Daemons of the Shadow Realm explained

Ja Kanji:黄泉のツガイ
Ja Romaji:Yomi no Tsugai
Type:manga
Author:Hiromu Arakawa
Publisher:Square Enix
Imprint:Gangan Comics
Magazine:Monthly Shōnen Gangan
First:December 10, 2021
Volumes:7

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa. It has been serialized in Square Enix's manga anthology magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan since December 2021.

Publication

Daemons of the Shadow Realm, written and illustrated by Hiromu Arakawa, was officially announced in the August 2021 issue of Square Enix's manga anthology magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan in celebration of the 20th anniversary of Arakawa's previous work, Fullmetal Alchemist (2001–10).[1] The series started serialization in the same magazine on December 10, 2021.[2] [3] Square Enix has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on June 10, 2022. As of May 11, 2024, seven volumes have been released.

In July 2022, Square Enix Manga & Books announced that they licensed the series for English publication, with the first volume released on April 25, 2023.[4]

Volumes

"White" pronunciation preceding the wine-whine merger

Chapters not yet in tankōbon format

These chapters have yet to be published in a volume.

Reception

The series ranked 19th on the 2022 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[5] It ranked 15th in the 2023 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga for male readers;[6] it ranked second on the 2024 edition.[7] It ranked second in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2023 list;[8] it was ranked third in the 2024 list.[9] It won Rakuten Kobo's first ever E-book Manga Award in the "I Want to Read it Now! Featured Manga" category in 2023.[10] [11] It ranked second in the 2023 Next Manga Award in the print manga category.[12] The series won the seventh Tsutaya Comic Award's grand prize in 2023.[13] It was nominated for the 17th Manga Taishō in 2024, and placed second with 73 points.[14] [15] It has been nominated for the 48th Kodansha Manga Award in the category.[16]

Francesco Cacciatore of Screen Rant named Daemons of the Shadow Realm as one of the best new manga titles to debut in 2021, highlighting the potential the manga shows despite only having one chapter released by the end of the year. Additionally, Cacciatore likened Daemons of the Shadow Realm to Koyoharu Gotouge's due to both series featuring a brother and sister pair as protagonists.[17] Carlyle Edmundson of Screen Rant compared the concept of Tsugai present in the manga to that of Stands seen in Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure series.[18]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mateo. Alex. July 11, 2021. Fullmetal Alchemist's Hiromu Arakawa Launches New Manga. Anime News Network. April 16, 2022. April 16, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220416092418/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-11/fullmetal-alchemist-hiromu-arakawa-launches-new-manga/.174977. live.
  2. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. November 11, 2021. Fullmetal Alchemist's Hiromu Arakawa Launches Yomi no Tsugai Manga on December 10. Anime News Network. April 15, 2022. May 10, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220510123357/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-11/fullmetal-alchemist-hiromu-arakawa-launches-yomi-no-tsugai-manga-on-december-10/.179421. live.
  3. Web site: ja:荒川弘の新作「黄泉のツガイ」が表紙&巻頭カラーで始動、もち「魔女ツノ」完結. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/456944. Comic Natalie. Japanese. Natasha, Inc.. December 10, 2021. April 15, 2022. May 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220530154226/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/456944. live.
  4. Web site: Mateo. Alex. July 22, 2022. Square Enix Manga & Books Licenses Daemons of the Shadow Realm, My Clueless First Friend Manga. Anime News Network. July 22, 2022. July 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220722151126/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-22/square-enix-manga-and-books-licenses-daemons-of-the-shadow-realm-my-clueless-first-friend-manga/.187915. live.
  5. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Spy×Family Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking. Anime News Network. December 6, 2022. December 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221206080401/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-06/spy-family-tops-da-vinci-manga-ranking/.192624. December 6, 2022. live.
  6. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2023 Rankings (Updated). Anime News Network. December 14, 2022. December 12, 2022. December 14, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221214161123/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-12/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-editors-unveil-2023-rankings/.192823. live.
  7. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Cayanan. Joanna. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2024 Rankings (Updated). Anime News Network. December 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231213100334/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-11/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-editors-unveil-2024-rankings/.205367. December 13, 2023. December 13, 2023. live.
  8. Web site: Harding. Daryl. RuriDragon is Japanese Bookstores No. 1 Manga Recommendation of 2023. Crunchyroll. February 2, 2023. February 2, 2023. February 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230202092434/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2023/02/01/ruridragon-is-japanese-bookstores-no-1-manga-recommendation-of-2023. live.
  9. Web site: ja:橘オレコ「ホタルの嫁入り」が全国書店員が選んだおすすめコミック2024の第1位に. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/559379. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. February 4, 2024. February 1, 2024. ja.
  10. Web site: ja:荒川弘「黄泉のツガイ」が注目コミック1位に、楽天Kobo電子書籍Awardの結果発表. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/523882. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. May 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230509143104/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/523882. May 9, 2023. ja. May 9, 2023. live.
  11. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Look Back, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Manga Win 1st Rakuten Kobo E-Book Awards. Anime News Network. May 11, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230511094710/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-05-10/daemons-of-the-shadow-realm-look-back-frieren-beyond-journey-end-manga-win-1st-rakuten-kobo-e-book-/.197964. May 11, 2023. May 10, 2023. live.
  12. Web site: Loveridge. Lynzee. Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru!, Ki ni Natteru Hito ga Otoko Janakatta Win Next Manga Awards Print, Web Categories. Anime News Network. August 31, 2023. August 31, 2023. September 3, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230903204307/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2023-08-31/seitokai-ni-mo-ana-wa-aru-ki-ni-natteru-hito-ga-otoko-janakatta-win-next-manga-awards-print-web-/.201635. live.
  13. Web site: ja:荒川弘「黄泉のツガイ」が「みんなが選ぶTSUTAYAコミック大賞」の大賞に. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/542753. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 27, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230927205335/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/542753. September 27, 2023. ja. September 27, 2023. live.
  14. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. 17th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 10 Titles. Anime News Network. January 23, 2024. January 23, 2024. January 23, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240123081731/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-01-23/17th-manga-taisho-awards-nominate-10-titles/.206771. live.
  15. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Inuhiko Doronoda's Kimi to Uchū o Aruku Tame ni Manga Wins 17th Manga Taisho Awards. Anime News Network. April 2, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240402102905/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-02/inuhiko-doronoda-kimi-to-uchu-o-aruku-tame-ni-manga-wins-17th-manga-taisho-awards/.209379. April 2, 2024. April 2, 2024. live.
  16. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. 48th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced. Anime News Network. April 8, 2024. April 8, 2024. April 8, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240408091203/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-08/48th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.209646. live.
  17. Web site: Cacciatore. Francesco. December 30, 2021. The Best New Manga Titles of 2021. Screen Rant. April 18, 2022. April 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220418102117/https://screenrant.com/best-new-manga-titles-2021/. live.
  18. Web site: Edmundson. Carlyle. January 16, 2022. FMA Creator's New Manga Protagonist Is Way More Reckless Than Ed. Screen Rant. April 16, 2022. April 16, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220416080703/https://screenrant.com/yomi-no-tsugai-chapter-2-full-metal-alchemist/. live.