Satanophany Explained

Ja Kanji:サタノファニ
Ja Romaji:Satanofani
Genre:Erotic suspense[1] [2]
Type:manga
Author:Yoshinobu Yamada
Publisher:Kodansha
Imprint:Young Magazine KC
First:March 13, 2017
Volumes:29

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshinobu Yamada. It started in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine in March 2017. It finished in the magazine in July 2023, and moved to the Yanmaga Web website and app in September of the same year.

Plot

A phenomenon called Medusa Syndrome sweeps across Japan, causing seemingly ordinary young women to develop murderous split personalities, while having no memory of what their murderous personality does. Chika Amagi is nearly raped when her Medusa Syndrome kicks in and she kills the attackers. She is disowned by her parents as she is arrested and sentenced to Haguro Island Prison along with other sufferers of Medusa Syndrome. Once there, she struggles to survive as the corrupt staff encourages the girls to trigger their murderous personalities so they can fight and kill each other.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Yoshinobu Yamada, Satanophany started in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine on March 13, 2017.[3] [4] [5] In July 2021, it was announced that the manga had entered its final stage.[6] The series finished in Weekly Young Magazine on July 28, 2023, and moved to the Yanmaga Web manga website and app on September 6 of the same year.[7] [8] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on June 6, 2017. As of April 5, 2024, 29 volumes have been released.

Volumes

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:美少女だけが集められた刑務所が舞台のエロサスペンス「サタノファニ」1巻. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/235720. Comic Natalie. December 21, 2020. ja. June 6, 2017. April 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210423174200/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/235720. live.
  2. Web site: Kitahata. Yukihiro. Visit a Prison Full of Beautiful Young Girls in Satanophany Volume 1. Manga.Tokyo. December 21, 2020. June 6, 2017. September 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200921095542/https://manga.tokyo/news/visit-a-prison-full-of-beautiful-young-girls-in-satanophany-volume-1/. live.
  3. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Cage of Eden's Yamada, Brynhildr in the Darkness' Okamoto Both Launch New Manga. Anime News Network. December 21, 2020. March 5, 2017. June 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200621202157/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-03-05/cage-of-eden-yamada-brynhildr-in-the-darkness-okamoto-both-launch-new-manga/.112926. live.
  4. Web site: ja:普通の少女が突然“メデューサ”に…山田恵庸のサスペンス、ヤンマガで開幕. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/224342. Comic Natalie. December 21, 2020. ja. March 13, 2017. April 24, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210424052643/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/224342. live.
  5. Web site: ja:週刊ヤングマガジン 2017年15号. https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/ym/2017/2017-15.html. magazine.yanmaga.jp. Kodansha. December 21, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201221004958/https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/ym/2017/2017-15.html. December 21, 2020.
  6. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Satanophany Manga by Deathtopia's Yoshinobu Yamada Enters Final Stage. Anime News Network. July 20, 2021. July 20, 2021. July 20, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210720091853/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-20/satanophany-manga-by-deathtopia-yoshinobu-yamada-enters-final-stage/.175345. live.
  7. Japanese: ヤングマガジン編集部. 1683283354215645184. magazine_young. ja:\ #ヤンマガ 34号発売中!/ 第245話「噓と本当」掲載! 『#サタノファニ』(山田恵庸) 次回よりヤンマガWebに移籍します!!! 9月6日(水)から毎週水曜更新!✨ https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/c/satanophany/. July 24, 2023. October 6, 2023. ja.
  8. Web site: Cayanan. Joanna. Yoshinobu Yamada's Satanophany Manga Moves Serialization Online. Anime News Network. July 24, 2023. July 24, 2023. July 24, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230724145434/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2023-07-24/yoshinobu-yamada-satanophany-manga-moves-serialization-online/.200615. live.