Orient (manga)

Orient (Japanese: オリエント, Hepburn: Oriento) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Ohtaka. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 2018 to January 2021 and later transferred to Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine starting in February 2021. In North America, Kodansha USA has licensed the series for English language release. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.

Orient
The cover of the first volume of Orient
オリエント
(Oriento)
GenreAdventure, fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byShinobu Ohtaka
Published byKodansha
English publisher
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 30, 2018 – present
Volumes11
Anime television series

Plot

The story revolves around a 15-year-old boy named Musashi and takes place during Japan's Sengoku period. At the time, Japan is ruled by Demons. Musashi tries to confront the demons with certain special power.

Media

Manga

Orient is written and illustrated by Shinobu Ohtaka, known for her previous works such as Sumomomo Momomo and Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 30, 2018 to January 6, 2021.[2][3][4] On January 4, 2021, it was announced that the manga will be transferred to Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, starting on February 9, 2021.[4] Kodansha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on August 17, 2018.[5] As of November 17, 2020, eleven volumes have been released.[6]

In March 2020, Kodansha USA announced the acquisition of the manga for English language digital release, with the first volume being released on April 7, 2020.[7] Kodansha USA also announced the print release of the manga starting on January 5, 2021.[8] The manga has also been licensed in Germany by Kazé in 2019,[9] and in France by Pika in 2020.[10]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 August 17, 2018[11]978-4-06-512725-4January 5, 2021 (print)[12]
April 7, 2020 (digital)[13]		978-1-64651-141-9
  1. "Musashi and Kojiro" (武蔵と小次郎, Musashi to Kojirō)
  2. "Savage God" (荒ぶる神, Araburukami)
  3. "Band of Bushi" (武士団, Bushi-dan)
  4. "Blue Sky Crane Wing" (碧天鶴翼, Ao Sora Kakuyoku)
2 October 17, 2018[14]978-4-06-513070-4March 2, 2021 (print)[15]
May 5, 2020 (digital)[16]		978-1-64651-161-7
  1. "Hour of Victory" (勝ち鬨, Kachidoki)
  2. "Complaint" (文句, Monku)
  3. "Unity Under Heaven" (天下統一, Tenka Tōitsu)
  4. "The Outside World" (外の世界, Soto no sekai)
  5. "Trap" (罠, Wana)
  1. "Kosameda Bushi" (小雨田武士団, Kosameda bushi-dan)
  2. "By Your Side" (側にいるよ, Soba ni iru yo)
  3. "Buzzing" (ぐちゃぐちゃ, Guchagucha)
  4. "The Time is Now" (今がその時, Ima ga sonotoki)
3 December 17, 2018[17]978-4-06-513487-0May 4, 2021 (print)[18]
June 9, 2020 (digital)[19]		978-1-64651-162-4
  1. "Joint Struggle" (共闘, Kyōtō)
  2. "Invisible Cage" (見えない檻, Mienai ori)
  3. "I Choose Tomorrow" (明日を選ぶ, Ashita o erabu)
  4. "Stronger" (もっと強く, Motto tsuyoku)
  5. "Three Way Struggle" (三つ巴, Mitsudomoe)
  1. "Sword" (刀, Katana)
  2. "Nameless Dogs" (名もなき犬, Na mo naki inu)
  3. "Kanemaki Bushi" (鐘巻武士団, Kanemaki bushi-dan)
  4. "Sword Test" (刀の試し, Katana no tameshi)
4 March 15, 2019[20]978-4-06-514444-2July 6, 2021 (print)[21]
July 7, 2020 (digital)[22]		978-1-64651-226-3
  1. "The Color of the Soul" (魂の色, Tamashī no iro)
  2. "Unable to Breathe Underwater" (水中で呼吸はできない, Suichū de kokyū wa dekinai)
  3. "Rekku Yaezakura" (裂空八重桜)
  4. "Musashi's Backstory" (武蔵の生い立ち, Musashi no oitachi)
  5. "I Finally Met You" (やっと会えた, Yatto Aeta)
  1. "Obsidian Goddess" (黒曜の女神, Kokuyō no Megami)
  2. "Conversation with a Goddess" (女神との対話, Megami to no Taiwa)
  3. "Living like a Dead" (死人のように生きる, Shibito no yō ni ikiru)
  4. "Sword Hunt" (刀狩り, Katana Kari)
  5. "A Bushi's Way of Life" (武士の生き方, Bushi no ikikata)
5 June 17, 2019[23]978-4-06-515085-6August 18, 2020 (digital)[24]—
  1. "Graceless Soul" (ブサイクな魂, Busaikuna tamashī)
  2. "The Meaning of a Band of Bushi" (武士団とは, Bushi-dan to wa)
  3. "Nine-tailed Seven Swords" (九尾七錠刀, Kyūbi nanajō katana)
  4. "7 vs 3" (7対3, 7 Tai 3)
  5. "Head First" (真っ逆さま, Massakasama)
  1. "Obsidian Power" (黒曜の覚醒, Kokuyō no Kakusei)
  2. "The power of a Goddess" (女神の力, Megami no Chikara)
  3. "Meteor Shower" (流星群の一撃, Ryūsei-gun no ichigeki)
  4. "What Dwells in a Sword" (刀に宿るもの, Katana ni yadoru mono)
  5. "Beyond This Road" (この道の先に, Kono michi no saki ni)
6 August 16, 2019[25]978-4-06-515696-4September 15, 2020 (digital)[26]—
  1. "Dark Meeting" (黒の会合, Kuro no kaigō)
  2. "There is Another Person" (もう一人いる, Mōhitori iru)
  3. "Wall" (壁, Kabe)
  4. "Beginning of the Demon God" (はじまりの鬼神, Hajimari no kishin)
  5. "The Purple Dragon Castle" (紫龍城, Murasaki ryū shiro)
  1. "Uesugi Bushi" (上杉武士団, Kosameda bushi-dan)
  2. "The Ogres who Nest in Awaji" (淡路に巣食う鬼, Awaji ni sukuu oni)
  3. "Tattooed Man" (刺青男, Shisei otoko)
  4. "Octopus Room" (タコ部屋, Takoheya)
  5. "Three‐way Deadlock" (三すくみ, Sansukumi)
7 November 15, 2019[27]978-4-06-517160-8October 27, 2020 (digital)[28]—
  1. "Shimazu's Swordplay" (島しま津づの剣けん技ぎ, Shimazu no Kengi)
  2. "Shimazu Platoon" (島しま津づ小しょう隊たい, Shimazu Shōtai)
  3. "Yataro Inuda" (犬いぬ田だ 八や咫た郎ろう, Inuda Yatarō)
  4. "Disgrace On The Ship" (船せん上じょうの屈くつ辱じょく, Senjō no Kutsujoku)
  5. "The Dragon Kanji" (竜りゅうの字じ, Ryū no Ji)
  1. "Pulverizing One Hundred Demons" (百ひゃっ鬼き粉ふん砕さい, Hyakki Funsai)
  2. "Gravitation" (引いん力りょく, Inryoku)
  3. "The Incarnation of Tolerance" (包ほう容よう力りょくの権ごん化げ, Hōyō-ryoku no Gonge)
  4. "Glimmer" (煌きらめき, Kirameki)
  5. "Black Wings" (黒くろの両りょう翼よく, Kuro no Ryōyoku)
8 February 17, 2020[29]978-4-06-517888-1November 24, 2020 (digital)[30]—
  1. "Spy" (間かん者じゃ, Kanja)
  2. "Justice and Reward" ((大たい義ぎと恩おん賞しょう, Taigi to Onshō)
  3. "Stone Tears" ((大たい義ぎと恩おん賞しょう, Taigi to Onshō)
  4. "The Providence of Reproduction" (生せい殖しょくの摂せつ理り, Seishoku no Setsuri)
  5. "Supreme Joy" (無む上じょうの喜よろこび, Mujō no Yorokobi)
  1. "The God of War's Mantle" (軍ぐん神しん闘とう衣い, Gunshin Tōi)
  2. "Infection" (感かん染せん, Kansen)
  3. "God-Summoning" (神かみの召しょう喚かん, Kami no Shōkan)
  4. "Father and Daughter" (父ちちと娘むすめ, Chichi to Musume)
  5. "Demon Child" (鬼おにの子こ, Oni no Ko)
9 May 15, 2020[31]978-4-06-518686-2December 15, 2020 (digital)[32]—
  1. "The Stone's Memories" (石いしの記き憶おく, Ishi no Kioku)
  2. "Time To Retreat" (引ひき際ぎわ, Hikigiwa)
  3. "Sword God" (刀とう神しん, Tōshin)
  4. "The Blood of Hope" (希き望ぼうの血けつ液えき, Kibō no Ketsueki)
  5. "Why We Can't Retreat" (退ひけない訳わけ, Hike nai Wake)
  6. "Cacophony" (不ふ協きょう和わ音おん, Fukyōwaon)
  1. "Strategist Duel" (軍ぐん師し対たい決けつ, Gunshi Taiketsu)
  2. "Battle of Deception" (-, -)
  3. "Sirius Iron Kick" (-, -)
  4. "Tiger and Dog" (-, -)
  5. "Jumping at Shadows" (-, -)
10 August 17, 2020[33]978-4-06-519307-5January 19, 2021[34]—
  1. "What Was Entrusted" (-, -)
  2. "Red Blade First Class" (-, -)
  3. "Golden Thread Surgery" (-, -)
  4. "Burdened With The Band" (-, -)
  5. "Avidya" (-, -)
  1. "Diamond Soul" (-, -)
  2. "Like a Demon God" (-, -)
  3. "The Utimate Blue Blade" (-, -)
  4. "With My Own Power" (-, -)
  5. "Proof of Existence" (-, -)
11 November 17, 2020[6]978-4-06-520599-0——
12 March 17, 2021[35]978-4-06-521636-1——

Anime

On January 4, 2021, it was announced that the series will receive an anime television series adaptation.[4][36]

Reception

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network, gave the first volume 3½ out of five stars. Silverman praised the series for its iconography, adding that the demons are drawn with the same symbols and styling seen in Buddhist imagery, like bodhisattva with horns, fangs, and talons. She added that Ohtaka's art improved with the series and appreciated her departure from the "boob jokes" presented in her earlier works, making the series feel "less juvenile while still being good for middle grade readers". Silverman concluded: "in the shounen action line, this is looking like a safe bet". Faye Hopper of the same website, gave the first volume 2½ out of five stars. Hopper praised the series' art, but criticized it for its execution and pacing, adding: "New characters appear out of nowhere and are not given proper introductions, character arcs are not meaningfully advanced, and any potential tension is lost in how the characters don't face meaningful consequences for their actions. It is a mess." Hopper concluded: "a final impression is just as important as an introductory one. And sadly, at the end of the day, Orient just does not keep up its momentum".[37]

References
  1. "Explore worlds from times past during the Blast from the Past Digital Manga Sale! (Ends 4/13)". Kodansha Comics. April 7, 2020. Retrieved May 2, 2020. And be sure to check out the debut of a an [sic] ALL-NEW fantasy adventure manga Orient By Shinobu Ohtaka (Creator of Magi)
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  3. 「マギ」の大高忍が週マガに参戦！戦国時代を舞台にした新連載「オリエント」. Natalie (in Japanese). April 4, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  4. 大高忍が描く戦国バトル「オリエント」TVアニメ化決定、連載は別マガへ移籍. Natalie (in Japanese). January 4, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  5. 「マギ」の大高忍の最新作「オリエント」1巻、"最強の武士団"を目指す冒険譚. Natalie (in Japanese). August 17, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
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  8. Mateo, Alex (March 18, 2020). "Kodansha USA Announces Codename: Sailor V Eternal Edition, Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm, Orient, More Manga for Print". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
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