Big Order

Big Order

Cover of Big Order volume one.
ビッグオーダー
(Biggu Ōdā)
Genre Supernatural[1]
Manga
Written by Sakae Esuno
Published by Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Shōnen Ace
Original run September 26, 2011 – present
Volumes 9
Original video animation
Directed by Nobuharu Kamanaka
Written by Katsuhiko Takayama
Studio Asread
Released October 3, 2015
Anime television series
Directed by Nobuharu Kamanaka
Written by Katsuhiko Takayama
Studio Asread
Original run April 16, 2016 – present
Episodes 10

Big Order (ビッグオーダー Biggu Ōdā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno. It began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace magazine in September 2011. An original video animation episode by Asread was released on October 3, 2015. An anime television series adaptation premiered in Japan in April 2016.

Plot

Order users have the ability to grant their wishes with their special power called Order. Eiji Hoshimiya is responsible for the Great Destruction that happened exactly ten years ago because of his wish, which is why he refuses to use his power. At least until the transfer student Rin Kurenai makes a move on him and kidnapped his sister, Eiji's life as an Order begins.

Characters

Main characters

Eiji Hoshimiya (星宮エイジ Hoshimiya Eiji)
Voiced by: Masakazu Morita
The male protagonist of the series. At first, he believes that when he was a kid, what he wished for when he was approached by Daisy was the destruction of the world but after being targeted to be assassinated by Rin, he remembers that what he wished for was for world domination. Due to his wish, he gains the ability to control anything, living and non-living as long as they are in his domain, that is, places he has placed his 'anchor' and 'wire' on. He places Rin under his control after he and his sister were about to be killed by her and ordered her to be his companion. He also becomes the leader of the infamous organization, "Dazaifu Government Organization" that seek to create an independent country by declaring war on other countries. Eiji decides to rule this organization to create a world where his sister, Sena would be safe. He falls in love with Rin at first sight and spares her life when she tries to assassinate him.
Rin Kurenai (紅鈴 Kurenai Rin)
Voiced by: Shiori Mikami
A transfer student in Eiji's class. Rin is targeting Eiji due to the big destruction 10 years ago killed her parents in fire. Her Order is healing ability - she can heal herself as well as other people.
Sena Hoshimiya (星宮瀬奈 Hoshimiya Sena)
Voiced by: Misaki Kuno
Eiji's step younger sister. She is hospitalized due to an undefined illness.

Dazaifu's Group of Ten

The members are ordered from First Hand to Tenth Hand.
Raidō Fuwa (不破 雷同 Fuwa Raidō)
Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto
His ability is to stop any act of combat/war.
Benkei Narukami (鳴神弁慶 Narukami Benkei)
Voiced by: Fumihiko Tachiki
Yoshitsune Hiiragi (柊義経 Hīragi Yoshitsune)
Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana
Iyo (壱与)
Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro
A girl whose Order is seeing the future. She also the one who 'found' Eiji.
Taikei Nehara (根原 大系 Nehara Taikei)
Voiced by: Hirokazu Hiramatsu
Lauryn Wright (ローリン・ライト Rōrin Raito)
Voiced by: Makoto Ishii
Kokudo Soumoku (草木 国土 Sōmoku Kokudo)
Voiced by: Norio Wakamoto
Nene Minamoto (源 寧々 Minamoto Nene)
Voiced by: Aya Uchida
Mari Kunou (久能マリ Kunō Mari)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami
Ayahito Sundan (寸断殺人 Sundan Ayahito)
Voiced by: Yū Hayashi

Others

Daisy
Voiced by: Mari Misaki
The one who grants wishes and orders to people. She decides to stick with Eiji due to her fascination with his power.
Gennai Hoshimiya (星宮源内 Hoshimiya Gennai)
Voiced by: Satoshi Tsuruoka
Kagekiyo Tairano (平景清 Tairano Kagekiyo)
Voiced by: Hitomi Harada
Abraham Louis Fran (アブラアン・ルイ・フラン Aburaan Rui Furan)
Voiced by: Tarusuke Shingaki

Media

Manga

Big Order is written and illustrated by Sakae Esuno. It began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace magazine in the November 2011 issue, which went on sale on September 26.[2] The first tankōbon volume was released on December 21, 2011;[3] nine volumes have been released as of March 26, 2016.[4]

Volumes

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
1 December 21, 2011[5]ISBN 978-4-04-120091-9
2 June 21, 2012[6]ISBN 978-4-04-120246-3
3 December 21, 2012[7]ISBN 978-4-04-120522-8
4 July 23, 2013[8]ISBN 978-4-04-120779-6
5 February 26, 2014[9]ISBN 978-4-04-121011-6
6 August 26, 2014[10]ISBN 978-4-04-102016-6
7 February 26, 2015[11]ISBN 978-4-04-102785-1
8 October 26, 2015[12]ISBN 978-4-04-102871-1
9 March 26, 2016[13]ISBN 978-4-04-104098-0

Anime

An original video animation (OVA) episode, produced by Asread and directed by Nobuharu Kamanaka, was released on October 3, 2015 with the limited edition of the eighth manga volume.[14] The same staff that produced the OVA returned to produce a 10-episode anime television series adaptation,[15] which premiered in Japan on April 16, 2016.

The OVA's theme song is "Geki" (檄) by Yōsei Teikoku. For the anime series, the opening theme is "Disorder" by Yōsei Teikoku, and the ending theme is "Koware Sekai Oware" (毀レ世カイ終ワレ) by Aki Hata.

Episode list

No. Title Director Animation director Original air date Ref.
1 "Order! Awaken, Evil Powers!"
"Ōdā! Mezamero, Aku no Chikara! Bikku destruction" (オーダー！目覚めろ、悪の力！ BIG destruction) 		Nobuharu KamanakaMaiko Okada, Chika Kojima, Kanako WatanabeApril 16, 2016[16]
2 "Order! Run, Don't Hesitate! Big Examination"
"Ōdā! Hashire, Mayou na! Bikku examination" (オーダー！走れ、迷うな！ BIG examination) 		Hideki HiroshimaKanako WatanabeApril 23, 2016[17]
3 "Order! Execute Strategies!"
"Ōdā! Keiryaku Suikō! Bikku strategy" (オーダー！計略遂行！ BIG strategy) 		Ryōki KamitsuboTakeshi Yoshioka, Hiroki Takagi, Seiji Kishimoto, Masaru Katō, Shinichi YamaokaApril 30, 2016[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Big Order Manga by Future Diary's Esuno to Bundle Anime". Anime News Network. February 21, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  2. ↑ "「未来日記」のえすのサカエ、エース11月号から新連載開始" (in Japanese). Natalie. August 26, 2011. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  3. ↑ "ビッグオーダー (1)" [Big Order (1)] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  4. ↑ "ビッグオーダー (9)" [Big Order (9)] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  5. ↑ ビッグオーダー (1) [Big Order (1)]. Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  6. ↑ ビッグオーダー (2) [Big Order (2)]. Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  7. ↑ ビッグオーダー (3) [Big Order (3)]. Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  8. ↑ ビッグオーダー (4) [Big Order (4)]. Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  9. ↑ ビッグオーダー (5) [Big Order (5)]. Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  10. ↑ ビッグオーダー (6) [Big Order (6)]. Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  11. ↑ ビッグオーダー (7) [Big Order (7)]. Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  12. ↑ ビッグオーダー (8) [Big Order (8)]. Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  13. ↑ ビッグオーダー (9) [Big Order (9)]. Kadokawa Shoten (in Japanese). Retrieved April 25, 2016.
  14. ↑ "Sakae Esuno's Big Order Manga Gets TV Anime in Spring 2016". Anime News Network. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  15. ↑ Green, Scott (April 24, 2016). ""Big Order" TV Anime Listed for 10 Episodes". Crunchyroll. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  16. ↑ 第１話「オーダー！目覚めろ、悪の力！ BIG destruction」. Big Order (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  17. ↑ 第２話「オーダー！走れ、迷うな！ BIG examination」. Big Order (in Japanese). Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  18. ↑ 第３話「オーダー！計略遂行！ BIG strategy」. Big Order (in Japanese). Retrieved April 30, 2016.

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