Twin Star Exorcists

Twin Star Exorcists (双星の陰陽師) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiaki Sukeno. The manga was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Jump Square from November 2013 to September 2024, with its chapters collected in 35 volumes. The story revolves around Rokuro Enmado and Benio Adashino, a pair of young and talented exorcists, who (according to a prophecy) are destined to marry and have a child that will be the ultimate exorcist. The manga series has been licensed for an English language release in North America by Viz Media, publishing the first volume in July 2015.

The series was adapted into an anime television series by Studio Pierrot, that ran from April 2016 to March 2017. Three light novels and two spin-off manga series have also been published. A video game was developed and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment for the PS Vita and released in January 2017.

Plot

Rokuro is a young boy who used to be a powerful aspiring exorcist, before a tragic incident left his friends dead and made him abandon the profession. One day, he has a fateful encounter with Benio Adashino, a girl around his age and a well known exorcist from the east. According to a prophecy, Rokuro and Benio are the "Twin Star Exorcists" and are destined to marry and have a child known as the "Miko" which will be the ultimate exorcist, capable of cleansing all evil spirits (

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Yoshiaki Sukeno, Twin Star Exorcists started in Shueisha's Jump Square magazine on November 2, 2013.[2] A special chapter was published in Weekly Shōnen Jump in April 2016.[3] The series finished after nearly eleven years on September 4, 2024.[4] Shueisha collected its chapters in 35 volumes, released from February 4, 2014, to November 1, 2024.[5][6]

Viz Media licensed the series for publication in North America, with the first volume released on July 7, 2015.[7][8]

Spin-offs

The first spin-off manga series, Sōsei no Onmyōji: SD Nyoritsuryō!! (双星の陰陽師 SD如律令!!) is a comedy spin-off comic, written by Koppy and supervised by Yoshiaki Sukeno. It is published at the official website of the original manga,[9] as well as the magazine Saikyō Jump. The compiled volume was published on March 3, 2017.[10]

The second spin-off manga series, Sōsei no Onmyōji: Tenen Jakko: Nishoku Kokkeiga (双星の陰陽師天縁若虎〜二色滑稽画) is a manga adaptation of the light novel Sōsei no Onmyōji: Tenen Jakko, written and illustrated by the same authors. The back-story focuses on the characters, Seigen Amawaka and Yukari Otomi. The spin-off series was published on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+; it was preceded by a prologue chapter on August 27, 2018,[11] while the series was published from September 3 to November 26, 2018.[12][13]

Spin-offs

Light novels

Three light novel adaptations have been published and released by Shueisha under its Jump J-Books imprint from August 4, 2016, to December 4, 2018. The light novels are Sōsei no Onmyōji: Tenen Jakko (双星の陰陽師 ―天縁若虎), Sōsei no Onmyōji: Shiga Kenbyaku (双星の陰陽師 ―士牙繭闢) and Sōsei no Onmyōji: Santen Haja (双星の陰陽師 ―三天破邪). Each novel features a back-story from the perspective of different characters from the main series, serving as prologues to the main story. They were written by Hajime Tanaka and supervised by Sukeno.[15]

Anime

An anime television adaptation was announced in December 2015.[16] The series is directed by Tomohisa Taguchi and written by Naruhisa Arakawa,[17] with animation by Studio Pierrot.[18] Shishō Igarashi served as assistant director, with character designs by Kikuko Sadakata, and Itsuko Takeda serving as chief animation director.[17] The series was broadcast for 50 episodes on TV Tokyo and other TX Network stations from April 6, 2016, to March 29, 2017.[19][20]

Video game

A video game adaptation of the series from Bandai Namco Entertainment was announced on September 3, 2016.[38] The battle adventure game was released for PlayStation Vita, and features Rokuro as a playable character. It features an alternate setup with five different girls as candidates for the title of Twin Star, including Benio, Mayura, and three other characters designed exclusively for the game by original creator Yoshiaki Sukeno. The game was released to Japan on January 26, 2017.[39]

type	tv series
director	Tomohisa Taguchi
producer	Makoto Hijikata Maiko Isogai Tomohiko Iwase Naoto Tani Teruaki Sanematsu
writer	Naruhisa Arakawa
music	Mikio Endō
licensee	Crunchyroll
studio	Pierrot
network	TXN (TV Tokyo)
first	April 6, 2016
last	March 29, 2017
episodes	50
episode list	List of Twin Star Exorcists episodes

Twin Star Exorcists

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Spin-offs

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Anime

Video game

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