Dororon Enma-kun

Dororon Enma-kun

Cover of Dororon Enma-kun volume 2 (1996) showing the main characters.
ドロロンえん魔くん
Genre Horror, Comedy, supernatural
Manga
Written by Go Nagai
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run September 30, 1973 – March 31, 1974
Volumes 3
Manga
Written by Go Nagai
Illustrated by Tsutomu Oyamada
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Children
Magazine Shougakukan book
Original run September 1973 – March 1974
Anime television series
Directed by Kimio Yabuki
Written by Masaki Tsuji
Shun'ichi Yukimuro
Tadaaki Yamazaki
Studio Toei Animation
Original network Fuji TV
Original run October 4, 1973 – March 28, 1974
Episodes 25
Manga
Written by Go Nagai
Illustrated by Tsutomu Oyamada
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Children
Magazine Shogakukan no Yochien
Original run October 1973 – April 1974
Manga
Written by Go Nagai
Illustrated by Tadashi Makimura
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Children
Magazine Shogaku Ichinensei
Original run October 1973 – March 1974
Manga
Written by Go Nagai
Illustrated by Go Nagai
Tsutomu Oyamada (last story)
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Children
Magazine Shogaku Sannensei
Original run October 1973 – April 1974
Manga
Written by Go Nagai
Illustrated by Ken Ishikawa
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Children
Magazine Shogaku Yonnensei
Original run October 1973 – April 1974
Manga
Written by Go Nagai
Illustrated by Yoshimi Hamada
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Children
Magazine Shogaku Gonensei
Original run October 1973 – April 1974
Manga
Written by Go Nagai
Illustrated by Tsutomu Oyamada
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Children
Magazine Shogaku Rokunensei
Original run October 1973 – March 1974
Manga
Written by Go Nagai
Illustrated by Mitsuru Hiruta
Published by Tokuma Shoten
Magazine TV Land
Original run October 1973 – March 1974
Manga
Written by Go Nagai
Illustrated by Tsutomu Oyamada
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Children
Magazine Shogaku Ninensei
Original run December 1973 – April 1974
Manga
Enma Jigoku
Written by Go Nagai
Published by Asahi Sonorama
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Manga Shōnen
Published September 1978
Manga
Doki Doki! Enma-kun
Written by Go Nagai
Illustrated by Koichi Hagane
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Children
Magazine Coro Coro Comic
Original run August 24, 1992 – February 1, 1993
Manga
Dororon Enbi-chan
Written by Go Nagai
Published by Sanwa Publishing
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Monthly YoungMan
Original run December 2000 – June 2001
Volumes 1
Game
CR Dororon Enma-kun
Publisher NewGin
Genre Pachinko
Platform Arcade
Released February 2007
Manga
Enma vs: Dororon Enma-kun Gaiden
Written by Masaki Segawa
Published by Shueisha
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Business Jump
Published July 21, 2010
Manga
Shururun Yukiko Hime-chan feat. Dororon Enma-kun
Written by Sae Amatsu
Published by Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Young Ace
Original run November 2010 – April 2011
Volumes 1
Anime television series
Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera
Directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani
Written by Yoshitomo Yonetani
Music by Keiichi Suzuki
Studio Brain's Base
Licensed by
Original network MBS, TBS, TV Aichi, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting, AT-X
Original run April 8, 2011 – June 24, 2011
Episodes 12

Dororon Enma-kun (ドロロンえん魔くん, Dororon Enma-kun), also known as Satanikus!, is a Japanese horror-comedy anime and manga series created by Go Nagai. It's one of Nagai's most famous works in Japan, although not very well known in the rest of the world. In 2006, it would get a sequel/remake in Demon Prince Enma, which drops the comedy and becomes a full-fledged suspense-horror series. After the OVA was released, another manga version was released called Satanikus ENMA Kerberos by Eiji Toriyama. A remake entitled Dororon Enma-kun MeeraMera began airing in Japan in April 2011.

Plot

Enma, Yukiko-Hime and Kapaeru are part of the Yokai-Patrol. They go after ghosts that have escaped from Hell into the human world.[1]

Characters

Enma-kun (えん魔くん)
Voiced by: Masako Nozawa (1973), Kappei Yamaguchi (2011)
The hot-headed, perverted protagonist, sent by his uncle to arrest yokai that have infiltrated the human world, though most often then not he ends up going overboard and killing them instead. He has long eyebrows that can detect a yokai's presence and wields a powerful cape and a fiery staff which can transform into a massive hammer.
Yukiko-Hime (雪子姫)
Voiced by: Sumie Sakai (voice actress) (1973), Mamiko Noto (2011)
A beautiful ice princess who is in love with Enma, but often has to put up with his pervertedness. She has powerful ice powers, though more often than not gets captured in a fanserviceable manner.
Kapperu (カパエル, Kapaeru)
Voiced by: Kaneta Kimotsuki (1973), Takehito Koyasu (2011)
Half kappa, half water sprite. He is the third member of the Yokai Patrol. He doesn't have a lot of attacks, but still provides some help in battle. He's often confused for a frog, which makes him very angry.
Chapeauji (シャポーじい, Shapōjii)
Voiced by: Junpei Takiguchi (1973), Minoru Inaba (2011)
An "old man" yokai who looks like a hat and guides Enma-kun. His name is a portmanteau of 'chapeau' and 'ouji' ("old man" in Japanese).
Tsutomu-kun (ツトムくん)
Voiced by: Takako Kondo (1973), Rumi Shishido (2011)
A human boy that befriends the Yokai Patrol. He attends the local elementary school, and always gets attacked by demons. He is a side character in the 2011 anime.
Tobatiri (トバッチリ, Tobacchiri)
Voiced by: Akira Shimada (1973), Daiki Nakamura (2011)
Tsutomu's teacher. He's merely a comic relief, and always yelling at Tsutomu-kun.
Daracura (ダラキュラ, Darakyura)
Voiced by: Takuzou Kamiyama (1973), Hideyuki Umezu (2011)
A homeless deadbeat, Daracura was originally an officer for Enma-Daiou. After losing his position of officer, Daracura tried throughout the series to kill Enma-kun. However, as the series progressed Daracura became less important.
Harumi (ハルミ)
Voiced by: Reiko Katsura (1973), Ayako Kawasumi (2011)
Tsutomu's girlfriend. Her mother has passed on, and lives with her father in an apartment complex. She replaces Tsutomu as one of the main protagonists in the 2011 anime.
Great King Enma (閻魔大王, Enma Daiō)
Voiced by: Hidekatsu Shibata (1973), Norio Wakamoto (2011)
The Judge of Hell and Enma's uncle. He sends Enma-kun and his friends to arrest demons on Earth.
Enbi-chan (艶靡ちゃん)
Voiced by: Rumi Shishido (2011)
Enma's cousin; the protagonist of the spin-off manga, Dororon Enbi-chan, and an antagonist in the 2011 anime. She has her own versions of Yukiko-Hime and Kappaeru named Yukiko-Hige and Kapaku.

Media

Anime

The original anime was produced by Toei Animation and was originally broadcast on Fuji TV from October 4, 1973 to March 28, 1974. The opening theme was "Dororon Enma-kun (ドロロンえん魔くん) and the ending theme was "Be Careful of Ghosts (妖怪にご用心, Yōkai ni go Yōjin), both performed by Chinatsu Nakayama. An original video animation of the sequel manga, Demon Prince Enma, was produced by Brain's Base and was released in four volumes released between August 25, 2006 and March 23, 2007. The OVA is licensed in North America by Bandai Entertainment. A remake of the original series, titled Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera (Dororonえん魔くん メ~ラめら), was produced by Brain's Base and aired on MBS between April 7, 2011 and June 24, 2011. The opening theme is "Soul Burning at 1,000,000,000°C!! (魂メラめら一兆℃!, Tamashii Meramera Icchō °C!) by Masaaki Endoh and the Moonriders, whilst the ending theme is "Everybody's Exhausted ZZZ" (みんなくたばるサァサァサァ, Minna Kutabaru Sasasa) by The Moonriders feat. Yoko.[2] NIS America licensed the series in North America under the title Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up and released the series on subtitled DVD and Blu-ray Disc on September 11, 2012.[3][4]

Manga

The main version of the manga was originally serialized in Shogakukan's magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 30, 1973 to March 31, 1974.[5][6][7]

Besides Weekly Shōnen Sunday version, other serializations were published at the time in various Shogakukan's children magazines and in Tokuma Shoten's TV Land, drawn by Nagai and several of his assistants.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Magazine Original run Artist
Shougakukan book September 1973 – March 1974 Tsutomu Oyamada
Shogakukan no Yochien October 1973 – April 1974 Tsutomu Oyamada
Shogaku Ichinensei October 1973 – March 1974 Tadashi Makimura
Shogaku Ninensei December 1973 – April 1974 Tsutomu Oyamada
Shogaku Sannensei October 1973 – March 1974 Go Nagai
Shogaku Sannensei April 1974 Tsutomu Oyamada
Shogaku Yonnensei October 1973 – April 1974 Ken Ishikawa
Shogaku Gonensei October 1973 – April 1974 Yoshimi Hamada
Shogaku Rokunensei October 1973 – March 1974 Tsutomu Oyamada
TV Land October 1973 – April 1974 Mitsuru Hiruta

Volumes

The series published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday has been compiled in volumes several times.[11]

# Release date
1 April 5, 1974
2 May 5, 1974
3 June 25, 1974
# Release date
1 March 25, 1979
2 March 25, 1979
3 March 25, 1979
# Release date ISBN
1 September 20, 1985 978-4257960522
2 October 25, 1985 978-4257960553
# Release date ISBN
1 July 20, 1991 978-4120020278
# Release date ISBN
1 March 18, 1996 978-4122025714
2 March 18, 1996 978-4122025721
# Release date ISBN
1 August 20, 2003 978-4063530988
2 September 24, 2003 978-4063531114
# Release date ISBN
1 August 25, 2006 978-4777190515
2 October 25, 2006 978-4777190522

This version is also available in ebook format, published by ebookjapan.[12]

Sequels

Short stories

Dororon Enbi-chan

Dororon Enbi-chan (どろろん艶靡ちゃん), published from December 2000 to June 2001 in the magazine Monthly YoungMan by Sanwa Publishing.[22][23][24] This is an adult-restricted erotic comedy.

Volumes
No.Release date ISBN
1 November 17, 2001 (2001-11-17)ISBN 978-4-88356-102-5

Kikoushi Enma

Kikoushi Enma (鬼公子炎魔, kikōshi Enma, Demon Prince Enma) is a sequel of the original manga by Go Nagai with a mature tone, where the characters are no longer children, published in Kodansha's Magazine Z from March 25, 2006 (cover date May 2006) to May 26, 2006 (cover date July 2006.)[7][25][26]

Satanikus ENMA Kerberos

Satanikus ENMA Kerberos (Satanikus ENMA ケルベロス, satanikus enma keruberosu) is a sequel of Kikoushi Enma by Eiji Karasuyama, published in Kodansha's Magazine Z from June 26, 2007 (cover date August 2007) to January 26, 2009 (cover date March 2009.)[27][28]

Shururun Yukiko Hime-chan: feat. Dororon Enma-kun

Shururun Yukikohime-chan feat. Dororon Enma-kun (シュルルン雪子姫ちゃん feat.ドロロンえん魔くん) is a seinen manga written and drawn by Sae Amatsu and released alongside Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera.[29] It was serialized on Kadokawa Shoten's magazine Young Ace from October 4, 2010 (cover date November 2010)[30] to March 4, 2011 (cover date April 2011).

Volumes
No.Release date ISBN
1 April 4, 2011 (2011-04-04)ISBN 978-4-04-715678-4

References

  1. ↑ "DORORON ENMAKUN (TOEI ANIMATION FILM LIST". Toei Animation. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
  2. ↑ "Go Nagai's Dororon Enma-kun Gets New Anime". News. USA: Anime News Network. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
  3. ↑ "NIS America Adds Kimi ni Todoke,, Dororon Enma-kun". Anime News Network. 2011-07-01.
  4. ↑ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-09-11/north-american-anime-manga-releases-september-9-15
  5. 1 2 作品年譜 -1970- [Work chronology -1970-] (in Japanese). Japan: Go-mania. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  6. 1 2 "Go Nagai works list 1971-1975". Nagai Go Special Corner (in Japanese). Japan: eBOOK Initiative Japan Co. Ltd. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  7. 1 2 3 4 ドロロンえん魔くん [Dororon Enma-kun] (in Japanese). Japan: The World of Go Nagai. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  8. ↑ 真樹村正リスト [Makimura Tadashi list] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  9. ↑ 小山田つとむ　作品リスト [Oyamada Tsutomu work list] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  10. ↑ 蛭田充リスト [Hiruta Mitsuru work list] (in Japanese). Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  11. ↑ 永井豪単行本年表 [Go Nagai's Tankōbon chronology] (in Japanese). Japan: The World of Go Nagai. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  12. ↑ ドロロンえん魔くん [Dororon Enma-kun]. Nagai Go Special Corner (in Japanese). Japan: eBOOK Initiative Japan Co. Ltd. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
  13. ↑ "Go Nagai works list 1976-1980". Nagai Go Special Corner (in Japanese). Japan: eBOOK Initiative Japan Co. Ltd. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  14. ↑ 作品年譜 -1975- [Work chronology -1975-] (in Japanese). Japan: Go-mania. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  15. ↑ ドキドキえん魔くん [Doki Doki Enma-kun] (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  16. ↑ コロコロコミック増刊号 [Coro Coro Comic Special Issue]. 92年別コロ (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  17. ↑ 別冊コロコロコミックスペシャル [Bessatsu Coro Coro Comic Special]. 92年別コロ (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  18. ↑ ヴィンテージ 毎日入荷情報 (in Japanese). Japan. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  19. ↑ 永井豪「ドロロンえん魔くん」をせがわまさきがリメイク [Masaki Segawa remake of Go Nagai's Dororon Enma-kun] (in Japanese). Japan: Excite Japan. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  20. ↑ Segawa, Masaki. "炎魔VS" [Enma vs] (in Japanese). Japan: Masaki Segawa's official webpage. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  21. ↑ 永井豪「ドロロンえん魔くん」をせがわまさきがリメイク [Go Nagai's Dororon Enma-kun has a remake by Masaki Segawa] (in Japanese). Japan: Natalie. 2010-07-07. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  22. ↑ エロ雑誌 [Erotic magazines] (in Japanese). Japan: The World of Go Nagai. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  23. ↑ "Go Nagai works list 1991-2000". Nagai Go Special Corner (in Japanese). Japan: eBOOK Initiative Japan Co. Ltd. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  24. ↑ 作品年譜 -2000- [Work chronology -2000-] (in Japanese). Japan: Go-mania. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  25. ↑ "Go Nagai works list 2001-". Nagai Go Special Corner (in Japanese). Japan: eBOOK Initiative Japan Co. Ltd. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  26. ↑ 作品年譜 -2005- [Work chronology -2005-] (in Japanese). Japan: Go-mania. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  27. ↑ "「月刊マガジンZ」オフィシャルサイト" [Monthly Magazine Z official site] (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. Archived from the original on 2007-07-08. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  28. ↑ "マガジンＺ｜TOP｜講談社コミックプラス" [Magazine Z / Top / Kodansha Comic Plus] (in Japanese). Japan: Kodansha. Archived from the original on 2010-08-12. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  29. ↑ "Go Nagai's Dororon Enma-kun Gets New Anime (Updated)". USA: Anime News Network. 2010-09-01. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
  30. ↑ 最新ニュース [Latest news]. 永井豪スペシャルコーナー (in Japanese). Japan: eBOOK Initiative Japan Co. Ltd. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
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