Shutendoji | |
Cover of volume 1 of Legend of Shutendoji by Fusosha, art by Akemi Takada (1998) |
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手天童子 (Shutendōji) |
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Genre | Science fantasy |
Manga | |
Written by | Go Nagai |
Published by | Kodansha |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
Original run | September 5, 1976 – April 30, 1978 |
Volumes | 9 |
Novel | |
Written by | Yasutaka Nagai |
Illustrated by | Go Nagai |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Imprint | Kadokawa Novels |
Original run | July 1986 – June 1989 |
Volumes | 6 |
Novel | |
Written by | Shigekazu Kitamura |
Published by | JICC |
Imprint | Adventure Novels |
Original run | October 1987 – December 1987 |
Volumes | 2 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Junji Nishimura (1, 2) Jun Kawagoe (3) Masatomo Sudo (4) |
Written by | Masashi Sogo Go Nagai |
Music by | Fumitaka Anzai |
Studio | Nippon Columbia Studio Signal |
Licensed by | ADV Films |
Released | December 21, 1989 – December 21, 1991 |
Runtime | 50 minutes |
Episodes | 4 |
Game | |
Publisher | Enix |
Genre | RPG |
Platform | NEC PC-9801 |
Released | October 1990 |
Shutendōji (手天童子 Shutendōji ), also written Shutendouji or Shuten Doji and also known as Legend of Shutendoji, is a science fantasy Japanese manga series created by Go Nagai which combines elements from Japanese folklore with science fiction. An OVA series was released beginning in 1989 and ending in 1991, for a total of 4 episodes.
In 2002, a remake/sequel titled Gōmaden Shutendōji (降魔伝 手天童子 Gōmaden Shutendōji ) started being published in the magazine Champion Red, being one of the series that were released in the first issue of the magazine.
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Before starting serialization, Nagai created a 57-page oneshot titled Shutendoji, published in the issue of February 1975Shōjo magazine Princess, published by Akita Shoten.[1][2][3] While this manga has some similarities, it is a completely different story, as well as being a Shōjo manga instead of Shōnen. It would later be renamed as Jashin Senki (邪神戦記) or Princess Han Shutendoji (プリンセス版手天童子).[2][3]
in theShutendoji started being published as a serialized series from September 5, 1976Weekly Shōnen Magazine by Kodansha.[2][4]
to April 30, 1978 in the magazineThe manga was originally compiled in 9 volumes, and would later be re-published several times.
Japanese release date | Vol. |
April 5, 1977 | 1 |
May 10, 1977 | 2 |
July 20, 1977 | 3 |
August 20, 1977 | 4 |
March 25, 1978 | 5 |
June 25, 1978 | 6 |
July 25, 1978 | 7 |
September 20, 1978 | 8 |
November 25, 1978 | 9 |
Japanese release date | Vol. | ISBN |
August 6, 1985 | 1 | 4061011529 |
August 6, 1985 | 2 | 4061011537 |
September 6, 1985 | 3 | 4061011545 |
October 5, 1985 | 4 | 4061011553 |
November 6, 1985 | 5 | 4061011561 |
Japanese release date | Vol. | ISBN |
September 17, 1988 | 1 | 4061769081 |
September 17, 1988 | 2 | 406176909X |
October 17, 1988 | 3 | 4061769111 |
November 17, 1988 | 4 | 406176912X |
December 17, 1988 | 5 | 4061769138 |
January 17, 1989 | 6 | 4061769146 |
Japanese release date | Vol. | ISBN |
August 30, 1996 | 1 | 4594020534 |
September 30, 1996 | 2 | 4594020755 |
October 30, 1996 | 3 | 4594021042 |
November 30, 1996 | 4 | 4594021204 |
December 30, 1996 | 5 | 4594021476 |
January 30, 1997 | 6 | 4594021719 |
Japanese release date | Vol. | ISBN |
April 1, 1998 | 1 | 4594024580 |
April 1, 1998 | 2 | 4594024599 |
May 10, 1998 | 3 | 4594024696 |
June 10, 1998 | 4 | 459402470X |
July 10, 1998 | 5 | 4594025064 |
August 10, 1998 | 6 | 4594025072 |
Japanese release date | Vol. | ISBN |
October 12, 2001 | 1 | 4063600971 |
October 12, 2001 | 2 | 406360098X |
November 12, 2001 | 3 | 4063600998 |
November 12, 2001 | 4 | 4063601005 |
Besides the printed volumes, the manga has also been published in 10 ebook format volumes by ebookjapan.[5] The series has also been published in some compilations of other Nagai's manga.
d/visual published the full series in Italy from 2004 to 2005.
Italian release date | Vol. | ISBN |
July 23, 2004 | 1 | 4902751046 |
October 15, 2004 | 2 | 4902751097 |
December 17, 2004 | 3 | 4902751151 |
February 18, 2005 | 4 | 4902751399 |
April 15, 2005 | 5 | 4902751402 |
April 29, 2005 | 6 | 4902751410 |
June 30, 2005 | 7 | 4902751429 |
September 2, 2005 | 8 | 4902751437 |
October 26, 2005 | 9 | 4902751445 |
Two series of novels based on the manga were released during the 1980s. The first one was written by Yasutaka Nagai and was released in 6 volumes from 1986 to 1989 by Kadokawa Shoten.[6][7][8]
Release date | Vol. | Subtitle | Pages | ISBN |
July 1986 | 1 | Oni no Kechimyaku (鬼の血脈 ) | 218 | 4047740217 |
March 1988 | 2 | Oni Tenshi (鬼天使 ) | 204 | 4047740225 |
June 1988 | 3 | Jakyo no Wana (邪教の罠 jakyō no wana ) | 188 | 4047740233 |
October 1988 | 4 | Ankoku tera no Shito (暗黒寺の死闘 ankoku tera no shitō ) | 194 | 4047740241 |
February 1989 | 5 | Samayo Eru Oni Tachi (彷徨える鬼たち ) | 198 | 404774025X |
June 1989 | 6 | Saraba Itoshiki Oni Tachi (さらば愛しき鬼たち ) | 201 | 4047740268 |
The second one was written by Fusamichi Kitamura and published in two volumes published in 1987 by JICC under the label Adventure Novels.[6][9][10]
Release date | Vol. | Pages | ISBN |
October 1987 | 1 | 282 | 4880633062 |
December 1987 | 2 | 250 | 4880633070 |
The manga was adapted into 4 OVAs released from 1989 to 1991.[11] The OVAs were originally released on VHS and later on laserdisc, both times by Nippon Columbia.
# | Title | Length | Director | Original release date |
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1 | "Chapter of Hyoki" "hyōki no shō" (憑鬼の章) |
50 mins. | Junji Nishimura | December 21, 1989 |
2 | "Chapter of Goma" "gōma no shō" (降魔の章) |
50 mins. | Junji Nishimura | July 1, 1990 |
3 | "Chapter of Tekki" "tetsuki no shō" (鉄鬼の章) |
48 mins. | Jun Kawagoe | March 1, 1991 |
4 | "Chapter of Ongoku" "onigoku no shō" (鬼獄の章) |
54 mins. | Masatomo Sudo | March 1, 1991 |
They were re-released in DVD format also by Columbia in 2001.[12][13][14][15]
The OVAs were released in the US by ADV Films[16] in VHS (4 tapes) and later on DVD (2 discs).
They were also released in Italy by Granata Press and in Latin America on TV by Locomotion.
Along with the OVAs, a Role-playing game for the NEC PC-9801 was released by the Japanese company Enix in October 1990 .[19][20][21]
Gomaden Shutendoji | |
降魔伝 手天童子 (gōmaden shutendōji) |
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Genre | Science fantasy |
Manga | |
Written by | Masato Natsumoto, Go Nagai* |
Illustrated by | Masato Natsumoto |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Champion Red |
Original run | October 2002 – December 2005 |
Volumes | 7 |
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Gomaden Shutendoji (降魔伝 手天童子 gōmaden shutendōji ) is a manga created by Go Nagai and Masato Natsumoto, which was originally published from August 19, 2002 (cover date October 2002 )[22] to October 19, 2005 (cover date December 2005 )[23] in Akita Shoten shōnen magazine Champion Red. While it has a similar setting, the story is different from the original series.
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | April 17, 2003 | ISBN 978-4253230636 |
2 | September 25, 2003 | ISBN 978-4253230643 |
3 | April 15, 2004 | ISBN 978-4253230650 |
4 | September 22, 2004 | ISBN 978-4253230667 |
5 | February 19, 2005 | ISBN 978-4253230674 |
6 | August 20, 2005 | ISBN 978-4253230681 |
7 | December 20, 2005 | ISBN 978-4253230698 |