Ogre Slayer

Ogre Slayer (Japanese: 鬼切丸, Hepburn: Onikirimaru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Kusunoki. The manga has been adapted into a four-episode original video animation (OVA). Both the manga and anime were distributed in North America by Viz Media, though only two volumes of the manga were released. On July 11, 2013, plans for a follow-up manga were announced. Unlike its predecessor, Onikirimaruden (鬼切丸伝) takes place in the Sengoku era, and features an entirely different lead character.[2]

Ogre Slayer
Cover of the first manga volume
鬼切丸
(Onikirimaru)
GenreHorror[1]
Manga
Written byKei Kusunoki
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
Magazine
  • Shōnen Sunday Zōkan (1991–1995)
  • Shōnen Sunday Super (1995–2001)
English magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original run1991 – 2001
Volumes20
Original video animation
Directed byTakao Kato
Written byKenji Terada
Music by
StudioOB Planning
Licensed by
Released September 9, 1994 – July 21, 1995
Runtime30 minutes each
Episodes4

Synopsis

Ogre Slayer is about a young man who hunts ogres (oni (鬼)). The young man was born of an ogre's corpse, like the oni born of human's body, making him pure ogre blood. Though he was born like an ogre, he has the appearance of a human. Instead of being born with horns like traditional Japanese ogres, he was born with a sword. The young man does not have a name, but his sword is called Onikirimaru, the Ogre Slayer.

Characters
Ogre Slayer
Voiced by: Takeshi Kusao (Japanese); Jason Gray-Stanford (English)

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 February 18, 1992[3]4-09-123011-3
2 March 18, 1993[4]4-09-123012-1
3 July 17, 1993[5]4-09-123013-X
4 April 18, 1994[6]4-09-123014-8
5 December 10, 1994[7]4-09-123015-6
6 June 17, 1995[8]4-09-123016-4
7 December 9, 1995[9]4-09-123017-2
8 February 17, 1996[10]4-09-123018-0
9 April 18, 1996[11]4-09-123019-9
10 September 18, 1996[12]4-09-123020-2
11 December 10, 1996[13]4-09-125131-5
12 May 17, 1997[14]4-09-125132-3
13 September 18, 1997[15]4-09-125133-1
14 April 18, 1998[16]4-09-125134-X
15 September 18, 1998[17]4-09-125135-8
16 February 18, 1999[18]4-09-125136-6
17 July 17, 1999[19]4-09-125137-4
18 January 18, 2000[20]4-09-125138-2
19 October 18, 2000[21]4-09-125139-0
20 April 18, 2001[22]4-09-125140-4

References
  1. Beard, Jeremy A. "Ogre Slayer". THEM Anime Reviews. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  2. "Kei Kusunoki's Ogre Slayer Manga Returns". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2016-10-18.
  3. 鬼切丸 / 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on February 21, 2005. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  4. 鬼切丸 / 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  5. 鬼切丸 / 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  6. 鬼切丸 / 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  7. 鬼切丸 / 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  8. 鬼切丸 / 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  9. 鬼切丸 / 7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  10. 鬼切丸 / 8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  11. 鬼切丸 / 9 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  12. 鬼切丸 / 10 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  13. 鬼切丸 / 11 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  14. 鬼切丸 / 12 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  15. 鬼切丸 / 13 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  16. 鬼切丸 / 14 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  17. 鬼切丸 / 15 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  18. 鬼切丸 / 16 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  19. 鬼切丸 / 17 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  20. 鬼切丸 / 18 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on September 25, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  21. 鬼切丸 / 19 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
  22. 鬼切丸 / 20 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 11, 2004. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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