Inukami! | |
Inukami! light novel volume 1.
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いぬかみっ! | |
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Genre | Fantasy, Romantic comedy |
Light novel | |
Written by | Mamizu Arisawa |
Illustrated by | Kanna Wakatsuki |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | Dengeki Bunko |
Magazine | Dengeki hp |
Original run | January 2003 – December 2008 |
Volumes | 17 |
Manga | |
Written by | Mamizu Arisawa |
Illustrated by | Mari Matsuzawa |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Dengeki Comic Gao! |
Original run | October 27, 2005 – February 27, 2008 |
Volumes | 6 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Keizō Kusakawa |
Studio | Seven Arcs |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | April 6, 2006 – September 28, 2006 |
Episodes | 26 |
Game | |
Inukami! feat. Animation | |
Developer | ASCII Media Works |
Publisher | ASCII Media Works |
Genre | Sound novel |
Platform | Nintendo DS |
Released | December 7, 2006 |
Anime film | |
Inukami! The Movie | |
Directed by | Keizō Kusakawa |
Studio | Seven Arcs |
Released | April 21, 2007 |
Runtime | 25 minutes |
Inukami! (いぬかみっ!?, lit. Dog Gods!) is a Japanese light novel series written by Mamizu Arisawa, with illustrations by Kanna Wakatsuki. The series originally started serialization in volume seventeen of ASCII Media Works' now-defunct light novel magazine Dengeki hp on April 18, 2002. Four more chapters were published until the first bound novel of the series was released, though more chapters were later serialized in the magazine. Fourteen main novels, plus two additional bonus novels with illustrations by Mari Matsuzawa, were published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko label between January 10, 2003 and December 10, 2008. The series revolves around a dog goddess named Yōko and her master Keita Kawahira as they fight against various troublesome spirits. Several more inukami besides Yōko also play an important role, most notably the inukami of Kaoru Kawahira.
A manga adaptation by Mari Matsuzawa was serialized in MediaWorks' now-defunct shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! between October 2005 and February 2008. The manga has been licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment for distribution in North America; the first volume was released in November 2008. A twenty-six episode anime adaptation of the series produced by Seven Arcs aired between April and September 2006 on TV Tokyo in Japan. An Internet radio show was also produced, along with a visual novel released by ASCII Media Works, and a twenty-five-minute-long film released in Japanese theaters in April 2007. Another light novel entitled Inukami Special Edition was only released as a promotional gift for the animated film.