Tokyo Ravens | |
Cover of the first light novel Shaman*Clan
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東京レイヴンズ (Tōkyō Reivunzu) |
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Genre | Action, Romance, Supernatural |
Light novel | |
Written by | Kōhei Azano |
Illustrated by | Sumihei |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
Demographic | Male |
Imprint | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
Original run | May 20, 2010 – present |
Volumes | 14 vol + 4 EX vol |
Manga | |
Written by | Atsushi Suzumi |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Shōnen Ace |
Original run | December 25, 2010 – present |
Volumes | 11 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Takaomi Kanasaki |
Produced by | Kazuhiro Kanemitsu Michio Kaiba Mitsutoshi Ogura Nobue Osamu Saki Kondo |
Written by | Hideyuki Kurata |
Music by | Maiko Iuchi |
Studio | 8-Bit |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, tvk, TVA, AT-X, BS11 |
English network | |
Original run | October 9, 2013 – March 26, 2014 |
Episodes | 24 |
Tokyo Ravens (東京レイヴンズ Tōkyō Reivunzu?) is a Japanese light novel series written by Kōhei Azano and illustrated by Sumihei. It was adapted into a manga series in 2010. It received an anime series on October 9, 2013.Funimation simulcasted the series on their website. On October 29, 2014, Kadokawa began publishing the English volumes of the Manga on BookWalker, their official eBook store.
In the "Great Disaster", Japan has been thrown into chaos by onmyouji. Harutora Tsuchimikado was born into an onmyouji family, but has no ability to sense spiritual power whatsoever. His estranged childhood friend appears one day to take him up on a promise he made long ago to become her shikigami (familiar).
Tokyo Ravens began as a series of light novels by Kōhei Azano, author of Black Blood Brothers, with illustrations by Sumihei; 14 volumes have been released as of December 2015. The first volume of a side-story series titled Tokyo Ravens EX was published on July 20, 2013; four volumes have been released as of October 2016.
Tokyo Ravens inspired the creation of six manga series based on the light novels. The first one, Tokyo Ravens, was illustrated by Atsushi Suzumi. It began in December 2010, and was serialized in Shōnen Ace. The chapters have been collected into eight volumes. It follows the main story of the light novels. The second manga series, Tokyo Ravens: Tokyo Fox was illustrated by COMTA and published in Fujimi Shobo's Age premium in 2011. It features an original story focused on Kon. The third series, Tokyo Ravens: Red and White, is a manga spinoff by Azumi Mochizuki. It was serialized in Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age and concluded in the November 2013 issue. The fourth series, Tokyo Ravens: Sword of Song, is a manga spinoff by Ran Kuze. Its serialization began in the November 2013 issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Rival. The fifth series, Tokyo Ravens -Girls Photograph-, started serialization in Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age in the January 2014 issue. It focuses on the female characters of the series. The sixth and the latest series, Tokyo Ravens AnotherXHoliday started in Kadokawa's shojo magazine Millefeui in the February 2014 issue. It focuses on the male characters of the series.