Orochi (おろち) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuo Umezu. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from June 1969 to August 1970. It follows the story of Orochi, a woman with a young appearance and supernatural powers and how she observes people's lives and the consequences of their hidden actions. The story contains several varying elements such as paranormal and psychological themes.
| Orochi | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| おろち | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazuo Umezu |
| Published by | |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Akita Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | June 15, 1969 – August 23, 1970 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Norio Tsuruta |
| Written by | Hiroshi Takahashi |
| Released | September 20, 2008 |
| Runtime | 107 minutes |
In 2008, It was adapted into a live action film.[2][3][4]
In North America, it was licensed for an English language release by Viz Media.
Characters
- Kazusa Monzen (played by Yoshino Kimura)[5]
- Risa Monzen (played by Noriko Nakagoshi)[5]
- Aoi Monzen (played by Yoshino Kimura)[5]
- Orochi (played by Mitsuki Tanimura)[5]
Manga
Orochi was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from June 15, 1969,[6] to August 23, 1970.[7] Akita Shoten collected its chapters into six tankōbon volumes, released between April 23 and September 23, 1971.[8][9] In 2005, Shogakukan re-released the series into four-volume deluxe edition.[10][11]
In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media.[12] Only one volume was published on September 5, 2002.[13] In July 2021, Viz Media announced that they would re-publish the series in print and digital formats.[14] The first volume was released on March 15, 2022.[1]
References
External links
- Orochi (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Orochi at IMDb
- Reviews at Twitch Film: [1] [2]
