Onikirimaru
Kusunoki Kei
- Mangaka
- Kusunoki Kei
- First published
- 1992
- Status
- Completed
- Original language
- Japanese
- Genres
- Thriller · Monsters · Action · Demons
- Content rating
- Safe
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Where it came from
Onikirimaru began serialization in 1992 in the manga magazine Shonen Sunday Super, created by mangaka Kusunoki Kei. The series follows an unnamed, hornless ogre-child who wanders through Japanese history hunting other demons to obtain their horns, with the ultimate goal of becoming fully human. Set against a backdrop of various historical eras, the narrative blends dark fantasy with episodic historical fiction, capturing the grim aesthetic typical of early 1990s seinen and shonen genre crossovers.
The character design of the protagonist reflects a somber, brooding archetype that became a hallmark of Kusunoki's work. The series was well-regarded for its atmospheric art and its ability to weave Japanese folklore into a serialized action format. It eventually spawned an original video animation (OVA) series, further cementing its place in the landscape of 1990s dark fantasy manga before influencing later series that explored similar themes of supernatural hunters and historical revisionism.
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