Kamui (manga)

Infobox animanga/Header
name = KAMUI


caption = Cover of "KAMUI" volume 1
ja_name = カムイ
ja_name_trans =
genre = Fantasy, DramaInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author = Shingo Nanami
publisher = flagicon|Japan SQUARE ENIX
flagicon|USA flagicon|Canada Broccoli Books
demographic =
magazine = flagicon|Japan Monthly Stencil, Monthly Gangan WING
first = 2001
last = January 2006
volumes = 11

nihongo|"KAMUI"|カムイ is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Japanese author Shingo Nanami. The manga was serialized in the "Monthly Stencil" magazine, and later serialized in "Monthly Gangan WING" magazine, and published in Japan by SQUARE ENIX.

The English language translation of the manga is published by Broccoli Books.

Plot

In post-apocalyptic Japan, a devastating earthquake called the "Great Sinker" sank 1/3 of the southern islands and cities were destroyed. Monsters known as Atanan appear, creating chaos and fear among the survivors. Youths with supernatural powers fight against the Atanan and control the government-less ruins.

Fearing that the imbalance of the spirits known as the kamui will destroy the Earth, a teenager named Atsuma is sent from his village to retrieve Okikurumi, the sacred kamui, to restore the balance and peace. He joins NOA, the organization of youths with supernatural powers, to find Okikurumi and to stop the world destruction.

Characters

;Nihongo|Atsuma Hasumi|蓮見敦真|Hasumi Atsuma: Having no tohsu, or power to communicate with the kamui, he is shunned by his village. He is forced to make a contract with Kojomaru, the spirit of an ancient sword, and sent to EDEN (neo-Tokyo) to retrieve the Okikurumi. Betrayed by someone he once admired, he trusts no one and keeps distanced from others.

;Nihongo|Sumire Senou|瀬能菫|Senou Sumire: Second in command at NOA, Commander of the Sky Division. She is infused with the power of the wind. She yearns to be emotionally tied down by the man who found her as a runaway. She brought Atsuma into NOA hoping to witness the miracle of which he speaks. She has an obsession with Utsuho and makes a contract with Kojomaru, after Utsuho pulls him out of Atsuma, to get to Utsuho.

;Nihongo|Shui Tachibana|橘朱衣|Tachibana Shui: An officer of NOA, infused with the power of fire. He followed his childhood friend who joined NOA and lost her memory. An adept cook, he likes to take care of others, and his voice hold a strange attraction for both Atsuma and Sumire.

;Nihongo|Kojomaru|虎杖丸|Kojoumaru: The spirit of an ancient sword passed down for generations in Atsuma's village. Despite his age, Kojomaru is very short tempered and inmature. He thinks his sole purpose in the series is to protect the Okikurumi.

;Nihongo|Shiki Kenjou|剣城シキ|Kenjou Shiki: Top commander of NOA. He is determined to make Sumire his, and uses NOA as a cage to keep her within his realm. He, also, work as a researcher for Utsuho before the main story.

;Nihongo|Aika Kasuga|春日アイカ|Kasuga Aika: An officer of NOA, lieutenant of the Sky Division. She has an obsession with Sumire.

;Nihongo|Yanagi Kuryu|九利生柳|Kuryuu Yanagi: An officer of NOA, lieutenant of the Earth Division. He is both smart and calculating. Although loyal to Hyde, he keeps in close contact with Shiki.

;Nihongo|Hyde|ハイド|Haido: Third in command at NOA, Commander of the Earth Division. He is crazy and sadistic, he is obsessed with destruction.

;Nihongo|Utsuho Hasumi|蓮見空穂|Hasumi Utsuho: Head researcher of the government research facility and the creator of NOA. He took the sacred kamui, Okikurumi from his village. He is Atsuma's brother.

;Nihongo|Anzu|??|Anzu: A teenage cadet of NOA. She joined after her family died in the earthquakes but is actually scared of fighting and only wants to live a normal life. She teaches Atsuma to trust in others.

Other media

* "KAMUI" drama CD was released by Frontier Works on December 24, 2004.:Product Number: AFC-3023

:Cast:Atsuma - Takahiro Sakurai (櫻井 孝宏):Shui - Toshiyuki Morikawa (森川 智之):Sumire - Aya Hisakawa (久川 綾):Shiki - Katsuyuki Konishi (小西 克幸):Yanagi - Akira Ishida (石田 彰):Hyde - Junichi Suwabe (諏訪部 順一):Aika - Houko Kuwashima (桑島法子):Anzu - Yui Horie (堀江由衣):Kojomaru - Romi Park (朴 璐美):Utsuho - Toshiyuki Morikawa :Utsuho (child) - Mamoru Miyano (宮野 真守)

External links

* [http://www.broccolibooks.com/books/kamui/kamui_index.htm Broccoli Books - KAMUI]
*jp icon [http://www.sn-1.com/ Shingo Nanami Official Website]