Land of the Blindfolded

目隠しの国

Mekakushi no Kuni

48 chapters

9 volumes

1998 – 2004

In "Land of the Blindfolded," high school student Outsuka Kanade has the ability to occasionally foresee a person's future when she makes physical contact with them. Her new classmate, Naitou Arou, a transfer student, can only perceive past events through his psychic powers. When Kanade foresees a grim outcome, she questions whether she can change it. She soon forms a bond with Arou, who has greater mastery over his abilities and can activate or deactivate them at will, even using them to uncover the "memories" embedded in objects. As the story unfolds, the question arises whether these young seers are destined for each other. Additionally, the narrative explores whose strategy is more effective: Arou’s passive approach of non-interference or Kanade’s active but problematic attempts to alter outcomes. Included one-shots: Volume 1: Machigaeru Otoko (The Boy Who Makes Mistakes), Matsuri no Ato (After the Sports Festival) Volume 2: Hyakka Jimusho no Akuma (The Devil in the Flowered Office) Volume 3: Ame no Naka (Inside Rain)