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Inugami (manga)

Inugami (Japanese: 犬神, "Dog God") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masaya Hokazono [ja]. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from July 1996 to July 2002, with its chapters collected in 30 tankōbon volumes as of November 2002. The story about a boy who finds an inugami, a dog god of the Japanese mythology.

Inugami
Inugami Kai first tankōbon volume cover
犬神
Genre
Manga
Written byMasaya Hokazono [ja]
Published byKodansha
English publisher
  • NA: Manga Planet (digital)
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 25, 1996 – July 24, 2002
Volumes14
Manga
Inugami Re
Written byMasaya Hokazono
Illustrated byAki Shimizu
Published by
MagazineLine Manga
Original runOctober 14, 2020 – September 6, 2022
Volumes4

A revised and expanded version by Hokazono, titled Inugami Kai[a], was serialized digitally in Leed Publishing's Leed cafe online platform, for ten volumes, it was licensed for an English-language translation in North America by Manga Planet.

A Remake of Inugami manga illustrated by Aki Shimizu titled Inugami Re[b] serialized digitally through Line Manga, it will be in two parts. the first part ran from October 2020 to September 2022, with its chapters collected in four volumes by Asahi Shimbun Publications.

Story

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A dog that can scarcely remember his past, Inugami only knows that he has been ordered to spy on humans. Hosting a distinctive "23" tattooed on his ear, he has the ability to not only quickly recover from injuries but to also grow spikes on his back. His abilities include, but are not limited to, passing on his power to anyone who happens to touch his blood. Unfortunately, his unusual power also attracts the attention of those interested in acquiring his power.

Having wandered into the city, Inugami finds himself in an abandoned building which Fumiki, an aspiring poet, frequents. After listening to Fumiki's poetry for some time, Inugami befriends the aspiring poet and eventually learns to speak, much to Fumiki's surprise. Through their friendship, Inugami realizes that not all humans are bad. Unfortunately a pharmaceutical corporation soon learns of Inugami's existence. Realizing that Inugami's regenerating cells could lead to immortality, the corporation attempts and succeeds at acquiring Inugami's genes. Soon, the company ends up creating terrifying monsters. Soon, Inugami ends up in a fight with one of these monsters and for a moment, questions the goodness of humans, who have created these monsters. In that fleeting moment of doubt, a different Inugami, with the intent to kill humans, appears.

Characters

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23
One of the main characters and an inugami that befriends Fumiki.
Fumiki
One of the main characters
Mika
Mika is the childhood friend of Fumiki
Kiryu
The main antagonist of the series.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Masaya Hokazono [ja], Inugami was serialized in Kodansha's Shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 25, 1996,[c] to July 24, 2002.[d] Kodansha collected its chapters in fourteen tankōbon volumes, published from January 21, 1997,[7] to November 20, 2002;[8] Kodansha republished the series in seven bunkoban volumes from December 12, 2002,[9] to February 8, 2003;[10] a new edition in six volumes from October 10, 2008,[11] to February 7, 2009;[12] and the complete edition in four volumes from December 12, 2012,[13] to March 13, 2013.[14]

Hokazono later drew a revised and expanded version, titled Inugami Kai, was serialized digitally in Leed Publishing's Leed cafe [ja] online platform, with its chapters collected in ten volumes between March 28, 2017 and July 27, 2018.[15][16] It was licensed for an English-language translation in North America by Manga Planet.[17]

A Remake of Inugami manga illustrated by Aki Shimizu titled Inugami Re serialized digitally through Line Manga, it will be in two parts. the first part ran from October 14, 2020,[18][19] to September 6, 2022.[20] Asahi Shimbun Publications collected its chapters in four volumes, published three tankōbon volumes from October 20, 2020,[21][22] to March 18, 2022,[23] and released the fourth volume digitally on October 2, 2023.[24]

Reception

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By 2020, Inugami Re manga had sold over 1.5 million copies in circulation.[25]

Notes

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  1. ^ Japanese: 犬神・改
  2. ^ Japanese: 犬神Re, Hepburn: Inugami rebirth
  3. ^ It started in the magazine's the September 1996 issue,[3] which was released on July 25.[4]
  4. ^ It finished in the magazine's the October 2002 issue,[5] which was released on July 24.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Inugami Kai". Manga Planet. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  2. ^ 犬神. Mangapedia [ja] (in Japanese). Voyage Group. Retrieved May 21, 2024.
  3. ^ もくじ [Contents]. Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. September 1996 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  4. ^ もくじ [Contents]. Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. July 1996 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Retrieved June 28, 2024. […] 当選者の 発表はアフタヌーン9月号(7月25日発売)誌上にて。
  5. ^ もくじ [Contents]. Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. October 2002 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  6. ^ もくじ [Contents]. Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. August 2002 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Retrieved June 28, 2024. […] ※の発表はアフタヌーン10月号(日月24日発売)誌
  7. ^ 犬神（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  8. ^ 犬神（１４）＜完＞ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  9. ^ 犬神（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  10. ^ 犬神（７）＜完＞ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  11. ^ 新装版　犬神（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  12. ^ 新装版　犬神（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  13. ^ 犬神　完全版　出会い編 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  14. ^ 犬神　完全版　胎動編 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  15. ^ 犬神・改 （1） (in Japanese). Leed Publishing. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  16. ^ 犬神・改 （10） (in Japanese). Leed Publishing. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  17. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 18, 2019). "'Manga Planet' Manga Subscription Service Launches With Toward the Terra, My Favorite Carrera, More Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  18. ^ 志水アキ [@SHIMZAK] (October 14, 2020). 【犬神Re(ﾘﾊﾞｰｽ)】LINEマンガにて連載中！毎週火曜日更新！作画:志水アキ 企画:獅子唐 原案:外薗 昌也 https://manga.line.me/product/periodic?id=Z0000879 犬神誕生から23年の時を経て Re-birth 再誕！待望の連載スタート (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved June 28, 2024 – via Twitter.
  19. ^ Pineda, Antonio (September 8, 2020). "'Aki Shimizu to Launch Inugami Re Manga This Fall". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  20. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (September 6, 2022). "Aki Shimizu's Inugami Re Manga Ends 1st Part". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  21. ^ 外薗昌也「犬神」誕生から約23年、志水アキがリメイクした新作1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 20, 2020. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  22. ^ 犬神Re　1 (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Publications. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  23. ^ 犬神Re　３ (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Publications. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  24. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (October 19, 2023). "Aki Shimizu's Inugami Re Manga Series Ends With 4th Volume". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  25. ^ 犬神Re. Sonorama Plus (in Japanese). Asahi Shimbun Publications. Retrieved June 28, 2024. […]累計150万部以上を売り上げた外薗昌也の傑作が、[…]
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