Takakazu Nagakubo

Hengen Taima Yakou

Karura Mau!


For centuries the Ougi family has been fighting against the forces of evil under the auspices of their patron deity Karura (the Japanese Buddhist derivation of the Hindu Garuda).  But when twins are born in the 38th generation, the hereditary powers are divided between them.  Shouko has the spiritual abilities of the "Scroll of Heaven" and Maiko the physical powers of the "Scroll of Earth." Their personalities are just as different, but by joining together they can face any evil.

(Braver hearts than mine have despaired of translating the title into English.  Literally, it would come out as something like "Transformation Repel Evil Night Travel Karura Dances!" However, just as an example, "mau" should probably be rendered as something more like "comes forth," judging by its use within the story.  In the end, most prefer just to leave it untranslated.  If nothing else, it’s much shorter!)

Nagakubo’s masterpiece, Karura Mau!(カルラ舞う) was also animated as a movie and a video series.  Interrupted by the untimely demise of the monthly magazine Halloween (ハロウィン), it reappeared as Shin Karura Mau! (新・ カルラ舞う) in Susperia (サスペリア) and Susperia Mystery (サスペリアミステリー).  A new Shin Karura Mau! (真・ カルラ舞う!) has now also begun release, serialized in Mystery Bonita (ミステリーボニータ).

There are a number of short stories included in the Karura Mau! volumes, usually filling out the final volume of each story arc.  The stories featuring Karura Mau! characters are included here; the unrelated stories are listed in Other Works.


Karura Mau!

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変幻退魔夜行  カルラ舞う!  奈良怨霊絵巻

朝日ソノラマ: ハロウィンコミックス
新書版
Hengen Taima Yakou:  Karura Mau!:  Nara Onryou Emaki

Asahi Sonorama:  Halloween Comics
Shinsho-ban
v.1:  ISBN-10:4-257-91918-3, 02/1988
v.2:  ISBN-10:4-257-91919-1, 02/1988

v.3:  ISBN-10:4-257-91920-5, 03/1988
変幻退魔夜行  カルラ舞う!
v.1:  奈良怨霊絵巻
v.2:  奈良怨霊絵巻
v.3:  奈良怨霊絵巻
v.4:  仙台小芥子怨歌
v.5:  仙台小芥子怨歌
v.6:  飛騨怨霊絵巻
v.7:  飛騨怨霊絵巻
v.8:  飛騨怨霊絵巻
v.9:  飛騨怨霊絵巻
v.10:  飛騨怨霊絵巻
v.11:  飛騨怨霊絵巻
v.12:  冬樹裂風録
v.13:  瀬戸内怨霊経
v.14:  瀬戸内怨霊経
v.15:  瀬戸内怨霊経
v.16:  瀬戸内怨霊経
v.17:  辰王鬼礫行
v.18:  伏見狐勧請戸籍譚

朝日ソノラマ: ハロウィン少女コミック館
新書版
Hengen Taima Yakou:  Karura Mau!:
v.1:  Nara Onryou Emaki
v.2:  Nara Onryou Emaki
v.3:  Nara Onryou Emaki
v.4:  Sendai Kokeshi Onka
v.5:  Sendai Kokeshi Onka
v.6:  Hida Onryou Emaki
v.7:  Hida Onryou Emaki
v.8:  Hida Onryou Emaki
v.9:  Hida Onryou Emaki
v.10:  Hida Onryou Emaki
v.11:  Hida Onryou Emaki
v.12:  Fuyuki Reppuu Roku
v.13:  Setouchi Onryou Kyou
v.14:  Setouchi Onryou Kyou
v.15:  Setouchi Onryou Kyou
v.16:  Setouchi Onryou Kyou
v.17:  Shinnou Kireki Kou
v.18:  Fushimi Kitsune Kanjou Koseki Tan

Asahi Sonorama:  Halloween Shoujo Comic Kan
Shinsho-ban
v.1:  ISBN-10:4-257-98067-2, 11/1988
v.2:  ISBN-10:4-257-98068-0, 11/1988
v.3:  ISBN-10:4-257-98069-9, 11/1988
v.4:  ISBN-10:4-257-98102-4, 07/1989
v.5:  ISBN-10:4-257-98104-0, 08/1989
v.6:  ISBN-10:4-257-98159-8, 03/1991
v.7:  ISBN-10:4-257-98160-1, 03/1991
v.8:  ISBN-10:4-257-98167-9, 05/1991
v.9:  ISBN-10:4-257-98176-8, 07/1991

v.10:  ISBN-10:4-257-98184-9, 09/1991
v.11:  ISBN-10:4-257-98191-1, 11/1991
v.12:  ISBN-10:4-257-98218-7, 05/1992
v.13:  ISBN-10:4-257-98241-1, 11/1992
v.14:  ISBN-10:4-257-98251-9, 02/1993
v.15:  ISBN-10:4-257-98504-6, 05/1993
v.16:  ISBN-10:4-257-98516-X, 10/1993
v.17:  ISBN-10:4-257-98546-1, 09/1994
v.18:  ISBN-10:4-257-98559-3, 03/1995
変幻退魔夜行  カルラ舞う!
v.1:  奈良怨霊絵巻
v.2:  仙台小芥子怨歌
v.3:  飛騨怨霊絵巻 上巻
v.4:  飛騨怨霊絵巻 中巻
v.5:  飛騨怨霊絵巻 下巻
v.6:  瀬戸内怨霊経 上巻
v.7:  瀬戸内怨霊経 下巻
v.8:  伏見狐勧請戸籍譚

朝日ソノラマ
B6ワイド版
Hengen Taima Yakou:  Karura Mau!:
v.1:  Nara Onryou Emaki
v.2:  Sendai Kokeshi Onka
v.3:  Hida Onryou Emaki:  Joukan
v.4:  Hida Onryou Emaki:  Chuukan
v.5:  Hida Onryou Emaki:  Gekan
v.6:  Setouchi Onryou Kyou:  Joukan
v.7:  Setouchi Onryou Kyou:  Gekan
v.8:  Fushimi Kitsune Kanjou Koseki Tan

Asahi Sonorama
B6 Wide-ban
v.1:  ISBN-10:4-257-90293-0, 04/1997
v.2:  ISBN-10:4-257-90294-9, 04/1997
v.3:  ISBN-10:4-257-90297-3, 05/1997
v.4:  ISBN-10:4-257-90298-1, 05/1997

v.5:  ISBN-10:4-257-90300-7, 06/1997
v.6:  ISBN-10:4-257-90301-5, 06/1997
v.7:  ISBN-10:4-257-90305-8, 07/1997
v.8:  ISBN-10:4-257-90306-6, 07/1997
変幻退魔夜行  カルラ舞う!

秋田書店: 秋田文庫
文庫版
Hengen Taima Yakou:  Karura Mau!

Akita Shoten:  Akita Bunko
Bunko-ban
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v.1:  ISBN-10:4-253-17951-7, 01/2005

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v.2:  ISBN-10:4-253-17952-5, 04/2005

v.3:  ISBN-10:4-253-17953-3, 07/2005

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v.4:  ISBN-10:4-253-17954-1, 10/2005

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v.5:  ISBN-10:4-253-17955-X, 01/2006

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v.6:  ISBN-10:4-253-17956-8, 04/2006

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v.7:  ISBN-10:4-253-17957-6, 07/2006

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v.8:  ISBN-10:4-253-17958-4, 10/2006
The Halloween releases include a number of side stories.  (I currently have no information on which of these may appear in the wide-ban or bunko editions, or what volumes might contain them.):
  • V.3 includes Kaidan Furuya no Mori (怪談古屋の守), a side story about Oumi Ikeda, a major character of the Nara Onryou Emaki.
  • V.12 is made up entirely of short side stories.  Akuro-Ou no Kubi (悪路王の首), Youtou Daitsuuren (妖刀大通連), and Toono Mugenkou (遠野夢幻行) all feature Fuyuki Ogura of the Sendai Kokeshi Onka.  Oumi Ikeda appears again in the last story, Yami no Genjutsu Hikae (闇の幻術控), along with Kenmochi, another exorcist who appears regularly in the main series.
  • The main portion of v.17 is a long side story about Oumi’s brother Hiromi, who also first appeared in the Nara Onryou Emaki.  This is followed by a short prequel story featuring the twins as children, Kyoushu Zen’ya Tanka (教主前夜譚歌).
  • V.18 includes the Oumi & Kenmochi side story Karura Gaiden Yami no Genjutsu Hikae:  Kuroi Tani (迦楼羅外伝  闇の幻術控  黒い谷).

The Nara Onryou Emaki was also released by Asahi Sonorama as an audio cassette and a novel [text by Kei Rikudou (六道慧)].  A promotional animated movie based on this section of the story had a theatrical release in Tokyo before being released on video.  The Sendai Kokeshi Onka was similarly adapted into a six-part animated video series.

The original Karura Mau! comic series was translated into Chinese by Tongli (東立) under the title Tui Ling zhi Wu!* (退靈之舞!).


Shin Karura Mau!

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変幻退魔夜行  新・ カルラ舞う!
v.1:  諏訪恐霊祭  上巻
v.2:  諏訪恐霊祭  下巻
v.3:  安倍晴明の末裔
v.4:  奈良の太陽神  上巻
v.5:  奈良の太陽神  中巻
v.6:  奈良の太陽神  下巻
v.7:  伊豆の事代主
v.8:  吉備の護法神  上巻
v.9:  吉備の護法神  中巻
v.10:  吉備の護法神  下巻
v.11:  吉備死闘編 / スサノオ  上巻
v.12:  吉備死闘編 / スサノオ  下巻
v.13:  カルラ外伝 / 安倍晴明  上巻
v.14:  カルラ外伝 / 安倍晴明  下巻
v.15:  出雲の暗黒神  上巻
v.16:  出雲の暗黒神  下巻
v.17:  カルラ外伝/ 安倍晴明  青春編  上巻
v.18:  カルラ外伝/ 安倍晴明  青春編  下巻

秋田書店: ホラーコミックススペシャル
B6
Hengen Taima Yakou:  Shin Karura Mau!:
v.1:  Suwa Kyouryou Sai:  Joukan
v.2:  Suwa Kyouryou Sai:  Gekan
v.3:  Abe no Seimei no Matsuei
v.4:  Nara no Taiyoushin:  Joukan
v.5:  Nara no Taiyoushin:  Chuukan
v.6:  Nara no Taiyoushin:  Gekan
v.7:  Izu no Kotoshironushi
v.8:  Kibi no Gohoushin:  Joukan
v.9:  Kibi no Gohoushin:  Chuukan
v.10:  Kibi no Gohoushin:  Gekan
v.11:  Kibi Shitou Hen / Susanoo:  Joukan
v.12:  Kibi Shitou Hen / Susanoo:  Gekan
v.13:  Karura Gaiden / Abe no Seimei:  Joukan
v.14:  Karura Gaiden / Abe no Seimei:  Gekan
v.15:  Izumo no Ankokujin:  Joukan*
v.16:  Izumo no Ankokujin:  Gekan* v.17:  Karura Gaiden / Abe no Seimei Seishun Hen:  Joukan*
v.18:  Karura Gaiden / Abe no Seimei Seishun Hen:  Gekan*

Akita Shoten:  Horror Comics Special
B6
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v.1:  ISBN-10:4-253-12693-6, 09/1998

v.2:  ISBN-10:4-253-12694-4, 02/1999
v.3:  ISBN-10:4-253-12695-2, 07/1999
v.4:  ISBN-10:4-253-12696-0, 01/2000

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v.5:  ISBN-10:4-253-12701-0, 06/2000

v.6:  ISBN-10:4-253-12702-9, 12/2000
v.7:  ISBN-10:4-253-12703-7, 04/2001
v.8:  ISBN-10:4-253-12704-5, 09/2001

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v.9:  ISBN-10:4-253-12705-3, 02/2002

v.10:  ISBN-10:4-253-12706-1, 07/2002
v.11:  ISBN-10:4-253-12707-X, 12/2002
v.12:  ISBN-10:4-253-12708-8, 06/2003

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v.13:  ISBN-10:4-253-12709-6, 11/2003

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v.14:  ISBN-10:4-253-12981-1, 03/2004

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v.15:  ISBN-10:4-253-12982-X, 07/2004

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v.16:  ISBN-10:4-253-12983-8, 12/2004

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v.17:  ISBN-10:4-253-12984-6, 05/2005

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v.18:  ISBN-10:4-253-12985-4, 09/2005
V.3 is technically all Oumi & Kenmochi side stories of the Yami no Genjutsu Hikae (闇の幻術控) series:  Ise no Magagami (伊勢の禍神), Kai no Ishigami (甲斐の石神), Abe no Seimei no Matsuei Zenpen (安倍晴明の末裔  前編), and Abe no Seimei no Matsuei Kouhen (安倍晴明の末裔  後編).  But the Ougi girls do appear rather prominently in Kai no Ishigami, while even Oumi has no part in Abe no Seimei no Matsuei, a prequel story from Kenmochi’s childhood.

V.6 contains the side story Bangai Hen:  Haha Youkai (番外編  母妖怪), as well as a short comic review of the original Karura Mau! series, Shuku Honpen Rensai Saikai Kyouran Emaki (祝  本編連載再開狂乱絵巻).  V.7 also includes Suneori Ryuujin Matsuri (脚折竜神祭り).

This Shin Karura Mau! series was translated into Chinese by Daran (大然) as Fei Tian Xiang Wu (飛天翔舞).


Shin Karura Mau!

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真・ カルラ舞う!

秋田書店: ボニータコミックス
新書版
Shin Karura Mau!

Akita Shoten:  Bonita Comics
Shinsho-ban
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v.1:  ISBN-10:4-253-09715-4, 11/2006

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v.2:  ISBN:978-4-253-09716-1, 03/2007

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v.3:  ISBN:978-4-253-09717-8, 08/2007

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v.4:  ISBN:978-4-253-09718-5, 01/2008

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v.5:  ISBN:978-4-253-09719-2, 05/2008

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v.6:  ISBN:978-4-253-09720-8, 09/2008

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v.7:  ISBN:978-4-253-26147-0, 02/2009

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v.8:  ISBN:978-4-253-26148-7, 06/2009

V.1 starts with a remake of the opening scene from the original Halloween series, but after that the contents are new.

Chou Karura Mau!

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変幻退魔夜行  超・ カルラ舞う!

秋田書店: ボニータコミックス
新書版
Hengen Taima Yakou:  Chou Karura Mau!

Akita Shoten:  Bonita Comics
Shinsho-ban
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v.1:  ISBN:978-4-253-26149-4, 07/2009

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v.2:  ISBN:978-4-253-26150-0, 01/2010

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v.3:  ISBN:978-4-253-26151-7, 04/2010

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v.4:  ISBN:978-4-253-26152-4, 08/2010

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v.5:  ISBN:978-4-253-26153-1, 01/2011

Shoutoku Taishi no Jujutsu Hen

変幻退魔夜行  カルラ舞う!  聖徳太子の呪術編

秋田書店: ボニータコミックス
新書版
Hengen Taima Yakou:  Karura Mau!  Shoutoku Taishi no Jujutsu Hen

Akita Shoten:  Bonita Comics
Shinsho-ban
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v.1:  ISBN:978-4-253-26154-8, 03/2011

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v.2:  ISBN:978-4-253-26155-5, 09/2011

v.3:  ISBN:978-4-253-26156-2, 11/2011