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Twin Star Exorcists
The cover of the first volume as published in Japan, featuring Rokuro Enmado (left) and Benio Adashino (right).
双星の陰陽師
(Sōsei no Onmyōji)
GenreAction, Fantasy, Supernatural
Manga
Written byYoshiaki Sukeno
Published byShueisha
English publisher
MagazineJump Square
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 4, 2013 – present
Volumes11 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byTomohisa Taguchi
Produced byMakoto Hijikata
Maiko Isogai
Tomohiko Iwase
Naoto Tani
Teruaki Sanematsu
Written byNaruhisa Arakawa
Music byMikio Endō
StudioPierrot
Licensed by
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Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo), AT-X
English network
Original run April 6, 2016 – March 29, 2017
Episodes50 (List of episodes)
Video game
PublisherBandai Namco Entertainment
PlatformPS Vita
Released

Twin Star Exorcists (双星の陰陽師, Sōsei no Onmyōji) is a Japanese supernatural fantasy action shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiaki Sukeno about a pair of young and talented exorcists that according to a prophecy, are destined to marry and have a child that will be the ultimate exorcist. The series is published in Japan by Shueisha in its Jump Square magazine, and is published in English by Viz Media. An anime television adaptation by Pierrot ran between April 6, 2016 to March 29, 2017.

Plot

See also: List of Twin Star Exorcists characters

Rokuro Enmado is a young boy who used to be a powerful aspiring exorcist, before a tragic incident left his friends dead and made him abandon the profession. One day, he has a fateful encounter with Benio Adashino, a girl around his age and a well known exorcist from the east. According to prophecy, Rokuro and Benio are the "Twin Star Exorcists", and are destined to marry and have a child known as the Miko, which will be the ultimate exorcist, capable of cleansing all evil spirits, or Kegare, from the world and ending the war that has lasted over a millennium.

Media

Manga

Yoshiaki Sukeno began serializing the manga in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine on October 4, 2013.[4] A special chapter was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in April 2016.[5]

Viz Media licensed the series for publication in North America, publishing the first volume in July 2015.[6][7]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 4, 2014[8]978-4-08-880015-8July 7, 2015[9]978-1-4215-8174-3
  1. "Rokuro and Benio" (ろくろと紅（べに）緒（お）, Rokuro to Benio)
  2. "The Twin Stars Cross" (双（そう）星（せい）交（こう）差（さ）, Sōsei Kōsa)
  3. "The Sound of Magano" (禍（まが）野（の）の音（おと）, Magano no Oto)
Bonus: "Benio in Kyoto" (京（きよう）都（と）の紅（べに）緒（お）, Kyōto no Benio)
2 June 4, 2014[10]978-4-08-880117-9October 6, 2015[11]978-1-4215-8175-0
  1. "Who are You?" (其（そ）は誰（だれ）ぞ, So wa Dare zo)
  2. "Your Courage, My Courage" (君（きみ）の勇（ゆう）気（き）、私（わたし）の勇（ゆう）気（き）, Kimi no Yūki, Watashi no Yūki)
  3. "Rokuro's True Feelings" (ろくろの気（き）持（も）ち, Rokuro no Kimochi)
  4. "Tangled Tragedy" (交（こう）錯（さく）する悲（ひ）劇（げき）, Kōsaku Suru Higeki)
3 October 3, 2014[12]978-4-08-880203-9January 5, 2016[13]978-1-4215-8217-7
  1. "A Glimpse of Evil" (邪（じゃ）悪（あく）の片（へん）鱗（りん）, Jaaku no Henrin)
  2. "As an Exorcist" (陰（おん）陽（みよう）師（じ）として, Onmyōji Toshite)
  3. "Evil" (邪（じゃ）悪（あく）, Jaaku)
  4. "As If a New Star Were Born" (新（あら）たな星（ほし）の生（う）まるるが如（ごと）く, Aratana Hoshi no Umaruru ga Gotoku)
4 January 5, 2015[14]978-4-08-880294-7April 5, 2016[15]978-1-4215-8321-1
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Bonus 2: "Benio's Struggle"
5 May 1, 2015[16]978-4-08-880370-8July 5, 2016[17]978-1-4215-8518-5
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6 September 4, 2015[18]978-4-08-880473-6October 4, 2016[19]978-1-4215-8707-3
  1. "Vigorous Movements of the Stars" (夢のつづき, Shinshin no Yakudō)
  2. "Supreme Ruler of the Empty Sky" (虚空の覇者, Kokū no Hasha)
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Bonus 3: 繭良、七変化 (Mayura, Shichihenge)
Bonus 4: Rokuro, futtō (ろくろ、沸騰)
Bonus 5: Jūnitenshō "Suzaku" Keishō Shikiten (十二天将 ”朱雀” 継承式典)
7 January 4, 2016[20]978-4-08-880591-7January 3, 2017[21]978-1-4215-9045-5
  1. "Spell" (呪縛, Jubaku)
  2. "A World Without Exorcism" (呪縛無キ空, Jubaku naki sora)
  3. "A History of Defeat" (敗北の歴史, Haiboku no Rekishi)
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8 April 4, 2016[22]978-4-08-880657-0April 4, 2017[23]978-1-4215-9160-5
  1. "Those Who Do Not Seek It" (求めざる者は, Motomezaru mono wa)
  2. "Mayura’s Fight" (繭良の戦い, Mayura no tatakai)
  3. "A Black Birth Cry" (黒の産声, Kuro no ubugoe)
  4. "The Sewer Rat's Dream" (溝鼠の夢, Dobunezumi no yume)
9 August 4, 2016[24]978-4-08-880757-7July 4, 2017[25]978-1-4215-9441-5
  1. "Magano’s Encroachment" (禍野侵食, Magano Shinshoku)
  2. "What I Fear" (俺のコワいモノ, Ore no Kowai Mono)
  3. "The Tomorrow the Two Walk Towards..." (二人が進む明日..., Futari ga Susumu Ashita...)
  4. "Twin Star Divergence" (双星乖離, Sōsei Kairi)
10 December 2, 2016[26]978-4-08-880829-1October 3, 2017[27]978-1-42-159622-8
  1. "The Island Where Stars Gather" (星集う島, Hoshi Tsudou Shima)
  2. "Frontline" (最前線, Saizensen)
  3. "Place of Beginning, A Distant Past" (はじまりの場所、幽玄の彼方, Hajimari no Basho, Yūgen no Kanata)
  4. "Adashino's Little Giant" (化野の小さな巨人, Adashino no Chīsana Kyojin)
11 March 3, 2017[28]978-4-08-881030-0January 2, 2018[29]978-1-42-159764-5
Chapters not yet in tankōbon format
  1. "Impure Wish" (醜き願い, Minikuki Negai)
  2. "Tsuchimikado Successor" (土御門の後継, Tsuchimikado no Kōkei)
  3. "Every Three Months" (それぞれの3か月, Sorezore no 3-kagetsu)

Anime

Main article: List of Twin Star Exorcists episodes

An anime television adaptation was announced on the January 2016 cover of Jump Square on December 4, 2015.[30] The series is directed by Tomohisa Taguchi and written by Naruhisa Arakawa,[31] with animation by Studio Pierrot.[32] Additionally, Shishō Igarashi is serving as assistant director, Kikuko Sadakata is designing the characters, and Itsuko Takeda is serving as chief animation director.[31] The series' first opening theme song is "Valkyrie -Ikusa Otome-" (Valkyrie -戦乙女-, lit. "Valkyrie -War Maiden-") by Wagakki Band,[33] while the first ending theme is "Eyes" (アイズ, Aizu) by Hitomi Kaji.[34] The second opening theme, "Re:Call", is performed by the idol group i☆Ris,[35][36][37] while the second ending theme, "Yadori-boshi" (宿り星) is performed by the two-man group Itowokashi (Kashitarō Itō and Ryō Miyada).[38] The third opening theme, "sync" is performed by lol, while the third ending theme "Hide & Seek" is performed by Girlfriend.[39] The fourth opening theme, "Kanadeai" is performed by Itowokoashi, while the fourth ending theme "Hotarubi" is performed by Wagakki Band. [40]

The series began airing on April 6, 2016 on TV Tokyo and other TX Network stations,[41][42] and later on AT-X.[43] Animax Asia is simulcasting the series with English Subtitles. Crunchyroll is simulcasting the series worldwide outside of Asia,[44] and will also release the series on Blu-ray and DVD with an English dub.[45] Chinese streaming site iQiyi has listed the series with fifty episodes.[46]

The anime is licensed in North America by Crunchyroll (with home video distribution from Funimation) and in the UK by Anime Limited.[47][48]

Video game

A video game adaptation of the series from Bandai Namco Entertainment was announced on September 3, 2016.[49] The battle adventure game will be released for PlayStation Vita, and will feature Rokuro as a playable character.[49] It will feature an alternate setup with five different girls as candidates for the title of Twin Star, including Benio, Mayura, and three other characters designed exclusively for the game by original creator Yoshiaki Sukeno. The game was release to Japan on January 26, 2017.[3]

Reception

Volume 1 reached 11th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts, with 29,527 copies sold;[50] volume 2 reached 23rd place, with 30,734 copies;[51] volume 3 reached 46th place, with 38,835 copies;[52] volume 4 reached 24th place, with 37,900 copies;[53] volume 5 also reached 24th place, with 47,489 copies;[54] volume 6 reached 32nd place, with 48,029 copies;[55] volume 7 reached 20th place, with 48,762 copies;[56] and volume 8 reached 11th place, with 56,947 copies.[57]

Volume 3 of the English translation appeared on the New York Times Manga Best Sellers list for two nonconsecutive weeks, first at 8th place and then at 6th.[58][59]

See also

References

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