Hyakka Ryōran
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Hyakka Ryōran: Samurai Girls (Japanese: 百花繚乱 SAMURAI GIRLS, Hepburn: Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Gāruzu, shortened to Samurai Girls)[Note 1][Note 2] is a Japanese light novel series written by Akira Suzuki with illustrations by Niθ to commemorate Hobby Japan's 40th anniversary. The first volume was released by Hobby Japan on February 28, 2009, with 17 volumes currently available in Japan under their HJ Bunko imprint. There are currently three different manga adaptations based on the Hyakka Ryoran universe published. An online anthology comic was serialized on Hobby Japan's media website Hobby Channel from June 1, 2010, and sold two volumes as of June 2011; a manga adaptation illustrated by Junichi Iwasaki began serialization in the November 2010 issue of Monthly Comic Alive; and another manga adaptation by Tatara Yano began serialization in Hobby Japan's online manga magazine Comic Dangan on December 23, 2011. A spinoff manga called Hyakka Ryōran: Sengoku Maidens, illustrated by Yuri Shinano, was serialized in the March 2009 issue of Dengeki Daioh and ended in the March 2011 issue, and released three volumes as of March 2012.
Hyakka Ryōran | |
![]() First light novel cover, featuring Muneakira Yagyu (back) and Jubei Yagyu (front) | |
百花繚乱 SAMURAI GIRLS (Hyakka Ryōran Samurai Gāruzu) | |
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Genre | Action, comedy, harem[1][2] |
Light novel | |
Written by | Akira Suzuki |
Illustrated by | Niθ |
Published by | Hobby Japan |
Imprint | HJ Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | February 28, 2009 – January 26, 2014 |
Volumes | 17 |
Manga | |
Hyakka Ryōran: Sengoku Maidens | |
Illustrated by | Yura Shinano |
Published by | ASCII Media Works |
Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | December 18, 2009 – March 27, 2011 |
Volumes | 3 |
Manga | |
Written by | Akira Suzuki (original story) |
Illustrated by |
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Published by | Media Factory |
Magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | June 1, 2010 – present |
Volumes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Samurai Girls | |
Directed by | KOBUN |
Produced by |
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Written by | Ryunosuke Kingetsu |
Music by | Tatsuya Kato |
Studio | Arms |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Chiba TV, tvk, TV Saitama, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, Sun TV, AT-X |
English network | |
Original run | September 4, 2010 – December 20, 2010 |
Episodes | 12 (List of episodes) |
Manga | |
Hyakka Ryōran: Seven Spears | |
Written by | Akira Suzuki (original story) |
Illustrated by |
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Published by | Hobby Japan |
Magazine | Comic Dangan |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | December 23, 2011 – present |
Volumes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Samurai Bride | |
Directed by | KOBUN |
Produced by |
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Written by | Satoru Nishizono |
Music by | Tatsuya Kato |
Studio | Arms |
Licensed by | |
Original network | AT-X, Chiba TV, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, TV Aichi, BS11 |
English network |
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Original run | April 5, 2013 – June 21, 2013 |
Episodes | 12 (List of episodes) |
Original video animation | |
Samurai After | |
Directed by | Toshinori Fukushima |
Produced by |
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Written by | Masahiro Ōkubo |
Music by | Tatsuya Kato |
Studio | Arms |
Released | January 23, 2015 – July 1, 2015 |
Runtime | 25–26 minutes (each) |
Episodes | 2 (List of episodes) |
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A 12-episode anime adaptation produced by Arms aired on Chiba TV and other networks from October 2010 to December 2010.[3] A second anime season aired from April to June 2013. At Anime Expo 2010, Hobby Japan announced that they are planning to release the light novels in North America in the near future.[4]
The series is loosely based on the Sengoku period or early Edo period of Japan, despite being set in the present day.