Shura no Mon explained

Ja Kanji:修羅の門
Ja Romaji:Shura no Mon
Genre:Martial arts
Type:manga
Author:Masatoshi Kawahara
Publisher:Kodansha
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Monthly Shōnen Magazine
First:April 1987
Last:November 1996
Volumes:31
Mutsu Enmei-ryū Gaiden: Shura no Toki
Type:manga
Author:Masatoshi Kawahara
Publisher:Kodansha
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Monthly Shōnen Magazine
First:July 1989
Last:November 2005
Volumes:15
Shura no Toki – Age of Chaos
Type:tv series
Director:Shin Misawa
Studio:Media Factory, Studio Comet
Network:TV Tokyo
First:April 6, 2004
Last:September 28, 2004
Episodes:26
Type:manga
Shura no Mon: Daini Mon
Author:Masatoshi Kawahara
Publisher:Kodansha
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Monthly Shōnen Magazine
First:November 2010
Last:April 2015
Volumes:16
Type:manga
Shura no Mon: Fudekage
Author:Masatoshi Kawahara
Publisher:Kodansha
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Monthly Shōnen Magazine
First:December 2010
Last:December 2014
Volumes:8

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masatoshi Kawahara. The story follows a young Karate practitioner named Tsukumo Mutsu, 40th master of the deadly Mutsu Enmei Ryu style. It was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine from April 1987 to November 1996. The individual chapters were collected and published in 31 tankōbon volumes published between October 1987 and May 1997.

A prequel series, Mutsu Enmei-ryū Gaiden: Shura no Toki also ran in Monthly Shōnen Magazine, premiering in July 1989 and running until November 2005. Its chapters were published in 15 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha. It was adapted into a 26-episode anime series by Media Factory and Studio Comet that aired from April 6, 2004, until September 28, 2004, and is licensed for release in North America by Media Blasters.

Shura no Mon received the 1990 Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category, and has sold over 30 million copies. Two other spin-off series, Shura no Mon: Daini Mon and Shura no Mon: Fudekage, were published from 2010 to 2015 and 2010 to 2014, respectively.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Masatoshi Kawahara, Shura no Mon was serialized in Monthly Shōnen Magazine from April 1987 to November 1996. The individual chapters were collected and published in Japan in 31 tankōbon volumes by Kodansha between October 8, 1987, and May 16, 1997.[1] [2]

A prequel series,, began serialization in the same magazine in July 1989 where it ran until November 2005. It was collected and published in 15 tankōbon volumes between February 13, 1990, and January 17, 2006.[3] [4] Five aizōban volumes of the series were also released between March 19, 2004, and July 21, 2004.[5] [6]

In 2010, a sequel and a spin-off series started in Monthly Shōnen Magazine: and . The first was serialized from November 2010 to January 2015, and compiled into 16 volumes published from March 19, 2011, and April 17, 2015.[7] [8] The second one transformed Shura no Mons into a soccer manga. It was published from December 2010 to December 2014, and its eight volumes were released from June 17, 2011, to January 16, 2015.[9] [10]

Anime

Three of the story arcs from the prequel series were adapted into a 26-episode anime series by Media Factory and Studio Comet. It premiered on TV Tokyo on April 6, 2004, and ran until September 28, 2004. Media Blasters licensed the series for distribution in North America.

Video games

Only the Mega Drive game of the same name was released Japan and South Korea.

TitleSystemRelease date
Shura no Mon (Sega)Mega DriveAugust 7, 1992
Shura no Mon (Kodansha)PlayStationApril 2, 1998

Reception

Shura no Mon received the 1990 Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category.[11]

As of April 2015, the complete series had sold over 30 million copies in Japan.[12]

References

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  2. Web site: http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234582831 . ja:修羅の門 (31) . Kodansha. ja. 2015-04-20. https://web.archive.org/web/20110324000638/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234582831 . 2011-03-24.
  3. Web site: http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234575324. ja:修羅の刻(1). Kodansha. ja. 2009-04-05.
  4. Web site: http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234593412. ja:修羅の刻(15). Kodansha. ja. 2009-04-05.
  5. Web site: http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234592217. ja:愛蔵版 修羅の刻 宮本武蔵編. Kodansha. ja. 2009-04-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090710102009/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234592217. 2009-07-10.
  6. Web site: http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234592235. ja:愛蔵版 修羅の刻 風雲幕末編(弐). Kodansha. ja. 2009-04-05. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20090710102016/http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product/top.php/1234592235. 2009-07-10.
  7. Web site: 修羅の門 第弐門(1) . Kodansha . 2015-04-20.
  8. Web site: 修羅の門 第弐門(16) . Kodansha . 2015-04-20.
  9. Web site: 修羅の門異伝 ふでかげ(1) . Kodansha . 2015-04-20.
  10. Web site: 修羅の門異伝 ふでかげ(8) . Kodansha . 2015-04-20.
  11. Web site: Kodansha Manga Awards . Joel Hahn. Comic Book Awards Almanac. 2009-04-04.
  12. Web site: http://mantan-web.jp/2015/04/06/20150405dog00m200033000c.html . ja:修羅の門 : 人気格闘マンガの続編「第弐門」が完結へ . Mainichi Shimbun Digital . 2015-04-06 . 2015-04-20.

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