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Haigakura

Haigakura (ハイガクラ) is a fantasy work set in China, a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Takayama. It was initially serialized in Ichijinsha's shōjo manga magazine Comic Zero Sum WARD from January 2008 to May 2015, when the magazine ceased publication, and was later transferred to the Zero-Sum Online manga website in September 2015. Its chapters have been collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes as of August 2023.

Haigakura
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Ichiyo
ハイガクラ
GenreAction, fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byShinobu Takayama
Published byIchijinsha
ImprintZero Sum Comics
Magazine
  • Comic Zero Sum WARD
  • (January 2008–May 2015)
  • Zero-Sum Online
  • (September 2015–present)
DemographicShōjo
Original runJanuary 16, 2008 – present
Volumes16
Anime television series
Directed byJunichi Yamamoto
Written byYū Murai
Music byYuki Kurihara
StudioTyphoon Graphics
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, SUN, BS Asahi
Original run October 7, 2024 – present
Episodes7
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An anime television series adaptation produced by Typhoon Graphics premiered in October 2024.

Plot

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The world, which is supported by four gods known as the Four Evils, is in crisis after two of them escape. In order to recover the gods, who have fled to other realms, and restore stability to the world, song officers known as Kashikan use "songs" and "dances" to confine the gods in their "sai". One of the Kashikan, Ichiyo, who was considered a dropout because of his tone-deafness, travels to modern-day Japan to recover the evil gods and return to his ordinary life with help from the subordinate god Tenkō.

Characters

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Ichiyō (一葉)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[2] (drama CD), Takeo Ōtsuka,[3] Junko Takeuchi (young)[4] (anime)
One of the Kashikans searching for the gods who fled to other realms, who is sarcastic and violent. His parents are unknown, and he was raised by Hakugou, the divine beast of the shrine forest. He was imprisoned after Hakugo was taken away, but Ai-Seiwa encouraged him to aim to become a poet. Though tone-deaf, which has led others to consider him a dropout, he is skilled at dance. He hates water and is not a good swimmer.[5]
Tenkō (滇紅)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano[2] (drama CD), Kaito Ishikawa[3] (anime)
One of the subordinate gods that Ichiyo uses, who has the ability to control water and is gentle, but prone to sudden changes in mood. Since his divine name is unknown, his name was given to him by Sundori and Ryui. He is arrogant at first, but loses his personality and memory as a result of being used by Ichiyo for singing and dancing. When Ichiyo dissolves, he temporarily regains his abilities and transforms into a form with white hair and red eyes.
Hakushurin (白珠龍)
Voiced by: Lynn[3] (anime)
Ransaiwa (藍采和)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono[3] (anime)
Sontō (孫登)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[3] (anime)
Kaka (花果)
Voiced by: Asuka Tani[2] (drama CD), Rie Kugimiya[6] (anime)
A god serving under Ichiyo, who usually appears as a mild-mannered child but can undergo a ferocious transformation. Unlike the rest of its race, which has lived for 3000 years and changes over time, it has changed since birth and ordinary Kashikans cannot handle it.
Ryuu (龍王)
Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura[6] (anime)
A god who sealed away the Four Evils and created Goshinzan and Ryugu to protect the country by making it imperceptible to the outside world. He is a subordinate god of Aizenwa and Chief of the Water Department, and has nine children called the Ryusei Kyuuko.
Heikan (丙閑)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[6] (anime)
Hōryūsei (峰龍井)
Voiced by: Gakuto Kajiwara[6] (anime)
Hiki (比企)
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura[7] (anime)
Sanu (山烏)
Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki[7] (anime)
Hakugō (白豪)
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue[7] (anime)
Sōkōmei (蒼香茗)
Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa[8] (anime)
Ritekkai (李鉄拐)
Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio[8] (anime)
Kanshōri (漢鍾離)
Voiced by: Ryūnosuke Watanuki[8] (anime)
Rakan (羅漢)
Voiced by: Yūji Ueda[2] (drama CD), Shinnosuke Tachibana[8] (anime)
Bui (武夷)
Voiced by: Kohsuke Toriumi[2] (drama CD), Kentarō Itō[8] (anime)
Jungei (春睨)
Voiced by: Akira Sasanuma[4] (anime)
Gaishi (鎧糸)
Voiced by: Tatsumaru Tachibana[4] (anime)
Gas Mask (ガスマスク, Gasumasuku)
Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru[4] (anime)
Rabbit Mask (ウサギ仮面, Usagi Kamen)
Voiced by: Kazutomi Yamamoto[4] (anime)

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Shinobu Takayama, Haigakura initially began serialization in Ichijinsha's shōjo manga magazine Comic Zero Sum WARD on January 16, 2008.[a] On May 16, 2015, the magazine ceased publication and Haigakura was later transferred to the Zero-Sum Online website.[12][13] Ichijinsha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 25, 2008.[14] As of August 24, 2023, sixteen volumes have been released.[14] Ichijinsha republished the first ten volumes of the series in bunkoban from February 29, 2024,[15] to June 28, 2024.[16]

Volumes

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No. Release date ISBN
1 November 25, 2008[17]978-4-75-805382-2
2 October 24, 2009[18]978-4-75-805449-2
3 August 25, 2010[19]978-4-75-805536-9
4 May 25, 2011[20][21]978-4-75-805593-2
978-4-75-805594-9 (SE)
5 March 24, 2012[22]978-4-75-805693-9
6 January 25, 2013[23][24]978-4-75-805778-3
978-4-75-805779-0 (SE)
7 February 25, 2014[25][26]978-4-75-805877-3
978-4-75-805878-0 (SE)
8 February 25, 2015[27][28]978-4-75-805994-7
978-4-75-805995-4 (SE)
9 March 25, 2016[29][30]978-4-75-803168-4
978-4-75-803169-1 (SE)
10 February 25, 2017[31][32]978-4-75-803258-2
978-4-75-803259-9 (SE)
11 June 25, 2018[33][34]978-4-75-803358-9
978-4-75-803359-6 (SE)
12 June 25, 2019[35][36]978-4-75-803445-6
978-4-75-803446-3 (SE)
13 July 27, 2020[37][38]978-4-75-803532-3
978-4-75-803533-0 (SE)
14 June 24, 2021[39][40]978-4-75-803616-0
978-4-75-803617-7 (SE)
15 June 23, 2022[41][42]978-4-75-803751-8
978-4-75-803752-5 (SE)
16 August 24, 2023[14][43]978-4-75-803916-1
978-4-75-803917-8 (SE)
17 October 31, 2024[44][45]978-4-75-808600-4
978-4-75-808601-1 (SE)

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 24, 2023.[46][1] The series is produced by Typhoon Graphics and directed by Junichi Yamamoto, with Yū Murai handling series composition, Masaki Satō designing the characters, and Yuki Kurihara composing the music.[47] It premiered on October 7, 2024 on Tokyo MX and other channels.[48][49] The opening theme song is "Chaser" performed by Madkid, while the ending theme song is "Phoenix" performed by Hikaru Makishima.[50] Remow licensed the series for streaming on Amazon Prime Video and It's Anime YouTube channel in North America.[51] Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.[52]

After the broadcast of the seventh episode, the anime's website announced that the series past episode 8 would be delayed and will be rebroadcast from November 25, effectively restarting from the first episode.[53]

Episodes

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No.Title [54]Directed by [b]Written by [b]Storyboarded by [b]Original air date [55]
1"The Kagura Dance"
Transliteration: "Kagura Mai" (Japanese: 神楽舞)		UnknownUnknownTBAOctober 7, 2024 (2024-10-07)
2"The Thunder Dance"
Transliteration: "Kaminari no Mai" (Japanese: 雷の舞)		UnknownUnknownTBAOctober 14, 2024 (2024-10-14)
3"The Snowflake Dance"
Transliteration: "Sunōfurēkudansu" (Japanese: スノーフレークダンス)		UnknownUnknownTBAOctober 21, 2024 (2024-10-21)
4"The Moon Water Dance"
Transliteration: "Tsuki no Mizu no Dansu" (Japanese: 月の水のダンス)		TBATBATBAOctober 28, 2024 (2024-10-28)
5"The Peach Blossom Spring Dance"
Transliteration: "Momo no Hana no Haru no Dansu" (Japanese: 桃の花の春のダンス)		TBATBATBANovember 4, 2024 (2024-11-04)
6"The Chaos Dance"
Transliteration: "Kaosudansu" (Japanese: カオスダンス)		TBATBATBANovember 12, 2024 (2024-11-12)
7TBATBATBATBANovember 19, 2024 (2024-11-19)

Reception

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By August 2023, the manga had over 1.3 million copies in circulation.[56][46]

Notes

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  1. ^ The series started in the magazine's No. 1 issue of 2008 (cover date),[9] which was released on January 16.[10][11]
  2. ^ a b c Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.

References

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