Nabari no Ō (隠の王)

Nabari no Ō (隠の王? lit. Ruler of Nabari) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by manga author Yuhki Kamatani. The manga started serialization in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy in 2004. As of March 27, 2008, Square Enix has so far published eight tankōbon.

An anime adaptation directed by Kunihisa Sugishima, and animated by J.C.Staff, began airing on Japan’s terrestrial television network TV Tokyo on April 6, 2008. It also airs on other Japanese networks such as TV Aichi and TV Osaka, though it will air first on TV Tokyo.

DETAILS

Nabari no Ō
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隠の王
(Nabari no Ō)
Genre Action, Fantasy
Manga
Author Yuhki Kamatani
Publisher Flag of Japan Square Enix
Demographic Shōnen
Serialized in Flag of Japan Monthly GFantasy
Original run 2004 – Present
Volumes 8 (currently)
TV anime
Director Kunihisa Sugishima
Studio J.C.Staff
Network Flag of Japan TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, TV Osaka, TV Hokkaido, TV Setouchi
Original run April 6, 2008 – ongoing

Plot

Rokujo Miharu is a boy who has a hijutsu, or hidden technique, living inside of him. This hijutsu is the power of creation. Many ninja clans are seeking it as the one who possesses it becomes the ruler of the ninja world, Nabari. Rokujo’s classmate, Kouichi Aizawa, started a Nindō (忍道? lit. “Way of the Ninja”) Club at school with Kumohira, his English teacher. Both Kouichi and Kumohira are secretly ninjas. They try to persuade Rokujo to join the Ninjutsu Club, and though he was reluctant at first, he joins after being attacked by a group of ninjas trying to get his hijutsu. Now, he must become the “Ruler of Nabari” in order to survive.

[edit] Characters

Yoite, Thobari, Rokujo, Raimei, and Kouichi.

Clockwise from top: Yoite, Thobari, Rokujo, Raimei, and Kouichi.

Miharu Rokujo (六条 壬晴 Rokujō Miharu?)
Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya
The protagonist of series, Rokujo is a 14-year-old middle school student. He holds Nabari’s hijutsu, the Shinrabanshō (森羅万象? “all things in nature”), in his body. He pretends to act indifferent to those around him in order to protect them from getting hurt. He remembers little of his childhood, and had lost his parents at a young age, thus he now lives with his grandmother.
Thobari Kumohira Durandal (雲平・帷・デュランダル Kumohira Tobari Dyurandaru?)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa
Rokujo’s and Kouichi’s 25-year-old teacher in the “front world”. He is actually a ninja of the Banten village in the world of Nabari. He was born in Ireland.
Raimei Shimizu (清水 雷鳴 Shimizu Raimei?)
Voiced by: Ayumi Fujimura
She is a 14-year-old guard in the world of Nabari, and the head of the Shimizu clan. She is also a Fūma-nin (風魔の忍 Fūma no nin?, “Wind Magic/Demon Ninja”) who prefers fighting with a sword over using ninjutsu.
Kouichi Aizawa (相澤 虹一 Aizawa Kōichi?)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino
Miharu’s 14-year-old classmate. He studies nindō under Kumohira.
Yoite (宵風?)
Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga
A 16-year-old ninja who uses the forbidden technique “kira”. Yoite’s real name is not known.

[edit] Media

[edit] Manga

The manga series is written and illustrated by Yuhki Kamatani. It started serialization in the Japanese shōnen manga magazine Monthly GFantasy in 2004. As of March 27, 2008, Square Enix has so far published eight tankōbon.

[edit] Anime

An anime adaptation directed by Kunihisa Sugishima, and animated by J.C.Staff, began airing on Japan’s terrestrial television network TV Tokyo on April 6, 2008.

[edit] Episodes

# Title Original air date
01 “Mezameru Mono” (目醒めるもの) April 6, 2008
02 “Raimei Arrives”
“Raimei, Kitaru” (雷鳴、来る)		 April 13, 2008
03 “Shūgeki” (襲撃) April 20, 2008
04 (任務言渡) April 27, 2008
05 “Yoku” (慾) May 4, 2008
This incomplete list is frequently updated to include new information.

[edit] Music themes

Opening theme
  • “Crawl”
    • Performance and arrangement: Veltpunch
    • Lyrics and composition: Hidenori Naganuma
Closing theme
  • “Hikari”
    • Performance: Elisa
    • Lyrics: Emi Nishida
    • Composition: Mai Sugimori
    • Arrangement: Wataru Maeda

[edit] Broadcast

Though the episodes air first on TV Tokyo, the anime also airs on other Japanese networks:

Broadcast network Broadcast term Broadcast day and timings (in JST)
TV Tokyo April 6, 2008 ～ ongoing (original run) Sundays 01:30 ~ 02:00
TV Aichi April 7, 2008 ～ ongoing (original run) Mondays 01:35 ~ 02:05
TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Mondays 02:53 ~ 03:23
TV Osaka April 8, 2008 ～ ongoing (original run) Tuesdays 03:10 ~ 03:40
TV Setouchi April 10, 2008 ～ ongoing (original run) Thursdays 01:58 ~ 02:28
TV Hokkaido April 11, 2008 ～ ongoing (original run) Fridays 02:00 ~ 02:30

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