- 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 TV anime Directed by Koro Yabuki Written by Go Nagai, Masaki Tsuji, Shun-ichi Yukimuro, Tadaaki Yamazaki Studio Toei Animation Network Fuji TV Original run October 4, 1973 – March 28, 1974 Episodes 25 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 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 Tsutomu Oyamada Published by Shogakukan Demographic Children Magazine Shogaku Ninensei Original run December 1973 – April 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 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 Go Nagai (original work)
Masaki SegawaIllustrated 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
Go Nagai (original work)Illustrated by Sae Amatsu Published by Kadokawa Shoten Demographic Seinen Magazine Young Ace Original run November 2010 – ongoing Volumes 1 TV anime Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera Directed by Yoshitomo Yonetani Written by Go Nagai, Hiroaki Kitajima, Yoshitomo Yonetani Music by Keiichi Suzuki, Moonriders, Starchild Records Studio Brain's Base Licensed by 
NIS AmericaNetwork 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.
Contents
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 (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 portmentau of 'chapeau' and 'ouji'.
- 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
Main articles: List of Dororon Enma-kun episodes and Demon Prince EnmaThe 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 began airing on MBS from April 7, 2011 to 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] A week after the 2011 series aried, NIS America announced at Anime Expo 2011, that they will be releasing the remake series somethime next year.[3]
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.[4][5][6]
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.[4][5][6][7][8][9]
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.[10]
- Wakagi Shobo (Comic Mate, 1974)
# Release date 1 April 5, 1974 2 May 5, 1974 3 June 25, 1974 - Wakagi Shobo (Comic Mate, 1979)
# Release date 1 March 25, 1979 2 March 25, 1979 3 March 25, 1979 - Asahi Sonorama (Sun Wide Comics, 1985)
# Release date ISBN 1 September 20, 1985 978-4257960522 2 October 25, 1985 978-4257960553 - Chuokoron-sha (Chuko Aizoban, 1991)
# Release date ISBN 1 July 20, 1991 978-4120020278 - Chuokoron-sha (Chuko Bunko Comic Han, 1996)
# Release date ISBN 1 March 18, 1996 978-4122025714 2 March 18, 1996 978-4122025721 - Kodansha (KP Comics, 2003)
# Release date ISBN 1 August 20, 2003 978-4063530988 2 September 24, 2003 978-4063531114 - Goma Books (Goma Comics, 2006)
# 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.[11]
Sequels
Short stories
- Enma Jigoku (炎魔地獄), a one-shot story, was published in the September 1978 issue of Asahi Sonorama' Manga Shōnen.[6][12][13] In this story, the characters are older. Since its publication, this manga has been compiled in all tankōbon as the last story with the title Enma Jigoku no Kan (炎魔地獄の巻).
- Doki Doki! Enma-kun (ドキドキ!えん魔くん), drawn by Koichi Hagane, a short manga published by Shogakukan on August 24, 1992 in Coro Coro Comic and on December 1, 1992 and February 1, 1993 in Bessatsu Coro Coro Comic Special.[14][15][16][17]
- Enma vs: Dororon Enma-kun Gaiden (炎魔VS〜ドロロンえん魔くん外伝〜), a seinen manga by Masaki Segawa, is a 38-page one-shot story published on July 7, 2010 (cover date July 21, 2010) published in Shueisha's Business Jump.[18][19][20]
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.[21][22][23] This is an adult-restricted erotic comedy.
Volumes
No. Release date ISBN 1 November 17, 2001 ISBN 978-4883561025 Kikoushi Enma
Main article: Demon Prince EnmaKikoushi 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.)[6][24][25]
Satanikus ENMA Kerberos
Main article: Satanikus ENMA KerberosSatanikus 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.)[26][27]
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.[28] It was serialized on Kadokawa Shoten's magazine Young Ace from October 4, 2010 (cover date November 2010)[29] to March 4, 2011 (cover date April 2011).
Volumes
No. Release date ISBN 1 April 4, 2011 ISBN 978-4047156784 References
- ^ "DORORON ENMAKUN (TOEI ANIMATION FILM LIST". Toei Animation. http://corp.toei-anim.co.jp/english/film/dororon_enmakun.php. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ "Go Nagai's Dororon Enma-kun Gets New Anime". News. USA: Anime News Network. 2010-09-01. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-01/go-nagai-dororon-enma-kun-gets-new-anime. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
- ^ "NIS America Adds Kimi ni Todoke,, Dororon Enma-kun". Anime News Network. 2011-07-01. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-01/nis-america-adds-kimi-ni-todoke-dororon-emma-kun.
- ^ a b "作品年譜 -1970- [Work chronology -1970-]" (in Japanese). Japan: Go-mania. http://members2.jcom.home.ne.jp/yashiki_yashiki/1970.html. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ a b "Go Nagai works list 1971-1975" (in Japanese). Nagai Go Special Corner. Japan: eBOOK Initiative Japan Co. Ltd.. http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/nagaigo/works_02.asp. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ a b c d "ドロロンえん魔くん [Dororon Enma-kun]" (in Japanese). Japan: The World of Go Nagai. http://www.mazingerz.com/ENMA/ENMA.html. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ "真樹村正リスト [Makimura Tadashi list]" (in Japanese). Japan. http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~m_yokko/makirura.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ "小山田つとむ 作品リスト [Oyamada Tsutomu work list]" (in Japanese). Japan. http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~m_yokko/oyamada.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ "蛭田充リスト [Hiruta Mitsuru work list]" (in Japanese). Japan. http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~m_yokko/hiruta.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ "永井豪単行本年表 [Go Nagai's Tankōbon chronology]" (in Japanese). Japan: The World of Go Nagai. http://www.mazingerz.com/comic.html. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ "ドロロンえん魔くん [Dororon Enma-kun]" (in Japanese). Nagai Go Special Corner. Japan: eBOOK Initiative Japan Co. Ltd.. http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/title/1511.html. Retrieved 2010-09-06.
- ^ "Go Nagai works list 1976-1980" (in Japanese). Nagai Go Special Corner. Japan: eBOOK Initiative Japan Co. Ltd.. http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/nagaigo/works_03.asp. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "作品年譜 -1975- [Work chronology -1975-]" (in Japanese). Japan: Go-mania. http://members2.jcom.home.ne.jp/yashiki_yashiki/1975.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "ドキドキえん魔くん [Doki Doki Enma-kun]" (in Japanese). Japan. http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~m_yokko/dokidokienma.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "コロコロコミック増刊号 [Coro Coro Comic Special Issue]" (in Japanese). 92年別コロ. Japan. http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~m_yokko/92z.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "別冊コロコロコミックスペシャル [Bessatsu Coro Coro Comic Special]" (in Japanese). 92年別コロ. Japan. http://www5d.biglobe.ne.jp/~m_yokko/92b.htm. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "ヴィンテージ 毎日入荷情報" (in Japanese). Japan. http://www.mandarake.co.jp/information/weblog/spr/vin/nicky.cgi?page=33. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "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. http://www.excite.co.jp/News/comic/20100707/NatalieComic_34406.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ Segawa, Masaki. "炎魔VS [Enma vs]" (in Japanese). Japan: Masaki Segawa's official webpage. http://segawa-page.way-nifty.com/iiwake/2010/07/vs-bf84.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "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. http://natalie.mu/comic/news/34406. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "エロ雑誌 [Erotic magazines]" (in Japanese). Japan: The World of Go Nagai. http://www.mazingerz.com/magazine/ERO.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Go Nagai works list 1991-2000" (in Japanese). Nagai Go Special Corner. Japan: eBOOK Initiative Japan Co. Ltd.. http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/nagaigo/works_05.asp. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "作品年譜 -2000- [Work chronology -2000-]" (in Japanese). Japan: Go-mania. http://members2.jcom.home.ne.jp/yashiki_yashiki/2000.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Go Nagai works list 2001-" (in Japanese). Nagai Go Special Corner. Japan: eBOOK Initiative Japan Co. Ltd.. http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/nagaigo/works_06.asp. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "作品年譜 -2005- [Work chronology -2005-]" (in Japanese). Japan: Go-mania. http://members2.jcom.home.ne.jp/yashiki_yashiki/2005.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "「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. http://web.archive.org/web/20070708090305/http://www.kodansha.co.jp/zhp/index.html. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "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. http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/magazine/index.php/18341. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "Go Nagai's Dororon Enma-kun Gets New Anime (Updated)". USA: Anime News Network. 2010-09-01. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-09-01/go-nagai-dororon-enma-kun-gets-new-anime. Retrieved 2010-09-07.
- ^ "最新ニュース [Latest news]" (in Japanese). 永井豪スペシャルコーナー. Japan: eBOOK Initiative Japan Co. Ltd.. http://www.ebookjapan.jp/ebj/nagaigo/news.asp. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
External links
- Dororon Enma-kun (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Dororon Enma-kun at The World of Go Nagai webpage (Japanese)
- Satanikus! at D/visual (Italian)
- Dororon Enma-kun Toei Animation Website Official site (TV) (Japanese)
- Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera official website
- Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera official website (Japanese)
- Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
Categories:- Anime series
- Manga series
- Comedy anime and manga
- Horror anime and manga
- Manga of 1973
- Anime of 1973
- 1973 Japanese television series debuts
- 1974 Japanese television series endings
- Manga of 2010
- Anime of 2011
- 2011 Japanese television series debuts
- 2011 Japanese television series endings
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
