Sengoku Youko
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Sengoku Youko(Japanese: 戦国妖狐, Hepburn: Sengoku Yōko; lit.'Warring States Youko') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoshi Mizukami. It was serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine from December 2007 to July 2014, and continued on the Comic Blade web manga service from September 2014 to May 2016. An anime television series adaptation produced by White Fox aired from January to December 2024.
Plot
Set in a war-torn era where humans and katawara, which are supernatural beings, coexist in tension and conflict. The story centers on Tama, a katawara who loves humans and seeks peace between the two races, and her adoptive brother Jinka, a human who harbors deep hatred toward other humans. Together, they travel the countryside confronting katawara hunters and violent warlords whose actions perpetuate suffering and division.
They are joined by the cowardly swordsman Shinsuke Hyoudou, who wishes to learn how to be strong. They become aware of darker forces at work, including monks who conduct cruel experiments on spiritually gifted people in an effort to create human-katawara hybrids. The group rescues Shakugan, a girl subjected to these experiments, and gains additional companions along the way. Together, they continue their travels, confronting powerful enemies while pursuing their individual goals in a world shaped by conflict between humans and katawara.
Characters
Jinka(迅火)
Voiced by: Soma Saito
Tama(たま)
Voiced by: Yūki Takada
Shinsuke(真介)
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura
Shakuyaku(灼岩)
Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa
Senya(千夜)
Voiced by: Hiroki Nanami
Tsukiko(月湖)
Voiced by: Maaya Uchida
Jinun(神雲)
Voiced by: Kenji Nomura
Nau(なう)
Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki
Dōren(道錬)
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada
Resshin(烈深)
Voiced by: Kazuki Miyagi
Mountain God(山の神, Yama no Kami)
Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki
Rinzu(りんず)
Voiced by: Aina Suzuki
Yazen(野禅)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda
Raidō Zanzō(雷堂斬蔵)
Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi
Mudo(ムド)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Ashikaga Yoshiteru(足利義輝)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano
Hanatora(華寅)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Satoshi Mizukami, Sengoku Youko was serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine from December 28, 2007, to July 30, 2014, when the magazine ceased publication. The series continued serialization on the Comic Blade web service from September 16, 2014, to May 20, 2016. Its chapters were collected in 17 tankōbon volumes from August 2008 to June 2016. Mag Garden published a six-volume shinsōban edition from November 9, 2023, to January 10, 2024.
The manga is licensed in English by Tokyopop.
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 9, 2008 | 978-4-86-127522-7 | April 11, 2023 | 978-1-42-787259-3 |
| 2 | February 10, 2009 | 978-4-86-127590-6 | July 11, 2023 | 978-1-42-787346-0 |
| 3 | November 10, 2009 | 978-4-86-127672-9 | September 26, 2023 | 978-1-42-787418-4 |
| 4 | April 10, 2010 | 978-4-86-127727-6 | November 28, 2023 | 978-1-42-787419-1 |
| 5 | November 10, 2010 | 978-4-86-127785-6 | January 23, 2024 | 978-1-42-787526-6 |
| 6 | March 10, 2011 | 978-4-86-127833-4 | March 19, 2024 | 978-1-42-787535-8 |
| 7 | August 10, 2011 | 978-4-86-127875-4 | — | — |
| 8 | January 10, 2012 | 978-4-86-127932-4 | — | — |
| 9 | July 10, 2012 | 978-4-80-000018-7 | — | — |
| 10 | December 10, 2012 | 978-4-80-000070-5 | — | — |
| 11 | June 10, 2013 | 978-4-80-000170-2 | — | — |
| 12 | December 10, 2013 | 978-4-80-000239-6 | — | — |
| 13 | August 9, 2014 | 978-4-80-000344-7 | — | — |
| 14 | February 10, 2015 | 978-4-80-000414-7 | — | — |
| 15 | August 10, 2015 | 978-4-80-000485-7 | — | — |
| 16 | February 10, 2016 | 978-4-80-000533-5 | — | — |
| 17 | June 10, 2016 | 978-4-80-000585-4 | — | — |
New edition
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 9, 2023 | 978-4-8000-1383-5 |
| 2 | November 9, 2023 | 978-4-8000-1384-2 |
| 3 | December 8, 2023 | 978-4-8000-1402-3 |
| 4 | December 8, 2023 | 978-4-8000-1403-0 |
| 5 | January 10, 2024 | 978-4-8000-1413-9 |
| 6 | January 10, 2024 | 978-4-8000-1414-6 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in August 2023. It is produced by White Fox and directed by Masahiro Aizawa, with series composition by Jukki Hanada, characters designed by Yosuke Okuda, and music composed by Evan Call. The series premiered on Tokyo MX and other networks, and consists of three cours for a "complete" adaptation of the manga's two story arcs: the "Yonaoshi Kyōdai-hen"(世直し姉弟編, Siblings for World Reformation Arc), which aired from January 11 to April 4, 2024, and "Senma Konton-hen"(千魔混沌編, The Chaos of a Thousand Demons Arc), which aired from July 18 to December 26 of the same year.
For the first part, the opening theme song is "Hibana" (Spark), performed by MindaRyn, while the ending theme song is "Yūyami no Uta"(夕闇のうた; lit.'Song of Twilight') composed by Yuki Kajiura and performed by Keiko. For the second part, the opening theme song is "Katawara", performed by Stereo Dive Foundation, while the ending theme songs are "Yoru no Sui"(夜の隨), performed by Hiroki Nanami for the first cour, and "Banri Ikkū"(万里一空), performed by Rainy for the second cour. Crunchyroll streamed the series. Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia and is streaming it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in part | Title | Directed by | Storyboarded by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Part 1: Siblings for World Reformation Arc | |||||
| 1 | 1 | "We Are Those Who Lament This Barbaric Age" Transliteration: "Warera Eansei o Ureumono" (Japanese: 我ら乱世を憂う者) | Kayona Yamada | Masahiro Aizawa | January 11, 2024(2024-01-11) |
| 2 | 2 | "Shakugan" Transliteration: "Shakugan" (Japanese: 灼岩) | Katsuya Yoshii | Masahiro Aizawa | January 18, 2024(2024-01-18) |
| 3 | 3 | "Year Seven of the Eiroku Period" Transliteration: "Eiroku Nana-nen" (Japanese: 永禄七年) | Hiroto Katō | Masahiro Aizawa | January 25, 2024(2024-01-25) |
| 4 | 4 | "Jinka and Humans" Transliteration: "Jinka to Ningen" (Japanese: 迅火と人間) | Yōhei Fukui | Yūzō Satō | February 1, 2024(2024-02-01) |
| 5 | 5 | "Higan" Transliteration: "Higan" (Japanese: 氷岩) | Toshiyuki Sone | Kazuhiro Soeta | February 8, 2024(2024-02-08) |
| 6 | 6 | "Fukou" Transliteration: "Fukō" (Japanese: ふこう) | Takashi Kojima | Jun'ichi Sakata | February 15, 2024(2024-02-15) |
| 7 | 7 | "Kagan & Shakuyaku" Transliteration: "Kagan to Shakuyaku" (Japanese: 火岩と芍薬) | Kayona Yamada | Yūzō Satō | February 22, 2024(2024-02-22) |
| 8 | 8 | "Mystic Swordsman" Transliteration: "Makenshi" (Japanese: 魔剣士) | Hiroyuki Tsuchiya | Jun'ichi Sakata | February 29, 2024(2024-02-29) |
| 9 | 9 | "The Mountain Goddess (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Yama no Kami (Zen)" (Japanese: 山の神 (前)) | Tamazao Michibitsuka | Tamazao Michibitsuka | March 7, 2024(2024-03-07) |
| 10 | 10 | "The Mountain Goddess (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Yama no Kami (Go)" (Japanese: 山の神 (後)) | Tomomi Mikawa | Shinji Itadaki | March 14, 2024(2024-03-14) |
| 11 | 11 | "The Strongest of the Dangaisyuu" Transliteration: "Dankaishū Saikyō no Otoko" (Japanese: 断怪衆最強の男) | Yoshihiro Ueda | Kazuaki Mōri | March 21, 2024(2024-03-21) |
| 12 | 12 | "Jinka & Douren, Takekichi & Barry" Transliteration: "Jinka to Dōren to Takekichi to Barī" (Japanese: 迅火と道錬と竹吉とバリー) | Satoshi Saga | Jun'ichi Sakata | March 28, 2024(2024-03-28) |
| 13 | 13 | "Godbeast" Transliteration: "Kamijū" (Japanese: 神獣) | Kayona Yamada | Masahiro Aizawa & Shinji Itadaki | April 4, 2024(2024-04-04) |
| Part 2: The Chaos of a Thousand Demons Arc | |||||
| 14 | 1 | "Thousand Demon Night March" Transliteration: "Sen Oni Yagyō" (Japanese: 千鬼夜行) | Shuichi Sasaki & Yoshihiro Ueda | Yoshihiro Ueda | July 18, 2024(2024-07-18) |
| 15 | 2 | "Black Dragon" Transliteration: "Kuro Ryū" (Japanese: 黒龍) | Tomomi Mikawa | Yoshifumi Sueda | July 25, 2024(2024-07-25) |
| 16 | 3 | "Mad God of the Wild City" Transliteration: "Are Miyako no Kyō-shin" (Japanese: 荒れ都の狂神) | Kageyasu Saionji | Kageyasu Saionji | August 1, 2024(2024-08-01) |
| 17 | 4 | "Senya & Tsukiko" Transliteration: "Sen'ya to Tsukiko" (Japanese: 千夜と月湖) | Takashi Watanabe | Takashi Watanabe | August 8, 2024(2024-08-08) |
| 18 | 5 | "When the Time Comes" Transliteration: "Toki, Kitarubeku Kitaru" (Japanese: 時, 来たるべく来る) | Mamiko Sekiya | Yoshihiro Ueda | August 15, 2024(2024-08-15) |
| 19 | 6 | "Above the Clouds" Transliteration: "Kumo no Ue Made" (Japanese: 雲の上まで) | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | August 22, 2024(2024-08-22) |
| 20 | 7 | "End of a Journey" Transliteration: "Tabi no Owari" (Japanese: 旅の終わり) | Shuichi Sasaki | Yūzō Satō | August 29, 2024(2024-08-29) |
| 21 | 8 | "Furuon" Transliteration: "Furuon" (Japanese: 古恩) | Mamiko Sekiya | Kou Matsuo | September 5, 2024(2024-09-05) |
| 22 | 9 | "Senya and Jinun" Transliteration: "Sen'ya to Jinun" (Japanese: 千夜と神雲) | Hiroyuki Tsuchiya | Kayona Yamada | September 12, 2024(2024-09-12) |
| 23 | 10 | "Senya's Eight Years" Transliteration: "Sen'ya no Hachi-nen" (Japanese: 千夜の八年) | Arisu Yamamichi | Kenichi Imaizumi | September 19, 2024(2024-09-19) |
| 24 | 11 | "In Pursuit of the Thousandfold Chaotic Menagerie" Transliteration: "Sen Ma Konton o Megutte" (Japanese: 千魔混沌を巡って) | Shuichi Sasaki | Shinji Itadaki | October 10, 2024(2024-10-10) |
| 25 | 12 | "To the Final Battleground" Transliteration: "Kessen no Chi" (Japanese: 決戦の地) | Mamiko Sekiya | Kazuaki Mōri | October 17, 2024(2024-10-17) |
| 26 | 13 | "A Renewed Encounter" Transliteration: "Saikai" (Japanese: 遭遇 (さいかい)) | Hiroyuki Tsuchiya | Shinji Itadaki | October 24, 2024(2024-10-24) |
| 27 | 14 | "Awakening" Transliteration: "Kaigan" (Japanese: 開眼) | Yūki Nishiyama & Ryōji Tanaka | Shinji Itadaki | October 31, 2024(2024-10-31) |
| 28 | 15 | "Banshou-oh Descends" Transliteration: "Banshō-ō, Kōrin" (Japanese: 万象王, 降臨) | Mamiko Sekiya | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | November 7, 2024(2024-11-07) |
| 29 | 16 | "Dousuke & Kumozou" Transliteration: "Dousuke to Kumozou" (Japanese: 道介と雲蔵) | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | November 14, 2024(2024-11-14) |
| 30 | 17 | "Feast of the Uncanny" Transliteration: "Igyō-tachi no Utage" (Japanese: 異形達の宴) | Satoshi Toba | Kageyasu Saionji | November 21, 2024(2024-11-21) |
| 31 | 18 | "Above the Clouds" Transliteration: "Kumo o Tobikoete" (Japanese: 雲を跳び越えて) | Mamiko Sekiya | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | November 28, 2024(2024-11-28) |
| 32 | 19 | "Dawn" Transliteration: "Yoake" (Japanese: 夜明け) | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | December 5, 2024(2024-12-05) |
| 33 | 20 | "The One Who Is with Many" Transliteration: "Ōku to Tomo ni Aru Mono" (Japanese: 多くと共に在る者) | Takashi Watanabe | Takashi Watanabe | December 12, 2024(2024-12-12) |
| 34 | 21 | "Jinka & Tama" Transliteration: "Jinka to Tama" (Japanese: 迅火とたま) | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | December 19, 2024(2024-12-19) |
| 35 | 22 | "The Poem of Time's Colors in Bloom" Transliteration: "Toki no Iro no Uta ga Saku" (Japanese: 時の彩の詩が咲く) | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | December 26, 2024(2024-12-26) |
Stage play
A stage play adaptation of the manga's first part, "Yonaoshi Kyōdai-hen" (世直し姉弟編, Siblings for World Reformation Arc), was announced in June 2024. It ran at Theatre1010 in Adachi, Tokyo from September 24 to October 4, 2024. The play was directed and written by Naohiro Ise, with choreography by Koichi Goseki and Seijiro Nakamura handling the sword fights. The cast included Kōsuke Honda as Jinka Yamato, Momoka Onishi as Tama, Yūya Uno as Shinsuke Hyōdō, and Ui Sakura as Shakugan.
Notes
Further reading
- . Anime News Network. May 1, 2023.
External links
- (in Japanese)
- (in Japanese)
- (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia