Talisman Himari

Talisman Himari
Original title	お ま も り ひ ま り
transcription	Omamori Himari
Manga
country	Japan
author	Matra Milan
publishing company	Fujimi Shobo
magazine	Monthly Dragon Age
First publication	June 2006 - September 2013
expenditure	13
Light novel
title	Omamori Himari
Original title	お ま も り ひ ま り
country	Japan
author	Kōgetsu Mikazuki
illustrator	Matra Milan
publishing company	Fujimi Shobo
magazine	Dragon Magazine
expenditure	4+
Manga
title	Omamori Himari: Himaru no Opanchu
country	Japan
publishing company	Fujimi Shobo
magazine	Monthly Dragon Age
First publication	November 2009 - ...
Anime television series
title	Omamori Himari
Original title	お ま も り ひ ま り
Country of production	Japan
original language	Japanese
year	2010
Studio	Zexcs
length	25 minutes
Episodes	12
Director	Shinji Ushiro
music	Yukari Hashimoto
First broadcast	January 6, 2010 - March 25, 2010 on TV Kangawa
synchronization

Talisman Himari ( Japanese お ま も り ひ ま り , Omamori Himari ) is a media franchise based on the manga series of the same name by the artist Matra Milan . The manga has been published in the Japanese manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age since June 2006 , which is published by Fujimi Shobo . The manga was adapted as a light novel series as well as an anime television series.

action

Seven years ago, Yūto Amakawa's parents died under unspecified circumstances. Since then he has been raised by his grandparents and has lived in his own apartment since he went to school. There his childhood friend Rinko Kuzaki takes care of him, who over time sees him as something like her property. The only thing that Yūto has left of his parents is a talisman (an O-mamori ) that was given to him by his grandmother. This should bring him luck.

As it turns out, this talisman not only brought him luck, but was supposed to protect him from the attacks of evil spirits. However, on his sixteenth birthday, its effect wears off. This is the moment when Himari enters his life. Himari is a demon in the form of a beautiful girl, and she is bound to Yuto's family by an ancient pact. This means that by the pact she is the protector of the head of the Amakawa and is therefore called the "Purple Sword". She is a cat demon and depending on the situation she has cat ears and tail ( kemonomimi ). She vows to protect Yūto's life, but she never misses a situation to seduce Yūto. This poses a number of problems. For example, Rinko is jealous and Yūto is, in turn, allergic to cats .

Origin and publications

The manga Omamori Himari is written and drawn by Matra Milan. From June 2006 to September 2013 he was published in the Japanese manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age , which is published by Fujimi Shobo. The first summary as Tankōbon was published on February 1, 2007. Since then, 13 issues have been published.

Outside of Japan, the manga is published in Taiwan by Kadokawa Media , a branch of Kadokawa Shoten . In the United States, the manga was licensed by Yen Press . The manga has been published in German by Planet Manga since February 2012 in twelve volumes.

• Vol. 1: ISBN 978-4-04-712478-3 , February 1, 2007
• Vol. 2: ISBN 978-4-04-712508-7 , September 8, 2007
• Vol. 3: ISBN 978-4-04-712541-4 , April 9, 2008
• Vol. 4: ISBN 978-4-04-712575-9 , November 8, 2008
• Vol. 5: ISBN 978-4-04-712598-8 , April 7, 2009
• Vol. 6: ISBN 978-4-04-712619-0 , January 8, 2010 (limited edition already on December 19, 2009. ISBN 978-4-04-712618-3 )

Adaptations

Manga

An offshoot of the manga, in the style of a Yonkoma , with the title Omamori Himari: Himaru no Opanchu has been published in the Monthly Dragon Age since the November 2009 issue .

Light novel

An adaptation as a light novel series is written by Kōgetsu Mikazuki . The illustrations come from the illustrator of the manga Matra Milan. The book series is published within the magazine Dragon Magazine , which is also edited by Fujimi Shobō. Since July 19, 2008, the stories have been published as bound editions.

• Vol. 1: ISBN 978-4-8291-3315-6 , July 19, 2008
• Vol. 2: ISBN 978-4-8291-3355-2 , November 20, 2008
• Vol. 3: ISBN 978-4-8291-3415-3 , June 20, 2009
• Vol. 4: ISBN 978-4-8291-3484-9 , January 20, 2010

Anime

The animation studio Zexcs , directed by Shinji Ushiro, implemented the plot of the manga as an anime television series. The script was written by Masaharu Amiya and Masashi Suzuki . The character design was worked out by Satoshi Isono . Naoko Kosakabe took over the artistic direction . The musical accompaniment comes from Yukari Hashimoto .

The first episode was broadcast on TV Kanagawa on January 6, 2010 . A few days later, BS Nippon Corporation , Chiba TV , Sun TV , Tokyo MX , TV Aichi , TV Saitama and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting also began broadcasting the series. At the same time as the series was first broadcast, the series was also made available as a streaming offer on Crunchyroll with English subtitles.

synchronization

role	Japanese speaker ( seiyū )
Himari Noihara	Ami Koshimizu
Yūto Amakawa	Daisuke Hirakawa
Lizleat L. Chelsea	Asuka Okame
Rinko Kuzaki	Iori Nomizu
Shizuku	Kei Shindo
Kaya	Mariko Honda
Sae Kisaragi	Michiko Neya
Taizō Masaki	Tatsuhisa Suzuki
Kuesu Jingūji	Yuki Matsuoka

music

The music producer was Shun'ichi Uemura of Columbia Music Entertainment . In the opening credits the title Oshichau zo !! ( 押 し ち ゃ う ぞ っ !! ) used by AyaRuka. The credits were titled BEAM my BEAM , which was interpreted by Himarinko L. Shizukuesu.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ 守護 貓 娘 緋 鞠 01. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on October 31, 2007 ; Retrieved January 8, 2010 (Chinese). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
2. ↑ Yen Press Adds Kobato, Darker than Black, Romeo x Juliet Manga. In: Anime News Network. July 24, 2009, accessed January 8, 2010 . 

Web links

• Official website of the manga (Japanese)
• Official website of the anime (Japanese)
• Anime News Network about the manga and anime (English)