| Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi | |
 Cover of the tenth volume | |
| 日出処の天子 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Supernatural,Historical |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ryoko Yamagishi |
| Published by | Hakusensha |
| Magazine | LaLa |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | 1980 –1984 |
| Volumes | 11 |
Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi (Japanese:日出処の天子, 'Emperor of the Land of the Rising Sun'[1]) is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated byRyoko Yamagishi. It tells a fictionalised account ofPrince Shōtoku, a political figure of sixth-century Japan who spread Buddhism, and his unrequited love forSoga no Emishi,[1] which is very unlike the traditionally known stories of these people.[2] It was serialized inHakusensha'sLaLa from 1980 to 1984. The individual chapters were published in eleventankōbon under theHana to Yume Comicsimprint, which were released between 1981 and 1984.[3][4]Hi Izuru Tokoro no Tenshi received the 1983Kodansha Manga Award for theshōjo category.[5]
Hakusensha released the manga's eleventankōbon between 1981 and 1984.[3][4] The manga was re-released into eighttankōbon, which were released between March and October 1986 byKadokawa Shoten.[6][7] The manga was re-released into sevenbunkobon, all released on March 17, 1984.[8]
Frederik Schodt described Yamagishi's portrayal of Prince Shōtoku as being "a scheming, cross-dressing homosexual with psychic powers".[1] According to Schodt, Yamagishi's innovation was not in writing a manga with homosexual themes, but in taking Prince Shōtoku, a revered figure in Japan who until recently was featured on the 10,000 yen bank note,[9] and portraying him as homosexual and cross-dressing.[1] Schodt notes that the period is "ideal" forshōjo manga, as the relationships shown are highly complex, and the costumes are exotic.[1]