Shura no Mon

Shura no Mon
修羅の門 (Shura no Mon)
Genre	Martial arts, Chanbara
Manga
Written by	Masatoshi Kawahara
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Magazine
Original run	April 1987 – November 1996
Volumes	31
Manga
Mutsu Enmei Ryū Gaiden: Shura no Toki
Written by	Masatoshi Kawahara
Published by	Kodansha
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Magazine
Original run	July 1989 – November 2005
Volumes	15
TV anime
Directed by	Shin Misawa
Studio	Media Factory, Studio Comet
Licensed by	Media Blasters
Network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 6, 2004 – September 28, 2004
Episodes	26
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Shura no Mon (修羅の門^?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masatoshi Kawahara. It was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine from April 1987 to November 1996. The individual chapters were collected and published into 31 tankōbon volumes published between October 1987 and May 1997. Shura no Mon received the 1990 Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category.

A prequel series, Mutsu Enmei Ryu Gaiden: Shura no Toki also ran in Monthly Shōnen Magazine, premiering in July 1989 and running until November 2005. Its chapters were published in 15 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. It was adapted into a 26-episode anime series by Media Factory and Studio Comet that aired from April 6, 2004 until September 28, 2004 and is licensed for release in North America by Media Blasters.

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Manga

Written and illustrated by Masatoshi Kawahara, Shura no Mon was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Magazine from April 1987 to November 1996. The individual chapters were collected and published in Japan in 31 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha between October 1987 and May 1997.^[1][2]

Shura no Toki

A prequel series, Mutsu Enmei Ryū Gaiden: Shura no Toki (陸奥圓明流外伝 修羅の刻^?), began serialization in the same magazine in July 1989 where it ran until November 2005. It was collected and published in 15 tankōbon volumes between February 13, 1990 and January 17, 2006.^[3][4] Five aizōban volumes of the series were also released between March 19, 2004 and July 21, 2004.^[5][6]

Three of the story arcs from the prequel series were adapted into a 26-episode anime series by Media Factory and Studio Comet. It premiered on TV Tokyo on April 6, 2004 and ran until September 28, 2004. Media Blasters licensed the series for distribution in North America.

Reception

Shura no Mon received the 1990 Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category.^{[7][unreliable source?]}

References

1. ^ "修羅の門 1 (1) (月刊マガジンコミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4063022218/. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
2. ^ "修羅の門 31 (31) (月刊マガジンコミックス)" (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4063335704/. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
3. ^ "修羅の刻（１）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234575324. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
4. ^ "修羅の刻（15）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234593412. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
5. ^ "愛蔵版　修羅の刻　宮本武蔵編" (in Japanese). Kodansha. http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234592217. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
6. ^ "愛蔵版　修羅の刻　風雲幕末編（弐）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234592235. Retrieved 2009-04-05. 
7. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.php. Retrieved 2009-04-04. 

External links

• Official website (Japanese)
• Shura no Mon (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Shura no Toki (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia