Fans rejoice! The chilling Mononoke anime movie is getting a manga adaptation. Dive deeper into the world of spirits and medicine sellers with this exciting new series.
On Monday, May 13, 2024, the official X (formerly Twitter) handle for Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Magainze disclosed that a manga adaptation of the Mononoke anime film Karakasa will air on Comic Days. The manga will begin on May 26, 2024, and the first volume will be available on Amazon on July 23, 2024. The Japanese release date of the anime film Mononoke is set for July 26, 2024. Remarkably, the film was initially scheduled to release in theaters the previous year. However, the film was delayed due to a number of factors, primarily related to the production. Kitsuneko Nagata, who designed the movie’s characters, will illustrate the manga version.
Mononoke, an anime film, has a manga featuring illustrations by Kitsuneno Nagata.
The manga adaptation of the next Mononoke anime film, Karakasa (paper umbrella), was confirmed by the official X account for Kodansha’s Monthly Sirius magazine (@shonen_sirius), on Monday, May 13, 2024. Comic Days will begin serializing the manga on May 26, 2024.
The manga’s first volume, which will ship on July 23, 2024, is interestingly listed on Amazon.com.Also disclosed is the fact that Kitsuneko Nagata, who designed the characters for the anime film Mononoke, would also be handling the manga adaptation’s drawings. Plans are for two or three volumes in the series.
Kitsuneno Nagata-san has tweeted about the manga adaptation in addition to the X account of Monthly Sirius magazine. The English translation of his Japanese comments is as follows:
“Following the design, I will now be helping out with the manga. My main job! Thank you.” – @n_Kitsuneko on X (Twitter)
The Medicine Seller from the first film is shown in an illustration released by the character designer in addition to the special message. It’s likely that more information regarding the manga will be released soon.
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On July 26, 2024, the movie Mononke the Movie: Karakasa is scheduled to open in Japanese theaters. As previously stated, production and personnel concerns caused the film’s release to be postponed from its original 2023 release date.It was later reported in February 2023 that Takahiro Sakurai would not be providing the voice of the Medicine Seller in the movie. Takahiro-san has not been chosen to portray the part; Hiroshi Kamiya has.
The Mononoke anime film, being produced by Twin Engine at EOTA, is being directed by none other than Kenji Nakamura, the original franchise director. Taku Iwasaki is credited as the music composer, and Kitsuneko Nagata as the character designer.
Shigeru Nishiyama is the editor, and Yuichi Takahashi is the new animation director. The sound director is Yukio Nagasaki, while the producers are Kimiaki Sato and Yuki Sudo. The original TV show, which had 12 episodes and lasted from July to September of 2007, is continued in the film.
The movie’s story takes place in Ooku, the women’s section of the Edo castle, where a specific Medicine Seller eliminates the Ayakashi who are the result of female resentment.