Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan
Season 1, Episode 8: Tragic Umewakamaru!
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Gyuki who was known as Umewakamaru while he was human, past is revealed. Umewakamaru is a noble child who excels at everything but after his father dies his mother leaves him at a monastery. News of his mother's illness prompts Umewakamaru to want to see her. On the way he is tricked by demons into going the wrong way. There he finds out his mother has been devoured by the youkai Gyuki. Umewakamaru goes mad with grief and kills the demon Gyuki and in this state he takes to killing other travelers. In time he also comes to be known as Gyuki. It is here that Rikuo's father meets him for the first time and after defeating him in battle requests that he join them as a member of their family.
All Episodes - Season 1
Episode 1
Becoming the Lord of Pandemonium
Episode 2
Poison Wings Flutter in the Bamboo Thicket
Episode 3
Yura Keikain and the Kiyojuji Paranormal Patrol
Episode 4
The Rat of Darkness Devours the Cat
Episode 5
Red Plum Blossoms on the Demons' Mountain
Episode 6
A Trap is Set on the Evil Mountain
Episode 7
Darkness Moves on the Night of the New Moon
Episode 8
Tragic Umewakamaru!
Episode 9
Gyuuki`s Beloved Nura Clan
Episode 10
The Demon Mirror Devours the Fruit
Episode 11
The Vanguard Wind Blows from the West
Episode 12
Tamazuki And The Seven Shadows
Episode 13
The Inugamigyobu-Tanuki Tamazuki`s Beckoning
Episode 14
Fierce Fire and Sudden Rain
Episode 15
The Fighting Girls
Episode 16
The Sublime Spirit Burns Crimson
Episode 17
Natsumi and Lord Senba
Episode 18
The Evil Dog Howls at the Ruins
Episode 19
The Curtain Falls in the Darkness
Episode 20
The 7:3 Pledge of Loyalty
Episode 21
Towards the Sunrise
Episode 22
Darkness and Ice
Episode 23
The Devil`s Hammer
Episode 24
The Moon is in the Sky