Battle of Demons
Battle of Demons is a Japanese novel series written by Risa and illustrated by.
As of 2010, the original novel series has sold over 300,000 copies in print. It was adapted into a trilogy of live-action films in 2009, and later a stage play in 2010. It was also adapted into a video game in 2011.
Plot
As male demons cannot produce offspring, they choose their mates by turning human girls into demons. One such girl, Kanna Asagiri, is taken to Kigasato High School on her 16th birthday to eventually become the bride of its most powerful demon and student council president, Kaki Kito. In order to protect Kanna, Mitsuaki Shizuma, Minaha Hayasaki, and Reiji Takatsuki assume the roles of her "guardian wings" and court her for her hand in marriage.Characters
;Kanna Asagiri;Kaki Kito
;Reiji Takatsuki
;Mitsuaki Shizuma
;Minaha Hayasaki
;Hibiki Horikawa
;Kuniichi Mitsugi
;Moegi Sahara
;Momoko Tosazuka
;Shikiko Ejima
Media
Novels
Hana Oni is written by Risa. It was originally serialized on the original fiction website, Koheya no Komado, since 2004. It later received a print publication by under the Regalo imprint, with illustrations provided by from Design Factory. In 2017, Kodansha re-released the series in format under the Kodansha Bunko imprint.Spin-off
In addition to the main series, Risa released a spin-off novel titled Hana Oni: Shūen to Hajimari no Otome.Film
In 2009, Tornado Film produced a trilogy titled Hana Oni: Trilogy. The first film, subtitled Kaki × Kanna, premiered on November 24, 2009 at Odaiba Cinema Mediage. The second film, subtitled Reiji × Moegi, premiered on November 28, 2009 at Marunouchi Toei 2. The third film, subtitled Hibiki × Momoko, premiered on December 5, 2009 at Marunouchi Toei 2.In 2019, AsianCrush licensed the films under the title Battle of Demons in English for non-Asian regions. The second and third films were retitled Battle of Demons 2 and Battle of Demons 3 respectively.
Stage play
A stage play adaptation ran in July 2010, starring then 14-year-old Ai Hazuki. The play had a second run in March 2011, with Hiroki Suzuki,, Motoki Ochiai, Kōsuke Kujirai as new cast replacements.Video game
A video game adaptation titled Hana Oni: Koi Someru Koku Eikyū no Shirushi was produced by Idea Factory under their Otomate label., who provided the illustrations to the original novel series, also provided artwork for the game. The game was released on the PlayStation Portable on March 17, 2011 as a visual novel dating simulation. A fan disc sequel titled Hana Oni: Yume no Tsuzuki was released on March 22, 2012 for the PlayStation Portable. Hana Oni: Yume no Tsuzuki sold 8,023 copes on its first week of release.An audio drama CD featuring an original story was released on May 18, 2011, with the game's cast reprising their roles. A second drama CD was released on January 18, 2012.