Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan
Nura - Lord of the Yokai (Japaneseぬらりひょんの孫, Nurarihyon no Mago, dt " Nurarihyon's grandson ") is a manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Shiibashi. It appears since 2008 in Japan and is classified under the genres of action and mystery. A companion CD to the manga series was published in December 2009. Since 2010, two anime adaptations were produced by Studio Deen.
Action
Rikuo Nura is part human and a quarter Yōkai (demon ). He lives with his Yōkai -grandfather in a house that is filled with ghosts and demons. Rikuo Nura is trying to escape his fate as Yōkai by does good deeds, even though his grandfather wishes he will succeed him as master of the Nura Clan Yōkai. Throughout the series is Rikuo Nura reconciled to his demonic lineage and decides to accept the position at the head of the clan. Various interest groups, however, try to stop him, or even take his position. To fight his position in the clan must therefore be a group of friends and comrades unite under his banner, and thus establish a new Hyakki Yakō.
Publication
The manga was first published as a one-shot in 2007, but was then expanded from March 2008 to January 2013 continuously to the series in the Japanese manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump. The single chapter summarized the Shueisha publishing regular anthologies together, of which 25 are published.
The manga was published in the spring of 2011 under license in the United States. Since 8 March 2012, the manga is in Germany under the title Nura - published Lord of the Yokai at Kazé, so far with 13 volumes. There are also translations into Chinese and French.
Anime
Nurarihyon no Mago
Studio Deen adapted the series into an anime television series directed by Junji Nishimura. The first broadcast took place from July 6 to December 28, 2010 after midnight (and thus on the previous TV day ) on Yomiuri TV in the Kinki region instead. Having a day offset Tokyo MX followed in the Kantō region and Chūkyō TV in the Chūkyō region, as well as after 10 July nationwide via satellite BS11. From the 19th they were streamed on the web at Bandai Channel and Animax Asia. The series was licensed for North America by Viz Media under the name Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan, where the episodes were streamed weekly with subtitles on the Internet, each a few hours after they air on Japanese television. .
The biasing title Fast Forward (episodes 1-13) and Sunshine (episodes 14-25 ) are sung by Monkey Majik and the guy title, Sparky ☆ Start (episodes 1-13), Symphonic ☆ Dream (episodes 14-23 ) and Brilliant ☆ Message ( episode 24 ) by Katate Size ( Aya Hirano, Yui Horie, Ai Maeda ).
Nurarihyon no Mago - Sennen Makyo
The second season Nurarihyon no Mago - Sennen Makyo (ぬらりひょんの孫~千年 魔 京~ ) was produced using a modified production staff, in which Michio Fukuda was the director for the afternoon program. The first broadcast took place from 3 July to 25 December 2011, Tokyo MX. Within a week, followed by Yomiuri TV, Nagoya TV in the Chūkyō region, as well as nationwide BS11.
The biasing titles Hoshi no Arika. (星 の 在処-ホシノアリカ-, . Episodes 1-12) and The Love Song (from Episode 13 ) come from LM.C, during the closing credits title OrangeSmile (episodes 2-12) and departure (from Episode 13 ) of Katate Size ( Aya Hirano, Yui Horie, Ai Maeda ) were sung.
Databook
A special volume entitled Nurarihyon no Mago: Official Character Data Book: Ayakashi Hiroku (ぬらりひょんの孫 キャラクター 公式 データ ブック 妖秘 録, Nurarihyon no Mago: Kyarakutā Koshiki DETA BUKKU: Ayakashi Hiroku ). Appeared on July 2, 2010 At 264 pages contains it detailed information on the individual groups and characters of the series.
Success
The first volume of the manga series made it to number 9 of Tohan Manga Charts, the third volume reached number 5, the fourth volume reached number 10, number 9, the fifth and the sixth place 8. Each volume since the Third sold over 100,000 copies each.
2007 Nurarihyon no Mago has been selected by the readers of leading manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump to most popular manga and awarded the Future Gold Cup.