Hi, my pick today is "Black Torch" a Shounen Action manga about Jirou Azuma a young man trained in the shinobi arts that has the ability to talk to animals. One day he saves a black cat named Ragou that teaches Jirou about Mononoke. Monoke is the name of spirits that can take the form of both people and animals.
Soon after they are attacked by a Mononoke that is after Ragou's power but Jirou is deadly injured trying to protect Ragou, forcing Ragou to merge with Jirou to save him.

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As a descendant of shinobi, Jirou Azuma has been learning ninja techniques his entire life. But in addition to that, he also has the ability to talk to animals. One day when he rescues a strange black cat named Ragou, he learns that the world is filled with spirits called mononoke that can take the form of both people and animals. However, their meeting is cut short when they are attacked by a hostile mononoke who is after Ragou's power.