Hōzuki no Reitetsu

Hōzuki no Reitetsu

Cover of the first volume
鬼灯の冷徹
Genre Dark comedy, supernatural
Manga
Written by Natsumi Eguchi
Published by Kodansha
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Weekly Morning
Original run March 3, 2011 – ongoing
Volumes 17
Anime television series
Directed by Hiro Kaburaki
Written by Midori Gotō
Music by Tomisiro
Studio Wit Studio
Licensed by
Sentai Filmworks
Network Mainichi Broadcasting System
Original run January 10, 2014[note 1] – April 4, 2014
Episodes 13
Original animation DVD
Directed by Hiro Kaburaki
Written by Midori Gotō
Music by Tomisiro
Studio Wit Studio
Released February 23, 2015 – August 21, 2015
Episodes 3

Hōzuki no Reitetsu (Japanese: 鬼灯の冷徹) is a Japanese supernatural dark comedy manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Eguchi. Its plot turns around Hōzuki, a demon who works for the King and Head Judge of hell. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the magazine Weekly Morning since March 2011, with chapters collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes as of November 2014. Wit Studio adapted the manga into a 2014 anime television series and three original animation DVDs (OADs).

The anime was made available to English-speaking audiences through Crunchyroll, which streamed it, and Sentai Filmworks, which licensed the series to be released on DVD. In Japan, the Hōzuki no Reitetsu manga has sold over 7.5 million copies as of July 2014. The manga and anime have been featured at various times in weekly top ten lists of best-seling in their respective media.

Plot

The story centers on demon Ogre Hōzuki who works with King Enma, the King and Head Judge of Hell, and other demons in the Japanese hell. The serious-minded Hōzuki attempts to manage and troubleshoot unusual problems which occur there.

Characters

Hōzuki (鬼灯 Hōzuki)
Voiced by: Hiroki Yasumoto[1]
A top-ranked demon who is the first advisor to King Yama. He solves the many problems in Hell. He also raises Goldfish plants and carries an metal club as a weapon.[ep 1]
King Yama (閻魔大王 Enma-Daiō)
Voiced by: Takashi Nagasako[1]
The Great King of Hell. He judges the dead and determines what kind of hell they will be sent to.[ep 2]
Karauri (唐瓜 Karauri)
Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara[1]
A worker in Hell. He wants to work in Shugou Hell and has a crush on Oko.
Nasubi (茄子 Nasubi)
Voiced by: Tōko Aoyama[1]
A worker in hell. He is easily distracted and cannot focus for long periods of time. He loves to sing.[ep 2]
Hakutaku (白澤 Hakutaku)
Voiced by: Kōji Yusa[1]
A Celestial Beast who works at Shangri-La. He is knowledgeable on Chinese medicine and loves to hit on women.[ep 3]
Okō (お香 Okō)
Voiced by: Eri Kitamura[1]
The chief assistant of Mortal Hell. She is very pretty and sweet, causing Karauri to have a crush on her.[ep 2]
Momotarō (桃太郎 Momotarō)
Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa[1]
A famous samurai in his days of living.[ep 1] Used to be very prideful of his past but after he started working in Shangri-La, he became more docile.[ep 3]
Shiro (シロ Shiro)
Voiced by: Yumiko Kobayashi[1]
A white dog who is a companion of Momotaro. He works in Animal Cruelty Hell to punish those who were abusive towards animals.[ep 1]
Kakisuke (柿助 Kakisuke)
Voiced by: Hiroki Gotō[1]
A monkey who is another companion of Momotaro. He was sued by the crab family because he abused them with persimmons.[ep 1]
Rurio (ルリオ Rurio)
Voiced by: Takashi Matsuyama[1]
A pheasant who is a companion of Momotaro. He gets extremely hurt when Hozuki says that he doesn’t think much of him.[ep 1]
Peach Maki (ピーチ・マキ Pīchi Maki)
Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka[1]
A famous idol in Hell. She disguises herself in public by wearing peach merchandise, such as peach earrings. This disguise proves to be ineffective when Hozuki discovers her identity quickly. [ep 6]
Karashi (芥子 Karashi)
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki[1]
The rabbit from the story “Fire-Crackle Mountain.” Her motto is “slow retribution.” She has a huge grudge against the tanuki in Fire-Crackle Mountain and goes crazy every time the tanuki is mentioned.[ep 4]
Yoshitsune Minamoto (源義経 Minamoto no Yoshitsune)
Voiced by: Yūki Kaji[1]
A commander in the Crow-Tengu Police. He is also pretty boy who appears in posters and TV commercials due to his slender build.[ep 4]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Natsumi Eguchi, the manga series Hōzuki no Reitetsu is serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Morning seinen magazine since March 3, 2011.[2] It has been collected into seventeen tankōbon volumes by Kodansha; the first was released on May 23, 2011 and the seventeenth was released on February 23, 2015.[3][4] In addition to the regular edition, some volumes were also released in a "limited edition" (限定版 Genteiban) accompanied by new cover artworks and series-related merchandise.[5][6] A comic and anime official guidebook was also published by Kodansha on February 3, 2014.[7]

A special chapter was released in Kodansha's Nakayoshi on December 27, 2014.[8]

Volume list

No.Release date ISBN
1 May 23, 2011[3]ISBN 978-4-06-387017-6
2 August 23, 2011[9]ISBN 978-4-06-387035-0
3 November 22, 2011[10]ISBN 978-4-06-387061-9
4 February 23, 2012[11]ISBN 978-4-06-387086-2
5 May 23, 2012[12]ISBN 978-4-06-387110-4
6 August 23, 2012[13]ISBN 978-4-06-387135-7
7 November 22, 2012[14]ISBN 978-4-06-387159-3
8 February 22, 2013[15]ISBN 978-4-06-387190-6
9 May 23, 2013[16]ISBN 978-4-06-387212-5
10 August 23, 2013[17]ISBN 978-4-06-387240-8
11 November 22, 2013[18]ISBN 978-4-06-387269-9
12 December 20, 2013[19]ISBN 978-4-06-387273-6
13 February 21, 2014[20]ISBN 978-4-06-387295-8
14 May 23, 2014[21]ISBN 978-4-06-388333-6
15 August 22, 2014[22]ISBN 978-4-06-388361-9
16 November 21, 2014[23]ISBN 978-4-06-388393-0
17 February 23, 2015[4]ISBN 978-4-06-388426-5

Anime

An anime adaptation of Hōzuki no Reitetsu was first announced through Morning‍ '​s 31st issue in June 2013.[24] The exhibition of the anime's first promotional video took placed in July at Japan Expo in Paris and Anime Expo in Los Angeles.[25] After the announcement of the cast, a new promotional video was released on the anime's official site in August.[25] The anime's staff was disclosed in October, when a stage event in Minato, Tokyo previewed its first episode.[25][26] A third promotional video and a television commercial were publicized in November along with its opening theme.[27] In December, a pair of new commercials were released.[28]

The Hōzuki no Reitetsu anime series was produced by Wit Studio and directed by Hiro Kaburaki, with screenplay by Midori Gotō and characters design by Hirotaka Katō.[29] It was broadcast by Mainichi Broadcasting System's programming block Animeism[30] from January 10, 2014 to April 4, 2014.[note 1] The entire series was released by King Records from April 9 to August 13, 2014 both in DVD and Blu-ray with an "A" and "B" version for each one of the six compilations.[note 2][note 3]

The series was simulcasted by Crunchyroll and was available for several countries, including the English-speaking United States, Canada, United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.[29] Sentai Filmworks licensed the series to the North American market in January 2014.[29] Under the title of Hozuki's Coolheadedness, the anime is set to be released on a Blu-ray Disc on February 17, 2015.[39] At the Supernova Pop Culture Expo in April 2015, Madman Entertainment announced the series's licensing.[40]

In June 2014, a series of three original anime DVDs (OADs) was announced to be produced by the same staff of the anime series.[41] After the release of three teaser videos in August, October and November,[42][43][44] the OADs were screened between December 6 to December 28, 2014 in eleven theaters in Japan.[45] They are set to be released along with the 17th, 18th, and 19th manga volumes on February 23, May 22, and August 21, 2015 respectively.[41]

Episode list

Ep no. Title[note 4] Original airdate[note 1]
1 "Making or Breaking Hell" / "The Discovery of Hell's Mysteries"
"Jigoku Ō Ichiban" / "Jigoku Fushigi Hakken" (地獄大一番 / 地獄不思議発見) 		January 10, 2014
Hozuki is tasked to solve the many problems of Hell. He encounters one problem with a man named Momotaro, who was famous when he was alive. In the second half, Hozuki’s love for goldfish plants is revealed. He and King Enma discuss the animals of Australia, pets, and the kind of girl Hozuki likes. 
2 "Demons and Underwear and Crabs" / "The State of Hell, and This and That"
"Oni to Pantsu to Kani" / "Jigoku no Sata to Are ya Kore" (鬼とパンツとカニ / 地獄の沙汰とあれやこれ) 		January 17, 2014
Karauri and Nasubi have an interesting discussion about underwear while working. Oko is introduced as well as Karauri’s crush on her. In the second half, Satan visits Japanese Hell. 
3 "Hakutaku" / "How Their Discord Came to Be"
"Hakutaku" / "Ikani Shite Karera no Kakushitsu wa Umareta ka" (白澤 / いかにして彼らの確執は生まれたか) 		January 24, 2014
Hozuki visits Shangri-La and runs into a man he despises, Hakutaku. In the second half, Lord Yama explains how Hozuki loses his composure when people say that he and Hakutaku are similar. He also retells how Hozuki and Hakutaku came to dislike each other. 
4 "Pretty Boys Need Love Too" / "Kajika Hell"
"Binan ni mo Iroiro Aru" / "Kachi ka dji goku" (美男にもいろいろある / かちかぢごく) 		January 31, 2014
Hozuki is on his way to make a delivery when a cart is found carrying a wanted criminal. Yoshitsune Minamoto is introduced. He asks Hozuki for his help to get a more masculine build. In the second half, Hozuki shows the workers the kinds of hell in order to get them to do their jobs properly. Later, a rabbit from a gruesome story book visits the workers. 
5 "The Instrumental Duo of the Mighty Rivals" / "Mental Sports Day"
"Ryūko no Nijūsō" / "Seishin-teki Undōkai" (龍虎の二重奏 / 精神的運動会) 		February 7, 2014
Hozuki and Hakutaku are out of stock of an ingredient. They visit the guardian of Hell, Cow-Head, in order to get that ingredient, and run into each other. In the second half, it’s Sports Day in Hell and everyone is required to attend. 
6 "Hell Idol: Peach Make" / "The Right Arm Blues"
"Jigoku Aidorupīchi Maki" / "Migiude no Burūsu" (地獄アイドルピーチ・マキ / 右腕のブルース) 		February 14, 2014
The idol, Peach Maki, is introduced. She tells journalist Koban, who specializes in gossip, to never go near her. Koban then sets his eyes on Hozuki as his future scoop. Hozuki then finds himself sitting next to Peach Maki on a train. In the second half, Beelzebub, Satan’s right hand man, visits Japanese Hell. 
7 "Man and Woman and Mortal Hell" / "Hell-Style Acupuncture and Moxibustion Techniques"
"Otome to Shugōjigoku" / "Jigoku-shiki Shinkyū-jutsu to Jōharikyō no Tsukaikata" (男と女と衆合地獄 / 地獄式鍼灸術と浄玻璃鏡の使い方) 		February 21, 2014
Hozuki and Oko take Karauri and Nasubi on a tour of Mortal Hell. Many assumptions about Karauri are made. In the second half, King Yama’s back begins to hurt and Hozuki attempts at curing him. 
8 "The Vulgar Battle" / "The 36 Views of Hell"
"Egetsunaki Tatakai" / "Jigoku Sanjūrokkei" (えげつなき戦い / 地獄三十六景) 		February 28, 2014
Peach Maki releases a new CD. Hozuki and Peach Maki run into each other and Koban attempts to get some gossip out of their encounter. In the second half, Nasubi is shown to be an amazing carver. However, Nasubi feels like his pizzaz is missing. A 200 year old mural is falling apart so Hozuki asks Nasubi to repaint the mural. 
9 "The Ultimate Example of Ruin Through Wine and Women" / "Awash with Drunks"
"Sake to On'na de Dameninaru Kyūkyoku no Rei" / "Afure Kaettekita Yopparai" (酒と女でダメになる究極の例 / 溢れ返ってきたヨッパライ) 		March 7, 2014
Hakutaku drinks too much and ends up having a major hangover. He ends up going to Mortal Hell to drink some more and runs into Hozuki. In the second half, Hozuki sets off to fix a problem in Screaming Hell, the hell for violent drunkards. The deceased in Screaming Hell have stolen sake from Orochi, the eight-headed dragon. 
10 "Dinner of the Ten Kings of the Afterlife" / "Diets are Hell"
"Jūō no Bansan" / "Daietto wa Jigoku Mitaina Mono" (十王の晩餐 / ダイエットは地獄みたいなもの) 		March 14, 2014
Hozuki helps out at Abbreviated Hell, where criminals who were given a proper burial and sacrifices are deemed worthy enough to go to Heaven or be reincarnated. The only catch is that they have to suffer one punishment. Hozuki then goes off for a get-together with the Ten Kings of the Afterlife. In the second half, King Yama is out of shape and fatter. Hozuki decides to help King Yama lose weight and go on a diet. 
11 "The Samurai Who was Inch High" / "Marsh Sisters on the Mountain"
"Issundatta hōshi" / "Oyama no Doronuma Shimai" (一寸だった法師 / お山の泥沼姉妹) 		March 21, 2014
Hozuki tells the story of the Inch-High Samurai. After finding out that the Inch-High Samurai is in Hell, Hozuki takes Shiro, his nieces, and his nephews to meet the famous character. In the second half, Kodama, a tree spirit of the mountain, tells Hozuki that he cannot stay in the mountains. Kodama tells him that Princess Rock, the daughter of the Mountain God, is terrorizing the mountain after being called “ugly.” 
12 "Lady Lilith and her Husband" / "Why Monsters are so Widely Spread Throughout the Mundane World of China"
"Redi Ririsu to Sono Otto" / "Chūgoku Utsushiyo ni Yōkai ga Hiromatta Wake" (レディ・リリスとその夫 / 中国現世に妖怪が広まった訳) 		March 28, 2014
Lady Lilith, a pretty western she-devil who is married to Beelzebub, is introduced. She pays a visit of King Yama and Hozuki takes her around Japanese Hell. Lady Lilith attempts to make a move on Hozuki so he introduces her to Hakutaku. Hakutaku and Lady Lilith get along right away. Hozuki runs into Beelzebub. Beelzebub challenges Hozuki to many games. In the second half, Hakutaku retells the story of the Yellow Emperor. 
13 "Hell's Bon Festival of Lights" / "Idle Chat with the Great King Enma"
"Urabon Jigoku-sai" / "Zatsudan Enma Daiō" (盂蘭盆地獄祭 / 雑談閻魔大王) 		April 4, 2014
It’s time for Hell’s Bon Festival. All the workers get this time off to have fun at the festival. Hozuki, Kakisuke, Shiro, and Rurio walk around the festival and enjoy the booths. In the second half, Hozuki chats with King Yama. 

Audio

The Hōzuki no Reitetsu anime series's music was composed by Tomisiro under Starchild Records, while Sound Team Don Juan produced the sound.[29] The series uses "Jigoku no Sata mo Kimi Shidai" (地獄の沙汰も君次第) as its opening theme; it is interpreted by the series' main cast members under the name Jigoku no Sata All Stars (地獄の沙汰オールスターズ Jigoku no Sata, lit. "Hell's Judgment All Stars").[27] It was released on February 19, 2014, and was followed by the series's ending theme, "Parallax View" (パララックス・ビュー Pararakkusu Byū) by Sumire Uesaka, on March 5, 2014.[47][48] Another song from the series, "Ake! Jigoku no Kama no Futa" (開け!地獄の釜の蓋), was released on June 1, 2014.[49] The anime soundtrack album was released on December 3, 2014 into two version; one with only the CD and another with a CD and DVD.[50][51] The OAD's theme, "Enma Daiō ni Kiite Goran" (閻魔大王に訊いてごらん) by Uesaka, was released on December 12, 2014.[52]

An online radio program was and broadcast by Animate TV between December 28, 2013 and April 6, 2014, lasting thirteen episodes.[53][54] The show, titled "Hito ni Kibishiku" (ひとにきびしく), was hosted by Hiroki Yasumoto, Hōzuki's voice actor, and received the other anime's voice actors as guest.[53][54]

Reception

As of July 2014, Hōzuki no Reitetsu‍ '​s first fourteen volumes have sold over 7.5 million copies in Japan.[55] Several volumes of the series have been featured on Oricon's weekly chart of the best-selling manga; all volumes since the fifth one have reached the top 10.[note 5] Volumes 11, 12 and 13 ranked 59th, 67th and 62nd respectively on the list of best-selling manga volumes in the first half of 2014.[68] Hōzuki no Reitetsui was the eleventh best-selling manga series of 2014, with over 4.3 million copies sold.[69] Additionally, the series's guidebook also entered the top 25 of the first week of February with 20,000 copies sold.[70]

The 2012 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi!, which surveys people in the manga and publishing industry, named Hōzuki no Reitetsu the nineteenth best manga series for male readers.[71] In 2012, it was one of the 15 manga nominated for the 5th Manga Taishō and was selected by jury for the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[25] The series was nominated for the 38th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga,[72][73] and ranked fifth on the "Book of the Year by Media Factory's Da Vinci in 2014.[74]

All the six compilation of the anime series were featured both on Oricon's weekly chart of the best-selling DVD and Blu-ray, reaching the top 10 in both categories.[note 6] Its two first volumes were released on the same day and they ranked first and second on the DVD list, while were second and third on the Blu-ray list.[75][76] The first DVD, the fifth Blu-ray and the sixth DVD volumes topped the list.[75][82][83] In a survey by Rekochoku with 500 men and women between the ages of 10 and 50, Hōzuki no Reitetsu was voted the best anime that starte in January 2014.[85] Asking the same question the site Animeanime.jpg received over 2800 votes, and the anime was the fourth most voted in general, while was atop among women.[86][87]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 As stated on the official website, Hōzuki no Reitetsu officially premiered on January 9, 2014 at 25:35 (January 10, 1:35 AM).[46] This technically resulted in the episodes airing on the days following the ones scheduled.
  2. ↑ See the attached sources for volume 1: DVD ("A" version),[31] DVD ("B" version),[32] Blu-ray ("A" version),[33] and Blu-ray ("B" version).[34]
  3. ↑ See the attached sources for volume 6: DVD ("A" version),[35] DVD ("B" version),[36] Blu-ray ("A" version),[37] and Blu-ray ("B" version)[38]
  4. ↑ Each episode is divided into parts A and B. The English titles are the ones used by Crunchyroll.
  5. ↑ See the attached sources for volume 5,[56] volume 6,[57] volume 7,[58] volume 8,[59] volume 9,[60] volume 10,[61] volume 11,[62] volume 12,[63] volume 13,[64] volume 14,[65] volume 15,[66] and volume 16.[67]
  6. ↑ See the attached sources for volume 1 and 2 (DVD),[75] volume 1 and 2 (Blu-ray),[76] volume 3 (DVD),[77] volume 3 (Blu-ray),[78] volume 4 (DVD),[79] volume 4 (Blu-ray),[80] volume 5 (DVD),[81] volume 5 (Blu-ray),[82] volume 6 (DVD),[83] and volume 6 (Blu-ray).[84]

References

Anime References

General References

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