Yasha (manga)

Yasha (YASHA-夜叉-) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida and published by Shogakukan.^[1] It has 12 volumes, the first published on 11 December 1996^[2] and the last on 23 August 2002.^[3] It was adapted into a Japanese television drama series in 2000.^[4][5] A sequel manga series, Eve no Nemuri, has five volumes,^[6] the first published on 26 January 2004^[7] and the last on 20 December 2005.^[8]

Yasha
Cover of the first tankōbon volume of Yasha, featuring the main character Sei Arisue.
YASHA-夜叉-
Manga
Written by	Akimi Yoshida
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Bessatsu Shōjo Comic Flowers
Original run	11 December 1996 – 23 August 2002
Volumes	12
Television drama
Original network	TV Asahi
Original run	21 April 2000 – 30 June 2000
Episodes	11
Manga
Eve no Nemuri
Written by	Akimi Yoshida
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Flowers
Original run	26 January 2004 – 20 December 2005
Volumes	5

Reception

It won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga.^[1][9] Eve no Nemuri was nominated for the 10th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.^[10]