Kamui (1964 manga)

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Kamui
Cover of the first English edition of The Legend of Kamui by Drawn & Quarterly.
カムイ
Genre
Manga
Kamui Den
Written bySanpei Shirato
Published bySeirindo
English publisher
  • NA: Drawn & Quarterly
MagazineGaro
DemographicSeinen
Original runDecember 1, 1964 – July 1, 1971
Volumes21
Further information
Manga
Kamui Gaiden
Written bySanpei Shirato
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 1, 1965 – January 4, 1967
Volumes3
Anime television series
Ninpu Kamui Gaiden
Directed byYonehiko Watanabe
Music byRyōichi Mizutani
StudioTCJ, Zuiyo
Original networkFuji TV
Original run April 6, 1969 – September 28, 1969
Episodes26
Anime film
Kamui Gaiden: Tsukihigai no Maki
Directed byYonehiko Watanabe
Written byJunji Tashiro
Music by
  • Ryōichi Mizutani
  • Tadashi Ōkura
StudioTCJ
ReleasedMarch 20, 1971
Manga
Kamui Gaiden Dai-ni-bu
Written bySanpei Shirato
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineBig Comic
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 25, 1982 – March 25, 1987
Volumes20
Manga
Kamui Den Da Ni-bu
Written bySanpei Shirato
Illustrated byTetsuji Okamoto [ja]
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 5, 1988 – April 10, 2000
Volumes22
Manga
Kamui Gaiden: Reunion
Written bySanpei Shirato
Illustrated byTetsuji Okamoto
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 25, 2009 – October 24, 2009
Live-action film

Kamui (Japanese: カムイ伝, Hepburn: Kamui Den) is a manga series written and illustrated by Sanpei Shirato. It was serialized in Seirindō's monthly gekiga magazine Garo between December 1964 and July 1971, with its chapters collected in 21 tankōbon volumes. Set in feudal Japan, it tells the story of a low-born ninja who has fled his clan. The series combines historical adventure with social commentary and themes of oppression and rebellion that reflect Shirato's Marxist convictions.

The series is licensed for English release in North America by Drawn & Quarterly, starting in January 2025.

Shirato's manga includes a sequel titled Kamui Den Da Ni-bu, illustrated by Tetsuji Okamoto [ja], ran in Shogakukan's magazine Big Comic from May 1988 to April 2000; as well as a spin-off titled Kamui Gaiden which were ran in two parts, the first in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from May 1965 to January 1967; and the second part, titled Kamui Gaiden Dai-ni-bu ran in publisher's Big Comic from February 1982 to March 1987.

Kamui Gaiden is licensed for English release in North America under the title The Legend of Kamui by Viz Media; in 1967; Kamui Gaiden received an anime adaptation under title Ninpu Kamui Gaiden that ran for 26 episodes on Fuji TV; in 1971, the series also received an anime film titled Kamui Gaiden: Tsukihigai no Maki and a live-action film titled Kamui Gaiden in 2009.

By October 2021, the series had over 15 million copies in circulation.

Plot

Kamui is a ninja from the Edo period who has decided to leave his clan. After doing so he is pursued relentlessly by the members of his former clan, who consider him to be a traitor and therefore wish to kill him. Kamui then wanders around Japan to escape from them by using his intelligence and great abilities to survive. In the course of the series, Kamui begins to suffer from paranoia because of his status as a persecuted man. Kamui then started to believe that everybody wished to murder him and became distrusting of everyone he came across.

Publication

Kamui Den manga first appeared on the cover of Garo No. 9 (May 1965), art by Sanpei Shirato.

The original series written and illustrated by Sanpei Shirato, Kamui Den was serialized in Seirindō [ja]'s monthly gekiga magazine Garo with a total of 74th installments.[6][7] Its first installment was published in the magazine's December 1, 1964 issue.[8][9] The series finished its final installment in the July 1, 1971 issue of Garo.[10][11] Seirindō collected its chapters in 21 tankōbon volumes, released from May 10, 1967,[12] to October 10, 1971.[13]

In November 2023, Drawn & Quarterly announced that they have licensed the manga for English release in North America, and will publish the series in ten omnibus 600-page volumes.[14][5] The first volume is scheduled to be published in January 14, 2025.[5]

A continuation of the original series titled Kamui Den Da Ni-bu[a], illustrated by Tetsuji Okamoto [ja], serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic from issue May 10, 1988,[15][16] to April 10, 2000 issue.[17][18][19] Shogakukan collected its chapters in 22 volumes, released from October 1989 to August 2000.[20][21]

Sanpei Shirato wrote and serialized a three-installment short stories in Shogakukan's magazine Big Comic, illustrated by Tetsuji Okamoto, Kamui Gaiden: Reunion[b], ran from September 25,[c] to October 24, 2009.[d]

Spin-off

A spin-off titled Kamui Gaiden[e] was published in two parts by Shogakukan's two different magazines. The first part was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from May 1, 1965,[f] to January 4, 1967,[g] with first 16 chapters collected in two volumes in May 1966,[33][34][35] and again republished three Volumes in April 1976.[33] The second part titled Kamui Gaiden Dai-ni-bu[h] was serialized in the publisher's seinen manga magazine Big Comic from issue February 25, 1982,[36][37] to March 25, 1987 issue.[38][39] Shogakukan collected its chapters in 20 volumes, released from August 1983 to July 1987.[40][41]

The series is licensed for English release in North America under the title The Legend of Kamui by Viz Media in 1980.[5][4][24] In 1987, Eclipse Comics published a side-story titled Island of Sugaru, Viz Media re-published as a two-volume in 1990.[5][42]

Adaptations

Main article: Kamui Gaiden

in 1967, Kamui Gaiden received an anime adaptation under title Ninpu Kamui Gaiden[i] was produced by TCJ and Zuiyo in 1969.[43] It was broadcast in Japan from April 6 to September 28, 1969, on Fuji TV.[44][1] It ran for 26 episodes.[45] Also Kamui Gaiden received an anime film in 1971, titled Kamui Gaiden: Tsukihigai no Maki[j] and a live-action film titled Kamui Gaiden in 2009.[46] In January 2010, Funimation licensed the live-action.[47][48]

Reception

By October 2021, the series had over 15 million copies in circulation.[49] the series became one of the most successful series when it was published in Garo magazine,[1] and it was one of the first manga to be published in English in North America.[50]

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: カムイ伝 第二部
  2. ^ Japanese: カムイ外伝　再会, Hepburn: "Kamui Gaiden: Saikai"
  3. ^ It began serialization in the magazine's 19th issue of 2009 (cover date October 10),[22][23] which was released on September 25.[18][19][24]
  4. ^ It ended serialization in the magazine's 21th issue of 2009 (cover date November 10),[25][26] which was released on October 24.[27]
  5. ^ Japanese: カムイ外伝
  6. ^ It started in the magazine's 21th issue of 1995 (cover date May 16),[28][29] released on May 1 of that same year.[30]
  7. ^ It started in the magazine's 3-4th issue of 1967 (cover date January 15)[31] released on January 4 of that same year.[32]
  8. ^ Japanese: カムイ外伝 第二部
  9. ^ Japanese: 忍風カムイ外伝, Hepburn: Ninpū Kamui Gaiden
  10. ^ Japanese: カムイ外伝 月日貝の巻

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  32. ^ もくじ [Contents]. Weekly Shōnen Sunday (in Japanese). No. 2. Shogakukan. 1967. Table of contents. Retrieved June 21, 2024. ◆第3・4合併号は、1月4日(水)!!
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