Phantom Tales of the Night
Phantom Tales of the Night (Japanese: ばけもの夜話づくし, Hepburn: Bakemono no Yawadukushi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Matsuri. It was serialized in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Gene magazine from July 2016 to May 2019, before moving to Kadokawa Shoten's Comic Newtype website in June 2019, where it was serialized until November 2022. As of January 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twelve volumes. The final volume has not been released in English.
Phantom Tales of the Night | |
ばけもの夜話づくし (Bakemono no Yawadukushi) | |
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Genre | Dark fantasy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Matsuri |
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Demographic | Shōjo, seinen |
Original run | July 15, 2016 – November 22, 2022 |
Volumes | 12 |
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Matsuri, the series began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Gene magazine on July 15, 2016.[2] The series ended serialization in Monthly Comic Gene on May 15, 2019; the series resumed serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comic Newtype website on June 25, 2019.[3] The series completed its serialization in Comic Newtype on November 22, 2022.[4] As of January 2023, the series' individual chapters have been collected into twelve tankōbon volumes.[5]
In February 2019, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication.[6]
Volume list
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | December 26, 2016[7] | 978-4-04-068812-1 | September 3, 2019[8] | 978-1-97-538521-7 |
2 | June 27, 2017[9] | 978-4-04-069243-2 | November 26, 2019[10] | 978-1-97-530586-4 |
3 | December 27, 2017[11] | 978-4-04-069569-3 | February 25, 2020[12] | 978-1-97-530589-5 |
4 | July 27, 2018[13] | 978-4-04-069898-4 | June 23, 2020[14] | 978-1-97-530592-5 |
5 | January 26, 2019[15] | 978-4-04-065396-9 | August 18, 2020[16] | 978-1-97-531547-4 |
6 | August 27, 2019[17] | 978-4-04-064050-1 | December 1, 2020[18] | 978-1-97-531745-4 |
7 | June 27, 2020[19] | 978-4-04-064401-1 | June 8, 2021[20] | 978-1-97-532421-6 |
8 | January 27, 2021[21] | 978-4-04-680141-8 | March 29, 2022[22] | 978-1-97-533631-8 |
9 | July 28, 2021[23] | 978-4-04-680675-8 | August 9, 2022[24] | 978-1-97-534528-0 |
10 | January 27, 2022[25] | 978-4-04-680985-8 | December 13, 2022[26] | 978-1-97-535267-7 |
11 | July 26, 2022[27] | 978-4-04-681504-0 | June 20, 2023[28] | 978-1-97-536806-7 |
12 | January 26, 2023[5] | 978-4-04-682012-9 | January 23, 2024[29] | 978-1-97-537960-5 |
Drama CD
A drama CD adaptation was released in the August 2018 issue of Monthly Comic Gene on July 14, 2018. It starred Takuma Nagatsuka, Toshiki Masuda, and Hiroki Yasumoto.[30]
Reception
Rebecca Silverman and Faye Hopper from Anime News Network compared the story to that of Hell Girl and xxxHolic. Silverman and Hopper both praised the artwork, but felt the story failed to explain some things they thought it should have explained.[1] Kate O'Neil from The Fandom Post liked the story and especially liked the artwork, comparing it to Pet Shop of Horrors and xxxHolic.[31]
References
- Silverman, Rebecca; Hopper, Faye (October 31, 2019). "The Fall 2019 Manga Guide: Phantom Tales of the Night". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- キミの推し仏は誰?仏の擬人化ゲーム「なむあみだ仏っ!」ジーンでマンガ化. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 15, 2016. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- 湊かなえ「ブロードキャスト」ジーンでマンガ化、付録に「キリザキ君」ステッカー. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 15, 2019. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- Mateo, Alex (September 28, 2022). "Phantom Tales of the Night Manga Ends in November". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ばけもの夜話づくし 十二 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- Sherman, Jennifer (February 1, 2019). "Yen Press Licenses 6 Manga, 3 Novels, Art Book". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ばけもの夜話づくし1 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- "Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 1". Yen Press. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ばけもの夜話づくし 二 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- "Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 2". Yen Press. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ばけもの夜話づくし 三 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- "Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 3". Yen Press. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ばけもの夜話づくし 四 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- "Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 4". Yen Press. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ばけもの夜話づくし 五 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- "Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 5". Yen Press. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ばけもの夜話づくし 六 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- "Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 6". Yen Press. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ばけもの夜話づくし 七 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- "Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 7". Yen Press. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ばけもの夜話づくし 八 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- "Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 8". Yen Press. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ばけもの夜話づくし 九 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- "Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 9". Yen Press. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- ばけもの夜話づくし 十 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- "Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 10". Yen Press. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- ばけもの夜話づくし 十一 (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- "Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 11". Yen Press. Retrieved December 28, 2022.
- "Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 12". Yen Press. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
- 「ばけもの夜話づくし」ドラマCDに永塚拓馬、増田俊樹、安元洋貴が参加. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 15, 2018. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
- O'Neil, Kate (September 16, 2019). "Phantom Tales Of The Night Vol. #01 Manga Review". The Fandom Post. Retrieved August 18, 2022.
External links
- Official website at Comic Newtype (in Japanese)
- Phantom Tales of the Night (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia