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, 2014May 27, 2021
Volumes14

Publication

edit

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 collected its chapters in fourteen tankōbon volumes, released from October 10, 2014,[6] to September 10, 2021.[7]

Volumes

edit
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

edit

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

edit
  1. ^ a b 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.

Further reading

edit
edit