Maga-Tsuki

Maga-Tsuki

Volume 1 of the Japanese release.
まがつき
Genre Romance, Harem Supernatural
Manga
Written by Hoshino Taguchi
Published by Kodansha
English publisher

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Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Monthly Shonen Sirius
Original run April, 2011 – present
Volumes 11

Maga-Tsuki (まがつき) is a shōnen manga series by Hoshino Taguchi, who got the idea for the story after visiting a shrine. The story follows Yasuke, who is about to confess his love to his childhood friend when he is cursed by accidentally breaking a mirror at his family's shrine. The curse causes him to be linked to the goddess of misfortune Orihime at all times or else he will die. He can only be revived by having her kiss him which among other things causes problems with his relationship with his childhood friend. Maga-Tsuki was first serialized in Monthly Shonen Sirius starting in April, 2011. The series has been released in manga format in Japan where eleven volumes have been released by Kodansha. Outside of Japan, the manga was adapted into an English language format that is being released by Kodansha Comics USA. Five English language manga volumes have also been released with more announced through 2016. The English adaptation has received several reviews from critics.

Concept

While visiting a shrine manga author Hoshino Taguchi thought to himself who he was praying to. He stated that the Japanese people do not correctly differentiate between shrines, and temples, and that it seemed rude to not know who you are making a request to. Hoshino kept the idea of "Poor gods all people ever do is ask things of them", and incorporated it into a new story after reading about Japanese mythology.[1]

Plot

Yasuke is a first year high school student who has feelings for his childhood friend Akari. He lives at a shrine, where his older sister is a shrine priestess, and caretaker though she neglects some of her duties for her brother to clean up. After Akari is invited over by his sister, Yasuke sees this as the perfect time to confess his feelings towards her, but ends up accidentally breaking a mirror in the shrine. The result is that he is cursed by Orihime, the goddess of misfortune who takes his soul into her. To make matters worse if he is separated from her then he dies, and can only be brought back to life through her kissing him. When Akari suddenly sees Orihime she storms off thinking that Yasuke did this in order to hurt her as she also has feelings for him. Orihime initially asks Yasuke to make her happy which will lift the curse, but due to his childhood friend storming off he is upset with her. Orihime soon breaks down into tears which causes the destruction of the things around him. Realizing this he soon is able to calm her down.

His sister eventually finds out, and is able to help convince almost everyone at his school that they are related. Akari is not convinced but feels better after Hinata introduces herself as Orihime's sister, and asks her to break the two up. Hinata later reveals herself to be Amaterasu, goddess to the universe who declares that she is going to reseal Orihime into the mirror. In her attempt to do so though, Yasuke's soul goes into Akari causing the two to remain in close contact at all times or else he will die. Akari is relieved to hear about the curse as a reason for the misunderstandings, but Hinata tells Yasuke that his goal to make her sister happy has not changed.

Characters

Yasuke Arahabaki (荒巾岐 八助 Arahabaki Yasuke)
Akari Inamori (稲森 アカリ Inamori Akari)
Akari is Yusuke's classmate, and childhood friend who has feelings for him but is too shy to reveal them.
Orihime (織姫 Orihime)
Orihime's real name is Seoritsuhime, the goddess of misfortune. She cursed Yasuke by taking his soul into herself after he accidentally broke the mirror which she resided in at his family's shrine. Seoritsuhime takes on the name Orihime, and poses as Yasuke's cousin in order to blend in.
Hinata (ひなた Hinata)
Hinata's real name is Amaterasu, goddess of the sun. Like her older sister Seoritsuhime (Orihime), she chooses the name Hinata in order to better blend in while on earth. Hinata initially comes to seal her sister away again in the mirror, but chooses to stay by her side to ensure her happiness when Yasuke's soul transfers into Akari.[2] She later develops feelings for him after he accidentally sees her naked, and curses him as well in order for him to stay by her side ensuring her happiness.[3] In the third volume she takes Yasuke's soul into herself and he learns that despite her being a powerful goddess due to her high position she is lonely without friends. She confesses her love to him at the conclusion of the third volume as she sees him as a kind person who treats her as an equal.[4]
Izuna Amatake (甘岳 いづな Izuna)
Izuna first appears in the fourth volume of the manga, and is a fox god of a mountain that Yasuke visits while on a school camping trip. She falls in love with him after he notices her forgotten hidden shrine in the woods, and goes to pay his respects.[5][6] When first making her presence known, she announces that she has become Yasuke's wife after she seals a "vow" with a kiss which does not sit well though with Akari, Orihime, and Hinata. Izuna has the ability to take the form of anyone she chooses but decides to take her own form when confronted by Akari who says that she has to meet the person she loves as herself.
Miyano Arahabaki (荒巾岐 宮乃 Arahabaki Miyano)
Yasuke's sister Miyano is the family's current head shirne priestess. She is shown to have mysterious connections that enable her to get Orihime enrolled into school among other things.

Release

Maga-Tsuki was first serialized in manga magazine Monthly Shonen Sirius starting in April, 2011. The first manga volume of Maga-Tsuki was released in Japan by Kodansha on August 9, 2011. Eleven volumes have been released so far, the most recent being on March 9, 2016.[7][8] Crunchyroll first announced that an English adaptation would be available on its website on November 25, 2014.[9] Having picked up the license, Kodansha Comics USA later announced at Anime Expo 2015 that it was planning to release Maga-Tsuki sometime in February, 2016.[10] The first English language manga volume was released in March, 2016 in both digital, and print formats. In addition to North America, the series has also been released in Australia through Random House.[11][12] Five volumes have been released so far.

Volumes

No.Original release dateOriginal ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 August 9, 2011[7]ISBN 978-4-06-376286-0March 22, 2016[13]ISBN 978-1-63-236239-1
2 January 6, 2012[14]ISBN 978-4-06-376317-1April 26, 2016[15]ISBN 978-1-63-236240-7
3 June 8, 2012[16]ISBN 978-4-06-376346-1June 28, 2016[17]ISBN 978-1-63-236241-4
4 October 9, 2012[18]ISBN 978-4-06-376363-8August 30, 2016[19]ISBN 978-1-63-236242-1
5 February 8, 2013[20]ISBN 978-4-06-376381-2October 11, 2016[21]ISBN 978-1-63-236243-8
6 July 9, 2013[22]ISBN 978-4-06-376410-9December 6, 2016[23]ISBN 978-1-63-236244-5
7 February 7, 2014[24]ISBN 978-4-06-376436-9February 14, 2017[25]ISBN 978-1-63-236245-2
8 August 8, 2014[26]ISBN 978-4-06-376482-6April 11, 2017[27]ISBN 978-1-63-236246-9
9 February 9, 2015[28]ISBN 978-4-06-376521-2——
10 October 9, 2015[29]ISBN 978-4-06-376563-2——
11 March 9, 2016[8]ISBN 978-4-06-390609-7——
12 November 9, 2016[30]ISBN 978-4-06-390660-8——

Reception

The English adaptation of Maga-Tsuki has received reviews from critics who specialize in the field. Jordan Richards from Adventures in Poor Taste gave the first volume a score of 4.5/10. He concluded that the harem story was typical when it came to the comedy, and that it left a lot to be desired. Richards also called the characters stereotypical with an almost nonexistent storyline.[31] Anime UK News also gave a review of the first two volumes giving them a 3/10 rating. Reviewer Ian Wolf stated that there was not much that separated Maga-Tsuki from other harem stories. He compared the idea of a curse by a god to Nyan Koi! saying that it "has been done before".[32] Gregory Smith from the Fandom Post though wrote in his review of the first volume that the characters are sincere, and that the artwork is engaging. Smith said while not original, the story does not need "complex world-building".[33] Neo magazine gave the first volume a 3/5 score, and compared it to Oh! My Goddess saying that it throws the latters premise on its head concluding that Maga-Tsuki is "cute, wacky, harmless fun".[34] Shaenon K. Garrity from Otaku USA said that while the story has comedy potential the action scenes were "visually" confusing. She went on to call the art bland with the female characters having "identical moe faces", but said that the art was nicely executed.[35]

References

  1. ↑ Hoshino Taguchi. Maga-Tsuki Volume 1. Kodansha Comics USA. pp. 182–184. ISBN 978-1-6323-6239-1.
  2. ↑ Hoshino Taguchi (March 22, 2016). "Chapter 5". Maga-Tsuki. 1. New York, New York: Kodansha Comics USA. pp. 178–180. ISBN 978-1-63-236239-1.
  3. ↑ Hoshino Taguchi (April 26, 2016). "Chapters 7 & 9". Maga-Tsuki. 2. New York, New York: Kodansha Comics USA. pp. 65–69, 108–110. ISBN 978-1-63-236240-7.
  4. ↑ Hoshino Taguchi (June 28, 2016). "Chapter 15". Maga-Tsuki. 3. New York, New York: Kodansha Comics USA. pp. 174–176. ISBN 978-1-63-236241-4.
  5. ↑ Hoshino Taguchi (August 30, 2016). "Chapter 17". Maga-Tsuki. 4. New York, New York: Kodansha Comics USA. pp. 64–66. ISBN 978-1-63-236242-1.
  6. ↑ Hoshino Taguchi (August 30, 2016). "Chapter 18". Maga-Tsuki. 4. New York, New York: Kodansha Comics USA. pp. 95–96. ISBN 978-1-63-236242-1.
  7. 1 2 "まがつき（１）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  8. 1 2 "まがつき（１１）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  9. ↑ "Crunchyroll Adds Hoshino Taguchi's Maga-Tsuki Manga". Anime News Network. November 25, 2014. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  10. ↑ "Kodansha Adds Magatsuki, Real Account and Princess Jellyfish". Anime News Network. July 7, 2015. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Magatsuki, Volume 1: Touched by a Goddess". Kodansha Comics USA. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  12. ↑ "Australian Release List - March 2016". Anime News Network. March 31, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Maga-tsuki 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  14. ↑ "まがつき（２）". Kodansha. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Maga-tsuki 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  16. ↑ "まがつき（３）". Kodansha. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  17. ↑ "Maga-tsuki 3". Penguin Random House. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  18. ↑ "まがつき（４）". Kodansha. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Maga-tsuki 4". Penguin Random House. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  20. ↑ "まがつき（５）". Kodansha. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  21. ↑ "Maga-tsuki 5". Penguin Random House. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  22. ↑ "まがつき（６）". Kodansha. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  23. ↑ "Maga-tsuki 6". Penguin Random House. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
  24. ↑ "まがつき（７）". Kodansha. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  25. ↑ "Maga-tsuki 7". Penguin Random House. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  26. ↑ "まがつき（８）". Kodansha. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Maga-tsuki 8". Penguin Random House. Retrieved July 19, 2016.
  28. ↑ "まがつき（９）". Kodansha. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  29. ↑ "まがつき（１０）". Kodansha. Retrieved April 17, 2016.
  30. ↑ "まがつき(12) (シリウスKC)". Amazon.com. Retrieved October 12, 2016.
  31. ↑ Jordan Richards (May 9, 2016). "Magatsuki Vol. 1 Review". Adventures in Poor Taste. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  32. ↑ Ian Wolf (May 16, 2016). "Maga-Tsuki - Volumes 1 & 2 Manga review". AnimeUK News. Archived from the original on June 3, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
  33. ↑ Gregory Smith (August 6, 2016). "Maga-Tsuki Vol. #01 Manga Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  34. ↑ "Maga-Tsuki: Volume 1". Neo Magazine. August 10, 2016. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
  35. ↑ Garrity, Shaenon (August 2016). "Manga Reviews". Otaku USA. Vol. 9 no. 6. pp. 23–25.

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