Hengen Taima Yakō Karura Mau! (Japanese: 変幻退魔夜行カルラ舞う!, Hepburn: Hengen Taima Yakō Karura Mau!, "Phantasmagoric Exorcism Night Parade – Karura Dance!"), also known as simply Karura Mau! (カルラ舞う!, Karura Mau!), is a Japanese manga series by Kiichi Nagakubo. Its first two volumes were adapted to an animated feature film in 1989 and an OVA series in 1990 respectively.[1]
Karura Mau | |
カルラ舞う! | |
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Genre | Mystery[1] |
Manga | |
Hengen Taima Yakō Karura Mau! | |
Written by | Kiichi Nagakubo |
Published by | Asahi Sonorama |
Magazine | Hallowen |
Demographic | Shojo |
Original run | October 1, 1986 – 1998 |
Volumes | 8 |
Anime film | |
Hengen Taima Yakō Karura Mau! Nara Onryō Emaki | |
Directed by | Takaaki Ishiyama |
Produced by | Kazuhiko Inomata Ritsuko Kakita Tamaki Harada |
Written by | Yu Yamamoto |
Music by | Makoto Mitsui |
Studio | Ginga Teikoku Toshiba Eizo Soft Toei Classics |
Released | April 8, 1989 |
Runtime | 80 minutes |
Original video animation | |
Hengen Taima Yakō Karura Mau! Sendai Kokeshi Enka | |
Directed by | Takaaki Ishiyama |
Produced by | Kazuhiko Inomata Tamaki Harada |
Written by | Yu Yamamoto |
Music by | Makoto Mitsui |
Studio | Ginga Teikoku Eizo Kobo Toei Animation |
Released | September 14, 1990 - March 8, 1991 |
Runtime | 30 minutes |
Episodes | 6 |
Manga | |
Hengen Taima Yako Karura Mau! | |
Written by | Kiichi Nagakubo |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Magazine | Susperia Mystery Bonita |
Demographic | Shojo |
Original run | 1998 – March 2006 |
Volumes | 18 |
Manga | |
Hengen Taima Yako Karura Mau! Sukuna o Koroshita Kami-hen | |
Written by | Kiichi Nagakubo |
Published by | Shiraizumi |
Magazine | Horror Silky Vol.5 |
Demographic | Shojo |
Original run | 2020 – present |
Volumes | 1 |
The series has been considered one of the first and greatest works in the "occult action" manga genre, as well as the onmyoji fiction genre popular in Japan.[2][3][4] After finishing its run in 2006, it was followed by spin offs till 2018, then a prequel series, Sukuna o Koroshita Kami-hen, in 2020.[5]
For centuries, Japan has been protected by the Ōgi family, a hereditary clan of exorcists who fight the supernatural forces of evil under the protection of their patron deity Karura. Born in the 38th generation of this family, twin sisters Shoko and Maiko are endowed with the powers of the Scroll of Heaven and the Scroll of Earth, which allow them to see and banish wicked spirits. Aided by fellow spiritualist Kenmochi and government agent Nishikiori, they pose as transfer students to fight evil.[1][6]