Omamori Himari

Omamori Himari
Omamori Himari
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The first volume of Omamori Himari published by Fujimi Shobo on February 1, 2007 featuring Himari Noihara
おまもりひまり
(Omamori Himari)
Genre Action, Supernatural, Romantic comedy, Harem
Manga
Written by Milan Matra
Published by Fujimi Shobo (Magazine)
Kadokawa Shoten (tankōbon)
English publisher Canada United States Yen Press
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Monthly Dragon Age
Original run May 8, 2006 – ongoing
Volumes 9 (8 + Bonus volume) (List of volumes)
Light novel
Written by Kougetsu Mikazuki
Illustrated by Milan Matra
Published by Fujimi Shobo (Magazine)
Kadokawa Shoten (bunkobon)
Demographic Shōnen
Imprint Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Magazine Dragon Magazine
Original run July 19, 2008 – January 10, 2010
Volumes 4
TV anime
Directed by Shinji Ushiro
Produced by Seiichi Hachiya
Written by Katsumi Hasegawa
Music by Yukari Hashimoto
Studio Zexcs
Network TV Saitama, Chiba TV, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, NTV, TV Kanagawa, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting, Sun Television
Original run January 6, 2010 – March 24, 2010
Episodes 12 (List of episodes)
Manga
Omamori Himari: Book of the Gaiden
Written by Milan Matra
Illustrated by Nikubanare
Published by Fujimi Shobo (Magazine)
Kadokawa Shoten (tankōbon)
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Monthly Dragon Age
Published September 9, 2011
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Omamori Himari (おまもりひまり?, "Protective Charm Himari"), abbreviated as OmaHima (おまひま?), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Milan Matra. The manga began serialization in the May 2006 issue of Fujimi Shobo's manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age, and the first tankōbon was released by Kadokawa Shoten on February 7, 2007. A four-panel spinoff ran in Monthly Dragon Age from November 2009 to November 2010, and a 12-episode anime adaptation produced by Zexcs aired in Japan between January and March 2010. The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press, and released the first volume on October 26, 2010. In Japanese culture, an omamori is an amulet worn as either a good luck charm or to ward off evil spirits, in reference to the title character's role in the story as a bodyguard.

Contents

Story

Main article: List of Omamori Himari characters

Seven years ago, Yuto Amakawa's parents died in a car accident, leaving him alone without a single relative, the only item left of his family being a strange and mysterious amulet given to him by his late grandmother. Ever since then, his childhood friend Rinko Kuzaki (and her parents[1]) has cooked and taken care of him. His life takes a drastic turn on his 16th birthday when he meets Himari, a cat spirit samurai girl. Himari reveals to him that some of his ancestors were part of the twelve Demon Slayer families that have been slaying demons since the feudal era. She has sworn an oath to protect Yuto from the demons that are out to kill him, but Yuto's allergy to cats makes it somewhat difficult to deal with.

Later on, Yuto encounters various girls who take a liking to him: Shizuku, a mizuchi in the form of a small child; Lizlet, a tsukumogami in the form of a busty tea-serving maid; and Kuesu, another Demon Slayer who is revealed to be Yuto's fiancée and an object of Yuto's lost past.

As the series progresses, Yuto and the group encounter some powerful ayakashi, with some of them been allies, and Yuto eventually makes a life-changing decision to fight for his belief of coexistience between human and ayakashi.

Media

Manga

Main article: List of Omamori Himari chapters

Omamori Himari began serialization in the May 2006 issue of Fujimi Shobo's manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age. The first tankōbon was released on February 1, 2007 by Kadokawa Shoten under its Dragon Jr. imprint, and sold eight volumes as of April 9, 2011. An official guidebook to the series (sold as Volume 0) was released by Kadokawa Shoten on October 24, 2009.[2] The manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press, and released the first volume on October 26, 2010.[3] As of August 16, 2011, four volumes have been released.[4] The manga is also licensed in Taiwan by one of Kadokawa Shoten's subsidiary companies, Kadokawa Media.[5]

A four-panel spinoff illuratrated by Nikubanare called Omamori Himari: Himari no Opanchu (おまもりひまり 緋鞠のおぱんちゅ?) began serialization in the November 2009 issue of Monthly Dragon Age and ended in the November 2010 issue.[6] A compilation called Omamori Himari 1/4: Himari's 4-Koma Anthology (おまもりひまり1/4 緋鞠の4こまあんそろじぃ Omamori Himari 1/4: Himari no Yonkoma Ansorojyi?) was released by Kadokawa Shoten on April 9, 2010.[7]

A bonus two-part side story, called Omamori Himari: Book of the Gaiden (おまもりひまり 外伝の書?), also illustrated by Nikubanare, was released by Kadokawa Shoten on September 9, 2011. The stories were serialized in the May 2011 and June 2011 issues of Monthly Dragon Age.[8]

Light novel

A light novel adaptation written by Kougetsu Mikazuki and illustrated by Matra began serialization in the July 2008 issue of Fujimi Shobo's Dragon Magazine. The first volume was released by Fujimi Shobo on July 19, 2008,[9] and sold four volumes until January 20, 2010 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint.[10] The light novels consists of side stories that differ from the manga's plot, and introduces new novel-exclusive characters.

Internet radio

An internet radio show promoting the anime called OmaHima☆HR (おまひま☆HR?, "OmaHima Starring Himari and Rinko") aired on Animate and ran 13 episodes from November 12, 2009 to April 30, 2010.[11] The show was hosted by Ami Koshimizu and Iori Nomizu, the voices of Himari and Rinko, respectively, and guest voices from the anime series appeared for each radio episode. The theme song used is "love and peace" by Koshimizu. A CD containing all 13 episodes was released on August 13, 2010.[12]

Anime

Main article: List of Omamori Himari episodes

A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by Zexcs and directed by Shinji Ushiro aired on TV Saitama and Chiba TV between January 6 and March 24, 2010, with subsequent broadcasts on Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, NTV, TV Kanagawa, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting, and Sun Television.[13] Six DVD compilation volumes were released by Kadokawa Pictures between March 26 and August 28, 2010.[14] English-subtitled simulcasts were provided by Crunchyroll on its video portal.[15]

Music

The opening theme for the series is "Oshichau zo!!" (押しちゃうぞっ!!?) by AyaRuka, consisting of singers Aya Sakamoto and Ruka Kawada. The ending theme is "BEAM my BEAM" by Himarinko L. Shizukuesu (ひまりんこ・L・しずくえす?), consisting of the main female cast. with the seventh episode version sung by Ami Koshimizu, the eight episode version sung by Iori Nomizu, the ninth episode version sung by Kei Shindo, the tenth episode version sung by Asuka Ogame, and the eleventh episode version sung by Yuki Matsuoka. The ending theme for episode 12 is "Sakamichi no Hate" (坂道の果て?) by Yuto Amakawa (Daisuke Hirakawa). The CD singles of "Oshichau zo!!" and "BEAM my BEAM" were released on February 24, 2010 by Columbia Music Entertainment.[16][17] An original soundtrack was released on March 17, 2010,[18] and a character song album was released on March 31, 2010.[19]

Reception

The fourth volume of Omamori Himari reached 29th on the Tohan charts between November 11–17, 2008.[20] Volume 5 reached 15th on the Tohan charts between April 7–13, 2009,[21] and 27th between January 11–17, 2010.[22] Volume 7 reached 16th on the Oricon charts between August 2–8, 2010,[23] and 22nd between August 9–15, 2010.[24] Volume 8 reached 19th on the Oricon charts between April 4–10, 2011,[25] and 30th between April 11–17, 2011.[26]

In North America, the third volume of Omamori Himari reached The New York Times Manga Best Seller List, reaching #7 between April 24 and April 30, 2011.[27][28]

References

  1. ^ Omamori Himari manga; Volume 1, Chapter 1, page 9
  2. ^ "おまもりひまり 0" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200907000008. Retrieved March 20, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Yen Press Adds Kobato, Darker than Black, Romeo x Juliet Manga". Anime News Network. July 24, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-24/yen-press-adds-kobato-darker-than-black-romeoxjuliet-manga. Retrieved July 25, 2009. 
  4. ^ "Omamori Himari manga English volumes". Yen Press. http://www.yenpress.com/omamori-himari. Retrieved September 8, 2010. 
  5. ^ "守護貓娘緋鞠01" (in Chinese). Kadokawa Media. http://www.kadokawa.com.tw/details.asp?id=2603. Retrieved April 30, 2009. 
  6. ^ "Omamori Himari Gets New 4-Panel Manga Spinoff". Anime News Network. September 9, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-09/omamori-himari-gets-new-4-panel-manga-spinoff. Retrieved November 14, 2009. 
  7. ^ "おまもりひまり1/4" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=200912000423. Retrieved July 8, 2010. 
  8. ^ "おまもりひまり 外伝の書" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=201106000261. Retrieved August 23, 2011. 
  9. ^ [http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/lnovel/bk_detail.php?pcd=200711000290 "おまもりひまり(1) 浪漫ちっくメモリー"] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/lnovel/bk_detail.php?pcd=200711000290. Retrieved September 13, 2011. 
  10. ^ [http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/lnovel/bk_detail.php?pcd=200903000224 "おまもりひまり(4) レトロちっくジェラシー"] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/lnovel/bk_detail.php?pcd=200903000224. Retrieved September 13, 2011. 
  11. ^ "Animate's official website for the OmaHima Internet radio show" (in Japanese). Animate. http://www.animate.tv/radio/details.php?id=omahima. Retrieved July 13, 2010. 
  12. ^ "おまひま☆HR CD化&イベント情報!" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. July 7, 2010. http://newtype.kadocomic.jp/omahima/2010/07/post-132.php. Retrieved July 15, 2010. 
  13. ^ "(アニメ) TVA｢おまもりひまり｣2010年冬放送開始予定!" (in Japanese). Hatena. June 27, 2009. http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090627#p2. Retrieved June 29, 2009. 
  14. ^ "Omamori Himari DVD volumes" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Pictures. http://www.kadokawa-pictures.co.jp/official/omamori/video.shtml. Retrieved September 13, 2011. 
  15. ^ "Crunchyroll to Simulcast Omamori Himari Comedy Anime" (in Japanese). Anime News Network. January 5, 2010. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-05/crunchyroll-simulcasts-omamori-himari-comedy-anime. Retrieved January 6, 2010. 
  16. ^ "エンディング主題歌 ｢BEAM my BEAM｣ 2月24日 発売!" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. February 19, 2010. http://newtype.kadocomic.jp/omahima/2010/02/beam-my-beam.php. Retrieved July 15, 2010. 
  17. ^ "オープニング主題歌 ｢押しちゃうぞ!!｣ 2月24日発売!" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. February 19, 2010. http://newtype.kadocomic.jp/omahima/2010/02/post-71.php. Retrieved July 15, 2010. 
  18. ^ "｢おまもりひまり｣ ニャンともカンとも劇伴アルバム 3月17日発売!" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. March 16, 2010. http://newtype.kadocomic.jp/omahima/2010/03/post-85.php. Retrieved July 15, 2010. 
  19. ^ "ちょっとエッチなドラマも収録! キャラソン・アルバム 3月31日発売!" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. March 30, 2010. http://newtype.kadocomic.jp/omahima/2010/03/post-96.php. Retrieved July 15, 2010. 
  20. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11–17". Anime News Network. November 19, 2008. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-19/japanese-comic-ranking-november-11-17. Retrieved March 15, 2009. 
  21. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 7–13". Anime News Network. April 15, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-15/japanese-comic-ranking-april-7-13. Retrieved April 30, 2009. 
  22. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 11–17 (Updated)". Anime News Network. January 20, 2010. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-01-20/japanese-comic-ranking-january-11-17. Retrieved January 26, 2010. 
  23. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 2–8". Anime News Network. August 11, 2010. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-11/japanese-comic-ranking-august-2-8. Retrieved August 12, 2010. 
  24. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 9–15". Anime News Network. August 18, 2010. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-08-18/japanese-comic-ranking-august-9-15. Retrieved August 20, 2010. 
  25. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 4–10". Anime News Network. April 13, 2011. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-13/japanese-comic-ranking-april-4-10. Retrieved April 18, 2010. 
  26. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 11–17". Anime News Network. April 20, 2011. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-20/japanese-comic-ranking-april-11-17. Retrieved April 20, 2010. 
  27. ^ "New York Times Manga Best Seller List". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/best-sellers-books/manga/list.html. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 
  28. ^ "New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 17–23". Anime News Network. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-06/new-york-times-manga-best-seller-list-april-17-23. Retrieved May 12, 2011. 

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