The Demon Prince of Momochi House

The Demon Prince of Momochi House is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aya Shouoto. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Monthly Asuka from February 2013 to August 2019. An anime television series adaptation produced by Drive aired from January to March 2024.

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Plot

On her 16th birthday, the orphan Momochi Himari, unexpectedly receives the old Momochi family estate as inheritance. Despite the warnings she received about the house being haunted, having no other place to go, she decides to move there anyway. Upon her arrival she discovers that the house is occupied illegally by three handsome young men: Aoi, Yukari and Ise. The three immediately warn the unaware Himari that she must leave the house as soon as possible, using the story of the ghosts and curses as well, but she does not give up. Soon, she discovers that it is all true: her home appears to be on the border between the human and the spirit worlds, and she was destined to be the guardian between the two, but her role is already taken by Aoi.

Characters

;Himari Momochi
;Aoi Nanamori
;Yukari
;Ise
;Onmoraki
;Hakka
;Kasha
;Hayato Hidaka
;Takamura Nachi
;Tamamo

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Aya Shouoto, The Demon Prince of Momochi House was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Asuka manga magazine from February 23, 2013, to August 24, 2019.
The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media in 2014. It is also published in France by Soleil, in Poland by Waneko, and in Taiwan by Kadokawa Taiwan Corporation.
A sequel manga was serialized in the same magazine from July 24, 2023, to September 24, 2025. The sequel is also licensed in North America by Viz Media.

Stage play

A stage play adaptation ran in the Hakuhinkan Theater in Ginza from June 10 to June 14, 2015. It was directed by Satoru Takii, with Hinako Aoi writing the screenplay, and Tatsuya Kawachi in charge of choreography. It starred Haruka Shiraishi as Himari, Syuusuke Saito as Aoi, Ryosuke Haba as Yukari, Kōhei Murakami as Ise, Keisuke Aku as Onmoraki, and Kago Kasuya as Kasha.

Anime

During Crunchyroll's Japan Expo 2023 panel, an anime television series adaptation was announced. It is produced by Drive and directed by Bob Shirahata, with character designs provided by Mariko Oka, series composition by Yasuko Aoki, and music composed by Ayana Tsujita and Tomoyuki Kono. The series aired from January 6 to March 23, 2024, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Hōzuki" by Yoh Kamiyama, while the ending theme song is "Aiyue" by Muto. Crunchyroll licensed the series. Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia.

Reception

Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network said that the artwork is similar to that of Kamisama Kiss and Natsume's Book of Friends, but admitted that Aya's art has become more refined compared to before. She pointed out that the manga is easy to read and the story development is interesting because it leaves some questions in readers' minds. In a review of the first volume, Kate O'Neil of Fandom Post wrote that she didn't see anything new in the manga, but praised the author for its colour artwork. She also said that it looks to her like a blend of many shōjo manga. The 6th volume ranked 6th in The New York Times manga best seller list in October 2016.