A-un (manga)

A-un (阿・吽) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki. The series is set in the Heian period and follows two prominent Buddhist monks: Saichō, who founded the Enryaku-ji temple, and Kūkai, who established the Mount Kōya temple. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Comic Spirits since May 2014.

A-un
阿・吽
GenreHistorical[1][2]
Manga
Written byMari Okazaki
Published byShogakukan
MagazineMonthly Big Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 27, 2014 – present
Volumes13

Publication

A-un is written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki. The series began in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Comic Spirits on May 27, 2014.[1][3] In January 2021, it was announced that the manga was reaching its climax.[4] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on October 10, 2014.[5] As of February 12, 2021, thirteen volumes have been released.[6]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 October 10, 2014[5]978-4-09-186712-4
2 May 12, 2015[7]978-4-09-187104-6
3 December 8, 2015[8]978-4-09-187409-2
4 June 10, 2016[9]978-4-09-187704-8
5 January 12, 2017[10]978-4-09-189439-7
6 June 12, 2017[11]978-4-09-189592-9
7 January 12, 2018[12]978-4-09-189778-7
8 August 9, 2018[13]978-4-09-860096-0
9 February 12, 2019[14]978-4-09-860267-4
10 October 11, 2019[15]978-4-09-860504-0
11 March 12, 2020[16]978-4-09-860586-6
12 September 11, 2020[17]978-4-09-860734-1
13 February 12, 2021[6]978-4-09-860836-2

Reception

The series was commended by manga authors Ryoko Yamagishi, Yuki Suetsugu and Masami Yuki and writers Rio Shimamoto and Kazuki Kaneshiro.[18]

References
  1. Hanashiro, Emma (April 24, 2014). "Suppli's Mari Okazaki to Launch Historical Manga A-Un". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. おかざき真里の新境地にして意欲作！ 最澄×空海 ふたりの天才を描いた仏教マンガがスゴイ！. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. February 28, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. おかざき真里が描く最澄＆空海など、月スピで新連載3作. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 27, 2014. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 3, 2021). "Mari Okazaki's A-Un Manga Heads Toward Climax". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  5. 阿・吽　１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  6. 阿・吽　１３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  7. 阿・吽　２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  8. 阿・吽　３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  9. 阿・吽　４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  10. 阿・吽　５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  11. 阿・吽　６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  12. 阿・吽　７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  13. 阿・吽　８ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  14. 阿・吽　９ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  15. 阿・吽　１０ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  16. 阿・吽　１１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  17. 阿・吽　１２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  18. おかざき真里が描く最澄＆空海の物語「阿・吽」2巻に山岸凉子らコメント. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 12, 2015. Retrieved February 3, 2021.

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