Sengoku Youko (Japanese: 戦国妖狐, Hepburn: Sengoku Yōko, lit.'Warring States Youko') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Satoshi Mizukami. It was serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine from December 2007 to July 2014, and continued on the Comic Blade web manga service from September 2014 to May 2016. An anime television series adaptation produced by White Fox premiered in January 2024.

Sengoku Youko
First tankōbon volume cover
戦国妖狐
(Sengoku Yōko)
Genre
Manga
Written bySatoshi Mizukami
Published byMag Garden
English publisher
ImprintBlade Comics
Magazine
  • Monthly Comic Blade (December 28, 2007 – July 30, 2014)
  • Comic Blade (September 16, 2014 – May 20, 2016)
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 28, 2007May 20, 2016
Volumes17
Anime television series
Directed byMasahiro Aizawa
Written byJukki Hanada
Music byEvan Call
StudioWhite Fox
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, ABC, Mētele, BS Asahi
Original run January 11, 2024 – present
Episodes30
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Characters

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Jinka (迅火)
Voiced by: Soma Saito[3]
Tama (たま)
Voiced by: Yūki Takada[3]
Shinsuke (真介)
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura[3]
Shakugan (灼岩)
Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa[3]
Senya (千夜)
Voiced by: Hiroki Nanami[3]
Tsukiko (月湖)
Voiced by: Maaya Uchida[3]
Jinun (神雲)
Voiced by: Kenji Nomura[4]
Nau (なう)
Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki[4]
Dōren (道錬)
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[4]
Resshin (烈深)
Voiced by: Kazuki Miyagi[4]
Mountain God (山の神, Yama no Kami)
Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki[4]
Rinzu (りんず)
Voiced by: Aina Suzuki[4]
Yazen (野禅)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[4]
Raidō Zanzō (雷堂斬蔵)
Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi[4]
Mudo (ムド)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[5]
Ashikaga Yoshiteru (足利義輝)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano[5]
Hanatora (華寅)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō[5]

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Satoshi Mizukami, Sengoku Youko was serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine from December 28, 2007, to July 30, 2014, when the magazine ceased publication. The series continued serialization on the Comic Blade web service from September 16, 2014, to May 20, 2016.[6][7] Its chapters were collected in 17 tankōbon volumes from August 2008 to June 2016.[8][9] Mag Garden published a six-volume shinsōban edition from November 9, 2023, to January 10, 2024.[10][11]

The manga is licensed in English by Tokyopop.[12]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 August 9, 2008[8]978-4-86-127522-7April 11, 2023[13]978-1-42-787259-3
2 February 10, 2009[14]978-4-86-127590-6July 11, 2023[15]978-1-42-787346-0
3 November 10, 2009[16]978-4-86-127672-9September 26, 2023[17]978-1-42-787418-4
4 April 10, 2010[18]978-4-86-127727-6November 28, 2023[19]978-1-42-787419-1
5 November 10, 2010[20]978-4-86-127785-6January 23, 2024[21]978-1-42-787526-6
6 March 10, 2011[22]978-4-86-127833-4March 19, 2024[23]978-1-42-787535-8
7 August 10, 2011[24]978-4-86-127875-4
8 January 10, 2012[25]978-4-86-127932-4
9 July 10, 2012[26]978-4-80-000018-7
10 December 10, 2012[27]978-4-80-000070-5
11 June 10, 2013[28]978-4-80-000170-2
12 December 10, 2013[29]978-4-80-000239-6
13 August 9, 2014[30]978-4-80-000344-7
14 February 10, 2015[31]978-4-80-000414-7
15 August 10, 2015[32]978-4-80-000485-7
16 February 10, 2016[33]978-4-80-000533-5
17 June 10, 2016[9]978-4-80-000585-4

New edition

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No. Release date ISBN
1 November 9, 2023[34]978-4-8000-1383-5
2 November 9, 2023[35]978-4-8000-1384-2
3 December 8, 2023[36]978-4-8000-1402-3
4 December 8, 2023[37]978-4-8000-1403-0
5 January 10, 2024[38]978-4-8000-1413-9
6 January 10, 2024[11]978-4-8000-1414-6

Anime

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An anime television series adaptation was announced in August 2023. It is produced by White Fox and directed by Masahiro Aizawa, with series composition by Jukki Hanada, characters designed by Yosuke Okuda, and music composed by Evan Call.[3][39] The series premiered on Tokyo MX and other networks, and consists of three cours for a "complete" adaptation of the manga's two story arcs: the "Yonaoshi Kyōdai-hen" (世直し姉弟編, Siblings for World Reformation Arc), which aired from January 11 to April 4, 2024,[a] and "Senma Konton-hen" (千魔混沌編, The Chaos of a Thousand Demons Arc), which premiered on July 18 of the same year.[40][5][b]

For the first part, the opening theme song is "Hibana" (Spark), performed by MindaRyn, while the ending theme song is "Yūyami no Uta" (夕闇のうた, lit.'Song of Twilight') composed by Yuki Kajiura and performed by Keiko.[41] For the second part, the opening theme song is "Katawara", performed by Stereo Dive Foundation, while the ending theme songs are "Yoru no Sui" (夜の隨), performed by Hiroki Nanami for the first cour, and "Banri Ikkū" (万里一空), performed by Rainy for the second cour.[42][43] Crunchyroll streamed the series.[44] Medialink licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia and is streaming it on the Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[45]

Episodes

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No.
overall
No. in partTitle [46][47]Directed by [c]Storyboarded by [c]Original air date [48][a][b]
Part 1: Siblings for World Reformation Arc
11"We Are Those Who Lament This Barbaric Age"
Transliteration: "Warera Eansei o Ureumono" (Japanese: 我ら乱世を憂う者)
Kayona YamadaMasahiro AizawaJanuary 11, 2024 (2024-01-11)
22"Shakugan"
Transliteration: "Shakugan" (Japanese: 灼岩)
Katsuya YoshiiMasahiro AizawaJanuary 18, 2024 (2024-01-18)
33"Year Seven of the Eiroku Period"
Transliteration: "Eiroku Nana-nen" (Japanese: 永禄七年)
Hiroto KatōMasahiro AizawaJanuary 25, 2024 (2024-01-25)
44"Jinka and Humans"
Transliteration: "Jinka to Ningen" (Japanese: 迅火と人間)
Yōhei FukuiYūzō SatōFebruary 1, 2024 (2024-02-01)
55"Higan"
Transliteration: "Higan" (Japanese: 氷岩)
Toshiyuki SoneKazuhiro SoetaFebruary 8, 2024 (2024-02-08)
66"Fukou"
Transliteration: "Fukō" (Japanese: ふこう)
Takashi KojimaJun'ichi SakataFebruary 15, 2024 (2024-02-15)
77"Kagan & Shakuyaku"
Transliteration: "Kagan to Shakuyaku" (Japanese: 火岩と芍薬)
Kayona YamadaYūzō SatōFebruary 22, 2024 (2024-02-22)
88"Mystic Swordsman"
Transliteration: "Makenshi" (Japanese: 魔剣士)
Hiroyuki TsuchiyaJun'ichi SakataFebruary 29, 2024 (2024-02-29)
99"The Mountain Goddess (Part 1)"
Transliteration: "Yama no Kami (Zen)" (Japanese: 山の神 (前))
Tamazao MichibitsukaTamazao MichibitsukaMarch 7, 2024 (2024-03-07)
1010"The Mountain Goddess (Part 2)"
Transliteration: "Yama no Kami (Go)" (Japanese: 山の神 (後))
Tomomi MikawaShinji ItadakiMarch 14, 2024 (2024-03-14)
1111"The Strongest of the Dangaisyuu"
Transliteration: "Dankaishū Saikyō no Otoko" (Japanese: 断怪衆最強の男)
Yoshihiro UedaKazuaki MōriMarch 21, 2024 (2024-03-21)
1212"Jinka & Douren, Takekichi & Barry"
Transliteration: "Jinka to Dōren to Takekichi to Barī" (Japanese: 迅火と道錬と竹吉とバリー)
Satoshi SagaJun'ichi SakataMarch 28, 2024 (2024-03-28)
1313"Godbeast"
Transliteration: "Kamijū" (Japanese: 神獣)
Kayona YamadaMasahiro Aizawa
& Shinji Itadaki
April 4, 2024 (2024-04-04)
Part 2: The Chaos of a Thousand Demons Arc
141"Thousand Demon Night March"
Transliteration: "Sen Oni Yagyō" (Japanese: 千鬼夜行)
Shuichi Sasaki &
Yoshihiro Ueda
Yoshihiro UedaJuly 18, 2024 (2024-07-18)
152"Black Dragon"
Transliteration: "Kuro Ryū" (Japanese: 黒龍)
Tomomi MikawaYoshifumi SuedaJuly 25, 2024 (2024-07-25)
163"Mad God of the Wild City"
Transliteration: "Are Miyako no Kyō-shin" (Japanese: 荒れ都の狂神)
Kageyasu SaionjiKageyasu SaionjiAugust 1, 2024 (2024-08-01)
174"Senya & Tsukiko"
Transliteration: "Sen'ya to Tsukiko" (Japanese: 千夜と月湖)
Takashi WatanabeTakashi WatanabeAugust 8, 2024 (2024-08-08)
185"When the Time Comes"
Transliteration: "Toki, Kitarubeku Kitaru" (Japanese: 時, 来たるべく来る)
Mamiko SekiyaYoshihiro UedaAugust 15, 2024 (2024-08-15)
196"Above the Clouds"
Transliteration: "Kumo no Ue Made" (Japanese: 雲の上まで)
Shigeyasu YamauchiShigeyasu YamauchiAugust 22, 2024 (2024-08-22)
207"End of a Journey"
Transliteration: "Tabi no Owari" (Japanese: 旅の終わり)
Shuichi SasakiYūzō SatōAugust 29, 2024 (2024-08-29)
218"Furuon"
Transliteration: "Furuon" (Japanese: 古恩)
Mamiko SekiyaKou MatsuoSeptember 5, 2024 (2024-09-05)
229"Senya and Jinun"
Transliteration: "Sen'ya to Jinun" (Japanese: 千夜と神雲)
Hiroyuki TsuchiyaKayona YamadaSeptember 12, 2024 (2024-09-12)
2310"Senya's Eight Years"
Transliteration: "Sen'ya no Hachi-nen" (Japanese: 千夜の八年)
Arisu YamamichiKenichi ImaizumiSeptember 19, 2024 (2024-09-19)
2411"In Pursuit of the Thousandfold Chaotic Menagerie"
Transliteration: "Sen Ma Konton o Megutte" (Japanese: 千魔混沌を巡って)
Shuichi SasakiShinji ItadakiOctober 10, 2024 (2024-10-10)
2512"To the Final Battleground"
Transliteration: "Kessen no Chi" (Japanese: 決戦の地)
Mamiko SekiyaKazuaki MōriOctober 17, 2024 (2024-10-17)
2613"A Renewed Encounter"
Transliteration: "Saikai" (Japanese: 遭遇 (さいかい))
Hiroyuki TsuchiyaShinji ItadakiOctober 24, 2024 (2024-10-24)
2714"Awakening"
Transliteration: "Kaigan" (Japanese: 開眼)
Yūki Nishiyama &
Ryōji Tanaka
Shinji ItadakiOctober 31, 2024 (2024-10-31)
2815"Banshou-oh Descends"
Transliteration: "Banshō-ō, Kōrin" (Japanese: 万象王, 降臨)
Mamiko SekiyaHiromitsu KanazawaNovember 7, 2024 (2024-11-07)
2916"Dousuke & Kumozou"
Transliteration: "Dousuke to Kumozou" (Japanese: 道介と雲蔵)
Shigeyasu YamauchiShigeyasu YamauchiNovember 14, 2024 (2024-11-14)
3017"Feast of the Uncanny"
Transliteration: "Igyō-tachi no Utage" (Japanese: 異形達の宴)
Satoshi TobaKageyasu SaionjiNovember 21, 2024 (2024-11-21)

Stage play

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A stage play adaptation of the manga's first part, "Yonaoshi Kyōdai-hen" (世直し姉弟編, Siblings for World Reformation Arc), was announced in June 2024. It ran at Theatre1010 in Adachi, Tokyo from September 24 to October 4, 2024. The play was directed and written by Naohiro Ise, with choreography by Koichi Goseki and Seijiro Nakamura handling the sword fights. The cast included Kōsuke Honda as Jinka Yamato, Momoka Onishi as Tama, Yūya Uno as Shinsuke Hyōdō, and Ui Sakura as Shakugan.[49]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Tokyo MX listed Part 1's premiere on January 10, 2024, at 24:00, which is effectively January 11 at midnight JST
  2. ^ a b Tokyo MX listed Part 2's premiere on July 17, 2024, at 24:00, which is effectively July 18 at midnight JST
  3. ^ a b Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode

References

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