Hand x Red

About the Manga
HandxRed is a shonen manga written by Kurata Hideyuki and drawn by Itsuki Hoshi. It is a fantasy, with a magical theme. It is about Jim, a young boy bound by a curse which seals him in the darkness of purgatory for 100 years. Bound by a curse, half of his heart is held by his best friend Luca. Due to Luca's betrayal, Jim lost both his best friend and his heart. Once every 100 years, Jim is allowed to roam free for only 10 days and search for Luca, whom he must defeat to break the curse.

Plot Overview
The story starts with a boy called Virgil who is training to be a swordsman in order to follow his dream of protecting the Princess of his country. He then goes off to the top of a mountain to train, after being encouraged by Grandpa Logo. Whilst training he comes across a cave and a strange wind blowing out of it. Having gone through the cave he finds a boy, who he thinks is a monster. Gathering courage he then charges at the boy, but falls through the ice beneath him. The boy saves him and starts to eat Virgil's food. From then on they are friends and Virgil helps Jim (the boy) with finding Luca and his heart.

Characters
Jim: The main charater of the manga, Jim is a boy magician with only half a heart. his best friend Luca cursed him, sending him to purgatory for 100 years.

Virgil: another young boy, who dreams of proteecting the princess and becoming a swordsman. His father was the king's knight.

Grandpa Logo: Virgil's friend, Grandpa Logo fought against Luca with Jim 100 years ago. When Jim returns he gives him a sword to break Luca's spell.

Luca: Jim's former best friend, Luca cursed Jim and took half of his heart. he then became the king of the rock country, but after falling ill left that job to his son.