Shadow Star, known in Japan as Narutaru , is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mohiro Kitoh, originally serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Afternoon. The Japanese name is an abbreviation of Mukuro Naru Hoshi, Tama Taru Ko , which roughly translates to Corpse of a Star; A Precious Child. In North America, it was licensed by Dark Horse Comics and serialized in Super Manga Blast!.