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Mononoke Anime Film's Manga Adaptation Ends With 2nd Volume in Early 2025
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The first volume of character designer Kitsuneko Nagata's manga adaptation of the Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa (Paper Umbrella) anime film revealed on Tuesday that the manga will end with the second volume, which ships in early 2025.
The manga adaptation launched on the Comic Days service on May 26.
The film will open in Japan on July 26. The film was previously slated to open last year, but was delayed. Alongside the announcement of the delay in February 2023, the film's staff also announced that Takahiro Sakurai would no longer reprise the role of the Medicine Seller as originally planned. Hiroshi Kamiya will instead voice the protagonist the Medicine Seller in the film.
Kenji Nakamura is returning to direct the Mononoke film, with production at Twin Engine. Kitsuneko Nagata is the character designer, and Yūichi Takahashi is adapting those designs for animation and is serving as chief animation director. Taku Iwasaki is composing the music. EOTA is animating the film.
The Mononoke anime premiered in 2007 and aired for 12 episodes. The series is a spinoff of the Ayakashi - Samurai Horror Tales anime. Specifically, it follows the medicine seller from the "Bakeneko" (Goblin Cat) arc. The Mononoke anime has five arcs, the last of which is titled "Bakeneko."
Kenji Nakamura directed the television anime at Toei Animation, and Takashi Hashimoto designed the characters and served as chief animation director. Yasuharu Takanashi composed the music.
The anime previously streamed on Crunchyroll, but is currently available on other streaming services such as The Roku Channel and Netflix. New Video Group released the series on DVD in North America in 2014.
Source: Gekijōban Mononoke: Karakasa manga volume 1
