Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan
A 24-episode anime adaptation produced by Studio Deen was broadcast in Japan from July to December 2010. A 24-episode second season, titled "Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan - Demon Capital", was broadcast from July to December 2011. In North America, Viz Media licensed the series for English-language release of the manga and anime adaptations. It was streamed on Viz Anime in 2010, while the twenty-five volumes of the manga were released from February 2011 to February 2015. Plot. Rikuo Nura is 3/4 human and 1/4 "yōkai", in which he has  a human form in the day but transforms into his "yōkai" form at night. He lives in a house full of "yōkai" along with his "yōkai" grandfather. Trying to escape his fate, he does good deeds in order to avoid becoming a "yōkai", despite his grandfather's wish that Rikuo succeed him as the Third Head of the Nura Clan. Rikuo is different because he helps humans. He eventually comes to terms with his "yōkai" blood and decides to take up the position of the Third Head of the Nura Clan. Multiple factions aim to stop him or usurp his  position, and he must gather friends and allies, a new Hyakki Yakō under his banner of "Fear". Media. Manga. "Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan" is written and illustrated by Hiroshi Shiibashi. A first one-shot chapter was published in Shueisha's "Weekly Shōnen Jump" on July 30, 2007. The manga was serialized in the same magazine from March 10, 2008, to June 25, 2012. The series' final story arc ran for three in the seasonally published "Jump Next!", from August 11 to December 28, 2012. Shueisha collected its chapters in twenty-five "tankōbon" volumes, released from August 4, 2008 , to March 4, 2013. The covers of each volume make a continuing picture of all the characters. The manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media, who published the series chapter wise in its manga anthology "Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha" since the magazine's launch on January 30, 2012, and in bound volumes since February 1, 2011. As of February 3, 2015, all 25 English-language volumes have been released. The first volume was translated by localization company AltJapan Co., Ltd. Drama CD. A Drama CD was released on December 18, 2009. Anime. The anime series, produced by Studio  Deen, aired from July 6 to December 21, 2010. It is licensed for North America by Viz Media under the name "Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan." New episodes, subtitled in English, are made available for streaming on their website several hours after they air in Japan. The opening themes are "Fast Forward" and "Sunshine" performed by Monkey Majik and the ending themes are "Sparky☆Start" and "Symphonic Dream" performed by Katate Size (Aya Hirano, Yui Horie and Ai Maeda). The anime was released on eight DVDs. The second season, , aired in Japan from July 5 to December 20 , 2011. It was made available for streaming with English subtitles the next day. Two additional 23-minute OVAs were subsequently released in December 4, 2012 and March 4, 2013 after "Demon Capital" finished. They were bundled with the limited edition releases of volumes 24 and 25 of the manga. The English dub of the series was posted for streaming on Viz Media's online network, Neon Alley, which starting on October 2, 2012. Viz Media later released the series on DVD/Blu-ray on March 10, 2014. Originally it was going to be released on January 28, 2014. Other print  media. A character data book titled was released on July 2, 2010. At 264 pages, it contains information on all the major factions in the series, as well as on Shiibashi and his assistants. A light novel adaptation written by Satoshi Oosaki with art by Hiroshi Shiibashi was published by J-Books in December 2009. It features the stories of Nurarihyon and Yohime's wedding ceremony and a strange encounter between Zen and Kuromaru, as well as an original tale centering on the "yōkai" who live in Ukiyoe Town. Video game. A video game called has been announced as developed  by Arc System Works and published by Konami. Reception. The first tankōbon ranked 9th on Tohan manga charts, the third ranked 5th, the fourth ranked 10th, the fifth ranked 9th, and the sixth ranked 8th, and each volume starting from the third sold over 100,000 copies. As of December 2018, the manga had 12 million copies in print. "Weekly Shōnen Jump" allows its readers to vote on their favorite manga, giving out the Gold Future Cup award each year to the most popular manga one-shot it publishes. In 2007, the "Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan" one-shot ranked  1st in the Gold Future Cup.