| Sengoku Youko | |
 Firsttankōbon volume cover | |
| 戦国妖狐 (Sengoku Yōko) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Satoshi Mizukami |
| Published by | Mag Garden |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Blade Comics |
| Magazine |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | December 28, 2007 –May 20, 2016 |
| Volumes | 17 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masahiro Aizawa |
| Written by | Jukki Hanada |
| Music by | Evan Call |
| Studio | White Fox |
| Licensed by |
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| Original network | Tokyo MX,ABC,Mētele,BS Asahi |
| Original run | January 11, 2024 – December 26, 2024 |
| Episodes | 35 |
 Anime and manga portal | |
Sengoku Youko (Japanese:戦国妖狐,Hepburn:Sengoku Yōko,lit. 'Warring States Youko') is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated bySatoshi Mizukami. It was serialized inMag Garden'sMonthly Comic Blade magazine from December 2007 to July 2014, and continued on theComic Blade web manga service from September 2014 to May 2016. Ananime television series adaptation produced byWhite Fox aired from January to December 2024.
Written and illustrated bySatoshi Mizukami,Sengoku Youko was serialized inMag Garden'sMonthly Comic Blade magazine from December 28, 2007, to July 30, 2014, when the magazine ceased publication. The series continued serialization on theComic Blade web service from September 16, 2014, to May 20, 2016.[6][7] Its chapters were collected in 17tankōbon volumes from August 2008 to June 2016.[8][9] Mag Garden published a six-volumeshinsōban edition from November 9, 2023, to January 10, 2024.[10][11]
The manga is licensed in English byTokyopop.[12]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 9, 2008[8] | 978-4-86-127522-7 | April 11, 2023[13] | 978-1-42-787259-3 |
| 2 | February 10, 2009[14] | 978-4-86-127590-6 | July 11, 2023[15] | 978-1-42-787346-0 |
| 3 | November 10, 2009[16] | 978-4-86-127672-9 | September 26, 2023[17] | 978-1-42-787418-4 |
| 4 | April 10, 2010[18] | 978-4-86-127727-6 | November 28, 2023[19] | 978-1-42-787419-1 |
| 5 | November 10, 2010[20] | 978-4-86-127785-6 | January 23, 2024[21] | 978-1-42-787526-6 |
| 6 | March 10, 2011[22] | 978-4-86-127833-4 | March 19, 2024[23] | 978-1-42-787535-8 |
| 7 | August 10, 2011[24] | 978-4-86-127875-4 | — | — |
| 8 | January 10, 2012[25] | 978-4-86-127932-4 | — | — |
| 9 | July 10, 2012[26] | 978-4-80-000018-7 | — | — |
| 10 | December 10, 2012[27] | 978-4-80-000070-5 | — | — |
| 11 | June 10, 2013[28] | 978-4-80-000170-2 | — | — |
| 12 | December 10, 2013[29] | 978-4-80-000239-6 | — | — |
| 13 | August 9, 2014[30] | 978-4-80-000344-7 | — | — |
| 14 | February 10, 2015[31] | 978-4-80-000414-7 | — | — |
| 15 | August 10, 2015[32] | 978-4-80-000485-7 | — | — |
| 16 | February 10, 2016[33] | 978-4-80-000533-5 | — | — |
| 17 | June 10, 2016[9] | 978-4-80-000585-4 | — | — |
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | November 9, 2023[34] | 978-4-8000-1383-5 |
| 2 | November 9, 2023[35] | 978-4-8000-1384-2 |
| 3 | December 8, 2023[36] | 978-4-8000-1402-3 |
| 4 | December 8, 2023[37] | 978-4-8000-1403-0 |
| 5 | January 10, 2024[38] | 978-4-8000-1413-9 |
| 6 | January 10, 2024[11] | 978-4-8000-1414-6 |
Ananime television series adaptation was announced in August 2023. It is produced byWhite Fox and directed by Masahiro Aizawa, with series composition byJukki Hanada, characters designed by Yosuke Okuda, and music composed byEvan Call.[3][39] The series premiered onTokyo MX and other networks, and consists of threecours for a "complete" adaptation of the manga's two story arcs: the "Yonaoshi Kyōdai-hen" (世直し姉弟編,Siblings for World Reformation Arc), which aired from January 11 to April 4, 2024,[a] and "Senma Konton-hen" (千魔混沌編,The Chaos of a Thousand Demons Arc), which aired from July 18 to December 26 of the same year.[40][5][b]
For the first part, the opening theme song is "Hibana" (Spark), performed byMindaRyn, while the ending theme song is "Yūyami no Uta" (夕闇のうた,lit. 'Song of Twilight') composed byYuki Kajiura and performed byKeiko.[41] For the second part, the opening theme song is "Katawara", performed byStereo Dive Foundation, while the ending theme songs are "Yoru no Sui" (夜の隨), performed byHiroki Nanami for the first cour, and "Banri Ikkū" (万里一空), performed byRainy for the second cour.[42][43]Crunchyroll streamed the series.[44]Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia and is streaming it on the Ani-One AsiaYouTube channel.[45]
| No. overall | No. in part | Title [46][47] | Directed by [c] | Storyboarded by [c] | Original release date [48][a][b] | |||||||
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| Part 1: Siblings for World Reformation Arc | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | "We Are Those Who Lament This Barbaric Age" Transliteration: "Warera Eansei o Ureumono" (Japanese:我ら乱世を憂う者) | Kayona Yamada | Masahiro Aizawa | January 11, 2024 (2024-1-11) | |||||||
| 2 | 2 | "Shakugan" Transliteration: "Shakugan" (Japanese:灼岩) | Katsuya Yoshii | Masahiro Aizawa | January 18, 2024 (2024-1-18) | |||||||
| 3 | 3 | "Year Seven of the Eiroku Period" Transliteration: "Eiroku Nana-nen" (Japanese:永禄七年) | Hiroto Katō | Masahiro Aizawa | January 25, 2024 (2024-1-25) | |||||||
| 4 | 4 | "Jinka and Humans" Transliteration: "Jinka to Ningen" (Japanese:迅火と人間) | Yōhei Fukui | Yūzō Satō | February 1, 2024 (2024-2-1) | |||||||
| 5 | 5 | "Higan" Transliteration: "Higan" (Japanese:氷岩) | Toshiyuki Sone | Kazuhiro Soeta | February 8, 2024 (2024-2-8) | |||||||
| 6 | 6 | "Fukou" Transliteration: "Fukō" (Japanese:ふこう) | Takashi Kojima | Jun'ichi Sakata | February 15, 2024 (2024-2-15) | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | "Kagan & Shakuyaku" Transliteration: "Kagan to Shakuyaku" (Japanese:火岩と芍薬) | Kayona Yamada | Yūzō Satō | February 22, 2024 (2024-2-22) | |||||||
| 8 | 8 | "Mystic Swordsman" Transliteration: "Makenshi" (Japanese:魔剣士) | Hiroyuki Tsuchiya | Jun'ichi Sakata | February 29, 2024 (2024-2-29) | |||||||
| 9 | 9 | "The Mountain Goddess (Part 1)" Transliteration: "Yama no Kami (Zen)" (Japanese:山の神 (前)) | Tamazao Michibitsuka | Tamazao Michibitsuka | March 7, 2024 (2024-3-7) | |||||||
| 10 | 10 | "The Mountain Goddess (Part 2)" Transliteration: "Yama no Kami (Go)" (Japanese:山の神 (後)) | Tomomi Mikawa | Shinji Itadaki | March 14, 2024 (2024-3-14) | |||||||
| 11 | 11 | "The Strongest of the Dangaisyuu" Transliteration: "Dankaishū Saikyō no Otoko" (Japanese:断怪衆最強の男) | Yoshihiro Ueda | Kazuaki Mōri | March 21, 2024 (2024-3-21) | |||||||
| 12 | 12 | "Jinka & Douren, Takekichi & Barry" Transliteration: "Jinka to Dōren to Takekichi to Barī" (Japanese:迅火と道錬と竹吉とバリー) | Satoshi Saga | Jun'ichi Sakata | March 28, 2024 (2024-3-28) | |||||||
| 13 | 13 | "Godbeast" Transliteration: "Kamijū" (Japanese:神獣) | Kayona Yamada | Masahiro Aizawa & Shinji Itadaki | April 4, 2024 (2024-4-4) | |||||||
| Part 2: The Chaos of a Thousand Demons Arc | ||||||||||||
| 14 | 1 | "Thousand Demon Night March" Transliteration: "Sen Oni Yagyō" (Japanese:千鬼夜行) | Shuichi Sasaki & Yoshihiro Ueda | Yoshihiro Ueda | July 18, 2024 (2024-7-18) | |||||||
| 15 | 2 | "Black Dragon" Transliteration: "Kuro Ryū" (Japanese:黒龍) | Tomomi Mikawa | Yoshifumi Sueda | July 25, 2024 (2024-7-25) | |||||||
| 16 | 3 | "Mad God of the Wild City" Transliteration: "Are Miyako no Kyō-shin" (Japanese:荒れ都の狂神) | Kageyasu Saionji | Kageyasu Saionji | August 1, 2024 (2024-8-1) | |||||||
| 17 | 4 | "Senya & Tsukiko" Transliteration: "Sen'ya to Tsukiko" (Japanese:千夜と月湖) | Takashi Watanabe | Takashi Watanabe | August 8, 2024 (2024-8-8) | |||||||
| 18 | 5 | "When the Time Comes" Transliteration: "Toki, Kitarubeku Kitaru" (Japanese:時, 来たるべく来る) | Mamiko Sekiya | Yoshihiro Ueda | August 15, 2024 (2024-8-15) | |||||||
| 19 | 6 | "Above the Clouds" Transliteration: "Kumo no Ue Made" (Japanese:雲の上まで) | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | August 22, 2024 (2024-8-22) | |||||||
| 20 | 7 | "End of a Journey" Transliteration: "Tabi no Owari" (Japanese:旅の終わり) | Shuichi Sasaki | Yūzō Satō | August 29, 2024 (2024-8-29) | |||||||
| 21 | 8 | "Furuon" Transliteration: "Furuon" (Japanese:古恩) | Mamiko Sekiya | Kou Matsuo | September 5, 2024 (2024-9-5) | |||||||
| 22 | 9 | "Senya and Jinun" Transliteration: "Sen'ya to Jinun" (Japanese:千夜と神雲) | Hiroyuki Tsuchiya | Kayona Yamada | September 12, 2024 (2024-9-12) | |||||||
| 23 | 10 | "Senya's Eight Years" Transliteration: "Sen'ya no Hachi-nen" (Japanese:千夜の八年) | Arisu Yamamichi | Kenichi Imaizumi | September 19, 2024 (2024-9-19) | |||||||
| 24 | 11 | "In Pursuit of the Thousandfold Chaotic Menagerie" Transliteration: "Sen Ma Konton o Megutte" (Japanese:千魔混沌を巡って) | Shuichi Sasaki | Shinji Itadaki | October 10, 2024 (2024-10-10) | |||||||
| 25 | 12 | "To the Final Battleground" Transliteration: "Kessen no Chi" (Japanese:決戦の地) | Mamiko Sekiya | Kazuaki Mōri | October 17, 2024 (2024-10-17) | |||||||
| 26 | 13 | "A Renewed Encounter" Transliteration: "Saikai" (Japanese:遭遇 (さいかい)) | Hiroyuki Tsuchiya | Shinji Itadaki | October 24, 2024 (2024-10-24) | |||||||
| 27 | 14 | "Awakening" Transliteration: "Kaigan" (Japanese:開眼) | Yūki Nishiyama & Ryōji Tanaka | Shinji Itadaki | October 31, 2024 (2024-10-31) | |||||||
| 28 | 15 | "Banshou-oh Descends" Transliteration: "Banshō-ō, Kōrin" (Japanese:万象王, 降臨) | Mamiko Sekiya | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | November 7, 2024 (2024-11-7) | |||||||
| 29 | 16 | "Dousuke & Kumozou" Transliteration: "Dousuke to Kumozou" (Japanese:道介と雲蔵) | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | November 14, 2024 (2024-11-14) | |||||||
| 30 | 17 | "Feast of the Uncanny" Transliteration: "Igyō-tachi no Utage" (Japanese:異形達の宴) | Satoshi Toba | Kageyasu Saionji | November 21, 2024 (2024-11-21) | |||||||
| 31 | 18 | "Above the Clouds" Transliteration: "Kumo o Tobikoete" (Japanese:雲を跳び越えて) | Mamiko Sekiya | Hiromitsu Kanazawa | November 28, 2024 (2024-11-28) | |||||||
| 32 | 19 | "Dawn" Transliteration: "Yoake" (Japanese:夜明け) | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | December 5, 2024 (2024-12-5) | |||||||
| 33 | 20 | "The One Who Is with Many" Transliteration: "Ōku to Tomo ni Aru Mono" (Japanese:多くと共に在る者) | Takashi Watanabe | Takashi Watanabe | December 12, 2024 (2024-12-12) | |||||||
| 34 | 21 | "Jinka & Tama" Transliteration: "Jinka to Tama" (Japanese:迅火とたま) | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | December 19, 2024 (2024-12-19) | |||||||
| 35 | 22 | "The Poem of Time's Colors in Bloom" Transliteration: "Toki no Iro no Uta ga Saku" (Japanese:時の彩の詩が咲く) | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | Shigeyasu Yamauchi | December 26, 2024 (2024-12-26) | |||||||
A stage play adaptation of the manga's first part, "Yonaoshi Kyōdai-hen" (世直し姉弟編, Siblings for World Reformation Arc), was announced in June 2024. It ran at Theatre1010 in Adachi, Tokyo from September 24 to October 4, 2024. The play was directed and written by Naohiro Ise, with choreography by Koichi Goseki and Seijiro Nakamura handling the sword fights. The cast included Kōsuke Honda as Jinka Yamato, Momoka Onishi as Tama, Yūya Uno as Shinsuke Hyōdō, and Ui Sakura as Shakugan.[49]
