A-un (manga)

A-un (阿・吽) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki. The series is set in the Heian period and follows two prominent Buddhist monks: Saichō, who founded the Enryaku-ji temple, and Kūkai, who established the Mount Kōya temple. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Comic Spirits from May 2014 to May 2021.

A-un
First volume cover
阿・吽
GenreHistorical[1][2]
Manga
Written byMari Okazaki
Published byShogakukan
MagazineMonthly Big Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 27, 2014 – May 27, 2021
Volumes14

Publication

A-un, written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki, was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Big Comic Spirits from May 27, 2014,[1][3] to May 27, 2021.[4][5] Shogakukan has collected its chapters in fourteen tankōbon volumes, released from October 10, 2014,[6] to September 10, 2021.[7]

Volumes
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 October 10, 2014[8]978-4-09-186712-4
2 May 12, 2015[9]978-4-09-187104-6
3 December 8, 2015[10]978-4-09-187409-2
4 June 10, 2016[11]978-4-09-187704-8
5 January 12, 2017[12]978-4-09-189439-7
6 June 12, 2017[13]978-4-09-189592-9
7 January 12, 2018[14]978-4-09-189778-7
8 August 9, 2018[15]978-4-09-860096-0
9 February 12, 2019[16]978-4-09-860267-4
10 October 11, 2019[17]978-4-09-860504-0
11 March 12, 2020[18]978-4-09-860586-6
12 September 11, 2020[19]978-4-09-860734-1
13 February 12, 2021[20]978-4-09-860836-2
14 September 10, 2021[21]978-4-09-861101-0

Reception

The series was commended by manga authors Ryoko Yamagishi, Yuki Suetsugu and Masami Yuki and writers Rio Shimamoto and Kazuki Kaneshiro.[22] It was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2020.[23]

References
  1. Hanashiro, Emma (April 24, 2014). "Suppli's Mari Okazaki to Launch Historical Manga A-Un". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  2. おかざき真里の新境地にして意欲作！ 最澄×空海 ふたりの天才を描いた仏教マンガがスゴイ！. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. February 28, 2016. Archived from the original on February 6, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  3. おかざき真里が描く最澄＆空海など、月スピで新連載3作. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 27, 2014. Archived from the original on January 5, 2022. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  4. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 11, 2021). "Mari Okazaki's A-Un Manga Ends in 3 Chapters". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 11, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
  5. おかざき真里「阿・吽」7年の連載に幕、読者投票で選ばれたブックカバーが付録に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 27, 2021. Archived from the original on December 5, 2021. Retrieved June 25, 2021.
  6. おかざき真里が最澄＆空海描く「阿・吽」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 10, 2014. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  7. 「阿・吽」最終巻、描き下ろしイラスト使用した全巻収納BOXや複製原画も発売. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 10, 2021. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
  8. 阿・吽 １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  9. 阿・吽 ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  10. 阿・吽 ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  11. 阿・吽 ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  12. 阿・吽 ５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  13. 阿・吽 ６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  14. 阿・吽 ７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  15. 阿・吽 ８ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  16. 阿・吽 ９ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  17. 阿・吽 １０ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  18. 阿・吽 １１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  19. 阿・吽 １２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 2, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  20. 阿・吽 １３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 12, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  21. 阿・吽 １４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  22. おかざき真里が描く最澄＆空海の物語「阿・吽」2巻に山岸凉子らコメント. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 12, 2015. Archived from the original on January 6, 2023. Retrieved February 3, 2021.
  23. "Manga Division – 2020 [23rd] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved March 18, 2021.

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