Twin Star Exorcists

Twin Star Exorcists

The cover of the first volume as published in Japan, featuring Rokuro Enmado (left) and Benio Adashino (right).
双星の陰陽師
(Sōsei no Onmyōji)
Genre Supernatural, Fantasy, Action
Manga
Written by Yoshiaki Sukeno
Published by Shueisha
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Jump Square
Original run October 4, 2013 – present
Volumes 8
Anime television series
Directed by Tomohisa Taguchi
Written by Naruhisa Arakawa
Music by Mikio Endō
Studio Pierrot
Network TXN (TV Tokyo), AT-X
English network
Original run April 6, 2016 – present

Twin Star Exorcists (双星の陰陽師 Sōsei no Onmyōji) is a Japanese supernatural fantasy action shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiaki Sukeno. The series is published in Japan by Shueisha in its Jump Square magazine, and is published in English by Viz Media. A television anime adaptation by Pierrot began airing on April 6, 2016.

Plot

Rokuro Enmado is a young boy who used to be a powerful aspiring exorcist, before a tragic incident left his friend dead and made him abandon the profession. One day, he has a fateful encounter with Benio Adashino, a girl around his age and a well known exorcist from the east. According to prophecy, Rokuro and Benio are the "Twin Star Exorcists", and are destined to marry and have a child which will be the ultimate exorcist, capable of cleansing all evil spirits, or Kegare, from the world.

Characters

Rokuro Enmado (焔魔堂ろくろ Enmadō Rokuro)
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[2]
The male protagonist. A brash and headstrong 14-year old exorcist who once wanted to be the strongest until a tragedy 2 years ago, that cost the life of his friends. Following this, his right arm is part Kegare. This tragedy made him swear off exorcism until he met Benio.
Benio Adashino (化野紅緒 Adashino Benio)
Voiced by: Megumi Han[2]
The female protagonist. A serious, 14-year old girl, she vowed to become the strongest exorcist and destroy all Kegare to avenge her parents, who died protecting her. Upon meeting Rokuro she inspired him to return to being an exorcist.
Yūto Ijika (石鏡悠斗 Ijika Yūto)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[2]
Yūto was the cause of the Hiinastuki Tragedy, therefore causing chaos on Rokuro's lifetime, making Rokuro quit exorcism. Yūto is Benio's twin elder brother who died two years ago after using cadets of the Hiinatsuki Dormitory as experimental subjects. He was called an "exorcist that is artificially turned into an impurity" by Seigen Amawaka in the manga series.
Mayura Otomi (音海繭良 Otomi Mayura)
Voiced by: Yū Serizawa[3]
Rokuro's childhood friend and the daughter of one of the most powerful exorcists in the world.
Seigen Amawaka (天若清弦 Amakawa Seigen)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[3]
Mayura's father who became the former master of Rokuro and Yuuto.
Shimon Ikaruga (斑鳩 士門 Ikaruga Shimon)
Voiced by: Kaito Ishikawa[4]
A child prodigy who despite only being 2 years older than Rokuro has attained the rank of Heavenly Commander.
Arima Tsuchimikado (土御門 有馬 Tsuchimikado Arima)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[4]
The eccentric leader of all exorcists in Japan, and the one who arranges the marriage between Benio and Rokuro so they can have the Miko, the exorcist that will end a 1000 year war
Ryogo Nagitsuji (椥辻 亮悟 Nagitsuji Ryōgo)
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[4]
Rokuro's friend and fellow exorcist, who often acts as a surrogate big brother.
Kinako (きなこ)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama[4]
An anime original character who is Benio's familiar.
Kamui (神威(かむい))
Voiced by: Yūki Ono[5]
Shinnosuke Kunizaki
Voiced by: Daiki Yamashita[5]
Atsushi Sukumozuka
Voiced by: Taishi Murata[5]

Media

Manga

Yoshiaki Sukeno began serializing the manga in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine on October 4, 2013.[6] A special chapter was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in April 2016.[7]

Viz Media licensed the series for publication in North America, publishing the first volume in July 2015.[8][9]

Volumes

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 February 4, 2014[10]ISBN 978-4-08-880015-8July 7, 2015[11]ISBN 978-1421581743
  1. "Rokuro and Benio" (ろくろと紅緒 Rokuro to Benio)
  2. "The Twin Stars Cross" (双星交差 Futaboshi Kōsa)
  3. "The Sound of Magano" (禍野の音 Magano no Oto)
Bonus: "Benio in Kyoto" (京都の紅緒 Kyōto no Benio)
2 June 4, 2014[12]ISBN 978-4-08-880117-9October 6, 2015[13]ISBN 978-1421581750
  1. "Who Are You?"
  2. "Your Courage, My Courage"
  3. "Rokuro's True Feelings"
  4. "Tangled Tragedy"
3 October 3, 2014[14]ISBN 978-4-08-880203-9January 5, 2016[15]ISBN 978-1421582177
  1. "A Glimpse of Evil"
  2. "As an Exorcist"
  3. "Evil"
  4. "As If a New Star Were Born"
4 January 5, 2015[16]ISBN 978-4-08-880294-7April 5, 2016[17]ISBN 978-1421583211
  1. "The Maiden Battle of a Certain Betrothed Couple"
  2. "Twin Star Sublimation"
  3. "Break"
  4. "My Fang"
Bonus: "Benio's Struggle"
5 May 1, 2015[18]ISBN 978-4-08-880370-8July 5, 2016[19]ISBN 978-1421585185
6 September 4, 2015[20]ISBN 978-4-08-880473-6October 4, 2016[21]ISBN 978-1421587073
7 January 4, 2016[22]ISBN 978-4-08-880591-7January 3, 2017[23]ISBN 978-1421590455
8 April 4, 2016[24]ISBN 978-4-08-880657-0——

Anime

An anime television adaptation was announced on the January 2016 cover of Jump Square on December 4, 2015.[25] The series is directed by Tomohisa Taguchi and written by Naruhisa Arakawa,[26] with animation by Studio Pierrot.[27] Additionally, Shishō Igarashi is serving as assistant director, Kikuko Sadakata is designing the characters, and Itsuko Takeda is serving as chief animation director.[26] The opening theme song is "Valkyrie -Ikusa Otome-" (Valkyrie -戦乙女-, lit. "Valkyrie -War Maiden-") by Wagakki Band,[28] while the ending theme is "Eyes" (アイズ Aizu) by Hitomi Kaji.[3]

The series began airing on April 6, 2016 on TV Tokyo and other TX Network stations,[4][29] and later on AT-X.[30] Crunchyroll is simulcasting the series worldwide outside of Asia.[31]

Episode list

No. Title Original air date Ref
1 "The Destined Two - Boy Meets Girl"
"Unmei no Futari BOY MEETS GIRL" (運命の二人　BOY MEETS GIRL) 		April 6, 2016[32][33]
In Kyoto, Benio prepares for her trip to Tokyo, while her grandmother warns her of rumors about an exorcist with power equal to or greater than hers. She boards a train in Yokohama, only for it to be attacked by Kegare. After entering the spirit world Magano to defeat them, she exhausts her strength. Meanwhile, after running away from his friend Ryogo's attempt to have him participate in an exorcism, Rokuro witnesses Benio suddenly appear and fall from the sky. He catches her and they both fall into a river. After they become lost while following her map, a Kegare attacks two children. Benio follows it to Magano, and Rokuro is pulled in with her. She easily defeats the monster, but a great many more appear. While fighting a gigantic Kegare, her Exorcist Enchantments finally break. Rokuro faces the monster and removes an enchantment from his arm, transforming it and allowing him to destroy the Kegare with a single strike. After the credits, a mysterious long-haired man declares that Rokuro and Benio are the "Twin Star Exorcists". 
2 "Intersection of Twin Stars - A Fateful Fight"
"Futaboshi Kōsa A FATEFUL FIGHT" (双星交差　A FATEFUL FIGHT) 		April 13, 2016[34][35]
3 "Differing Intentions - A Hero's Worth"
"Surechigai A HERO’S WORTH" (すれ違い　A HERO’S WORTH) 		April 20, 2016[36][37]
4 "The Sound of Magano - Bothersome Twosome"
"Magano no Oto BOTHERSOME TWOSOME" (禍野の音　BOTHERSOME TWOSOME) 		April 27, 2016[38][39]
5 "Twelve Guardians, Vermilion Bird - The Guardian Shimon"
"Jūniten Shō Suzaku" (十二天将　朱雀) 		May 4, 2016[40]
6 "Benio and Mayura - Girls Party"
"Benio to Mayura" (紅緒と繭良) 		May 11, 2016[41]

Reception

Volume 1 reached 11th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts, with 29,527 copies sold;[42] volume 2 reached 23rd place, with 30,734 copies;[43] volume 3 reached 46th place, with 38,835 copies;[44] volume 4 reached 24th place, with 37,900 copies;[45] volume 5 also reached 24th place, with 47,489 copies;[46] volume 6 reached 32nd place, with 48,029 copies;[47] volume 7 reached 20th place, with 48,762 copies;[48] and volume 8 reached 11th place, with 56,947 copies.[49]

Volume 3 of the English translation appeared on the New York Times Manga Best Sellers list for two nonconsecutive weeks, first at 8th place and then at 6th.[50][51]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Exclusive: Animax Asia Airs Simulcast of My Hero Academia, Twin Star Exorcists". Anime News Network. March 28, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Twin Star Exorcists Anime Casts Natsuki Hanae, Megumi Han". Anime News Network. December 16, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 "Twin Star Exorcists Anime Debuts in April, Casts Yū Serizawa & Junichi Suwabe". Anime News Network. February 3, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Twin Star Exorcists Anime Casts Jun Fukuyama as Original Character". Anime News Network. March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 "Twin Star Exorcists Anime Casts Yuuki Ono, Daiki Yamashita, Taishi Murata". Anime News Network. April 3, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Binbogami-ga's Sukeno Starts Sōsei no Onmyōji Fantasy Manga". Anime News Network. October 12, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Twin Star Exorcists Manga Gets 1-Shot in Weekly Shonen Jump". Anime News Network. March 28, 2016. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Viz Adds Twin Star Exorcists Manga by Good Luck Girl/Binbō-gami ga's Sukeno". Anime News Network. November 25, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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  10. ↑ 双星の陰陽師　　1 [Twin Star Exorcists 1]. Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Twin Star Exorcists, Volume 1". Viz Media. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  12. ↑ 双星の陰陽師　　2 [Twin Star Exorcists 2]. Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Twin Star Exorcists, Volume 2". Viz Media. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  14. ↑ 双星の陰陽師　　3 [Twin Star Exorcists 3]. Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Twin Star Exorcists, Volume 3". Viz Media. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  16. ↑ 双星の陰陽師　　4 [Twin Star Exorcists 4]. Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved April 4, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Twin Star Exorcists, Volume 4". Viz Media. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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  19. ↑ "Twin Star Exorcists, Volume 5". Viz Media. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
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  22. ↑ 双星の陰陽師　　7 [Twin Star Exorcists 7]. Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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  26. 1 2 "Twin Star Exorcists Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Staff". Anime News Network. December 19, 2015. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
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  34. ↑ 双星の陰陽師「双星交差」. TV Tokyo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 6, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2016.
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  38. ↑ 双星の陰陽師「禍野の音」. TV Tokyo (in Japanese). Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2016.
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