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

Yakumo Tatsu

Yakumo Tatsu: Arata

Yakumo Tatsu: Arata is a sequal to the original series that began serialisation on February 28, 2018. It has 11 volumes published

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

Staff

Theme song

; "Harukanaru Wailing"
; "Pinparipon"
; "Goemon"

Soundtrack

  • "Yakumo Tatsu OVA Original Soundtrack" AYCM-586

Drama CD

Shin Onban Monogatari 2 volumes, Onban Monogatari 5 volumes. Published by Airs/Bandai Music Entertainment, insert songs are "a myth~shinwa~" and "Eien ga".

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)

; ~The Crossroads of Demon's Cry~
; ~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