, also known as ''Satanikus!'', is a Japanese

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and

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series created by

Go Nagai , better known by the pen name , is a Japanese manga artist and a prolific author of science fiction, fantasy, horror and erotica. He made his professional debut in 1967 with ''Meakashi Polikichi'', but is best known for creating popular 1970s ...

. It's one of Nagai's most famous works in

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, although not very well known in the rest of the world. In 2006, it would get a

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in ''

Demon Prince Enma is a Japanese horror anime and manga series created by Go Nagai. It is a sequel/ remake of '' Dororon Enma-kun''. The manga version of ''Demon Prince Enma'' would get a sequel called ''Satanikus Enma Kerberos'' by Eiji Karasuyama in 2007. P ...

'', which drops the comedy and becomes a full-fledged suspense-horror series. After the OVA was released, another manga version was released called '' Satanikus ENMA Kerberos'' by Eiji Toriyama. A remake entitled ''Dororon Enma-kun MeeraMera'' aired in Japan in 2011.

Plot

Enma, Yukiko-Hime and Kapaeru are part of the Yokai-Patrol. They go after ghosts that have escaped from Hell into the human world.

Characters

; : : The hot-headed, perverted protagonist, sent by his uncle to arrest yokai that have infiltrated the human world, though most often then not he ends up going overboard and killing them instead. He has long eyebrows that can detect a yokai's presence and wields a powerful cape and a fiery staff which can transform into a massive hammer. ; : : A beautiful

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princess who is in love with Enma, but often has to put up with his pervertedness. She has powerful ice powers, though more often than not gets captured in a fanserviceable manner. ; : : Half

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, half water sprite. He is the third member of the Yokai Patrol. He doesn't have a lot of attacks, but still provides some help in battle. He's often confused for a frog, which makes him very angry. His name is a portmanteau of '

' and 'kaeru' ("frog" in Japanese). ; : : An "old man" yokai who looks like a hat and guides Enma-kun. His name is a portmanteau of '

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' and 'ouji' ("old man" in Japanese). ; : : A human boy that befriends the Yokai Patrol. He attends the local elementary school, and always gets attacked by demons. He is a side character in the 2011 anime. ; : : Tsutomu's teacher. He's merely a comic relief, and always yelling at Tsutomu-kun. ; : : A homeless deadbeat, Daracura was originally an officer for Enma-Daiou. After losing his position of officer, Daracura tried throughout the series to kill Enma-kun. However, as the series progressed Daracura became less important. ; : : Tsutomu's girlfriend. Her mother has passed on, and lives with her father in an apartment complex. She replaces Tsutomu as one of the main protagonists in the 2011 anime. ; : : The Judge of Hell and Enma's uncle. He sends Enma-kun and his friends to arrest demons on Earth. ; : : Enma's sister; the protagonist of the spin-off manga, ''Dororon Enbi-chan'', and an antagonist in the 2011 anime. She has her own versions of Yukiko-Hime and Kappaeru named Yukiko-Hige and Kapaku.

Media

Anime

The original anime was produced by

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and was originally broadcast on

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from to . The opening theme was and the ending theme was , both performed by

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. An

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of the sequel manga, ''

'', was produced by

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and was released in four volumes released between August 25, 2006 and March 23, 2007. The OVA is licensed in North America by

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. A remake of the original series, titled , was produced by Brain's Base and aired on

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between April 7, 2011 and June 24, 2011. The opening theme is by

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and the Moonriders, whilst the ending theme is by The Moonriders feat. Yoko.

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licensed the series in North America under the title ''Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up'' and released the series on subtitled DVD and Blu-ray Disc on September 11, 2012.

Manga

The main version of the manga was originally serialized in

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's magazine ''

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'' from to . Besides ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' version, other serializations were published at the time in various Shogakukan's children magazines and in

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's ''

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'', drawn by Nagai and several of his assistants.

Volumes

The series published in ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' has been compiled in volumes several times. This version is also available in

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format, published by ebookjapan.

Sequels

Short stories

*, a one-shot story, was published in the issue of Asahi Sonorama' ''

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''. In this story, the characters are older. Since its publication, this manga has been compiled in all

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as the last story with the title . *, drawn by Koichi Hagane, a short manga published by Shogakukan on in '' Coro Coro Comic'' and on and in ''Bessatsu Coro Coro Comic Special''. *, a

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, is a 38-page one-shot story published on (cover date ) published in

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's ''

Business Jump , was a Japanese seinen manga anthology published by Shueisha under the ''Jump'' line of magazines. The manga of ''Business Jump'' were published under the "Young Jump Comics" line. This magazine's mascot was an anthropomorphic, Western-style mous ...

''.

''Dororon Enbi-chan''

, published from to in the magazine '' Monthly YoungMan'' by Sanwa Publishing. This is an adult-restricted

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=Volumes

''Kikoushi Enma''

is a sequel of the original manga by Go Nagai with a mature tone, where the characters are no longer children, published in

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's ''

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'' from (cover date ) to (cover date .)

''Satanikus ENMA Kerberos''

is a sequel of ''Kikoushi Enma'' by Eiji Karasuyama, published in Kodansha's ''Magazine Z'' from (cover date ) to (cover date .)

''Shururun Yukiko Hime-chan: feat. Dororon Enma-kun''

is a seinen manga written and drawn by Sae Amatsu and released alongside ''Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera''. It was serialized on

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's magazine ''

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'' from (cover date ) to (cover date ).

=Volumes

References

External links

''Dororon Enma-kun''
at ''The World of Go Nagai'' webpage
''Satanikus!''
at

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''Dororon Enma-kun Toei Animation Website''
Official site (TV)
''Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera'' official website

''Dororon Enma-kun Meeramera'' official website
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