02/09/2026
Is that the rumble of an earthquake or the thundering of a Yaksa's colossal stomp? Incredible natural landscapes, diverse wildlife, and magic abound in Tanaraya. Yet for all its enchantments, the forests are in peril and its shores tangled up in storms. They say the Yaksas are to blame⌠but are there bigger giants to slay out there?
Kathrinna R. brings in new heroines for a climate in crisis in âTanaraya: The Yaksa Slayerâ, her English graphic novel debut and the start of this middle-grade multi-volume fantasy series that tears down the walls of we are told â about the environment, our myths, and the world around us.
đĄď¸ Preorder âTanaraya: The Yaksa Slayerâ at https://differenceengine.sg/comics/tanaraya-1/ from now till 2 October to receive a free exclusive keychain charm! (available for Singapore, Malaysia, and Brunei only).
â¨International release forthcoming in 2027 â stay tuned â¨
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SYNOPSIS
During a celebration commemorating one year since the end of the century-long Yaksa War, Emas, the princess of the floating queendom of Ang Kha Sa, is kidnapped by a mysterious organisation and taken to Underland, the land-level region of Tanaraya. After escaping her captors, she meets orphaned sisters Mera and Puti, who save her from a beast attack.
Throughout their adventures, Emas learns that while Underland boasts beautiful landscapes and diversity, it suffers from unpredictable weather changes and frequent natural disasters. Mera and Puti strongly believe these are caused by the annihilation of the mythical Yaksa giants, by the Yaksa Slayer, ironically celebrated as the hero who ended the war.
Emas has to find a way back home, with the organisation still on her back and a dark secret sheâs been keeping from her two new best friends...
âŚthat she is the Yaksa Slayer.
