Ōten no Mon

Ōten no Mon
First tankōbon volume cover
応天の門
Genre
Manga
Written byYak Haibara
Published byShinchosha
ImprintBunch Comics
MagazineMonthly Comic Bunch
Original runOctober 21, 2013 – present
Volumes21

Ōten no Mon (応天の門; lit. 'The Southern Gate') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yak Haibara. It began serialization in Shinchosha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Bunch in October 2013.

Plot

During the era when the Fujiwara clan was gradually seizing real power in the imperial court, rumors were rampant among the nobles of Heian-kyō that maids were disappearing night after night from the Fujiwara clan's residence. The nobles whispered that this was the work of an Oni, and the rumors eventually reached the ears of the Emperor. Ariwara no Narihira, who was in charge of guarding the capital, received an imperial order and began searching for the culprit. However, when his friend Kino Haseo was arrested as the culprit in the maid abduction, Narihira, who wanted to prove his innocence, asked for the cooperation of Sugawara no Michizane, Haseo's classmate whom he encountered at the scene of Haseo's arrest. Together with Michizane, who reluctantly promised to cooperate, they continued the search for the culprit.

After finally solving the case of the missing maid at the end of their investigation, Narihira and Michizane continue to uncover the bizarre incidents occurring in Heiankyo one by one, but they gradually become entangled in the power struggle between the Fujiwara and Tomo clans, who are involved in the background of the cases.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Yak Haibara, Ōten no Mon began serialization in Shinchosha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Comic Bunch on October 21, 2013.[1] The series' chapters have been compiled into twenty-one tankōbon volumes as of January 2026.[2]

No. Release date ISBN
1April 9, 2014[3]978-4-10-771742-9
2October 9, 2014[4]978-4-10-771777-1
3April 9, 2015[5]978-4-10-771810-5
4October 9, 2015[6]978-4-10-771846-4
5March 9, 2016[7]978-4-10-771883-9
6November 9, 2016[8]978-4-10-771930-0
7June 9, 2017[9]978-4-10-771987-4
8December 9, 2017[10]978-4-10-772034-4
9July 9, 2018[11]978-4-10-772101-3
10December 7, 2018[12]978-4-10-772143-3
11July 9, 2019[13]978-4-10-772203-4
12February 7, 2020[14]978-4-10-772258-4
13September 9, 2020[15]978-4-10-772320-8
14March 9, 2021[16]978-4-10-772371-0
15November 9, 2021[17]978-4-10-772445-8
16November 9, 2022[18]978-4-10-772544-8
17March 9, 2023[19]978-4-10-772584-4
18November 9, 2023[20]978-4-10-772666-7
19July 9, 2024[21]978-4-10-772732-9
20April 9, 2025[22][23]978-4-10-772815-9
978-4-10-772816-6 (SE)
21January 9, 2026[2]978-4-10-772905-7

Stage play

A stage play adaptation featuring Takarazuka Revue performers Kanato Tsukishiro, Mitsuki Umino, and An Hōzuki was held at the Takarazuka Grand Theater from February 4 to March 6, 2023, and the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater from March 25 to April 30 that same year.[24][25]

Another stage play adaptation featuring Ryuji Sato, Katsunori Takahashi, and Mari Hanafusa was held at Meiji-za in December 2024.[26]

Reception

The series was ranked 10th in the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics in 2016.[27] The series, alongside Jasmin and Tsuki ni Hoeran nee, also won the New Face Award at the 20th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2017.[28]

By June 2022, the series had 1.5 million copies in circulation.[24] By June 2024, the series had over 2.3 million copies in circulation.[26]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 灰原薬が@バンチ新連載、菅原道真&在原業平のサスペンス. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 21, 2013. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  2. 1 2 応天の門 21巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved December 21, 2025.
  3. ↑ 応天の門 1巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  4. ↑ 応天の門 2巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  5. ↑ 応天の門 3巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  6. ↑ 応天の門 4巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  7. ↑ 応天の門 5巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  8. ↑ 応天の門 6巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  9. ↑ 応天の門 7巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  10. ↑ 応天の門 8巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  11. ↑ 応天の門 9巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  12. ↑ 応天の門 10巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  13. ↑ 応天の門 11巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  14. ↑ 応天の門 12巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  15. ↑ 応天の門 13巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  16. ↑ 応天の門 14巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  17. ↑ 応天の門 15巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  18. ↑ 応天の門 16巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  19. ↑ 応天の門 17巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  20. ↑ 応天の門 18巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  21. ↑ 応天の門 19巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  22. ↑ 応天の門 20巻 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  23. ↑ 応天の門 20巻小冊子付限定版 (in Japanese). Shinchosha. Retrieved February 24, 2025.
  24. 1 2 灰原薬「応天の門」が宝塚歌劇団月組により舞台化、主演は月城かなと&海乃美月. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 30, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  25. ↑ 宝塚月組による舞台「応天の門」満月の下の麗しい姿映したポスタービジュアル. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 16, 2022. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  26. 1 2 灰原薬「応天の門」舞台化！明治座で12月上演 道真役は佐藤流司、業平役は高橋克典. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 24, 2024. Retrieved June 24, 2024.
  27. ↑ 全国書店員が選んだマンガランキング2016、1位は「ダンジョン飯」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 4, 2016. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
  28. ↑ 石塚真一「BLUE GIANT」が第20回メディア芸術祭マンガ部門の大賞に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 16, 2017. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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