Shut Hell

Shut Hell (シュトヘル, Shuto Heru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by ITOH Yu.

Plot
Beginning of the 13th century.

In the days of old existed a woman warrior named Shut Hell, the Evil One, feared even by the Mongols, said to be the strongest army in history.

At first, she was just a normal Tangut's soldier frightened by the Mongol threat, but after coming close to death so many times, she found in herself a superhuman strength.

On the other side, a young Mongol prince, Yurul, is fascinated by the Tangut's, his enemies' writings, and is worried for the future....

And what does a present day Japanese boy have to do with them?

Shuto Heru won 16th Tezuka Osamu Prizes 2012 (New Creator Prize).