Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion

Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion (アンゴルモア 元寇合戦記) is a Japanese historical manga series written and illustrated by Nanahiko Takagi. An anime television series adaptation by Naz aired from July 11 to September 26, 2018.

The term Angolmois comes from the prophecies of Nostradamus about the reign of the great king of Angolmois, which is interpreted as being an anagram of the Old French word Mongolais 'Mongolians' and thus referring to Genghis Khan.[1]

Plot

The story follows a group of prisoners who are exiled to Tsushima Island to help form a first line of defense against the first Mongol invasion of Japan in 1274. They first join the Sō clan who then join with the Toi Barai clan to fight the invaders consisting mainly of Mongolian and Goryeo forces, but also including Jurchen people.

Characters

Exiles

  • Kuchii Jinzaburō (朽井迅三郎)
  • He is the main character, samurai and excellent swordsman using the Gekei sword style used by Yoshitsune. He is a former retainer of the Kamakura Shogunate and is one of the prisoners from Hakozaki exiled to Tsushima Island. He was imprisoned for being too radical, despite the fact that his master was pardoned posthumously. He had a family, and his child died in a plague.
  • Onitakemaru (鬼剛丸)
  • [2]
  • A large man with sharpened teeth. He is a former pirate who was captured by Jinzaburō which leads to some resentment. He fights with a kanabō war club.
  • Shiraishi Kazuhisa (白石和久)
  • [2]
  • A former gokenin noble who lost his lands and title. He prefers fighting on horseback.
  • Zhāng Míngfú (張明福)
  • [2]
  • A short man from Song China and a former merchant who claims to have been the richest man in Hakozaki and have a treasure hidden away.
  • Amushi (阿無志)
  • [2]
  • A boy arrested for thievery. He has an excellent night vision and often scouts for the group.
  • Hitari (火垂)
  • [2]
  • An aloof man and an excellent archer.
  • Dōen (導円)
  • [2]
  • Dōen is a monk and self-proclaimed doctor.
  • Obusuma Saburō (男衾三郎)
  • [2]
  • A former jitō manor steward who murdered his brother. He doubts whether defending Tsushima Island is worthwhile and attempts to side with the Mongols.

Sō Clan

  • Teruhi (輝日姫)
  • Princess Teruhi is the daughter of Sō Sukekuni, head of the Sō clan on Tsushima Island.
  • Sō Sukekuni (宗助国)
  • [2]
  • He is the leader of the Sō clan on Tsushima Island. Loves to relive his glorified past. Died at the hands of Goryeo.
  • Abiru Yajirō (阿比留弥次郎)
  • [2]
  • He is a Tsushima soldier and Sō Sukekuni's adopted son.
  • Kaitani Gontarō (貝谷権太郎)
  • He is a soldier, responsible for the protection of Princess Teruhi.
  • Kano (鹿乃)
  • She is Princess Teruhi's servant

Toi Barai

  • Magistrate Nagamine (長嶺判官)
  • Leader of the Toi Barai. Based in Kanatanoki castle.
  • Tatsu (タツ)
  • A young dark-skinned woman. She is a fierce fighter and an ama diver.
  • Sana (サナ)
  • A young girl who often teases Amushi. She has a pet Tsushima leopard cat.

Kamakura Shogunate

  • Hōjō Tokimune (北条時宗)
  • Shikken of the Kamakura shogunate.
  • Nagoe Tokiaki (名越時章)
  • Ōkura Yorisue (大蔵頼季)
  • Retainer of the Tokusō.
  • Shōni Kagesuke (少弐景資)
  • [3]
  • He is the Shogunate High General of the Kamakura shogunate and asks Kuchii Jinzaburō to help delay the Mongol forces who land on Tsushima Island.

Yuan dynasty Mongol Empire

  • Hindun (クドゥン)
  • Marshal of the Mongol forces.
  • Uriyan Edei (ウリヤンエデイ)
  • [3]
  • Mongolian royalty and a Mingghan general.
  • Liu Fuheng (劉復亨)
  • [3]
  • A Jurchen Vice-marshal
  • Hong Dagu (洪茶丘)
  • A Korean Vice-marshal

Korea

  • Kim Bang-gyeong (金方慶)
  • [3]
  • General of the Goryeo forces. His son was a Mingghan commander that was killed by Kuchii Jinzaburō.

Others

  • Emperor Antoku (安德帝)
  • [4]
  • Former child-Emperor of Japan who supposedly drowned 90 years previously. He is the great-grandfather of Teruhi.
  • Henry II the Pious
  • Duke of Silesia and Cracow. Killed by Mongols.

Media

Manga

Nanahiko Takagi launched the series in Kadokawa Shoten's Samurai Ace magazine on February 26, 2013.[5] The series went on hiatus after Samurai Ace ceased publication in December 2013.[6] It was then moved to Kadokawa's ComicWalker app starting on July 11, 2014.[7] The last chapter was released on ComicWalker on August 22, 2018. The series was collected in ten volumes released from February 10, 2015, to August 25, 2018. A sequel, Angolmois: Genkō Kassen-ki Hakata-hen, started on ComicWalker on January 2, 2019.

Volumes

Volumes

Anime

Kadokawa announced the anime adaptation at their Anime Expo booth on July 1, 2017.[18] The series was directed by Takayuki Kuriyama and written by Shogo Yasukawa, with animation by studio Naz.[18] Masayori Komine served as both character designer[18] and as chief animation director.[19] Kumiko Habara served as assistant director.[19] Straightener performed the series' opening theme song, "Braver", and She's performed the ending theme song "Upside Down".[3]

The series aired from July 11 to September 26, 2018, and broadcast on Sun TV, Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, TVQ Broadcasting Kyushu, and BS11.[3] It ran for 12 episodes.[20] Crunchyroll simulcast the series worldwide outside of Asia, Australia, and New Zealand.[21]

Episodes

Episodes

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