Eight Clouds Rising
Eight Clouds Rising is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Natsumi Itsuki. It won the 21st Kodansha Manga Award for shōjo. It was adapted in 1997 into an OVA series.
Plot summary
Kuraki Fuzuchi is a handsome and quiet young man who has immense psychic powers and sword skills. He meets Takeo Nanachi, a college student with similar powers.The story opens with Nanachi traveling to a small shrine in the mountains to purify his deceased grandfather's sword in a festival that only occurs every 49 years. There he meets Kuraki and later accidentally stumbles upon Kuraki's initiation ritual as a Shaman. From there on, their lives are inexplicitly intertwined as they encounter ghosts, spirits, demons, and other characters with supernatural powers while the author provides a parallel running story depicting their previous life.
Seven Sacred Swords
In the ancient Izumo era, the seven sacred swords were forged by the blacksmith Tsukamoto Tomohiko for the priest Manashi. For a long time, they protected the barrier that sealed away the grudge of Susanoo in Ikuya, but during the war, all of them were stolen except for Kagutsuchi. However, the train they were on was hit by an air raid in Osaka and torn apart.- Kagutsuchi
- Midzuchi
- Takemikazuchi
- Yamatsumi
- Awanami
- Sazuchi
- Kusanagi = Ame-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi
Media
Manga
Yakumo Tatsu
- Natsumi Itsuki "Yakumo Tatsu" Hakusensha〈Hana to Yume Comics〉, 19 volumes in total
- Natsumi Itsuki, Yakumo Tatsu, Hakusensha, 10 volumes
- Natsumi Itsuki, Collector's Edition Yakumo Tatsu, Hakusensha, Hana to Yume Comics Special, 11 volumes.
Yakumo Tatsu: Arata
OVA
The Yakumo Tatsu OVA is composed of two volumes. It is licensed in North America by Media Blasters. The English DVD was released on August 17, 2004.Cast
- Kitano Senpai - Fujiwara Keiji
- Toda Chinatsu - Watanabe Misa
- Nushii Wakakuni - Akimoto Yosuke
- Assistant - Hyoudou Mako
Staff
- Original story - Itsuki Natsumi
- Director, storyboard, direction - Mochizuki Tomomitsu
- Screenplay - Sakamoto Go
- Character design, animation director - Kusumoto Yuko
- Art director - Kaneko Hidetoshi
- Color design - Itose Miyoko
- Director of photography - Watanabe Hidetoshi
- Editing - Morita Seiji
- Sound director - Kikuta Hiromi
- Music - Mizoguchi Hajime
- Producer - Kanno Chizuko, Suzuki Shigehiro, Inoue Shunji
- Produced by Studio Pierrot
- Produced by Bandai Visual, Studio Pierrot, Airs
Theme song
; "Pinparipon"
; "Goemon"
Soundtrack
- "Yakumo Tatsu OVA Original Soundtrack" AYCM-586
Drama CD
New Record Story Volume 1: The Black Impure Village: Ancient Chapter: The Divine Question (Part 1)
; ~The Black Impure Village~; ~Ancient Chapter: The Divine Question ~
New Record Story Volume 2: The Amanojaku Comes: Ancient Chapter: The Divine Question (Part 2)
; ~The Amanojaku Comes~; ~Ancient Chapter: Questions to the Gods ~
Onban Monogatari Volume 1
- Other cast: Kitano Senpai - Fujiwara Keiji, Toda Chinatsu - Watanabe Misa, Yamiki's uncle - Akimoto Yosuke, Nanachi's father - Sugawara Junichi, Nanachi's mother - Hyoudou Mako
Onban Monogatari Volume 2 Wakamiya Festival
- Other cast: Nanachi's mother - Hyoudou Mako, Yamiki's uncle - Akimoto Yosuke, Yamiki's aunt - Ezawa Masako, Wakamiya's thoughts - Hirose Masashi
Onban Monogatari Volume 3 Demon's Cry Crossroads, Kirabi (Ancient Edition)
; ~Kirabi ~
Onban Monogatari Volume 4 One-Eyed Inari and the Seven Forerunners
; ~One-Eyed Inari~; ~The Seven Forerunners~
Onban Monogatari Volume 5: The Love of Princess Kinutsu
- Other cast: Mother of Nanachi - Mako Hyodo