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Tougen Anki
Japanese manga series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood (桃源暗鬼, Tōgen Anki) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yura Urushibara. It has been serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion since June 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Hibari premiered in July 2025.
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Plot
Shiki Ichinose is a rebellious teenager living with his adoptive father, Tsuyoshi. One day, their lives are upended when they are attacked by an assassin, leading Shiki to discover that he is an Oni and that Tsuyoshi was formerly a Momotarou, a hunter of Oni, who abandoned his duty to raise him. Following Tsuyoshi's death, Shiki is drawn into the longstanding conflict between the Oni and the Momotarou, vowing to survive and exact revenge.
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Characters
Rasetsu Academy
Students
- Shiki Ichinose (一ノ瀬 四季, Ichinose Shiki)
- Voiced by: Kazuki Ura,[3] Shizuka IshigamiEp. 1 credits (young) (Japanese); Zeno Robinson,[4] Rebecca WangEp. 1 credits (young) (English)
- Shiki is an oni whose powers manifest after an attack by the Momotarou results in the death of his adoptive father. Biologically, he is one of the eight children of Kishin and inherits the Fire elemental attribute. His Blood Eclipse Release manifests as various guns, a reflection of his past interest in them. The tremendous output of his power generates severe aftereffects, such as causing blood to rain from the sky.
- Jin Kougasaki (皇后崎 迅, Kōgasaki Jin)
- Voiced by: Koutaro Nishiyama[3] (Japanese); Khoi Dao[4] (English)
- A student in Shiki's class and his roommate. His father is a Momotarou, and previously attempted to kill Jin by cutting his flesh into pieces, leaving Jin with stitches and scars all over his body as well as killing Jin's mother and sister. As a result, Jin seeks little else but to eventually get powerful enough to kill his father, often brushing off Shiki and the others as a result. His Blood Eclipse Release manifests as buzzsaws that pop out from his wounds.
- Homare Byobugaura (屏風ヶ浦 帆稀, Byōbugaura Homare)
- Voiced by: Manaka Iwami[5] (Japanese); Erica Mendez[4] (English)
- A student in Shiki's class, as well as his love interest. In her past, she was heavily abused by her parents, leaving her constantly apologetic and self-deprecating. Her Blood Eclipse Release manifests as the "Blood Titan", a gargantuan, ghoul-like representation of her sister, who used to protect her from their parents before being killed by their father.
- Ikari Yaoroshi (矢颪 碇, Yaoroshi Ikari)
- Voiced by: Shogo Sakata[5] (Japanese); Alejandro Saab[4] (English)
- A student in Shiki's class. Having a volatile temper, his Blood Eclipse Release manifests as any object that comes to mind whenever he is in a bad mood.
- Juji Yusurube (遊摺部 従児, Yusurube Jūji)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[5] (Japanese); Edward Mendoza[4] (English)
- A student in Shiki's class. Though he generally appears collected and intelligent, he is actually a massive pervert who frequently tries to lose his virginity, to no avail. His Blood Eclipse Release manifests as sonar, which activates by seeping into cracks and traveling relatively far distances.
- Rokuro Kiriyama (手術岾 ロクロ, Kiriyama Rokuro)
- Voiced by: Kaito Miura[5] (Japanese); Ricco Fajardo[4] (English)
- A student in Shiki's class. He is extremely averse to all uncomfortable situations, a result of him losing his oni girlfriend to an illness. His Blood Eclipse Release manifests as paper fans and a dancing outfit, having been a dancer in the oni village he grew up in.
- Kuina Sazanami (漣 水鶏, Sazanami Kuina)
- Voiced by: Aimi[5] (Japanese); Rebecca Wang[4] (English)
- A student in Shiki's class. Though usually appearing brash and tough, she has a motherly fetish that causes her to uncontrollably dote on people she sees as weak and is attracted to. Sazanami soon forces Kiriyama into a relationship under this pretense, much to his dismay. Her Blood Eclipse Release manifests as kickboxing gloves.
Staff
- Principal (校長, Kōchō)
- Voiced by: Megumi Ogata[6] (Japanese); Kayleigh McKee[4] (English)
- The mysterious headmaster of Rasetsu Academy. Though he and Mudano have a good relationship, he rarely speaks to him in person and is almost always covered from head to toe in traditional Japanese garb; his real appearance is that of an androgynous man with blue skin, white hair, and tattoos all over his body.
- Naito Mudano (無陀野 無人, Mudano Naito)
- Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya[3] (Japanese); Stephen Fu[4] (English)
- The teacher of Shiki's class. A taciturn, strict man, he is a highly-skilled fighter respected as such by both the oni and the Momotarou. He often travels on roller skates instead of walking. His Blood Eclipse Release manifests as an umbrella.
Oni
- Kyoya Oiranzaka (花魁坂 京夜, Oiranzaka Kyōya)
- Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura[7] (Japanese); Mark Whitten[4] (English)
- Part of the Medical Branch of oni working in Kyoto. His Blood Eclipse Release grants him the ability to perform miraculous blood transfusions that can even restore lost limbs, although he can only do a certain amount at a time. Though perverted, he has a deep care for his patients and leads the kids on their first assignment.
- Masumi Yodogawa (淀川真澄, Yodogawa Masumi)
- Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru[8]
- Kaoru Namikido (並木度 馨; Namikido Kaoru)
- Voiced by: Haruki Ishiya[8]
Momotarou
- Samidare Momoya (桃屋五月雨, Momoya Samidare)
- Voiced by: Yasunori Masutani[6] (Japanese); Patrick Seitz[4] (English)
- Tsubakiri Momomiya (桃宮唾切, Momomiya Tsubakiri)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio[6] (Japanese); Howard Wang[4] (English)
- Yomogi Momokusa (桃草蓬, Momokusa Yomogi)
- Voiced by: Mariya Ise[6] (Japanese); Allegra Clark[4] (English)
- Shinya Momoiwa (桃巌深夜, Momoiwa Shinya)
- Voiced by: Chiharu Sawashiro[8] (Japanese); Damien HaasEp. 10 credits (English)
- Mikado Momodera (桃寺神門, Momodera Mikado)
- Voiced by: Shun'ichi Toki[8] (Japanese); Brian Timothy AndersonEp. 11 credits (English)
- Tsukuyomi Momoka (桃華月詠, Momoka Tsukuyomi)
- Voiced by: Shintarō Asanuma[8]
- Osuke Momokado (桃角桜介, Momokado Osuke)
- Voiced by: Yūki Ono[8]
Other characters
- Tsuyoshi Ichinose (一ノ瀬剛志, Ichinose Tsuyoshi)
- Voiced by: Tsuyoshi Koyama[6] (Japanese); Imari Williams[4] (English)
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Manga
Written and illustrated by Yura Urushibara, Tougen Anki: Legend of the Cursed Blood started in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion on June 11, 2020.[9] Akita Shoten has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on October 8, 2020.[10] As of July 2025, twenty-five volumes have been released.[11]
In March 2024, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the manga for English release in North America, with the first volume released on September 17 of that same year.[12]
A spin-off manga by Dōma Oda, titled Tougen Anki Gaiden: Tsuki to Sakura no Kyōsō Kyoku (桃源暗鬼外伝 月と桜の狂騒曲; 'Tougen Anki Side Story: The Rhapsody of the Moon and Cherry Blossoms'), started serialization in Monthly Shōnen Champion on June 6, 2025.[13]
Volumes
Stage play
In December 2023, it was announced that the series would receive a stage play adaptation, which ran at the Tennozu Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from February 17 to 24, 2024, and at the Umeda Arts Theater's Theater Drama City in Osaka from February 29 to March 3 of the same year.[42]
Anime
In May 2024, it was announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation.[3][43] It is produced by Studio Hibari and directed by Ato Nonaka, with Hiroyuki Hashimoto serving as assistant director, Yukie Sugawara handling series composition and writing the screenplays, character designs by Ryoko Amisaki with him also serving as chief animation director alongside Yopi, and Kohta Yamamoto composing the music, with music production by Pony Canyon.[44] The series premiered on July 11, 2025, on the Friday Anime Night block on Nippon TV and its affiliates.[5] The opening theme song is "Overnight", performed by The Oral Cigarettes,[7] while the ending theme song is "What is Justice?", performed by Band-Maid.[45][46] For the "Nerima Arc", the opening theme song is "Amidakuji" (阿弥陀籤), performed by Chogakusei, while the ending theme song is "Action", performed by Eill.[8][47]
Remow licensed the series for simultaneous airing on Crunchyroll and other services such as Samsung TV Plus (North America), Anime Onegai (Latin America), Bandplay (Brazil), Animation Digital Network (several European territories), Anime Generation (Italy) and Anime Key (Middle East and North Africa). Netflix, and Amazon Prime Video are also streaming the series worldwide outside of Mainland China.[6]
Episodes
Video game
An role-playing video game adaptation by Com2uS and Sega, titled Tougen Anki: Crimson Inferno (桃源暗鬼 Crimson Inferno), was announced in March 2025 for mobile devices and PC.[51][52] It was unveiled at Tokyo Game Show 2025.[53]
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Reception
By February 2022, the manga had over 1.2 million copies in circulation;[54] over 1.85 million copies in circulation by November 2022;[55] over 2.2 million copies in circulation by March 2023;[56] over 2.6 million copies in circulation by December 2023;[42] and over 3 million copies in circulation by May 2024.[43]
The manga was nominated for the 2021 Next Manga Awards in the print category.[57] The manga placed seventh in Rakuten Kobo's second E-book Award in the "I Want to Deliver It to the World! Top Recommended Manga" category in 2024.[58]
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Notes
- Production staff information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
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