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Onmyoji Manga Ends
Date: 10/27/2005
Probably best known in America by the popular live action film adaptation release by pioneer, the Onmyoji manga illustrated by Okano Reiko recently wrapped in Japan. Both the movie and comic are based on the original novel by Yumemakura Baku which details the battles of Heian era magicians and spirits. Hakusensha released 13 volumes of the manga which has 3800 pages. The final volume was published on September 26th. Original creator Yumemakura Baku hand picked Okano Reiko to draw the comic which began serialization in 1993. Onmyoji took the Osamu Tezuka cultural grand prize in 2001, and the book has sold five million copies.
Source: Anime News Service