History Edit Manga Edit. Rumiko Takahashi stated in Zusetsutaizan Ōgikaiden that Izayoi (or simply 'Inuyasha's mother' as she had no official name in the original series) was the daughter of a wealthy lord, though the family had fallen into hard times. Feb 17, 2017 - this is a list of official sites that lets you read untranslated manga on the web at no cost. If anyone knows more official sources, please let me.
The Promised Neverland | |
Cover of the first tankōbon volume of The Promised Neverland, as published by Shueisha on December 2, 2016 | |
約束のネバーランド (Yakusoku no Neverland) | |
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Genre | Dark fantasy,[1]science fiction,[2]thriller[3] |
Manga | |
Written by | Kaiu Shirai |
Illustrated by | Posuka Demizu |
Published by | Shueisha |
English publisher | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Imprint | Jump Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
English magazine | |
Original run | August 1, 2016 – present |
Volumes | 16 (List of volumes) |
Manga | |
Oyakusoku no Neverland | |
Written by | Shūhei Miyazaki |
Published by | Shueisha |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Shonen Jump+ |
Original run | January 11, 2019 – March 28, 2019 |
Volumes | 1 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Mamoru Kanbe |
Written by | Toshiya Ono |
Music by | Takahiro Obata |
Studio | CloverWorks |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Fuji TV (Noitamina) |
English network | Adult Swim (Toonami) |
Original run | January 11, 2019 – present |
Episodes | 12 (List of episodes) |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Yūichirō Hirakawa |
Written by | Noriko Gotou |
Released | 2020 |
The Promised Neverland (Japanese: 約束のネバーランドHepburn: Yakusoku no Nebārando) is a Japanese manga series written by Kaiu Shirai and illustrated by Posuka Demizu. It has been serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump since August 1, 2016, with the individual chapters collected and published by Shueisha into sixteen tankōbon volumes as of October 2019. The story follows a group of orphaned children in their escape plan from an orphanage.
An anime television series adaptation by CloverWorks premiered from January to March 2019 in the Noitamina programming block. A second season will premiere in 2020.
Viz Media licensed the manga in North America and serialized The Promised Neverland in their digital Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.
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Plot[edit]
Set in the year 2045, Emma is an 11-year-old orphan living in Grace Field House, a self-contained orphanage housing her and 37 other orphans. Life has never been better: with gourmet food; plush beds; clean clothes; games; and the love of their 'Mother', the caretaker, Isabella. The bright and cheerful Emma always aces the regular exams with her two best friends Ray and Norman. The orphans are allowed complete freedom, except to venture beyond the grounds or the gate, which connects the house to the outside world.
One night, an orphan named Conny is sent away to be adopted, but Emma and Norman follow after noticing that she left her stuffed toy, Little Bunny, back at the house. At the gate, they find Conny dead, and they realize the truth of their existence in this idyllic orphanage. Determined to break out of Grace Field House, Norman and Emma join with Ray to find a way to escape along with their other siblings.
Media[edit]
Manga[edit]
Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu launched The Promised Neverland in issue 34 of Shueisha's shōnenmanga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump on August 1, 2016. It is Shirai and Demizu's second collaboration; their first series was Popy no Negai.[4] It originated from a draft, titled Neverland (later expanded to The Promised Neverland due to copyright issues), that Shirai brought to the Jump editorial department in 2014, which covered the series' entire first story arc in over 300 pages.[5] In August 2019, it was announced that the series has entered the 'climax' of its final arc.[6]
On July 25, 2016, Viz Media announced that they would digitally publish the first three chapters of the series on Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Thereafter, they will publish the manga's new chapters simultaneously with the Japanese release.[7] The first printed volume in North America was released on December 5, 2017.[8] Shueisha began to simulpublish the series in english on the website and app Manga Plus in January 2019.[9]
A comedic spin-off titled Oyakusoku no Neverland was published in Shonen Jump+ app from January 11 to March 28, 2019 and its compiled tankōbon volume was released on June 4, 2019.[10][11]
Anime[edit]
An anime television series adaptation was announced in the 26th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump on May 28, 2018. The series aired from January 11 to March 29, 2019 on Fuji TV's late-night Noitamina anime programming block.[12][13] The series is animated by CloverWorks and directed by Mamoru Kanbe, with Toshiya Ono handling series composition, Kazuaki Shimada handling character designs, and Takahiro Obata composing the series' music.[14] The series ran for 12 episodes,[15] which covered the series' first story arc, equivalent to manga chapters 1 through 37. It simulcasted on Amazon Video, but only in Japan, contrary to the contract giving Amazon exclusive streaming rights to shows that have aired on Noitamina since Spring 2016, as Wakanim has exclusive streaming rights in France.[16]UVERworld performs the series' opening theme song 'Touch Off,' while Cö shu Nie performs the series' ending theme songs 'Zettai Zetsumei' and 'Lamp'.[17][18][19]
Aniplex of America streamed the series on Crunchyroll, Hulu, FunimationNow, and Hidive, starting on January 9, 2019.[20][21][22] The series simulcasted on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand.[23] On March 28, 2019, Adult Swim announced that the anime's first season will be aired on the Toonami block starting April 13, 2019.[24]
A second season was announced in March 2019, and is planned to premiere in 2020.[25]
Live-action film[edit]
A live-action film is planned to be released in Winter 2020. Directed by Yūichirō Hirakawa with Noriko Gotou handling the film's script, it will star Minami Hamabe as Emma, Jyo Kairi as Ray and Rihito Itagaki as Norman.[26][27]
Reception[edit]
The manga was nominated for the 10th Manga Taishō awards in January 2017,[28] receiving 43 points from the Manga Taisho awards' 'Executive Committee.' The manga was also nominated for the 11th edition of the Manga Taishō awards in 2018, receiving 26 points in total.[29][30] As of August 2017, the manga had 1.5 million in print.[31] By October 2017, the number had increased to 2.1 million.[32] As of January 2019, the first 12 volumes had 8.8 million copies in print worldwide.[33]
Anime News Network's Rebecca Silverman enjoyed the first manga volume and gave it a A−, saying, 'Tense pacing, interesting literary connections, art and story work well together, strong plot and foreshadowing.'[34] In January 2018, the manga won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category.[35]
References[edit]
- ^Espiritu, Emmanuelle (July 13, 2017). ''The Promised Neverland' Chapter 47: Humanity's Sordid History to Finally Be Revealed'. The Christian Post. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^Douresseaux, Leroy (April 18, 2018). 'The Promised Neverland: Volume 3 manga review'. ComicBookBin. Retrieved July 27, 2018.
- ^'The Official Website for The Promised Neverland'. Viz Media. Retrieved October 27, 2017.
- ^'Mononofu Manga Ends in Shonen Jump, 3 New Series to Launch'. Anime News Network. July 25, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^''The Making of a Jump Manga!' — The Promised Neverland'. Project : Interviewing editors at MangaPlus (vol.2). Manga Plus. Shueisha.
- ^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (August 4, 2019). 'The Promised Neverland Manga Enters 'Climax' of Final Arc'. Anime News Network. Retrieved August 19, 2019.
- ^'Viz Media to Preview The Promised Neverland Manga in Shonen Jump'. Anime News Network. July 25, 2016. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
- ^'The Promised Neverland, Vol. 1'. Amazon.com. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^Rafael Antonio Pineda (January 27, 2019). 'Shueisha Launches Free Global MANGA Plus Service'. Anime News Network. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
- ^Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 18, 2018). 'The Promised Neverland Gets Comedy Spinoff Manga in January'. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
- ^Sherman, Jennifer (March 28, 2019). 'The Promised Neverland's Comedy Spinoff Manga Ends'. Anime News Network. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 27, 2018). 'The Promised Neverland Manga Gets TV Anime in January 2019'. Anime News Network. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
- ^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 2, 2018). 'The Promised Neverland Anime Premieres on January 10, 2019'. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 2, 2018.
- ^Ressler, Karen (August 2, 2018). 'The Promised Neverland Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Character Visuals'. Anime News Network. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ^Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 11, 2019). 'The Promised Neverland Anime Listed With 12 Episodes'. Anime News Network. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
- ^Ressler, Karen (November 15, 2018). 'The Promised Neverland Anime's 2nd Commercial Streamed'. Anime News Network. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
- ^Sherman, Jennifer (November 29, 2018). 'The Promised Neverland Anime's 4th Commercial Streamed'. Anime News Network. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
- ^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 7, 2018). 'The Promised Neverland Anime's 5th Ad Previews Ending Theme'. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
- ^Valdez, Nick (2019-03-10). ''The Promised Neverland' Reveals New Ending Theme'. ComicBook.com. Retrieved 2019-04-09.
- ^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 22, 2018). 'Aniplex USA to Stream The Promised Neverland Anime on Crunchyroll, Hulu'. Anime News Network. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
- ^Ressler, Karen (January 4, 2019). 'Funimation to Also Stream The Promised Neverland Anime'. Anime News Network. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^Mateo, Alex (January 4, 2019). 'HIDIVE to Also Stream The Promised Neverland Anime'. Anime News Network. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
- ^@AnimeLab (December 24, 2018). 'A precious family. A loving mother. Their ordinary lives… A LIE. Rewrite your destiny in The Promised Neverland, streaming each week on AnimeLab in January 2019. ????⏳?' (Tweet). Retrieved December 24, 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 29, 2019). 'Toonami Premieres The Promised Neverland Anime on April 13'. Anime News Network. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
- ^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 28, 2019). 'The Promised Neverland Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2020'. Anime News Network. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
- ^Loo, Egan (September 26, 2019). 'The Promised Neverland Manga Gets Live-Action Film in Winter 2020'. Anime News Network. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^Rafael Antonio Pineda (September 26, 2019). 'The Promised Neverland Live-Action Film Unveils 4 More Stills, Scriptwriter'. Anime News Network. Retrieved September 27, 2019.
- ^'10th Manga Taisho Awards Nominates 13 Titles'. Anime News Network. January 23, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- ^'Mitsuharu Yanamoto's Hibiki: Shōsetsuka ni Naru Hōhō Wins 10th Manga Taisho Awards'. Anime News Network. March 28, 2017. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
- ^'Paru Itagaki's BEASTARS Wins 11th Manga Taisho Awards'. Anime News Network. March 22, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
- ^'The Promised Neverland Manga Has 1.5 Million Copies in Print'. Anime News Network. August 31, 2017. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^'The Promised Neverland Manga Has 2.1 Million Copies in Print'. Anime News Network. October 22, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 3, 2019). 'Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series – January 2019'. Anime News Network. Retrieved April 14, 2019.
- ^Silverman, Rebecca (December 9, 2017). 'The Promised Neverland GN1 Review'. Anime News Network. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
- ^'The Promised Neverland, After the Rain, More Win 63rd Shogakukan Manga Awards'. Anime News Network. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 27, 2018.
External links[edit]
- Official website(in Japanese)
- Official anime website(in Japanese)
- Official live-action film website(in Japanese)
- The Promised Neverland at Weekly Shōnen Jump(in Japanese)
- The Promised Neverland at Viz Media
- The Promised Neverland (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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Inuyasha | |
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Inuyasha character | |
First appearance | Inuyasha Chapter 1 |
Created by | Rumiko Takahashi |
Voiced by | Japanese Kappei Yamaguchi English Richard Cox |
Profile | |
Species | Hybrid |
Relatives | Inu no Taisho (father, deceased) Izayoi (mother, deceased) Sesshomaru (paternal half-brother) Kagome Higurashi (wife) Sota Higurashi (brother-in-law) Mrs. Higurashi (mother-in-law) Grandpa Higurashi (grandfather-in-law) Mr. Higurashi (father-in-law, deceased) |
Inuyasha () is a fictional character appearing in Rumiko Takahashi's manga series Inuyasha and its anime adaptation as the main protagonist as well as its title character.
Biography[edit]
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Inuyasha is a hybrid of human and yōkai who first appears sealed to a tree in the feudal world. When a girl named Kagome Higurashi is being chased by a yōkai, Inuyasha convinces her to free him so that he might eliminate the enemy. Despite initially distrusting Kagome, Inuyasha joins forces with her to search for the shards of the Jewel of Four Souls, the Shikon Jewel, which increase a yōkai's powers. Although Inuyasha first aims to become a full demon using the Jewel, as the story progresses he develops strong bonds with the comrades who aid him.
Concept and creation[edit]
Inuyasha is stylized by Takahashi as an anti-hero or tsundere.[1] According to interviews with the author, the style for Inuyasha's clothing was based on 'priest's garb' of Japan's Warring States period.[citation needed]
Characteristics[edit]
Inuyasha's appearance is a mixture of his dog demon father and human mother: he has his father's long silver hair, yellow eyes, and claws, but does not exhibit facial markings in his half-breed form, or pointed humanoid ears, instead he has a unique pair of furry silver Akita dog ears on top his head. As a dog demon, Inuyasha has claws he uses to fight with, utilized mainly in his Sankon Tessō (散魂鉄爪'Iron Reaper Soul Stealer' in dub) attack. Although a half-breed, a hanyō, Inuyasha's strong demon heritage inherited from his father affords him supernatural physical attributes and resilience; he possesses raw strength as well as speed and reflexes considerably superior to that of all lower-level and the majority of middle or even higher-level yōkai. His physical prowess combined with willpower and swordsmanship allows him to challenge even the stronger higher-level yōkai. His durability and regenerative abilities are similar to those of yōkai and allow him to endure severe pain and recover quickly from wounds as well as extending his lifespan by hundreds of years. The disadvantage of his demon blood (at least when he does not possess Tetsusaiga) is that it overtakes his human soul in near-death situations, making him stronger but also causing him to turn into a mindless killing machine. Although the usual way to reverse the transformation is to give Inuyasha Tetsusaiga and wait for him to calm down, Kagome's purifying abilities have also been shown to clear Inuyasha's mind when she touches him.
Due to his half-breed blood, Inuyasha temporarily loses all his demon traits and powers on the night of a new moon, effectively becoming completely human. Early in the series, Inuyasha acquires Tetsusaiga (鉄砕牙, 'Steel-Cleaving Fang'), a powerful sword made from a fang of his father that can absorb demonic powers and energy. This proves to be useful to keep Inuyasha from falling victim to demonic nature turning him into a berserker. Over the course of the series, Inuyasha develops Tessaiga's signature Wind Scar (風の傷Kaze no Kizu), Backlash Wave (爆流破Bakuryūha) and Adamant Barrage (金剛槍破Kongōsōha, Adamant Destroying Spears) techniques. Eventually, Inuyasha gains a new ability in Meidou Zangetsuha (冥道残月破Meidō Zangetsuha, 'Dark Path of the Dawn Moon's Wave) that Sesshomaru prepared for him as part of their father's design.
Background[edit]
Born to a dog-demon father and a human mother, Inuyasha is a dog demon/human hybrid who initially wanted to use the enormous power of the Shikon Jewel to become a full-fledged demon. Inuyasha lived with his mother Izayoi when he was a child. After his father died saving Inuyasha and Izayoi, the two lived together; however, the circumstances of Inuyasha's youth and any details of how long his mother was alive for or what happened to her is never revealed, but he was shown to have had an isolated childhood, shunned by humans for his demon blood. After the death of his mother when he was a child, Inuyasha grew up isolated and alone, having to deal with demons' and humans' hatred toward him and hardship.
Inuyasha met and fell in love with the priestess Kikyo, who was tasked with protecting the Shikon no Tama (Sacred Jewel), a powerful jewel that could grant a wish and that Inuyasha believed could make him a full demon. Through interacting with Kikyo, who was also living a lonely and isolated life, Inuyasha relinquished his dream of being a full demon and instead he and Kikyo planned for him to use the Shikon Jewel to become a human so that he could live with her. However, Naraku manipulated them into believing they had been betrayed by one another. Before Kikyo died, she shot Inuyasha with a sealing arrow that bound him to the Sacred Tree. Inuyasha remained there for 50 years, until Kagome Higurashi pulled out the arrow, breaking the seal. When the Shikon Jewel, which had previously been embedded in Kagome's body, is shattered into fragments that scatter across feudal Japan, Inuyasha and Kagome travel together to retrieve the shards with Inuyasha once again seeking it to turn into a full-fledged demon. While Inuyasha initially sees Kagome as merely a tool with which to retrieve the shards of the jewel, Inuyasha and Kagome grow closer over time and he begins to fall in love with her. Others such as the fox demon Shippo and the rambunctious monk Miroku as well as Sango the demon slayer, later join the duo in their quest. Inuyasha eventually discovers that the events surrounding Kikyo's death were a result of Naraku tricking him and Kikyo, forcing them to turn against each other. Inuyasha's quest changes over time from looking for the Shikon Jewel shards to trying to defeat Naraku. In the end, after three years of Naraku's defeat, he reunited with Kagome after Bone-Eater's well was connected and married her.[2]
Reception[edit]
Inuyasha has been popular within Japanese fans. In the Newtype magazine from August 2001, he was voted as the second best male character losing to Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop.[3] In 2002, Inuyasha won the Animage Anime Grand Prix for Best Male Character.[4] In the next year, he was third behind Kira Yamato and Athrun Zala both from Mobile Suit Gundam SEED.[5] He was sixth in the following poll.[6]
Critical reception has also been positive. John Sinnott from DVD Talk noted how examined was Inuyasha including his heritage and use of his sword that could create a big impact.[7] In a review of the second manga volume, Megan Lavey from Mania Beyond Entertainment commented that the character's development was depicted for the first time as the story began to explore why Inuyasha is often angry and has difficulty trusting others.[8] Inuyasha and Kagome were praised by Mania writer Chris Beveridge for how well they act together in contrast to the leads of Ranma 1/2.[9] Writing later for the Fandom Post, Beveridge explained how it was fun seeing Inuyasha in the modern world and the impact it has on Kagome.[10] Similarly, Holly Ellingwood from Active Anime particularly enjoyed the comedy that occurs when Inuyasha visits the modern world following Kagome.[11] Despite noting how several characters had similar faces, Anime News Network's Zac Bertschy noted that Inuyasha stood out thanks to his clothes.[12]
Derrick L. Tucker of THEM Anime Reviews praised the characterization of Inuyasha and other main characters, identifying it as a key reason why story elements such as the love triangle between Inuyasha, Kikyo and Kagome are able to evoke significant audience emotional response.[13] In her book Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle, scholar Susan Jolliffe Napier analysed how certain lessons in the series relate to Inuyasha's representation of masculinity.[14] Academic Caroline Ruddell analysed use of movement in the anime. In combat scenes Inuyasha is often slowed or frozen, against the moving background, to foreground his emotional and physical vulnerability. Close-up shots of his face and head place further focus on these aspects and on the character (rather than the narrative), particularly his facial expressions, while wide shots showing his whole body are used to depict his strength. Together, the techniques show the different facets of his hybrid nature.[1]IGN's D. F. Smith praised the voice acting of Richard Cox as 'he does a fine job getting the character's rough-edged, angry mode of speech across, even without being able to stick 'yarou' at the end of every sentence.'[15]
References[edit]
- ^ abRuddell, Caroline (July 2008). 'From the ‘cinematic’ to the ‘anime-ic’: Issues of movement in anime'. Animation (SAGE Publications). 3 (2): 119–124. ISSN1746-8485.
- ^Takahashi, Rumiko (2011). 'Chapter 558'. Inuyasha, vol. 56. Viz Media. ISBN978-1-4215-3299-8.
- ^'InuYasha Season 2 Box Set'. Anime News Network. August 12, 2001. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- ^'>>第24回アニメグランプリ [2002年6月号]'. Animage. Tokuma Shoten. Archived from the original on December 13, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^'>>第25回アニメグランプリ [2003年6月号]'. Animage. Archived from the original on May 23, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^'>>第26回アニメグランプリ [2004年6月号]'. Animage. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^Sinnott, John. 'InuYasha Season 2 Box Set'. DVD Talk. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^Lavey, Megan (February 18, 2004). 'InuYasha (Action Edition) Vol. #02'. Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^Beveridge, Chris. 'Inu Yasha Vol. #01'. Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on April 23, 2015. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^Beveridge, Chris (March 28, 2013). 'Inu Yasha: The Final Act Set 2 Blu-ray Anime Review'. The Fandom Post. Retrieved April 20, 2015.
- ^Ellingwood, Holly. 'Inuyasha Seventh Season Box Set'. THEM Anime. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^Bertschy, Zac. 'Inu Yasha DVD 1: Down the Well'. Anime News Network. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^Tucker, Derrick L (2001). 'Inuyasha'. THEM Anime. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
- ^Napier, Susan J. (November 29, 2005). Anime from Akira to Howl's Moving Castle: Experiencing Contemporary Japanese Animation. Palgrave Macmillan. p. 129. ISBN978-1-4039-7052-7.
- ^Smith, D. F. (December 22, 2008). 'Inuyasha - Sixth Season Box Set DVD Review'. IGN. Ziff Davis. Retrieved April 19, 2015.
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