Battle of Demons | |
![]() Cover of the vol. 1 of first edition novel, first published on July 31, 2007 | |
華鬼 (Hana Oni) | |
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Genre | Fantasy,[1][2][3] romance[1] |
Serial novel | |
Hana Oni | |
Written by | Risa |
Illustrated by | Yone Kazuki |
Published by | East Press |
Imprint | Regalo |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Published | 2004 |
Volumes | 4 (+1 side story) |
Live-action film | |
Battle of Demons | |
Directed by | Kōtarō Terauchi |
Written by |
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Music by | Akiyuki Kubota |
Studio | Tornado Film |
Licensed by | AsianCrush |
Released |
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Game | |
Hana Oni: Koi Someru Koku Eikyū no Shirushi | |
Developer | Idea Factory |
Genre | Dating simulation |
Platform | PlayStation Portable |
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Battle of Demons (Japanese: 華鬼, Hepburn: Hana Oni, lit. "Demon of Floral Beauty") is a Japanese novel series written by Risa and illustrated by Yone Kazuki .
As of 2010, the original novel series has sold over 300,000 copies in print. It was adapted into a trilogy of live-action films in 2009, and later a stage play in 2010. It was also adapted into a video game in 2011.
As male demons cannot produce offspring, they choose their mates by turning human girls into demons. One such girl, Kanna Asagiri, is taken to Kigasato High School on her 16th birthday to eventually become the bride of its most powerful demon and student council president, Kaki Kito. In order to protect Kanna, Mitsuaki Shizuma, Minaha Hayasaki, and Reiji Takatsuki assume the roles of her "guardian wings" and court her for her hand in marriage.
Hana Oni is written by Risa. It was originally serialized on the original fiction website, Koheya no Komado (小部屋の小窓, lit. "The Little Window in the Little Room"), since 2004.[7] It later received a print publication by East Press under the Regalo imprint, with illustrations provided by Yone Kazuki from Design Factory.[8] In 2017, Kodansha re-released the series in bunkoban format under the Kodansha Bunko imprint.[7]
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | July 31, 2007[8] September 13, 2017 (Kodansha)[7] | (East Press)978-4-87-257795-2 (East Press) ISBN 978-4-06-293637-8 (Kodansha) |
2 | October 18, 2008[9] October 13, 2017 (Kodansha)[10] | (East Press)978-4-87-257983-3 (East Press) ISBN 978-4-06-293752-8 (Kodansha) |
3 | April 16, 2009[11] April 13, 2018 (Kodansha)[12] | (East Press)978-4-78-160103-8 (East Press) ISBN 978-4-06-293873-0 (Kodansha) |
4 | July 16, 2009[13] May 15, 2018 (Kodansha)[14] | (East Press)978-4-78-160181-6 (East Press) ISBN 978-4-06-293874-7 (Kodansha) |
In addition to the main series, Risa released a spin-off novel titled Hana Oni: Shūen to Hajimari no Otome.[15]
No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
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1 | Hana Oni: Shūen to Hajimari no Otome (華鬼 終焉とはじまりの乙女) | March 9, 2011[15] | (East Press)978-4-78-160583-8 (East Press) |
In 2009, Tornado Film produced a trilogy titled Hana Oni: Trilogy (華鬼 三部作, Hana Oni: Sanbusaku). The first film, subtitled Kaki × Kanna (華鬼×神無編, Kaki to Kanna-hen), premiered on November 24, 2009 at Odaiba Cinema Mediage.[16] The second film, subtitled Reiji × Moegi (麗二×もえぎ編, Reiji to Moegi-hen), premiered on November 28, 2009 at Marunouchi Toei 2.[17] The third film, subtitled Hibiki × Momoko (響×桃子編, Hibiki to Momoko-hen), premiered on December 5, 2009 at Marunouchi Toei 2.[18]
In 2019, AsianCrush licensed the films under the title Battle of Demons in English for non-Asian regions. The second and third films were retitled Battle of Demons 2 and Battle of Demons 3 respectively.[citation needed]
A stage play adaptation ran in July 2010, starring then 14-year-old Ai Hazuki.[4] The play had a second run in March 2011, with Hiroki Suzuki, Shion Tsuchiya , Motoki Ochiai, Kōsuke Kujirai as new cast replacements.[19]
A video game adaptation titled Hana Oni: Koi Someru Koku Eikyū no Shirushi (華鬼 ~恋い初める刻 永久の印~, lit. "Demon of Floral Beauty: The Time When You Start Falling in Love") was produced by Idea Factory under their Otomate label. Yone Kazuki , who provided the illustrations to the original novel series, also provided artwork for the game. The game was released on the PlayStation Portable on March 17, 2011 as a visual novel dating simulation.[20][21] A fan disc sequel titled Hana Oni: Yume no Tsuzuki (華鬼 ~夢のつづき~, lit. "Demon of Floral Beauty: The Dream Continues") was released on March 22, 2012 for the PlayStation Portable.[6] Hana Oni: Yume no Tsuzuki sold 8,023 copes on its first week of release.[22]
An audio drama CD featuring an original story was released on May 18, 2011, with the game's cast reprising their roles.[20] A second drama CD was released on January 18, 2012.[5][23]
As of April 2010, over 300,000 physical copies of the book series have been sold.[4]