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Tokyo Ravens
Cover of the first light novel Shaman*Clan
東京レイヴンズ
(Tōkyō Reivunzu)
GenreAction, Romance, Supernatural
Light novel
Written byKōhei Azano
Illustrated bySumihei
Published byFujimi Shobo
ImprintFujimi Fantasia Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runMay 20, 2010 – present
Volumes14 vol + 3 EX vol (List of volumes)
Manga
Written byAtsushi Suzumi
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineShōnen Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 25, 2010 – present
Volumes11
Anime television series
Directed byTakaomi Kanasaki
Produced byKazuhiro Kanemitsu
Michio Kaiba
Mitsutoshi Ogura
Nobue Osamu
Saki Kondo
Written byHideyuki Kurata
Music byMaiko Iuchi
Studio8-Bit
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, SUN, KBS, tvk, TVA, AT-X, BS11
English network
Original run October 9, 2013 – March 26, 2014
Episodes24 (List of episodes)

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

Main article: List of Tokyo Ravens characters

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
01SHAMAN*CLANMay 20, 2010[6]978-4-8291-3519-8
02RAVEN's NESTSeptember 9, 2010[7]978-4-8291-3552-5
03cHImAirA DanCEDecember 18, 2010[8]978-4-8291-3592-1
04GIRL RETURN & days in nest IMay 20, 2011[9]978-4-8291-3637-9
05days in nest II & GIRL AGAINJuly 20, 2011[10]978-4-8291-3657-7
06Black Shaman ASSAULTOctober 20, 2011[11]978-4-8291-3688-1
07_DARKNESS_EMERGE_May 19, 2012[12]978-4-8291-3757-4
08over-cryOctober 20, 2012[13]978-4-8291-3809-0
09to The DarkSkyMarch 19, 2013[14]978-4-8291-3865-6
10BEGINS/TEMPLEOctober 19, 2013[15]978-4-0471-2911-5
11change:unchangeApril 19, 2014[16]978-4-0407-0087-8
12Junction of STARsNovember 20, 2014[17]978-4-0407-0139-4
13COUNT>DOWNMarch 20, 2015[18]978-4-0407-0087-8
14EMPEROR.ADVENTDecember 19, 2015[19]978-4-0407-0525-5
EX1party in nestJuly 20, 2013[20]978-4-8291-3909-7
EX2seasons in nestFebruary 20, 2014978-4-0407-0030-4
EX3memories in nestSeptember 19, 2015978-4-0407-0523-1

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

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No. Title Original air date[28]

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]

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