Haigakura

Haigakura
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Ichiyo
ハイガクラ
GenreAction, fantasy
Manga
Written byShinobu Takayama
Published byIchijinsha
ImprintZero Sum Comics
Magazine
  • Comic Zero Sum WARD
  • (January 2008–May 2015)
  • Zero-Sum Online
  • (September 2015–present)
Original runJanuary 16, 2008 – present
Volumes17
Anime television series
Directed byJunichi Yamamoto
Written byYū Murai
Music byYuki Kurihara
StudioTyphoon Graphics
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, SUN, BS Asahi
Original run October 7, 2024 – September 26, 2025
Episodes13
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Haigakura (ハイガクラ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Takayama. It was initially serialized in Ichijinsha's shōjo manga magazine Comic Zero Sum WARD from January 2008 to May 2015, when the magazine ceased publication, and was later transferred to the Zero-Sum Online manga website in September 2015. Its chapters have been collected in seventeen tankōbon volumes as of October 2024.

An anime television series adaptation produced by Typhoon Graphics aired from October 2024 to September 2025.

Plot

The world, which is supported by four gods known as the Four Evils, is in crisis after two of them escape. In order to recover the gods, who have fled to other realms, and restore stability to the world, song officers known as Kashikan use "songs" and "dances" to confine the gods in their "sai". One of the Kashikan, Ichiyo, who was considered a dropout because of his tone-deafness, travels to modern-day Japan to recover the evil gods and return to his ordinary life with help from the subordinate god Tenkō.

Characters

Ichiyō (一葉)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (drama CD), Takeo Ōtsuka, Junko Takeuchi (young) (anime)
One of the Kashikans searching for the gods who fled to other realms, who is sarcastic and violent. His parents are unknown, and he was raised by Hakugou, the divine beast of the shrine forest. He was imprisoned after Hakugo was taken away, but Ai-Seiwa encouraged him to aim to become a poet. Though tone-deaf, which has led others to consider him a dropout, he is skilled at dance. He hates water and is not a good swimmer.
Tenkō (滇紅)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (drama CD), Kaito Ishikawa (anime)
One of the subordinate gods that Ichiyo uses, who has the ability to control water and is gentle, but prone to sudden changes in mood. Since his divine name is unknown, his name was given to him by Sundori and Ryui. He is arrogant at first, but loses his personality and memory as a result of being used by Ichiyo for singing and dancing. When Ichiyo dissolves, he temporarily regains his abilities and transforms into a form with white hair and red eyes.
Hakushurin (白珠龍)
Voiced by: Lynn (anime)
Ransaiwa (藍采和)
Voiced by: Hiro Shimono (anime)
Sontō (孫登)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino (anime)
Kaka (花果)
Voiced by: Asuka Tani (drama CD), Rie Kugimiya (anime)
A god serving under Ichiyo, who usually appears as a mild-mannered child but can undergo a ferocious transformation. Unlike the rest of its race, which has lived for 3000 years and changes over time, it has changed since birth and ordinary Kashikans cannot handle it.
Ryuu (龍王)
Voiced by: Mutsumi Tamura (anime)
A god who sealed away the Four Evils and created Goshinzan and Ryugu to protect the country by making it imperceptible to the outside world. He is a subordinate god of Aizenwa and Chief of the Water Department, and has nine children called the Ryusei Kyuuko.
Heikan (丙閑)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase (anime)
Hōryūsei (峰龍井)
Voiced by: Gakuto Kajiwara (anime)
Hiki (比企)
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura (anime)
Sanu (山烏)
Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki (anime)
Hakugō (白豪)
Voiced by: Kazuhiko Inoue (anime)
Sōkōmei (蒼香茗)
Voiced by: Daisuke Hirakawa (anime)
Ritekkai (李鉄拐)
Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio (anime)
Kanshōri (漢鍾離)
Voiced by: Ryūnosuke Watanuki (anime)
Rakan (羅漢)
Voiced by: Yūji Ueda (drama CD), Shinnosuke Tachibana (anime)
Bui (武夷)
Voiced by: Kohsuke Toriumi (drama CD), Kentarō Itō (anime)
Jungei (春睨)
Voiced by: Akira Sasanuma (anime)
Gaishi (鎧糸)
Voiced by: Tatsumaru Tachibana (anime)
Gas Mask (ガスマスク, Gasumasuku)
Voiced by: Atsushi Tamaru (anime)
Rabbit Mask (ウサギ仮面, Usagi Kamen)
Voiced by: Kazutomi Yamamoto (anime)

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Shinobu Takayama, Haigakura initially began serialization in Ichijinsha's shōjo manga magazine Comic Zero Sum WARD on January 16, 2008. On May 16, 2015, the magazine ceased publication and Haigakura was later transferred to the Zero-Sum Online website. Ichijinsha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on November 25, 2008. As of October 31, 2024, seventeen volumes have been released. Ichijinsha republished the first ten volumes of the series in bunkoban from February 29, 2024, to June 28, 2024.

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1November 25, 2008978-4-75-805382-2
2October 24, 2009978-4-75-805449-2
3August 25, 2010978-4-75-805536-9
4May 25, 2011978-4-75-805593-2
978-4-75-805594-9 (SE)
5March 24, 2012978-4-75-805693-9
6January 25, 2013978-4-75-805778-3
978-4-75-805779-0 (SE)
7February 25, 2014978-4-75-805877-3
978-4-75-805878-0 (SE)
8February 25, 2015978-4-75-805994-7
978-4-75-805995-4 (SE)
9March 25, 2016978-4-75-803168-4
978-4-75-803169-1 (SE)
10February 25, 2017978-4-75-803258-2
978-4-75-803259-9 (SE)
11June 25, 2018978-4-75-803358-9
978-4-75-803359-6 (SE)
12June 25, 2019978-4-75-803445-6
978-4-75-803446-3 (SE)
13July 27, 2020978-4-75-803532-3
978-4-75-803533-0 (SE)
14June 24, 2021978-4-75-803616-0
978-4-75-803617-7 (SE)
15June 23, 2022978-4-75-803751-8
978-4-75-803752-5 (SE)
16August 24, 2023978-4-75-803916-1
978-4-75-803917-8 (SE)
17October 31, 2024978-4-75-808600-4
978-4-75-808601-1 (SE)

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 24, 2023. It is produced by Typhoon Graphics and directed by Junichi Yamamoto, with Yū Murai handling series composition, Masaki Satō designing the characters, and Yuki Kurihara composing the music. The series aired from October 7, 2024, to September 26, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song is "Chaser", performed by Madkid, while the ending theme song is "Phoenix", performed by Hikaru Makishima. Remow licensed the series for streaming on Amazon Prime Video and It's Anime YouTube channel in North America. Muse Communication licensed the series in Southeast Asia.

After the broadcast of the seventh episode, the anime's website announced that the series past the eighth episode would be delayed and would be rebroadcast from November 25, effectively restarting from the first episode. The series restarted airing on July 5, 2025, with the first new episode aired on August 22 of the same year.

Episodes

No.Title Directed by Written by Storyboarded by Original release date 
1"The Kagura Dance"
Transliteration: "Kagura no Mai" (Japanese: 神楽之舞)		Toshinori KobayashiYū MuraiKimitoshi ChiokaOctober 7, 2024 (2024-10-07)
2"The Thunder Dance"
Transliteration: "Dairyū no Mai" (Japanese: 雷流之舞)		Toshinori Kobayashi
& Yoshihiro Yamaguchi		Yūichirō MomoseToshihiko MasudaOctober 14, 2024 (2024-10-14)
3"The Snowflake Dance"
Transliteration: "Tsuka no Mai" (Japanese: 雪華之舞)		Tadao OkuboYū MuraiShinichi WatanabeOctober 21, 2024 (2024-10-21)
4"The Moon Water Dance"
Transliteration: "Suigetsu no Mai" (Japanese: 水月之舞)		Tomomi UmezuYūichirō MomoseTomomi UmezuOctober 28, 2024 (2024-10-28)
5"The Peach Blossom Spring Dance"
Transliteration: "Tōgen no Mai" (Japanese: 桃源之舞)		Yukio NishimotoYū MuraiToshihiko MasudaNovember 4, 2024 (2024-11-04)
6"The Chaos Dance"
Transliteration: "Konton no Mai" (Japanese: 渾沌之舞)		Shirokuro &
Kazumi Kobayashi		Yūichirō MomoseRomanofu HigaNovember 11, 2024 (2024-11-11)
7"The Chaos Dance"
Transliteration: "Boryū no Mai" (Japanese: 暴龍之舞)		Hidehiko KadotaYū MuraiKō MatsuzonoNovember 18, 2024 (2024-11-18)
8"The Oar Song Dance"
Transliteration: "Tōka no Mai" (Japanese: 櫂歌之舞)		Ryo SagariYūichirō MomoseShinichi WatanabeAugust 22, 2025 (2025-08-22)
9"The Forgotten Crimson Dance"
Transliteration: "Wasukare no Mai" (Japanese: 忘紅之舞)		Tadao OkuboYū MuraiToshihiko MasudaAugust 29, 2025 (2025-08-29)
10"The Parting Dance"
Transliteration: "Ribetsu no Mai" (Japanese: 離別之舞)		Tadao OkuboYūichirō MomoseToshihiko MasudaSeptember 5, 2025 (2025-09-05)
11"The Nothingness Dance"
Transliteration: "Uyū no Mai" (Japanese: 烏有之舞)		Yukio Nishimoto
& Shunsuke Fujii		Yū MuraiNakano☆YoSeptember 12, 2025 (2025-09-12)
12"The White Tiger Dance"
Transliteration: "Byakko no Mai" (Japanese: 白虎之舞)		Kon Yoshikazu
& Shunsuke Fujii		Yūichirō MomoseKō MatsuzonoSeptember 19, 2025 (2025-09-19)
13"The Flame and Water Dance"
Transliteration: "Tensui no Mai" (Japanese: 炎水之舞)		Hidehiko Kadota
& Shunsuke Fujii		Yū MuraiTōru YoshidaSeptember 26, 2025 (2025-09-26)

Reception

By August 2023, the manga had over 1.3 million copies in circulation.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ The series started in the magazine's No. 1 issue of 2008 (cover date), which was released on January 16.
  2. ↑ Tokyo MX listed the series rebroadcast on July 4 at 25:30, which is effectively July 5 at 1:30 a.m. JST.

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