Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi

Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi
The cover of the first volume of the manga.
あかやあかしやあやかしの
(Aka ya Akashi ya Ayakashi no)
GenreDark fantasy[1]
Video game
DeveloperHaccaWorks*
Music byAkiko Shikata
GenreVisual novel
Platform
ReleasedWindows:
  • JP: May 3, 2011
PlayStation Portable:
  • JP: February 13, 2014
Nintendo Switch:
  • WW: February 29, 2024
Manga
Written byHaccaWorks*
Illustrated byNanao
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Gene
Original run15 February 2012 – 15 June 2016
Volumes10

Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi[a] is a Japanese visual novel developed by HaccaWorks*. The game has been adapted into a manga by Nanao, serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Gene and published in English by Yen Press.

Synopsis

A boy named Yue is born and raised in a Shinto shrine on a mountain at the outskirts of Utsuwa, forbidden to leave the shrine and see the outside world. One day, he goes with his childhood friend, a black fox named Kurogitsune, to the town's winter festival. Most people look like shadows to Yue, expect for two mysterious boys. After returning to the mountain, the owner of the shrine Mikoto tells him to prepare the "meal".

Characters

Yue (由)
Voiced by: Shinnosuke Tachibana
Kurogitsune (黒狐)
Voiced by: Kei Shindō
Togo Tsubaki (灯吾椿, Tsubaki Tōgo)
Voiced by: Takahiro Mizushima
Tochika Akiyoshi (秋良, Akiyoshi Tochika)
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai
Mikoto (ミコト)
Voiced by: Sawashiro Miyuki
Sagano (嵯峨野)
Voiced by: Toriumi Kousuke
His real name is Akashi Tsubaki.
Satou (狭塔)
Shin (シン)

Media

Game

The original visual novel was released as a PC game on 3 May 2011. It was created by the dōjin group HaccaWorks*, a group consisting of Kanan Misaki, Mizuki Satoru, Yumi Riku, Yumekagami Misaki, and Warabe Yuta. The theme song, "Aka Kakushi" (朱隠し), was performed by Akiko Shikata of Frontier Works.[2][3][4][5] It was later re-released for PlayStation Portable in 2014 with added voice acting.[6] The game was published internationally on the Nintendo Switch by Dramatic Create, a brand of HuneX, under the name Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi Tsuzuri[b] on February 29, 2024.[7]

Manga

A manga adaptation by Nanao was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Gene from 15 February 2012 to 15 June 2016.[8][9][10] The series is licensed for English publication in North America by Yen Press.[2]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
127 July 2012[11]978-4-04-066262-615 December 2015[1]978-0-316-35196-6
226 January 2013[12]978-4-04-066263-322 March 2016[13]978-0-316-31007-9
327 July 2013[14]978-4-04-066264-028 June 2016[15]978-0-316-31014-7
427 January 2014[16]978-4-04-066256-527 September 2016[17]978-0-316-31017-8
527 August 2014[18]978-4-04-066841-320 December 2016[19]978-0-316-31021-5
627 January 2015[20]978-4-04-067252-621 March 2017[21]978-0-316-31024-6
727 July 2015[22]978-4-04-067566-420 June 2017[23]978-0-316-47171-8
827 January 2016[24]978-4-04-067891-726 September 2017[25]978-0-316-47235-7
927 July 2016[26]978-4-04-068296-919 December 2017[27]978-0-316-47448-1
1027 April 2017[28]978-4-04-069029-224 April 2018[29]978-1-975-30010-4

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Japanese: あかやあかしやあやかしの, Hepburn: Aka ya Akashi ya Ayakashi no; also known as AkaAka
  2. ^ Japanese: あかやあかしやあやかしの 綴, Hepburn: Aka ya Akashi ya Ayakashi no Tsuzuri

References

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  2. ^ a b "Yen Press Adds Gakkō Gurashi!, Aka ya Akashi ya Ayakashi no Manga". Anime News Network. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 9 July 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  3. ^ Beveridge, Chris (8 May 2015). "Yen Press Acquires 'Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino' Manga". The Fandom Post. Archived from the original on 9 July 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
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