Shōnen Onmyōji | |
Cover of the light novel Shōnen Onmyōji, volume 1
|
|
少年陰陽師 (Shōnen Onmyōji) |
|
---|---|
Genre | Fantasy, Historical, Supernatural, Comedy, Romance |
Light novel | |
Written by | Mitsuru Yūki |
Illustrated by | Sakura Asagi |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Demographic | Female |
Imprint | Kadokawa Beans Bunko |
Original run | 2001 – present |
Volumes | 47 (Including short stories and side story) |
Manga | |
Written by | Hinoko Seta |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Magazine | Monthly Asuka |
Original run | August 24, 2005 – 2005 |
Volumes | 1 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Kunihiro Mori |
Studio | Studio Deen |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Kansai TV |
Original run | October 3, 2006 – March 13, 2007 |
Episodes | 26 |
Shōnen Onmyōji (少年陰陽師?) is a Japanese light novel authored by Mitsuru Yūki and illustrated by Sakura Asagi. The novel is serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's The Beans. The light novel has 47 volumes, including three short stories and a side story. A manga acting as a gaiden is being serialized in Beans Ace.
There is also a series of drama CDs, a PlayStation 2 game and a manga adaptation that was announced in 2005 and a musical as well. Moreover, it was announced in August 2006 in Newtype that the anime adaptation would be animated by Studio Deen and the character design was to be done by Shinobu Tagashira. It began its broadcast on October 3, 2006.
The anime premiered on Animax under the title, Shōnen Onmyoji: The Young Spirit Master. It was aired across its respective networks worldwide, including Hong Kong, Taiwan and Vietnam, with translations and dubbed versions for English language networks in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and other regions.
The anime was licensed for North American distribution by Geneon Entertainment. However, only three volumes of the series have been released, and have yet to receive a full release due to Geneon's departure from the American market. On July 3, 2008, Funimation announced that it had struck a deal with Geneon to distribute and release several of their licenses, including Shōnen Onmyōji.
The protagonist of the series, which is set in the Heian era, is Abe no Masahiro, the grandson of the great onmyōji, Abe no Seimei, who passed his teachings on to his grandson. Unfortunately, Masahiro has lost his sixth sense and with it the ability to see spirits. Masahiro constantly feels overshadowed by his grandfather's fame.