Onmyōji (novel series)

Onmyōji

Cover of the first novel of Onmyōji, published by Bungeishunju on August 10, 1988
陰陽師
Genre Historical, fantasy
Novel series
Written by Baku Yumemakura
Published by Bungeishunju
Original run August 10, 1988 – present
Manga
Written by Reiko Okano
Published by Scola, Hakusensha
Demographic Seinen, shōjo
Magazine Comic Birz, Melody
Original run 19932005
Volumes 13
Manga
Onmyōji: Tamatebako
Written by Reiko Okano
Published by Hakusensha
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Melody
Original run 2011 – present
Volumes 6
Films

Onmyōji (陰陽師) is a novel series by Baku Yumemakura. It follows the story of a master in onmyōdō, a traditional Japanese cosmology.

Publication

Written by Baku Yumemakura, the Onmyōji novel series first appeared as a serial in the publisher Bungeishunju's magazine All Yomimono in the September 1986 issue.[1] Since then it has been published both in tankobon and bunkoban format, with the first one published by Bungeishunju on August 10, 1988 and on February 9, 1991 in these formats.[2][3]

No. Title Release date ISBN
1Onmyōji (陰陽師)August 10, 1988 (tankōbon)[2]
February 9, 1991 (bunkoban)[3]
ISBN 978-4-16-310450-8 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752801-0 (bunkoban)
2Onmyōji: Hiten no Maki (陰陽師 飛天ノ巻)June 20, 1995 (tankōbon)[4]
November 10, 1988 (bunkoban)[5]
ISBN 978-4-16-315650-7 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752804-1 (bunkoban)
3Onmyōji: Tsukumogami no Maki (陰陽師 付喪神ノ巻)November 30, 1997 (tankōbon)[6]
November 10, 2000 (bunkoban)[7]
ISBN 978-4-16-317360-3 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752805-8 (bunkoban)
4Onmyōji: Namanari Hime (陰陽師 生成り姫)March 15, 2000 (tankōbon)[8]
July 10, 2003 (bunkoban)[9]
ISBN 978-4-02-257498-5 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752809-6 (bunkoban)
5Onmyōji: Hōō no Maki (陰陽師 鳳凰ノ巻)June 26, 2000 (tankōbon)[10]
October 10, 2002 (bunkoban)[11]
ISBN 978-4-16-319320-5 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752807-2 (bunkoban)
6Onmyōji: Ryūteki no Maki (陰陽師 龍笛ノ巻)January 15, 2002 (tankōbon)[12]
March 10, 2005 (bunkoban)[13]
ISBN 978-4-16-320610-3 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752813-3 (bunkoban)
7Onmyōji: Taikyoku no Maki (陰陽師 太極ノ巻)April 14, 2004 (tankōbon)[14]
March 10, 2006 (bunkoban)[15]
ISBN 978-4-16-321730-7 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752815-7 (bunkoban)
8Onmyōji: Taki Yasha Hime Jō (陰陽師 瀧夜叉姫 上)September 29, 2005 (tankōbon)[16]
September 3, 2008 (bunkoban)[17]
ISBN 978-4-16-324270-5 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752817-1 (bunkoban)
9Onmyōji: Taki Yasha Hime Shita (陰陽師 瀧夜叉姫 下)September 29, 2005 (tankōbon)[18]
September 3, 2008 (bunkoban)[19]
ISBN 978-4-16-324280-4 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752818-8 (bunkoban)
10Onmyōji: Yakōhai no Maki (陰陽師 夜光杯ノ巻)June 29, 2007 (tankōbon)[20]
December 14, 2009 (bunkoban)[21]
ISBN 978-4-16-326060-0 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752820-1 (bunkoban)
11Onmyōji: Tenko no Maki (陰陽師 天鼓ノ巻)January 29, 2010 (tankōbon)[22]
July 10, 2012 (bunkoban)[23]
ISBN 978-4-16-328860-4 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752824-9 (bunkoban)
12Onmyōji: Daigo no Maki (陰陽師 醍醐ノ巻)March 30, 2011 (tankōbon)[24]
November 8, 2013 (bunkoban)[25]
ISBN 978-4-16-380570-2 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752825-6 (bunkoban)
13Onmyōji: Suigetsu no Maki (陰陽師 酔月ノ巻)October 30, 2012 (tankōbon)[26]
January 5, 2015 (bunkoban)[27]
ISBN 978-4-16-381720-0 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-790270-4 (bunkoban)
14Onmyōji: Sōkō no Maki (陰陽師 蒼猴ノ巻)January 10, 2014 (tankōbon)[28]
June 10, 2016 (bunkoban)[29]
ISBN 978-4-16-390000-1 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-790627-6 (bunkoban)
15Onmyōji: Hotarubi no Maki (陰陽師 螢火ノ巻)November 15, 2014 (tankōbon)[30]ISBN 978-4-16-390159-6
16Onmyōji: Gyokuto no Maki (陰陽師 玉兎ノ巻)September 10, 2016 (tankōbon)[31]ISBN 978-4-16-390518-1

Adaptations

Manga

A manga adaptation was serialized from 1993 to 2005 in the seinen magazine Comic Birz by Scola and the shōjo magazine Melody by Hakusensha. The series was compiled into 13 tankōbon published between July 12, 1997 and September 29, 2005 by Hakusensha.[32] The first seven volumes were published in France by Delcourt between 2007 and 2013.[33][34] In 2011, a sequel series titled Onmyōji: Tamatebako (陰陽師 玉手匣) started to be published in Melody and as of April 28, 2016, six volumes have been released by Hakusensha.[35]

A exhibit at the Kyoto International Manga Museum explored "the supernatural aspects of Kyoto" by using this manga as reference.[36] The manga received the Grand Prize at the 2001 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[37] The series also received the Seiun Award for best science fiction comic in 2006.[38] Also, in 2011, Paul Gravett included it on the book 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die.[39]

Drama

The novel has been adapted into two different television dramas. The first starred Goro Inagaki and was broadcast by NHK in 2001.[40] The second starred Somegoro Ichikawa and was broadcast by TV Asahi in 2015.[41]

Films

It was adapted into a film in 2001 and it was followed by a sequel in 2003.[42][43]

References

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