List of Omamori Himari chapters

Omamori Himari is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Milan Matra. The story follows Yuto Amakawa, an orphaned boy who, on the day of his sixteenth birthday, meets Himari, a sword-wielding girl who turns out to be a cat spirit. He soon discovers that his family is one of the twelve Demon Slayer families that had slain demons for hundreds of years, and that Himari has sworn an ancient oath to protect him from the demons that are out to kill him until his powers fully awaken. Throughout the series, Yuto encounters other girls who later take a romantic liking to him, most of them ayakashi: Shizuku, a mizuchi in the form of a small child, Lizlet, a tsukumogami in the form of a busty tea-serving maid, and Kuesu, the heiress of the Jinguji Family of Demon Slayers and Yuto's fiancé.

Omamori Himari began monthly serialization in the May 2006 issue of Fujimi Shobo's manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age. The first tankōbon was released by Kadokawa Shoten on February 1, 2007, with a total of eight volumes released in Japan as of April 9, 2011 under their Dragon Jr. imprint. An official guidebook to the series (sold as Volume 0) was released by Kadokawa Shoten on October 24, 2009.[1] A four-panel spinoff called Omamori Himari: Himari no Opanchu (おまもりひまり 緋鞠のおぱんちゅ?) illustrated by Nikubanare began serialization in the November 2009 issue of Monthly Dragon Age and ended in the November 2010 issue.[2] A compilation called Omamori Himari 1/4: Himari's 4-Koma Anthology (おまもりひまり1/4 緋鞠の４こまあんそろじぃ?) was released on April 9, 2010.[3]

Omamori Himari is licensed in North America by Yen Press, and released the first volume on October 26, 2010,[4] with four volumes currently availabe as of August 16, 2011. The manga is also licensed in Taiwan by one of Kadokawa Shoten's subsidiary companies, Kadokawa Media.[5] A 12-episode anime adaptation created by animation studio Zexcs ran from January 6 to March 24, 2010 on TV Saitama, Chiba TV, and other networks.[6]

Individual chapters of the series are called Menageries (匹目?), and each chapter follows a naming scheme, using either the kanji, katakana, or hiragana for "cat" (猫, ネコ, ねこ neko?) in its title.

Contents

Volumes list

No. Japanese English
Release date ISBN Release date ISBN
1 February 1, 2007[7] ISBN 978-4-047-12478-3 October 26, 2010[8] ISBN 978-0-7595-3179-6
  • Character sketches (Himari, Yuto, and Rinko)
  • 01. "The Cat, the Girl, and the Allergy" (猫と少女とアレルギー Neko to Shōjo to Arerugī?)
  • 02. "The Cat Omamori Princess"
  • 03. "The Cat Swordswoman"
  • 04. "The Tenacious Cat's Shopping Trip"
  • 05. "Sea Cat Scramble" (海ねこスクランブル Umineko Sukuranburu?)
  • 06. "The Cat and a Drop" (Neko to Shizuku)
  • Afterword by Milan Matra
2 September 9, 2007[9] ISBN 978-4-047-12508-7 January 25, 2011[10] ISBN 978-0-7595-3180-2
  • Character sketches (Shizuku, Lizlet, Ageha, Sasa, Daidarabotchi)
  • 07. "Confused Forest Cat"
  • 08. "Maid in Kitty" (メイドinネコ Meido in Neko?)
  • 09. "The Red Ribbon of the Cat-Loving Girl"
  • 10. "Twilight Kitty of Temptation"
  • 11. "Demon-Crushing Kitty"
  • 12. "Cat Loses Her Head, Boy Gets His Head Together"
  • Afterword by Milan Matra
3 April 9, 2008[11] ISBN 978-4-047-12541-4 April 26, 2011[12] ISBN 978-0-7595-3181-9
  • Character sketches (Kuesu)
  • 13. "The Cat of Memory and Silence"
  • 14. "Calm Heart of the Harried Cat" (悩める猫と平常心 Nayameru Neko to Heijōshin?)
  • 15. "The Boastful Counter Cat"
  • 16. "Kiss x Cat x <Kiss>" (キス×ネコ×KISS Kisu x Neko x KISS?)
  • 17. "The Cat's Feelings and the Witch's Melancholy" (猫の想いと魔法少女のユウウツ Neko no Omoi to Mahō Shōjo no Yūutsu?)
  • 18. "And So the Cat Faces Off"
  • Bonus Comic #1: "Black, White & Black All Over"
  • Bonus Ccmic #2: "Modest Rinko"
  • Bonus Comic #3: "But Her Age Is Unknown"
  • Afterword by Milan Matra
4 November 10, 2008[13] ISBN 978-4-047-12575-9 August 16, 2011[14] ISBN 978-0-3161-8758-9
  • Character sketches (Kisaragi, Aya, Yuko Akutsu, Child Himari)
  • 19. "The Kitties' Capriccio"
  • 20. "Cruel Kitty Paranoia"
  • 21. "Curiosity Killed The Cat" (Curiosity killed the cat?)
  • 22. "The Art Cat & Memories at the Bottom of the Cliff"
  • 23. "Kitty Cat Phantasm"
  • 24. "Kitten Impossible"
  • Afterword by Milan Matra
5 April 9, 2009[15] ISBN 978-4-047-12598-8 November 22, 2011[16] ISBN 978-0-3161-9572-0
  • Character sketches (Ageha ver.2, Sasa ver.2, Jōkyō Kaishi characters)
  • 25. "Lolita Kitty Strikes Back"
  • 26. "Blood Makes the Kitten Dance"
  • 27. "The Pretty Miss Kitty Festival"
  • 27.5. "Liz's Elegant Day...?"
  • 28. "The Cat Cries and the Darkness Creeps In"
  • Bonus Manga: Commence Operation! (状況開始っ! Jōkyō Kaishi!?)
  • Demon Slayer Family Info
  • Afterword by Milan Matra
Volume 5 contains a bonus one-shot manga called Jōkyō Kaishi! (Commmence Operation!), one of Matra's earlier works based on the visual novel of the same name by Kogado Studio and the first of his works to be featured in a major manga magazine. It was serialized in the February 2006 issue of Monthly Dragon Age.
0 October 24, 2009[1] ISBN 978-4-04-712627-5 September 2012[17] ISBN 978-0-316-20941-0
  • Anime character sketches
  • Character biographies, sketches, and series recap (up to Vol.5)
  • Bonus comics by Matra, Nikubanare (にくばなれ?), Kougetsu Mikazuki (みかづき 紅月 Mikazuki Kōgetsu?), Shin-Shin (しんしん?), and Heiba (黒八?)
  • Light Novel excerpt by Kougetsu Mikazuki
Volume 0 is a bonus volume in the manga that acts as the official guidebook to the series. Among the bonus comics are two bonus comics that take place prior to the series' start, one that involves Himari and Kaya meeting Kasuri Kagamimori and her sister Hisuzu, the Demon Slayers of the Kagamimori Family, and another that chronicles Kuesu's time in England and how she gained her white hair.
6 December 19, 2009 (w/DVD ed.)[18]
January 7, 2010 (normal ed.)[19]		 ISBN 978-4-047-12619-0 (w/DVD ed.)
ISBN 978-4-04-712618-3 (normal ed.)		 February 28, 2012[20] ISBN 978-0-3161-9573-7
  • 29. "Still an Ordinary Cat"
  • 30. "And the Cat Begins to Move"
  • 31. "The Corroding World of the Ayakashi"
  • 32. "The Bad Forecast and the Uncertain Cat"
  • 33. "The Cat's Night and the Wet Snake"
  • 34. "Full Throttle Afterimage, Cat Version"
  • 35. "The Cat's Christmas Eve War"
  • Afterword by Milan Matra
The December release of Volume 6 includes a DVD containing a promo of the anime and Christmas-themed cover art.
7 August 9, 2010[21] ISBN 978-4-04-712680-0 May 22, 2012[22] ISBN 978-0-7595-19574-4
  • Character sketches (Kofuyu, Zenju, Tesuma, Tama's adult form)
  • 36. "Dance of the Merciless Cat"
  • 37. "The Cat's Wintry Poetry"
  • 37.5.
  • 38. "Cats with Sharp Claws Don't Look Around"
  • 39. "Future-Seeing Cat of Hell"
  • 40. "Snow Cat and the Incomplete Snowstorm"
  • 41. "The Traveling Cat at Nightfall Special"
  • 42. "Scarlet's Yasutsuna"
  • Afterword by Milan Matra
8 April 9, 2011[23] ISBN 978-4-04-712712-8 August 21, 2012[24] ISBN 978-0-316-20942-7
  • Character Sketches (Tama, Shuten-doji, Haru, Ginko)
  • 43.
  • 44. "The Cats' (Small) Twilight" (猫たちの（ぷち）黄昏 Neko-tachi no (Puchi) Tasogare?)
  • 45. (猫の考査は夜に裂く?)
  • 46. (伏魔殿に猫走る?)
  • 47. Demon Claws vs. Cat Claws (鬼爪ＶＳ猫のツメ Onitsume vs Neko no Tsume?)
  • 48. (妖月に戯れる猫たち?)
  • 48.5. (ねこたちの自由帳☆メディアMIX?)
  • Afterword by Milan Matra
9 January 7, 2012[25] ISBN 978-4-04-712773-9 — —
This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information.

Chapters not in tankōbon format

This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information.

See also

References

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  9. ^ "おまもりひまり 2" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200705000198. Retrieved March 20, 2010. 
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  11. ^ "おまもりひまり 3" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200711000356. Retrieved March 20, 2010. 
  12. ^ "Omamori Himari, Vol. 3 [Paperback]". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0759531811/. Retrieved July 10, 2010. 
  13. ^ "おまもりひまり 4" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200711000357. Retrieved March 20, 2010. 
  14. ^ "Omamori Himari, Vol. 4 [Paperback]". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316187585/. Retrieved July 6, 2011. 
  15. ^ "おまもりひまり 5" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200901000472. Retrieved March 20, 2010. 
  16. ^ "Omamori Himari, Vol. 5 [Paperback]". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316195723/. Retrieved July 6, 2011. 
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  18. ^ "おまもりひまり 6 DVD付き超限定版" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200905000028. Retrieved June 15, 2010. 
  19. ^ "おまもりひまり 6" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200905000029. Retrieved March 20, 2010. 
  20. ^ "Omamori Himari, Vol. 6 [Paperback]". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316195731/. Retrieved July 6, 2011. 
  21. ^ "おまもりひまり 7" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201003000169. Retrieved July 23, 2010. 
  22. ^ "Omamori Himari, Vol. 7 [Paperback]". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/031619574X/. Retrieved January 2, 2012. 
  23. ^ "おまもりひまり 8" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201003000172. Retrieved March 31, 2011. 
  24. ^ "Omamori Himari, Vol. 8 [Paperback]". Amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/dp/0316209422/. Retrieved January 2, 2012. 
  25. ^ "おまもりひまり 9" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201109000622. Retrieved December 18, 2011. 

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