Midnight Occult Civil Servants
Midnight Occult Civil Servants (Japanese: 真夜中のオカルト公務員, Hepburn: Mayonaka no Okaruto Kōmuin) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yōko Tamotsu. The manga has inspired a novelization by Masumi Suzuki, and an anime television series adaptation by Liden Films aired from April 7 to June 23, 2019. The anime series is licensed in North America under a Crunchyroll-Funimation partnership.[2][3]
| Midnight Occult Civil Servants | |
 The cover of the first volume. | |
| 真夜中のオカルト公務員 (Mayonaka no Okaruto Kōmuin) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Urban fantasy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yōko Tamotsu |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Monthly Asuka |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | May 23, 2015 – present |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Masumi Suzuki |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Horror Bunko |
| Published | July 24, 2018 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tetsuya Watanabe |
| Written by | Tatsuto Higuchi |
| Music by | Evan Call |
| Studio | Liden Films |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, SUN, BS11, KBS, TVA |
| Original run | April 7, 2019 – June 23, 2019 |
| Episodes | 12 + 3 OVA |
Characters
- Arata Miyako (宮古 新, Miyako Arata)
- Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama[4] (Japanese); Brandon McInnis (English)[5]
- A descendant of Abe no Seimei, he resembles his ancestor and possesses "Ears of Sand" giving him the ability to understand the languages of the Anothers.
- Kyōichi Sakaki (榊 京一, Sakaki Kyōichi)
- Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[6] (Japanese); J. Michael Tatum[5] (English)
- Section head.
- Seo Himetsuka (姫塚セオ, Himetsuka Seo)
- Voiced by: Miyu Irino[6] (Japanese); Stephen Fu (English)[5]
- Called Theo by his co-workers. Grew up in Britain so prefers using primary names. He designs and creates a lot of the materials used by the department (and other prefecture departments).
- Reiji Senda (仙田礼二, Senda Reiji)
- Voiced by: Kōji Yusa[6] (Japanese); Aaron Roberts (English)[5]
- Department Chief, the boss.
- Satoru Kanoichi (狩野 悟, Kanoichi Satoru)
- Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[6]
- Huehuecóyotl (ウェウェコヨトル, Wewekoyotoru)
- Voiced by: Shunichi Toki[6] (Japanese); Christopher Wehkamp (English)[5]
- An Aztec god of chaos, a trickster god. Renamed Kohaku by Abe no Seimei.
- Yuki (ユキ)
- Voiced by: Kazutomi Yamamoto[6] (Japanese); Wendy Powell (English)[5]
- An Another in the form of a nekomata (a cat with 2 tails) who takes the form of a white cat with blue eyes. He was tasked with guarding the storehouse at Miyako's family home by one of Arata's ancestors. He was a playmate of Arata when he was a child.
Media
Manga
Yōko Tamotsu launched the manga in Kadokawa Shoten's shōjo manga magazine Monthly Asuka on May 23, 2015.[7][1] The manga is also serialized online on Kadokawa's Comic Newtype magazine.[1]
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 26, 2015[8] | 978-4-04-103660-0 |
| 2 | January 26, 2016[9] | 978-4-04-103661-7 |
| 3 | June 25, 2016[10] | 978-4-04-104543-5 |
| 4 | November 26, 2016[11] | 978-4-04-105104-7 |
| 5 | April 24, 2017[12] | 978-4-04-105557-1 |
| 6 | September 23, 2017[13] | 978-4-04-106078-0 |
| 7 | February 24, 2018[14] | 978-4-04-106080-3 |
| 8 | June 23, 2018[15] | 978-4-04-107044-4 |
| 9 | December 22, 2018[16] | 978-4-04-107597-5 |
| 10 | March 22, 2019[17] | 978-4-04-108000-9 |
| 11 | July 24, 2019[18] | 978-4-04-108220-1 |
| 12 | November 22, 2019[19][20] | 978-4-04-108221-8 ISBN 978-4-04-108223-2 (SP) |
Novel
A novelization by Masumi Suzuki was published by Kadokawa under their Kadokawa Horror Bunko label on July 24, 2018 (ISBN 9784041065990).[21]
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on June 21, 2018.[1] The series is directed by Tetsuya Watanabe and written by Tatsuto Higuchi, with animation by studio Liden Films. Eriko Itō is designing the characters. The series aired from April 7 to June 23, 2019 on Tokyo MX, SUN, BS11, KBS, and TVA.[4][22] Jun Fukuyama performed the series' opening theme song "dis-communicate",[23] while Shunichi Toki performed the series' ending theme song "Yakusoku no Overture".[24] A two-episode OVA titled "Hitori Bocchi no Kyūketsuki" was bundled with the series' Blu-ray release on September 25, 2019.[25] An original animation DVD was released on November 22, 2019, bundled with the 12th manga volume.[26]
| No. | Title [27] [lower-alpha 1] | Original air date [28] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Angels and Tengu Above the Shinjuku Skyline" Transcription: "Shinjuku Jōkū no Tengu to Tenshi" (Japanese: 新宿上空の天狗と天使) | April 7, 2019 |
| 2 | "The White Nekomata of Kagurazaka" Transcription: "Kagurazaka no Shiroi Nekomata" (Japanese: 神楽坂の白い猫又) | April 14, 2019 |
| 3 | "Trickster with Amber Eyes" Transcription: "Kohaku no Hitomi no Torikkusutā" (Japanese: 琥珀の瞳のトリックスター) | April 21, 2019 |
| 4 | "Fixed-Point Observation in Kabukicho" Transcription: "Kabuki'chō no Teiten Kansoku" (Japanese: 歌舞伎町の定点観測) | April 28, 2019 |
| 5 | "The Parallel World Elevator of the City Hall Observation Deck" Transcription: "Tochō Tenbō-Shitsu no Isekai Erebētā" (Japanese: 都庁展望室の異世界エレベーター) | May 5, 2019 |
| 6 | "Devil and Sense of Loss" Transcription: "Akuma to Sōshitsukan" (Japanese: 悪魔と喪失感) | May 12, 2019 |
| 7 | "Sense of Loss and Proof of Despair" Transcription: "Sōshitsukan to Zetsubō no Shōmei" (Japanese: 喪失感と絶望の証明) | May 19, 2019 |
| 8 | "Old Coyote and the Garden of Falling Stars" Transcription: "Oita Koyōte to Hoshi Furu Niwa" (Japanese: 老いたコヨーテと星降る庭) | May 26, 2019 |
| 9 | "The Dream Demon of the Haunted Apartment Block" Transcription: "Yūrei Danchi no Naitomea" (Japanese: 幽霊団地の | June 2, 2019 |
| 10 | "White Cocoons and Blue Flames" Transcription: "Shiroi Mayu to Aoi Honō" (Japanese: 白い繭と青い炎) | June 9, 2019 |
| 11 | "The Ears of Sand and the Guts of a New Employee" Transcription: "Suna no Mimi to Shinjin no Konjō" (Japanese: 砂の耳と新人の根性) | June 16, 2019 |
| 12 | "Shinjuku Ward Nocturnal Community Relations Division" Transcription: "Shinjuku-ku Yakan Chi'iki Kōryūka" (Japanese: 新宿区夜間地域交流課) | June 23, 2019 |
| 13 (OVA 3) | "The Blind Alley, The Boy, and I" Transcription: "Fukurokouji to Ano Ko to Ore to" (Japanese: 袋小路とあの子と俺と) | November 22, 2019 |
| 14 (OVA 1) | "Lonely Vampire" Transcription: "Hitoribocchi no Vanpaia" (Japanese: ひとりぼっちの | September 25, 2019 |
| 15 (OVA 2) | "Beneath the Cherry Tree Forest in Full Bloom" Transcription: "Sakura no Mori no Mankai no Shita" (Japanese: サクラの森の満開の下) | September 25, 2019 |
Notes
- All English episode titles taken from Crunchyroll.
References
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 21, 2018). "Urban Fantasy Manga Mayonaka no Occult Kōmuin Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- "Funimation Streams Midnight Occult Civil Servants, Million Arthur Anime". Anime News Network. April 12, 2019. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
- "Funimation President: 'We Tried to Renew Deal with Crunchyroll'". Anime News Network. December 14, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 6, 2018). "Mayonaka no Occult Kōmuin Anime's Video Reveals 2019 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 6, 2018.
- "[Master Thread] Midnight occult civil servants". Funimation. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- Sherman, Jennifer (November 8, 2018). "Mayonaka no Occult Kōmuin Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 8, 2018.
- "ASUKAにSound Horizon原作「Elysion」下敷き、次号はCLAMP「X」色紙が付属". Natalie (in Japanese). May 23, 2015. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員 第１巻". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員 第２巻". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員 第３巻". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員 第４巻". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員 第５巻". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員 第６巻". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員 第７巻". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員 第８巻". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員 第９巻". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員 第10巻". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員 第11巻". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved August 23, 2019.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員 第12巻". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員 第12巻 アニメDVD付き限定版". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved September 20, 2019.
- "真夜中のオカルト公務員". Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved June 21, 2018.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 15, 2019). "Mayonaka no Occult Kōmuin Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals April 7 Premiere". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 15, 2019.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 26, 2019). "Jun Fukuyama Performs Opening Theme for Mayonaka no Occult Kōmuin Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 17, 2019). "Shun'ichi Toki Performs Ending Theme for Mayonaka no Occult Kōmuin Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 23, 2019). "Midnight Occult Civil Servants Anime Gets 2-Episode OVA". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 25, 2019). "Mayonaka no Occult Kōmuin Manga's 12th Volume Listed With Original Anime DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 25, 2019.
- "ストーリー ｜ テレビアニメ「真夜中のオカルト公務員」公式サイト" (in Japanese). たもつ葉子／Kadokawa. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
- "夜中のオカルト公務員｜アニメ｜TOKYO MX" (in Japanese). Tokyo MX. Retrieved April 9, 2019.
External links
- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Midnight Occult Civil Servants (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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