Haigakura

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Takayama. It was initially serialized in Ichijinsha's manga magazine '' Comic Zero Sum WARD'' from January 2008 to May 2015, when the magazine ceased publication, and was later transferred to the ''Zero-Sum Online'' manga website in September 2015. Its chapters have been collected in seventeen volumes as of October 2024.

An anime television series adaptation produced by Typhoon Graphics premiered in October 2024.

Plot

The world, which is supported by four gods known as the Four Evils, is in crisis after two of them escape. In order to recover the gods, who have fled to other realms, and restore stability to the world, song officers known as Kashikan use "songs" and "dances" to confine the gods in their "sai". One of the Kashikan, Ichiyo, who was considered a dropout because of his tone-deafness, travels to modern-day Japan to recover the evil gods and return to his ordinary life with help from the subordinate god Tenkō.

Characters

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:One of the Kashikans searching for the gods who fled to other realms, who is sarcastic and violent. His parents are unknown, and he was raised by Hakugou, the divine beast of the shrine forest. He was imprisoned after Hakugo was taken away, but Ai-Seiwa encouraged him to aim to become a poet. Though tone-deaf, which has led others to consider him a dropout, he is skilled at dance. He hates water and is not a good swimmer.
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:One of the subordinate gods that Ichiyo uses, who has the ability to control water and is gentle, but prone to sudden changes in mood. Since his divine name is unknown, his name was given to him by Sundori and Ryui. He is arrogant at first, but loses his personality and memory as a result of being used by Ichiyo for singing and dancing. When Ichiyo dissolves, he temporarily regains his abilities and transforms into a form with white hair and red eyes.
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:A god serving under Ichiyo, who usually appears as a mild-mannered child but can undergo a ferocious transformation. Unlike the rest of its race, which has lived for 3000 years and changes over time, it has changed since birth and ordinary Kashikans cannot handle it.
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:A god who sealed away the Four Evils and created Goshinzan and Ryugu to protect the country by making it imperceptible to the outside world. He is a subordinate god of Aizenwa and Chief of the Water Department, and has nine children called the Ryusei Kyuuko.
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Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Shinobu Takayama, ''Haigakura'' initially began serialization in Ichijinsha's manga magazine Comic Zero Sum WARD on January 16, 2008. On May 16, 2015, the magazine ceased publication and ''Haigakura'' was later transferred to the ''Zero-Sum Online'' website. Ichijinsha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on November 25, 2008. As of October 31, 2024, seventeen volumes have been released. Ichijinsha republished the first ten volumes of the series in from February 29, 2024, to June 28, 2024.

Volumes

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 24, 2023. The series is produced by Typhoon Graphics and directed by Junichi Yamamoto, with Yū Murai handling series composition, Masaki Satō designing the characters, and Yuki Kurihara composing the music. It premiered on October 7, 2024 on Tokyo MX and other channels. The opening theme song is "Chaser" performed by Madkid, while the ending theme song is "Phoenix" performed by Hikaru Makishima. Remow licensed the series for streaming on Amazon Prime Video and It's Anime YouTube channel in North America. Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.

After the broadcast of the seventh episode, the anime's website announced that the series past episode 8 would be delayed and would be rebroadcast from November 25, effectively restarting from the first episode up to the seventh episode. The series will restart airing on July 4, 2025, with the first new episode airing on August 21 of the same year.

Episodes

Reception

By August 2023, the manga had over 1.3 million copies in circulation.

See also

*''Amatsuki'', another manga series by Shinobu Takayama.

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