Haunted Junction
| Haunted Junction | |
|---|---|
| Original title | HAUNTED じ ゃ ん く し ょ ん |
| genre | Action , comedy |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Nemu Mukudori |
| publishing company | MediaWorks |
| magazine | Dengeki Comic Gao! |
| First publication | April 1996 - August 2001 |
| expenditure | 13 |
| Television series | |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 1997 |
| length | 24 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 |
| production | Nemu Mukudori, Yasuo Miyakawa |
| music | Hayato Matsuo |
| First broadcast | April 2, 1997 - June 25, 1997 on TV Tokyo |
Haunted Junction ( Japanese HAUNTED じ ゃ ん く し ょ ん , HAUNTED jankushon ) is a manga series by the Japanese illustrator Nemu Mukudori , which appeared in Japan from 1996 to 2001. The work was implemented as an anime , video game , radio play and light novel .
content
The Saitō High School is attended by humans and supernatural beings alike, the school itself is directed by a spirit. Most of these beings are peaceful, but the school is also repeatedly haunted by evil spirits. The headmaster and six other beings together are the "seven wonders of Saitō high school", their guardian spirits. You can be called with seven badges . The student council, whose president owns the badges, has the task of protecting the school from evil spirits. This council consists of three students: The President Haruto Hōjō ( 北 城 遥 都 ), son of a Christian priest, has no special spiritual abilities. He hates his obligations and would like to have a normal student life, but he is unable to shift his position on to others. Kazumi Ryūdō ( 龍 堂 和 御 ), another student council member, is the son of a Buddhist monk and has magical abilities, but other spirits like to take possession of him. He is also a womanizer. The third, Mutsuki Asahina ( 朝 比 奈 睦 月 ), is the daughter of a Shinto priest and a miko . It usually takes on the task of driving the spirits out of Ryūdō and sealing the evil spirits. She has a Shota complex .
In the series, the three most widespread religions in Japan, Christianity, Buddhism and Shinto, are parodied by the three members of the student council. Usually traditional Japanese ghost stories and religious rites are processed.
publication
The manga was published from April 1996 to August 2001 in the manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! from MediaWorks . The individual chapters were later published in 13 anthologies.
Adaptations
Anime
In 1997 Studio Deen and Bandai Visual produced a 12-part anime television series on the manga. Directed by Yuji Mutoh, the character design was created by Atsuko Nakajima and Keiko Nakajima and the artistic direction was taken over by Yoshio Ito. The series aired from April 2, 1997 to June 25, 1997 by TV Tokyo in Japan.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Haruto Hōjō | Katsuaki Arima |
| Kazumi "Kazuo" Ryūdō | Shinnosuke Furumoto |
| Mutsuki Asahina | Yukie Nakama |
music
The music for the anime was composed by Hayato Matsuo. The opening credits are Kokoro ni Watashi ga Futari Iru ( 心 に 私 が ふ た り い る ), tremolo ( ト レ モ ロ , Toremoro ), both by Yukie Nakama , were used for the credits .
radio play
In 1996 BGM Victor released a radio play CD with six short radio plays on the manga.
Video game
In January 1997, Media Works released a video game called Haunted Junction: Seitokai BADGE o Oe! (HAUNTED じ ゃ ん く し ょ ん 聖徒 会 バ ッ ジ を 追 え! ) For the PlayStation console .
Light novel
In October and December 1998 two light novel volumes on the manga appeared in Japan under the title Haunted Junction: Kaze no Tategami (HAUNTED じ ゃ ん く し ょ ん 風塵 の 鬣 第 １ 巻 （上） ) by Dengeki Bunko . The author was Akara Arisato, the illustrations are by Nemu Mukudori.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Patrick Drazen: Anime Explosion! - The What? Why? & Wow! of Japanese Animation , pp. 161ff. Stone Bridge Press, 2002. (English)
Web links
- Haunted Junction in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Anime News Network about the manga and anime (English)
- Website about the manga and its adaptations