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Hozuki's Coolheadedness
Hōzuki no Reitetsu.jp.jpg
Cover of the first volume
鬼灯の冷徹
Genre Dark comedy, supernatural
Manga
Written by Natsumi Eguchi
Published by Kodansha
Demographic Seinen
Magazine Weekly Morning
Original run March 3, 2011 – present
Volumes 21
Anime television series
Directed by Hiro Kaburaki
Written by Midori Gotō
Music by Tomisiro
Studio Wit Studio
Licensed by
Network Mainichi Broadcasting System
English network
Original run January 10, 2014 – April 4, 2014
Episodes 13 (List of episodes)
Original animation DVD
Directed by Hiro Kaburaki
Written by Midori Gotō
Music by Tomisiro
Studio Wit Studio
Released February 23, 2015 – August 21, 2015
Episodes 3 (List of episodes)
Manga
Hozuki no Reitetsu ~Shiro no Ashiato~
Written by Monaka Shiba
Published by Kodansha
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Nakayoshi
Original run December 1, 2015 – present
Portal icon Anime and Manga portal

Hozuki's Coolheadedness, originally known as Hōzuki no Reitetsu (Japanese: 鬼灯の冷徹?), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Eguchi. Its plot turns around Hozuki, a demon who works for the King and Head Judge of Hell. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the magazine Weekly Morning since March 2011, with chapters collected in twenty-one tankōbon volumes as of March 2016. Wit Studio adapted the manga into a 2014 anime television series and three original animation DVDs (OADs).

The anime was made available to English-speaking audiences through Crunchyroll, which streamed it, and Sentai Filmworks, which licensed the series to be released on DVD. In Japan, the Hozuki's Coolheadedness manga has sold over 7.5 million copies as of July 2014. The manga and anime have been featured at various times in weekly top ten lists of best-selling in their respective media. The anime has been well received by English-language reviewers, and was usually elected one of the best anime of 2014.

Plot

The story centers on demon Ogre Hozuki (鬼灯 Hōzuki) who works under King Enma (閻魔大王 Enma-Daiō), the King and Head Judge of Hell who determines what kind of hell the dead will be sent to. The serious-minded Hozuki attempts to manage and troubleshoot unusual problems which occur in the Japanese hell. Two of the most prominent subordinates of Hozuki are Karauri (唐瓜) and Nasubi (茄子). Other people in the hell include Oko (お香 Okō), the chief assistant of Mortal Hell; Peach Maki (ピーチ・マキ Pīchi Maki), a famous idol in Hell; and Yoshitsune Minamoto (源義経 Minamoto no Yoshitsune), a commander in the Crow-Tengu Police. The main rival of Hozuki is Hakutaku (白澤), a Chinese medicine expert who works at Shangri-La. Hakutaku is assisted by Momotarō (桃太郎), a famous samurai in his days of living. Momotaro's three pets are also regular characters in the series: Shiro (シロ), the dog; Kakisuke (柿助), the monkey; and Rurio (ルリオ), the pheasant.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Natsumi Eguchi, the manga series Hozuki's Coolheadedness is serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Morning seinen magazine since March 3, 2011.[1] It has been collected into twenty-one tankōbon volumes by Kodansha; the first was released on May 23, 2011 and the twenty-first was released on March 23, 2016.[2][3] In addition to the regular edition, some volumes were also released in a "limited edition" (限定版 Genteiban?) accompanied by new cover artworks and series-related merchandise.[4][5]

A comic and anime official guidebook was released by Kodansha on February 3, 2014,[6] while an artbook was released on November 20, 2015.[7] A special chapter was published in Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine on December 27, 2014.[8] In the same magazine, a four-panel spin-off by Monaka Shiba has been published starting from December 1, 2015; subtitled 'Shiro no Ashiato (シロの足跡?, lit. "Shiro's Footprints"), it focuses on Shiro.[9]

Volume list

No. Release date ISBN
1 May 23, 2011[2] ISBN 978-4-06-387017-6
2 August 23, 2011[10] ISBN 978-4-06-387035-0
3 November 22, 2011[11] ISBN 978-4-06-387061-9
4 February 23, 2012[12] ISBN 978-4-06-387086-2
5 May 23, 2012[13] ISBN 978-4-06-387110-4
6 August 23, 2012[14] ISBN 978-4-06-387135-7
7 November 22, 2012[15] ISBN 978-4-06-387159-3
8 February 22, 2013[16] ISBN 978-4-06-387190-6
9 May 23, 2013[17] ISBN 978-4-06-387212-5
10 August 23, 2013[18] ISBN 978-4-06-387240-8
11 November 22, 2013[19] ISBN 978-4-06-387269-9
12 December 20, 2013[20] ISBN 978-4-06-387273-6
13 February 21, 2014[21] ISBN 978-4-06-387295-8
14 May 23, 2014[22] ISBN 978-4-06-388333-6
15 August 22, 2014[23] ISBN 978-4-06-388361-9
16 November 21, 2014[24] ISBN 978-4-06-388393-0
17 February 23, 2015[25] ISBN 978-4-06-388426-5
18 May 22, 2015[26] ISBN 978-4-06-388426-5
19 August 21, 2015[27] ISBN 978-4-06-388486-9
20 November 20, 2015[28] ISBN 978-4-06-358781-4
21 March 23, 2016[3] ISBN 978-4-06-358804-0
22 July 22, 2016[29] ISBN 978-4-06-358827-9

Anime

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See also: List of Hozuki's Coolheadedness episodes

An anime adaptation of Hozuki's Coolheadedness was first announced through Morning's 31st issue in June 2013.[30] The exhibition of the anime's first promotional video took place in July at Japan Expo in Paris and Anime Expo in Los Angeles.[31] The Hozuki's Coolheadedness anime series was produced by Wit Studio and directed by Hiro Kaburaki, with screenplay by Midori Gotō and characters design by Hirotaka Katō.[32] It was broadcast by Mainichi Broadcasting System's programming block Animeism[33] from January 10, 2014 to April 4, 2014.[34] The entire series was released by King Records from April 9 to August 13, 2014 both in DVD and Blu-ray with an "A" and "B" version for each one of the six compilations.[note 1][note 2]

The series was simulcasted by Crunchyroll and was available for several countries, including the English-speaking United States, Canada, United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.[32] Sentai Filmworks licensed the series to the North American market in January 2014,[32] and released the series on a single box both on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on February 17, 2015.[43][44] At the Supernova Pop Culture Expo in April 2015, Madman Entertainment announced the series's licensing.[45] Madman made it available through its streaming site AnimeLab in August 2015[46] and through a DVD box released on October 21, 2015.[47] An English-subtitled version is also broadcast to Indonesia, Thailand and Singapore by Aniplus.[48]

In June 2014, a series of three original anime DVDs (OADs) was announced to be produced by the same staff of the anime series.[49] After the release of three teaser videos in August, October and November,[50][51][52] the OADs were screened between December 6 to December 28, 2014 in eleven theaters in Japan.[53] They were released along with the 17th, 18th, and 19th manga volumes on February 23, May 22, and August 21, 2015 respectively.[49]

Audio

The Hozuki's Coolheadedness anime series's music was composed by Tomisiro under Starchild Records, while Sound Team Don Juan produced the sound.[32] The series uses "Jigoku no Sata mo Kimi Shidai" (地獄の沙汰も君次第?) as its opening theme; it is interpreted by the series' main cast members under the name Jigoku no Sata All Stars (地獄の沙汰オールスターズ Jigoku no Sata?, lit. "Hell's Judgment All Stars").[54] It was released on February 19, 2014, and was followed by the series's ending theme, "Parallax View" (パララックス・ビュー Pararakkusu Byū?) by Sumire Uesaka, on March 5, 2014.[55][56] Another song from the series, "Ake! Jigoku no Kama no Futa" (開け!地獄の釜の蓋?), was released on June 1, 2014.[57] The anime soundtrack album was released on December 3, 2014 into two version; one with only the CD and another with a CD and DVD.[58][59] The OAD's theme, "Enma Daiō ni Kiite Goran" (閻魔大王に訊いてごらん?) by Uesaka, was released on December 12, 2014.[60]

An online radio program was and broadcast by Animate TV between December 28, 2013 and April 6, 2014, lasting thirteen episodes.[61][62] The show, titled "Hito ni Kibishiku" (ひとにきびしく?), was hosted by Hiroki Yasumoto, Hōzuki's voice actor, and received the other anime's voice actors as guest.[61][62]

Reception

As of July 2014, Hozuki's Coolheadedness's first fourteen volumes have sold over 7 million copies in Japan.[63] Several volumes of the series have been featured on Oricon's weekly chart of the best-selling manga; all volumes since the fifth one have reached the top 10.[note 3] Hozuki's Coolheadedness was among the best-selling manga series of 2014 and 2015[81][82] and individual volumes have also reached the list for the first half of both years.[83][84] The series's guidebook also entered the top 25 of best-selling comics.[85] The 2012 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi!, which surveys people in the manga and publishing industry, named Hozuki's Coolheadedness the nineteenth best manga series for male readers.[86] In 2012, it was one of the 15 manga nominated for the 5th Manga Taishō and was selected by jury for the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[31] The series was nominated for the 38th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga,[87][88] and ranked fifth on the "Book of the Year by Media Factory's Da Vinci in 2014.[89]

All the six compilation of the anime series were featured both on Oricon's weekly chart of the best-selling DVD and Blu-ray, reaching the top 10 in both categories.[note 4] Its two first volumes were released on the same day and they ranked first and second on the DVD list, while were second and third on the Blu-ray list.[90][91] The first DVD, the fifth Blu-ray and the sixth DVD volumes topped the list.[90][97][98] In a survey by Rekochoku with 500 men and women between the ages of 10 and 50, Hozuki's Coolheadedness was voted the best anime that started in January 2014.[100] Asking the same question the site Animeanime.jpg received over 2800 votes, and the anime was the fourth most voted in general, while was atop among women.[101][102]

Several reviewers ranked Hozuki's Coolheadedness among their favorite of the year; this include Vichus Smith of Electronic Gaming Monthly,[103] Kelly Quinn of Tor.com,[104] and Amy McNulty and Gabriella Ekens of Anime News Network (ANN).[105][106] All reviewers pondered over its humor that requires some understanding of Japanese culture,[103][104][106] but they ultimately appreaciated it; McNulty said that despite it, "the payoff is well worth your effort."[105] Quinn dubbed it "one of the most original comedies we saw this year" for its "sadistic humor and bizarre setting", attributing most of it to its main character.[104] Ekens affirmed that "While not every episode provoked peals of laughter, there was just enough cuteness and cleverness aside to make me love this little show."[106] Josh Tolentino of Japanator often compared it to Lucky Star for its slow pace.[107][108][109] He commented, "I've heard rumblings in some circles about [the anime] being intensely boring, but I'm having fun so far. It's just really low-key in the way that, say, Dilbert is low-key."[107]

ANN's Carl Kimlinger was generally unfavorable; although noted its premise as singular, criticized its music, characters and "comedic incompetence".[110] He nevertheless praised its sumi-e-inspired visuals, which are "startlingly beautiful at times, and utterly distinctive at all times.".[110] Quinn also echoed a similar praise for its visuals,[104] while Tolentino stated "one of this show's best qualities is how it shows off traditional Japanese art".[111] Kate O'Neil of The Fandom Post also praised it, stating "the animation is quite superb".[112] O'Neil also said, "It's the weird artsy kid sitting in the back row of desks combined with The Office. Many viewers won't get the appeal, but it's always been a fascinating and often funny watch with a great artistic style and well defined personalities."[113]

Notes

  1. ↑ See the attached sources for volume 1: DVD ("A" version),[35] DVD ("B" version),[36] Blu-ray ("A" version),[37] and Blu-ray ("B" version).[38]
  2. ↑ See the attached sources for volume 6: DVD ("A" version),[39] DVD ("B" version),[40] Blu-ray ("A" version),[41] and Blu-ray ("B" version)[42]
  3. ↑ See the attached sources for volume 5,[64] volume 6,[65] volume 7,[66] volume 8,[67] volume 9,[68] volume 10,[69] volume 11,[70] volume 12,[71] volume 13,[72] volume 14,[73] volume 15,[74] volume 16,[75] volume 17,[76] volume 18,[77] volume 19,[78] volume 20,[79] and volume 21.[80]
  4. ↑ See the attached sources for volume 1 and 2 (DVD),[90] volume 1 and 2 (Blu-ray),[91] volume 3 (DVD),[92] volume 3 (Blu-ray),[93] volume 4 (DVD),[94] volume 4 (Blu-ray),[95] volume 5 (DVD),[96] volume 5 (Blu-ray),[97] volume 6 (DVD),[98] and volume 6 (Blu-ray).[99]

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