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Seraph of the End (Japanese: 終わりのセラフ Hepburn: Owari no Serafu) (also known as Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written by Takaya Kagami and
Seraph of the End
illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto with storyboards by Daisuke Furuya. It is published by Shueisha on Jump SQ and in English by Viz Media on Weekly Shonen Jump.
The series is set in a world that allegedly comes to an end at the hands of a "humanmade" virus, ravaging the global populace and leaving only children under the age of thirteen untouched. It is at this time that
vampires emerge from the recesses of the earth, likely followed by ageold horrors of the dark thought only to be myth. A young man named Yūichirō Hyakuya joins a vampire extermination unit to avenge the
deaths of his orphaned family and reclaim his best friend Mikaela Hyakuya from the vampires.
An anime adaptation by Wit Studio was announced on August 28, 2014. The first cour of the series premiered in Japan on April 4, 2015 and ended on June 20, 2015. The second cour began on October 10, 2015
and finished on December 26, 2015. The series was later broadcast in the United Kingdom on Viceland, beginning February 14, 2018. [2][3]
A series of light novels focused on Yu's superior, Guren Ichinose, has been written by Kagami and illustrated by Yamamoto.
Contents
Plot
Media
Manga
Light novels
Anime Cover of the first manga volume
Video games
終わりのセラフ
Reception (Owari no Serafu)
References Genre Adventure, Science
External links fiction,
Supernatural[1]
Manga
Plot Written by Takaya Kagami
In 2012, the world allegedly comes to an end at the hands of a "humanmade" virus, ravaging the global populace and leaving only children under the age of thirteen untouched. It is at this time that vampires Illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto
emerge from the recesses of the earth, likely followed by ageold horrors of the dark thought only to be myth. The vampires sweep the earth and claim it in a single violent stroke, subjugating the remnants of
Published by Shueisha
humanity and leading them beneath the surface to safety. This "protection" comes at the price of donating blood to their captors. At the age of twelve, Yūichirō and his friend and fellow orphan Mikaela plotted to
English NA Viz Media
escape along with the children in Hyakuya Orphanage. However, this resulted in their deaths and Mikaela sacrifices himself in order for Yūichirō to escape and be saved by members of the Moon Demon
publisher
Company, an extermination unit of the Japanese Imperial Demon Army. Four years later, Yūichirō dedicates his life to destroy vampires and seek revenge against them for murdering his "family." At the same
time, it is revealed that Mikaela is still alive and is a vampire that Yūichirō has sworn to exterminate. Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Jump SQ
Media English NA Weekly Shonen
magazine Jump
Original run September 3, 2012
Manga
– present
Seraph of the End has been serialized by Shueisha in its Japanese monthly shōnen manga magazine Jump SQ since September 3, 2012. On October 7, 2013, Viz Media announced that it has licensed for North
Volumes 16
American release and added the series to its manga to its lineup of the company's Weekly Shonen Jump digital magazine. [4]
Light novels
A voice comic (vomic) was also produced and published by Shueisha and its first episode was featured by Sakiyomi JumBang! on February 1, 2013. [5]
Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at
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A spinoff gag manga to commemorate the anime adaptation titled Serapetit! Seraph of the End fourframe manga 〜 (せらぷち!〜終わりのセラフ4コマ編〜 Serapuchi!〜 Owari no Serafu 4komahen 〜) has Sixteen
been serialized by Shueisha in Jump SQ since April 2015 after being serialized in 17th and 18th volumes of Jump SQ.19. It also has been published on the Seraph of the End official website. [6]
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A PlayStation Vita strategy game, titled Owari no Seraph: Unmei no Hajimari (終わりのセラフ 運命の始まり), was released by Bandai Namco Games on December 17, 2015. [34]
Platform iOS, Android
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Reception Game
Owari no Seraph: Unmei no
Volume 1 reached the 24th place on the Japanese weekly manga chart, [36] and, as of 13 January 2013, has sold 62,434 copies. [37] It also reached the 3rd place on the New York Times manga bestseller chart. [38]
Hajimari
Volume 2 reached the 15th place on the weekly manga chart, [39] and, as of 12 May 2013, has sold 91,095 copies. [40] Volume 3 reached the 9th place[41] and, as of 15 September 2013, has sold 121,235 copies. [42]
Volume 4 also reached the 9th place on the chart, [43] and, as of 19 January 2014, has sold 160,444 copies. [44] Volume 5 also reached the 9th place, [45] and has sold, as of 11 May 2014, 155,139 copies. [46] In 2015, Developer Bandai Namco
the series sold 2.8 million copies. [47] As of May 2017, the manga had 7 million copies in print, [48] and as of April 4, 2018, the manga had 8.5 million copies in print. [49] Entertainment
Genre TRPG
On Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman gave volume 1 an overall grade of B+. [50]
Platform PlayStation Vita
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32. "Seraph of the End Event Anime to be Bundled with Manga's 11th Volume" (http://www.animenewsn 41. "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 2–8" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20130912/j
etwork.com/news/20151204/seraphoftheendeventanimetobebundledwithmanga11thvolum apanesecomicrankingseptember28). Anime News Network. 12 September 2013. Retrieved
e/.96077). Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 February 2016. 7 July 2014.
33. "Seraph of the End Anime's Additional Cast, Theme Songs, Air Date Announced" (http://www.anime 42. "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 9–15" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013091
newsnetwork.com/news/20150225/seraphoftheendanimeadditionalcastthemesongsairdatea 9/japanesecomicrankingseptember915). Anime News Network. 19 September 2013. Retrieved
nnounced/.85357). Anime News Network. Retrieved 25 February 2015. 7 July 2014.
34. "Seraph of the End PS Vita strategy RPG announced" (http://gematsu.com/2015/07/seraphendpsv 43. "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 30January 5" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/201
itastrategyrpgannounced). Gematsu. July 1, 2015. 40109/japanesecomicrankingdecember30january5). Anime News Network. 9 January 2014.
35. "Seraph of the End Gets PS Vita, Smartphone Games" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2 Retrieved 7 July 2014.
0150709/seraphoftheendgetspsvitasmartphonegames/.90263). Anime News Network. July 44. "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 13–19" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20140122/j
10, 2015. apanesecomicrankingjanuary1319). Anime News Network. 22 January 2014. Retrieved 7 July
36. "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 31January 6" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/201 2014.
30109/japanesecomicrankingdecember31january6). Anime News Network. 9 January 2013. 45. "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 28May 4" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20140507/j
Retrieved 7 July 2014. apanesecomicrankingapril28may4). Anime News Network. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
37. "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 7–13" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20130116/ja 46. "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 5–11" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20140514/japan
panesecomicrankingjanuary713). Anime News Network. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 7 July esecomicrankingmay511). Anime News Network. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
2014. 47. "TopSelling Manga in Japan by Series: 2015" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015112
38. "New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 1–7" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/201 9/topsellingmangainjapanbyseries2015/.95913). Anime News Network. Retrieved November 29,
40613/newyorktimesmangabestsellerlistjune17/.75543). Anime News Network. 13 June 2015.
2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014. 48. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20170501/seraphoftheendgurenichinosecatastrophe
39. "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 29May 5" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20130508/j atsixteennovelsgetmangaadaptation/.115491
apanesecomicrankingapril28may4). Anime News Network. 8 May 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014. 49. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20180408/roundupofnewlyrevealedprintcountsfor
40. "Japanese Comic Ranking, May 6–12" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/20130515/japan mangalightnovelseries/.129996
esecomicrankingmay511). Anime News Network. 15 May 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2014. 50. Rebecca Silverman (29 June 2014). "Seraph of the End GN 1" (http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/
review/seraphoftheend/gn1/.75794). Anime News Network. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
External links
Official website (http://owarinoseraph.com/) (in Japanese)
Official manga website (http://jumpsq.shueisha.co.jp/rensai/owarinoseraph/) (in Japanese)
Official anime website (http://owarinoseraph.jp/) (in Japanese)
Seraph of the End (https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=16088) (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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