The chapters of the Japanese manga series Hoshin Engi were written and illustrated by Ryu Fujisaki, and serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump 1996 to 2000.[1] Shueisha collected the individual chapters in 23 tankōbon volumes, with the first released on November 1, 1996[2] and volume 23 released on December 22, 2000.[3] Shueisha later re-released the series in 18 kanzenban volumes, with the first volume released on July 4, 2005[4] and volume 18 released on April 4, 2006.[5] The series is based on the ancient Chinese novel Investiture of the Gods, and as such follows Chinese mythology and history, focusing on the last members of the Shang dynasty and the plot to overthrow them.
Viz Media announced at Comic-Con 2006 that they had acquired the rights to translate Hoshin Engi into English and distribute it in North America.[6] Viz released volume 1 on June 5, 2007,[7] and finished releasing the series in 2011 (see below).[8] The series has also been licensed in French by Glénat, in German by Egmont Manga & Anime, in Dutch by Glénat Benelux, and in Chinese in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing.
Hoshin Engi has been adapted into a 26-episode anime television series titled Soul Hunter by the Japanese animation studio Studio Deen. The TV series, which was directed by Junji Nishimura, aired on TV Tokyo from July 3 to December 25, 1999. Hoshin Engi has also had several other adaptations, including a video game for the Game Boy Advance and WonderSwan, and several audio dramas released in 2005.
Volume list
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01 | Beginnings (封神計画発動, Hōshin Purojekuto Hatsudō, The Apotheosis Project Initiates) | November 1, 1996[2] 4-08-872141-1 | June 5, 2007[7] 978-1-4215-1362-1 | |
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02 | Changes (始まりの終わり, Hajimari no Owari, The End of the Beginning) | January 10, 1997[9] 4-08-872142-X | August 7, 2007[10] 978-1-4215-1363-8 | |
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03 | Precogs (未来視たちの弁証法, Miraishi-tachi no Benshōhō, Dialectic of the Precognitives) | April 4, 1997[11] 4-08-872143-8 | October 2, 2007[12] 978-1-4215-1364-5 | |
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04 | Rebels (武成王造反, Busei Ō Zōhan, The Rebels for Prince Wucheng) | June 4, 1997[13] 4-08-872144-6 | December 4, 2007[14] 978-1-4215-1365-2 | |
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05 | Comrades (九竜島の四聖, The Four Sages of Jiulong Island) | August 4, 1997[15] 4-08-872145-4 | February 5, 2008[16] 978-1-4215-1545-8 | |
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06 | The Taishi of Yin (殷の太師) | October 3, 1997[17] 4-08-872146-2 | April 1, 2008[18] 978-1-4215-1627-1 | |
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07 | The Curtain Falls (老賢人に幕は降り, Rōkenjin ni Maku wa Ori, The Curtain Falls for the Virtuous Old Man) | December 4, 1997[19] 4-08-872147-0 | June 3, 2008[20] 978-1-4215-1628-8 | |
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08 | The Revolution (殷周易姓革命, In-Shū Ekisei Kakumei, The Heavenly Yin-Zhou Revolution) | March 4, 1998[21] 4-08-872529-8 | August 5, 2008[22] 978-1-4215-1629-5 | |
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09 | The Princes' Choice (太子の選択, Taishi no Sentaku, The Crown Princes' Choice) | May 1, 1998[23] 4-08-872552-2 | October 7, 2008[24] 978-1-4215-1630-1 | |
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10 | Conquering Chokomei, Part 1 (趙公明攻略・上, Chō Kōmei Kōryaku Jō, Conquering Zhao Gongming: First Part) | July 3, 1998[25] 4-08-872575-1 | December 2, 2008[26] 978-1-4215-1631-8 | |
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11 | Conquering Chokomei, Part 2 (趙公明攻略・中, Chō Kōmei Kōryaku Chū, Conquering Zhao Gongming: Middle Part) | September 2, 1998[27] 4-08-872602-2 | February 3, 2009[28] 978-1-4215-2400-9 | |
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12 | Conquering Chokomei, Part 3 (趙公明攻略・下, Chō Kōmei Kōryaku Ge, Conquering Zhao Gongming: Last Part) | November 4, 1998[29] 4-08-872627-8 | April 7, 2009[30] 978-1-4215-2401-6 | |
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13 | The Sennin World War (仙界大戦, Senkai Taisen, The Xian-world War) | January 8, 1999[31] 4-08-872654-5 | June 2, 2009[32] 978-1-4215-2402-3 | |
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14 | The Battle of the Juzetsujin, Part 1 (十絶陣の戦い・上, Jūzetsujin no Tatakai Jō, The Battle of the Ten Juezhen: First Part) | April 2, 1999[33] 4-08-872698-7 | August 4, 2009[34] 978-1-4215-2403-0 | |
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15 | The Battle of the Juzetsujin, Part 2 (十絶陣の戦い・下, Jūzetsujin no Tatakai Ge, The Battle of the Ten Juezhen: Last Part) | June 3, 1999[35] 4-08-872723-1 | October 6, 2009[8] 978-1-4215-2404-7 | |
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16 | Mortal Combat (死闘, Shitō) | August 4, 1999[36] 4-08-872746-0 | December 1, 2009[37] 978-1-4215-2405-4 | |
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17 | The Diverging Wind (風の分岐, Kaze no Bunki, The Divergence of the Wind) | November 4, 1999[38] 4-08-872783-5 | February 2, 2010[39] 978-1-4215-2829-8 | |
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18 | The Adventure of Taijo Rokun (太上老君をめぐる冒険, Taijō Rōkun o Meguru Bōken, The Adventure of the Grand Elderlord) | February 2, 2000[40] 4-08-872820-3 | April 6, 2010[41] 978-1-4215-2830-4 | |
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19 | The Battle of The Plains (牧野の戦い, Bokuya no Tatakai, The Battle of the Plains) | April 4, 2000[42] 4-08-872845-9 | June 1, 2010[43] 978-1-4215-2831-1 | |
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20 | The Fall of the Yin Dynasty (殷王朝滅亡, In Ōchō Metsubō) | June 2, 2000[44] 4-08-872871-8 | September 7, 2010[45] 978-1-4215-2832-8 | |
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21 | History's Guidepost, Part 1 (歴史の道標・上, Rekishi no Michishirube Jō, History's Guidepost: First Part) | September 4, 2000[46] 4-08-873007-0 | December 7, 2010[47] 978-1-4215-2833-5 | |
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22 | History's Guidepost, Part 2 (歴史の道標・下, Rekishi no Michishirube Ge, History's Guidepost: Last Part) | November 2, 2000[48] 4-08-873034-8 | March 1, 2011[49] 978-1-4215-2834-2 | |
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23 | The Road with No Guidepost (導なき道へ..., Shirubenaki Michi e..., To the Road with No Guide Posts...) | December 22, 2000[3] 4-08-873059-3 | June 7, 2011[50] 978-1-4215-2835-9 | |
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- 1 2 "封神演義/1|藤崎 竜" [Hoshin Engi/1|Ryu Fujisaki] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- 1 2 "封神演義/23|藤崎 竜" [Hoshin Engi/23|Ryu Fujisaki] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
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- ↑ "Comic-Con News Wrap". Anime News Network. July 24, 2006. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
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- 1 2 "Hoshin Engi, Vol. 15". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 9, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
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