The Demon Prince
| Manga | |
|---|---|
| title | The Demon Prince |
| Original title | 百千 さ ん 家 の あ や か し 王子 |
| transcription | Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ōji |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Aya Shōoto |
| publishing company | Kadokawa Shoten |
| magazine | Asuka |
| First publication | July 2013 - August 2019 |
| expenditure | 16 |
The Demon Prince ( Jap. : 百千さん家のあやかし王子 Momochi-san Chi no ayakashi Ōji ) is a Mystery - manga series of Japanese illustrator Aya Shooto . The series of over 2,000 pages has been translated into six languages and also adapted as a radio play and for the stage in Japan .
content
Himari Momochi is an orphan aged 16 years. Unexpectedly, she becomes the heiress of the house of her deceased parents on her birthday. When she tries to move in, she is warned that it is haunted. When she gets there, the Momochi Villa turns out to be a quaint house, but one that is haunted by ghosts: Aoi, Yukari and Ise. Although the ghosts are not equally evil, even handsome, they do not want to leave the house to Himari. For them, the place whose guardian spirit is Aoi, on the threshold between human and spirit world, is of particular importance.
characters
- Himari Momochi ( 百千 ひ ま り )
She is the main character in the story. On her 16th birthday, she inherited the Momochi house.
- Aoi Nanamori ( 七 守 葵 )
In order to hide, he entered the Momochi house at the age of 10. He became the protector of the house, the Omamori-sama. Since then he has been able to transform himself into a nue, a chimera, with supernatural abilities. He is tied to the house and can no longer leave it.
- Ise ( 伊 勢 )
He is a Shōjō, a legendary mythical creature from Chinese mythology and resembles a monkey, as well as one of Aois Shikigamis.
- Yukari ( 紫 )
He is a Mizuchi, a legendary water dragon or water god, and one of Aois Shikigamis.
publication
The series was initially published in July 2013 in individual chapters in Asuka magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten . The publication in the magazine was completed in August 2019. The publisher also brought out the chapters in 16 edited volumes. A radio play on the series was released on CD in 2015, the speakers were Kenn as Aoi Nanamori, Koji Yusa as Yukari, Yuuki Ono as Ise and Saki Fujita as Himari Momochi. An adaptation as a theater play also started in 2015.
The volumes are translated into German by Hirofumi Yamada and have been published by Carlsen Manga in Germany since 2015 . The manga is also published in English by Viz Media , in French by Soleil , in Italian by J-Pop , in Polish by Waneko and in Taiwan by Kadokawa itself.
reception
The German magazine Animania particularly recommends the series to fans, especially women, of fantasy and Japanese mythical creatures - especially because the ones that appear here rarely appear in stories. Which entspinnende romantic story between girls and spirit is typical of the author with "beautiful to die Bishonen " here as a hybrid creature with animal attributes staged. In contrast to previous works, she now succeeds in implementing it almost flawlessly in terms of character design, page layout and dramaturgy.
Web links
- Official website of Asuka magazine (Japanese)
- Official website of Kadokawa Shoten Publishing House (Japanese)
- Entry in the Incomplete Manga Guide
- Entry at Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Demon Prince of Momochi House Manga Ends on August 24. In: Anime News Network. July 24, 2019, accessed December 31, 2019 .
- ↑ Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ōji Manga Gets Stage Play, Drama CD. In: Anime News Network. October 22, 2014, accessed December 31, 2019 .
- ↑ The Demon Prince of Momochi House Manga Ends on August 24. In: Anime News Network. July 24, 2019, accessed December 31, 2019 .
- ↑ AnimaniA 4/2015, p. 44f.