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| ぬらりひょんの孫 (Nurarihyon no Mago) | |
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| Written by | Hiroshi Shiibashi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Imprint | Jump Comics |
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| Original run | March 10, 2008 –December 28, 2012 |
| Volumes | 25(List of volumes) |
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| Directed by | Junji Nishimura |
| Written by | Natsuko Takahashi |
| Music by | Kohei Tanaka |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
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| Original network | Yomiuri TV,Tokyo MX,Chukyo TV,BS11 |
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| Original run | July 6, 2010 – December 21, 2010 |
| Episodes | 24 + 1 special(List of episodes) |
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| Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Demon Capital | |
| Directed by | Michio Fukuda |
| Written by | Hideaki Koyasu |
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| Studio | Studio Deen |
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| Original network | Yomiuri TV, Tokyo MX, BS11,Mētele |
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| Original run | July 5, 2011 – December 20, 2011 |
| Episodes | 24(List of episodes) |
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| Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Shadow | |
| Written by | Hiroshi Shiibashi |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Ultra Jump |
| Original run | April 19, 2023 –July 19, 2023 |
| Volumes | 1 |
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Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan (Japanese:ぬらりひょんの孫,Hepburn:Nurarihyon no Mago;lit. 'Nurarihyon's Grandson') is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated byHiroshi Shiibashi. It was serialized inShueisha'sshōnen manga magazineWeekly Shōnen Jump from March 2008 to June 2012, and later inJump Next! from August to December 2012. Its chapters were collected in 25tankōbon volumes. The series follows Rikuo Nura, a human by day and ayōkai by night, as he is destined to become the Third Heir of the Nura Clan. With the help of friends and allies, Rikuo must stop various opposing factions from usurping his position.
A 24-episode anime adaptation produced byStudio Deen was broadcast from July to December 2010. A 24-episode second season, titledNura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Demon Capital, was broadcast from July to December 2011.
In North America,Viz Media licensed the series for English-language release of the manga and anime adaptations. It was streamed on Viz Anime in 2010, while the 25 volumes of the manga were released from February 2011 to February 2015.
Rikuo Nura is three-quarters human and one-quarteryōkai, living a dual life—human by day andyōkai by night. Residing in a house full ofyōkai with his grandfather,Nurarihyon, he initially resists his destiny, performing good deeds to avoid embracing hisyōkai heritage. However, he eventually accepts his role as the Third Heir of the Nura Clan (奴良組,Nura-gumi), despite opposition from factions seeking to usurp his position. To secure his leadership, he gathers allies under his banner of "Fear", forming a newHyakki Yakō (百鬼夜行;lit. 'Night Parade of One Hundred Demons').
Rikuo's journey begins when the Kiyojuji Paranormal Patrol is lured into a trap by Gyuki, ayōkai testing Rikuo's worthiness to lead the Nura Clan. After proving his strength, Rikuo officially assumes leadership. Soon after, the clan is thrown into chaos when a board member is killed and Nurarihyon vanishes. Rikuo faces Tamazuki, leader of a rival faction from Shikoku, defeating him but sparing his life at his father's request.
The story then explores the past, detailing the origins of the Nura Clan, the creation of the spirit blade Nenekirimaru, and the battle againstHagoromo Gitsune 400 years earlier. When Hagoromo Gitsune resurfaces in Kyoto, Rikuo trains under theyōkai of Tono Village to grow stronger before joining the fight. He allies with the Keikain House to stop Hagoromo Gitsune and prevent the birth of a new evil.
Later, Rikuo confronts the remnants of the Hundred Tales Clan (百物語組,Hyaku Monogatari-gumi), a group once led by the human Sanmoto Gorozaemon, who createdyōkai through storytelling. After defeating them, Rikuo learns of the Gokadoin House, a secretiveonmyōji sect descended fromAbe no Seimei. As they move to eradicate bothyōkai and humans, Rikuo begins unitingyōkai clans across Japan against this new threat.
Written and illustrated byHiroshi Shiibashi,Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan was preceded by twoone-shot chapters published inShueisha'sshōnen manga magazinesAkamaru Jump on May 1, 2006,[a] and inWeekly Shōnen Jump on July 30, 2007,[5] respectively. The manga was serialized in the latter magazine from March 10, 2008, to June 25, 2012.[6][7] Its final story arc ran for three chapters in the seasonally publishedJump Next! from August 11 to December 28, 2012.[8][9][10][11] Shueisha collected its 210 individual chapters in 25tankōbon volumes, released from August 4, 2008,[12] to March 4, 2013.[13]
The manga was licensed for English release byViz Media, who published the series chapter wise in its manga anthologyWeekly Shonen Jump Alpha since the magazine's launch on January 30, 2012.[14] The 25 volumes were released from February 1, 2011,[15] to February 3, 2015.[16]
11 years after its finale, a four-chapter series, titledNura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Shadow (ぬらりひょんの孫〜陰〜,Nurarihyon no Mago Kage), started in Shueisha'sseinen manga magazineUltra Jump on April 19, 2023,[17][18] and finished on July 19 of that same year.[19] A single volume was released on November 17, 2023.[20][21]
A Drama CD was released on December 18, 2009.[22]
The anime series, produced byStudio Deen, aired from July 6 to December 21, 2010.[23] It is licensed for North America byViz Media under the nameNura: Rise of the Yokai Clan.[24] New episodes, subtitled in English, were made available for streaming on their website several hours after they aired in Japan.[25] The opening themes areFast Forward andSunshine performed byMonkey Majik and the ending themes areSparky Start andSymphonic Dream performed by Katate Size (Aya Hirano, Yui Horie and Ai Maeda). The episodes were collected on eight DVDs from September 23, 2010, to April 22, 2011.[26]
The second season,Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Demon Capital (ぬらりひょんの孫 千年魔京,Nurarihyon no Mago Sennen Makyō), aired in Japan from July 5 to December 20, 2011.[27] It was made available for streaming with English subtitles the next day.[28][29] Two additional 23-minute OVAs were subsequently released in December 4, 2012 and March 4, 2013 afterDemon Capital finished. They were bundled with the limited edition releases of volumes 24 and 25 of the manga.[30][10]
The English dub of the series was posted for streaming onViz Media's online network,Neon Alley, which starting on October 2, 2012.[24] Viz Media later released the series on DVD/Blu-ray on March 10, 2014.[31] Originally it was going to be released on January 28, 2014.[32]
A character data book titledNurarihyon no Mago: Official Character Data Book: Secret Ayakashi Notes (ぬらりひょんの孫 キャラクター公式データブック 妖秘録,Nurarihyon no Mago: Kyarakutā Kōshiki Dēta Bukku: Ayakashi Hiroku) was released on July 2, 2010. At 264 pages, it contains information on all the major factions in the series, as well as on Shiibashi and his assistants.
A light novel adaptation written by Satoshi Oosaki with art by Hiroshi Shiibashi was published by J-Books in December 2009. It features the stories of Nurarihyon and Yohime's wedding ceremony and a strange encounter between Zen and Kuromaru, as well as an original tale centering on theyōkai who live in Ukiyoe Town.[33]
A video game calledNurarihyon no Mago: Hyakki Ryōran Taisen (ぬらりひょんの孫:百鬼繚乱大戦; "Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan – Great Profuse Hyakki War") was announced as developed byArc System Works and published byKonami. It was released in November 2011 for thePlayStation 3 andXbox 360.[34]
The firsttankōbon volume ranked ninth on Tohan manga charts,[35] the third volume ranked fifth,[36] the fourth volume ranked 10th,[37] the fifth volume ranked ninth,[38] and the sixth volume ranked eighth,[39] and each volume starting from the third sold over 100,000 copies.[36][37][39][40]By December 2018, the manga had 12 million copies in circulation,[41] and over 13 million copies in circulation by April 2023.[42]
Weekly Shōnen Jump allows its readers to vote on their favorite manga, giving out the Gold Future Cup award each year to the most popular manga one-shot it publishes. In 2007, theNura: Rise of the Yokai Clan one-shot ranked first in the Gold Future Cup.[43]
