hands off Sachi, sending fear amongst the gangsters who then flee, vowing revenge. The boy introduces himself as Senju of the Thousand-Hand Kannon.

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