Tokyo Ravens
Tokyo Ravens | |
![]() Cover of the first light novel Shaman*Clan | |
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 |
Imprint | Fujimi Fantasia Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | May 20, 2010 – present |
Volumes | 14 vol + 3 EX vol |
Manga | |
Written by | Atsushi Suzumi |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Magazine | Shōnen Ace |
Demographic | Shōnen |
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.[1] It received an anime series on October 9, 2013.[2][3] Funimation is simulcasting the series on their website.[4] On October 29, 2014, KADOKAWA began publishing the English volumes of the Manga on BookWalker, their official eBook store.[5]
Plot
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In the "Great Disaster", Japan has been thrown into chaos by onmyouji. Harutora Tsuchimikado was born into an onmyouji family, but has no power 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).
Media
Light novels
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; three volumes have been released as of September 2015.
Volume list
No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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01 | SHAMAN*CLAN | May 20, 2010[6] | 978-4-8291-3519-8 |
02 | RAVEN's NEST | September 9, 2010[7] | 978-4-8291-3552-5 |
03 | cHImAirA DanCE | December 18, 2010[8] | 978-4-8291-3592-1 |
04 | GIRL RETURN & days in nest I | May 20, 2011[9] | 978-4-8291-3637-9 |
05 | days in nest II & GIRL AGAIN | July 20, 2011[10] | 978-4-8291-3657-7 |
06 | Black Shaman ASSAULT | October 20, 2011[11] | 978-4-8291-3688-1 |
07 | _DARKNESS_EMERGE_ | May 19, 2012[12] | 978-4-8291-3757-4 |
08 | over-cry | October 20, 2012[13] | 978-4-8291-3809-0 |
09 | to The DarkSky | March 19, 2013[14] | 978-4-8291-3865-6 |
10 | BEGINS/TEMPLE | October 19, 2013[15] | 978-4-0471-2911-5 |
11 | change:unchange | April 19, 2014[16] | 978-4-0407-0087-8 |
12 | Junction of STARs | November 20, 2014[17] | 978-4-0407-0139-4 |
13 | COUNT>DOWN | March 20, 2015[18] | 978-4-0407-0087-8 |
14 | EMPEROR.ADVENT | December 19, 2015[19] | 978-4-0407-0525-5 |
EX1 | party in nest | July 20, 2013[20] | 978-4-8291-3909-7 |
EX2 | seasons in nest | February 20, 2014 | 978-4-0407-0030-4 |
EX3 | memories in nest | September 19, 2015 | 978-4-0407-0523-1 |
Manga
Tokyo Ravens inspired the creation of six manga series based on the light novels.[21] 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.[22] 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.[23] The fifth series, Tokyo Ravens -Girls Photograph-, started serialization in Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age in the January 2014 issue.[24][25] 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.[26] It focuses on the male characters of the series.
Anime
An anime adaption aired in Japan from October 6, 2013 to March 26, 2014, produced by 8-Bit and directed by Takaomi Kansaki. Funimation has licensed the series for English release. The first opening theme is "X-encounter" by Maon Kurosaki and the first ending theme is "Kimi ga Emu Yūgure" (君が笑む夕暮れ) by Yoshino Nanjō. The second opening theme is "Outgrow" by Gero and the second ending theme is "Break a spell" by Mami Kawada.[27]
Episode list
No. | Title | Original air date[28] |
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Reception
In Anime News Network's Fall 2013 Anime Preview Guide, reviewers Rebecca Silverman and Theron Martin gave the series an initial rating of 2 out of 5 stars, while reviewers Carlo Santos and Carl Kimlinger gave the series an initial rating of 2.5 out of 5 stars.[29] Martin commented that "the artistic effort is wholly unimpressive beyond the yukata that Hokuto wears and the CG creations stand out too starkly against the regular animation. Director Takaomki Kanasaki is quite capable of producing fun, stylish fare (as he proved with Is This a Zombie?), but this definitely does not qualify. Only some decent early character development saves this one from the garbage pile,"[30] while Santos gave a slightly more positive review, stating that "Tokyo Ravens is nothing special, but it isn't horrible, either. This supernatural adventure series employs all the usual trappings of the genre, but does so without making a mess of the story or throwing too many ideas in. In fact, it even spends a good amount of time on the characters' day-to-day lives, instead of rushing them into the action."[31] Silverman praised the series' art and character designs, as well as the series' use of both 2D and 3D CGI graphics, but concludes that "right now it feels like a hodgepodge of ideas that hasn't quite gotten itself grounded yet,"[32] while Kimlinger criticized the series' poor start and use of clichés, stating that "watching Tokyo Ravens is probably the closest you'll get to experiencing precognition. In a show that gets the desired effect from its tropes, that wouldn't be a problem. But Ravens only does its tropes half-right."[33]
References
- ^ "東京レイヴンズ (1)". kadokawa.co.jp. Kadokawa Group Publishing. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ^ "Tokyo Ravens Light Novels Have Anime In the Works". Anime News Network. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ^ "東京レイヴンズ (6)". kadokawa.co.jp. Kadokawa Group Publishing. Retrieved 2012-11-15.
- ^ "Funimation to Stream Freezing Vibration, Unbreakable Machine-Doll, Tokyo Ravens, BlazBlue". Anime News Network. Retrieved 7 October 2013.
- ^ "BOOK WALKER Global:TOKYO RAVENS| New Release: Page 1| KADOKAWA eBook Store - BookWalker". eBook Store│BOOK WALKER Global. Retrieved 2015-12-10.
- ^ マ東京レイヴンズ1 SHAMAN*CLAN (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ マ東京レイヴンズ2 RAVEN゛s NEST (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ マ東京レイヴンズ3 cHImAirA DanCE (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ マ東京レイヴンズ4 GIRL RETURN & days in nest I (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ マ東京レイヴンズ5 days in nest II & GIRL AGAIN (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ マ東京レイヴンズ6 Black Shaman ASSAULT (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ マ東京レイヴンズ7 _DARKNESS_EMERGE_ (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ マ東京レイヴンズ8 over-cry (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ マ東京レイヴンズ9 to The DarkSky (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ マ東京レイヴンズ10 BEGINS/TEMPLE (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ "東京レイヴンズ11 change:unchange" (in Japanese). Kadokawa.
- ^ "東京レイヴンズ12 Junction of STARs | 富士見書房" (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
- ^ "東京レイヴンズ13 COUNT>DOWN" (in Japanese). Kadokawa.
- ^ "東京レイヴンズ14 EMPEROR.ADVENT" (in Japanese). Kadokawa.
- ^ "マ東京レイヴンズEX1 party in nest" (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved 2013-10-19.
- ^ "富士見書房 - 東京レイヴンズ:". Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Tokyo Ravens: Red And White Spinoff Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Tokyo Ravens Gets New Manga Adaptation Next Month". Anime News Network. Retrieved 18 October 2013.
- ^ "Tokyo Ravens, Date A Live Get Spin-Off Manga in Dragon Age Magazine". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "1月のお知らせ". Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "『東京レイヴンズ』Blu-ray&DVD1". Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "CD -TVアニメ「東京レイヴンズ」公式サイト-" (in Japanese). Tokyo Ravens Production Committee. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
- ^ 東京レイヴンズ. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ^ "The Fall 2013 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ Martin, Theron. "Theron Martin - The Fall 2013 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ Santos, Carlo. "Carlo Santos - The Fall 2013 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ Silverman, Rebecca. "Rebecca Silverman - The Fall 2013 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
- ^ Kimlinger, Carl. "Carl Kimlinger - The Fall 2013 Anime Preview Guide". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 21, 2014.
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