Ōten no Mon explained

Ja Kanji:応天の門
Type:manga
Author:Yak Haibara
Publisher:Shinchosha
Imprint:Bunch Comics
Magazine:Monthly Comic Bunch
First:October 21, 2013
Volumes:19

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yak Haibara. It began serialization in Shinchosha's manga magazine Monthly Comic Bunch in October 2013.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Yak Haibara, Ōten no Mon began serialization in Shinchosha's manga magazine Monthly Comic Bunch on October 21, 2013.[1] The series' chapters have been compiled into nineteen volumes as of July 2024.

Stage play

A stage play adaptation featuring Takarazuka Revue performers Kanato Tsukishiro, Mitsuki Umino, and An Hōzuki was held at the Takarazuka Grand Theater from February 4 to March 6, 2023, and the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater from March 25 to April 30 that same year.[2] [3]

Another stage play adaptation featuring Ryuji Sato, Katsunori Takahashi, and Mari Hanafusa is set to run in Meiji-za in December 2024.[4]

Reception

The series was ranked 10th in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics in 2016.[5] The series, alongside Jasmin and Tsuki ni Hoeran nee, also won the New Face Award at the 20th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2017.[6]

By June 2022, the series had 1.5 million copies in circulation.[2] By June 2024, the series had over 2.3 million copies in circulation.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:灰原薬が@バンチ新連載、菅原道真&在原業平のサスペンス. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/101816. Natasha, Inc.. Comic Natalie. October 21, 2013. March 10, 2024. ja.
  2. Web site: ja:灰原薬「応天の門」が宝塚歌劇団月組により舞台化、主演は月城かなと&海乃美月. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/483643. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. March 10, 2024. ja. June 30, 2022.
  3. Web site: ja:宝塚月組による舞台「応天の門」満月の下の麗しい姿映したポスタービジュアル. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/501599. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. March 10, 2024. ja. November 16, 2022.
  4. Web site: ja:灰原薬「応天の門」舞台化!明治座で12月上演 道真役は佐藤流司、業平役は高橋克典. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/579049. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. June 24, 2024. ja. June 24, 2024.
  5. Web site: ja:全国書店員が選んだマンガランキング2016、1位は「ダンジョン飯」. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/174886. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. March 10, 2024. ja. February 4, 2016.
  6. Web site: ja:石塚真一「BLUE GIANT」が第20回メディア芸術祭マンガ部門の大賞に. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/224837. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. March 10, 2024. ja. March 16, 2017.