Onmyōji (novel series)

Onmyōji (陰陽師) is a novel series written by Baku Yumemakura. It follows the story of a master in onmyōdō, a traditional Japanese cosmology. Published as individual short stories, Onmyōji first appeared as a serial in the publisher Bungeishunju's magazine All Yomimono in the September 1986 issue. In addition to these short stories collections, Yumemakura also wrote novel-length stories, and picture books have been published.

Onmyōji
Cover of the first novel of Onmyōji, published by Bungeishunju on August 10, 1988
陰陽師
GenreHistorical, fantasy
Novel series
Written byBaku Yumemakura
Published byBungeishunju
Original runSeptember 1986 – present
Manga
Written byReiko Okano
Published byScola, Hakusensha
Magazine
DemographicSeinen, shōjo
Original run1993 – 2005
Volumes13
Manga
Onmyōji: Tamatebako
Written byReiko Okano
Published byHakusensha
MagazineMelody
DemographicShōjo
Original runDecember 28, 2010 – April 28, 2017
Volumes7
Manga
Onmyōji: Taki Yasha Hime
Written byMunku Mitsuki
Published byTokuma Shoten
MagazineMonthly Comic Ryū
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 19, 2012 – December 20, 2015
Volumes8
Films

A manga adaptation by Reiko Okano was published between 1993 and 2005; it won two major prizes (Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize and Seiun Award), and spanned a sequel, Onmyōji: Tamatebako, released from 2010 to 2017. The novel series also inspired two live-action films directed by Yōjirō Takita in 2001 and 2003; two television dramas in 2001 and 2015; and another manga series, Onmyōji: Taki Yasha Hime, written by Munku Mitsuki between 2012 and 2015.

Publication

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

Yumemakura also wrote novel-length stories; the first one was published in tankōbon by The Asahi Shimbun Company in 2000 and republished in bunkoban by Bungeishunju in 2003.[4][5] A two-part novel was published in tankōbon in 2005 and in bunkoban in 2008 by Bungeishunju.[6][7][8][9] Three picture books with illustrations by Yutaka Murakami have also been published by Bungeishunju in 2001, 2003 and 2005.[10][11][12]

Short stories collections
No. Title Release date ISBN
1Onmyōji (陰陽師)August 10, 1988 (tankōbon)[2]
February 9, 1991 (bunkoban)[3]		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)[13]
November 10, 1998 (bunkoban)[14]		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)[15]
November 10, 2000 (bunkoban)[16]		978-4-16-317360-3 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752805-8 (bunkoban)
4Onmyōji: Hōō no Maki (陰陽師 鳳凰ノ巻)June 26, 2000 (tankōbon)[17]
October 10, 2002 (bunkoban)[18]		978-4-16-319320-5 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752807-2 (bunkoban)
5Onmyōji: Ryūteki no Maki (陰陽師 龍笛ノ巻)January 15, 2002 (tankōbon)[19]
March 10, 2005 (bunkoban)[20]		978-4-16-320610-3 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752813-3 (bunkoban)
6Onmyōji: Taikyoku no Maki (陰陽師 太極ノ巻)April 14, 2004 (tankōbon)[21]
March 10, 2006 (bunkoban)[22]		978-4-16-321730-7 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752815-7 (bunkoban)
7Onmyōji: Yakōhai no Maki (陰陽師 夜光杯ノ巻)June 29, 2007 (tankōbon)[23]
December 14, 2009 (bunkoban)[24]		978-4-16-326060-0 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752820-1 (bunkoban)
8Onmyōji: Tenko no Maki (陰陽師 天鼓ノ巻)January 29, 2010 (tankōbon)[25]
July 10, 2012 (bunkoban)[26]		978-4-16-328860-4 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752824-9 (bunkoban)
9Onmyōji: Daigo no Maki (陰陽師 醍醐ノ巻)March 30, 2011 (tankōbon)[27]
November 8, 2013 (bunkoban)[28]		978-4-16-380570-2 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752825-6 (bunkoban)
10Onmyōji: Suigetsu no Maki (陰陽師 酔月ノ巻)October 30, 2012 (tankōbon)[29]
January 5, 2015 (bunkoban)[30]		978-4-16-381720-0 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-790270-4 (bunkoban)
11Onmyōji: Sōkō no Maki (陰陽師 蒼猴ノ巻)January 10, 2014 (tankōbon)[31]
June 10, 2016 (bunkoban)[32]		978-4-16-390000-1 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-790627-6 (bunkoban)
12Onmyōji: Hotarubi no Maki (陰陽師 螢火ノ巻)November 15, 2014 (tankōbon)[33]
June 8, 2017 (bunkoban)[34]		978-4-16-390159-6 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-790861-4 (bunkoban)
13Onmyōji: Gyokuto no Maki (陰陽師 玉兎ノ巻)September 10, 2016 (tankōbon)[35]
June 6, 2019 (bunkoban)[36]		978-4-16-390518-1 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-791291-8 (bunkoban)
14Onmyōji: On'na Hebi no Maki (陰陽師 女蛇ノ巻)February 28, 2019 (tankōbon)[37]978-4-16-390976-9 (tankōbon)

Novel length-stories
No. Title Release date ISBN
1Onmyōji: Namanari Hime (陰陽師 生成り姫)March 15, 2000 (tankōbon)[4]
July 10, 2003 (bunkoban)[5]		978-4-02-257498-5 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752809-6 (bunkoban)
2Onmyōji: Taki Yasha Hime Jō (陰陽師 瀧夜叉姫 上)September 29, 2005 (tankōbon)[6]
September 3, 2008 (bunkoban)[7]		978-4-16-324270-5 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752817-1 (bunkoban)
3Onmyōji: Taki Yasha Hime Shita (陰陽師 瀧夜叉姫 下)September 29, 2005 (tankōbon)[8]
September 3, 2008 (bunkoban)[9]		978-4-16-324280-4 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752818-8 (bunkoban)

Picture books
No. Title Release date ISBN
1Onmyōji: Kobutori Seimei (陰陽師 瘤取り晴明)October 30, 2001 (tankōbon)[10]
October 1, 2008 (bunkoban)[38]		978-4-16-320480-2 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752816-4 (bunkoban)
2Onmyōji: Kubi (陰陽師 首)October 13, 2003 (tankōbon)[11]
August 4, 2009 (bunkoban)[39]		978-4-16-322270-7 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752819-5 (bunkoban)
3Onmyōji: Kanawa (陰陽師 鉄輪)June 10, 2005 (tankōbon)[12]
September 3, 2008 (bunkoban)[40]		978-4-16-324040-4 (tankōbon)
ISBN 978-4-16-752822-5 (bunkoban)

Adaptations

Manga

A manga adaptation by Reiko Okano was serialized from 1993 to 2005 in the seinen magazines Comic Burger and Comic Birz by Scola and then the shōjo magazine Melody by Hakusensha. Scola compiled the series into tankōbon and released eight of them between July 1994 and December 1998.[41][42] Later Hakusensha republished them and new ones for a total of 13 tankōbon released between July 12, 1999, and September 29, 2005.[43] The first seven volumes were published in France by Delcourt between 2007 and 2013.[44][45] Music for Onmyo-Ji, an accompanying image album with mangaka Okano's participation as performer, was released in 2000.

An exhibit at the Kyoto International Manga Museum explored "the supernatural aspects of Kyoto" by using this manga as reference.[46] The manga received the Grand Prize at the 2001 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[47] The series also received the Seiun Award for best science fiction comic in 2006.[48] Also, in 2011, Paul Gravett included it on the book 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die.[49]

A sequel manga series, also written by Okano, titled Onmyōji: Tamatebako (陰陽師 玉手匣) was announced on October 28, 2010,[50] and was serialized in Melody from December 28, 2010 to April 28, 2017.[51][52] Between December 28, 2011, and July 28, 2017, seven bound volumes were released by Hakusensha.[53]

A manga adaptation of Onmyōji: Taki Yasha Hime written by Munku Mitsuki was serialized in Tokuma Shoten's magazine Monthly Comic Ryū between March 19, 2012, and December 20, 2015.[54][55] Eight tankōbon volumes were released by Tokuma Shoten from September 13, 2012, to January 13, 2016.[56][57]

Drama

The novel has been adapted into two different television dramas. The first starred Goro Inagaki and was broadcast by NHK in 2001.[58] The second starred Somegoro Ichikawa and was broadcast by TV Asahi in 2015.[59]

Films

It was adapted into a film in 2001 and it was followed by a sequel in 2003; both were directed by Yōjirō Takita.[60][61]

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