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{{Infobox animanga/Header
  
{{Infobox animanga/Header
 
| name = Kekkaishi
  
| name = Kekkaishi
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| image = [[Image:Vol.1 - Kekkaishi.jpg|230px]]
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| image = [[File:Vol.1 - Kekkaishi.jpg|230px]]
 
| caption = Cover of volume 1 of ''Kekkaishi'' published by [[Viz Media]], depicting Yoshimori Sumimura (right) and Madarao
  
| caption = Cover of volume 1 of ''Kekkaishi'' published by [[Viz Media]], depicting Yoshimori Sumimura (right) and Madarao
 
| ja_kanji = 結界師
  
| ja_kanji = 結界師
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
  
{{Infobox animanga/Print
 
| type = manga
  
| type = manga
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| title =
 
 
| author = [[Yellow Tanabe]]
  
| author = [[Yellow Tanabe]]
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| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
  
| publisher = [[Shogakukan]]
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| publisher_en = {{flagicon|United States}} {{flagicon|Canada}} [[Viz Media]]
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| publisher_en = {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[Viz Media]]
 
| demographic = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
  
| demographic = ''[[Shōnen manga|Shōnen]]''
 
| magazine = [[Shōnen Sunday]]
  
| magazine = [[Shōnen Sunday]]
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| published =
 
 
| first = 2003 issue 47
  
| first = 2003 issue 47
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| last =
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| volumes = 29
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| volumes = 31
 
| volume_list = List of Kekkaishi chapters
  
| volume_list = List of Kekkaishi chapters
 
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{{Infobox animanga/Anime
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| type = tv series
 
| director = Kodama Kenji
  
| director = Kodama Kenji
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| studio = [[Sunrise (company)]]
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| producer =
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| licensor = {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|USA}} [[Viz Media]]
  
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| studio = [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]]
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| licensor = {{flagicon|Canada}} {{flagicon|United States}} [[Viz Media]]
 
| network = [[Nippon Television]]/[[Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|Yomiuri TV]]/nationwide on [[Nippon Television Network System]]
  
| network = [[Nippon Television]]/[[Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|Yomiuri TV]]/nationwide on [[Nippon Television Network System]]
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| network_en = {{flagicon|US}} [[Adult Swim]]
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| network_en = {{flagicon|United States}} [[Adult Swim]]
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| first = 16 October 2006
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| first = October 16, 2006
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| last = 12 February 2008
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| last = February 12, 2008
 
| episodes = 52
  
| episodes = 52
 
| episode_list = List of Kekkaishi episodes
  
| episode_list = List of Kekkaishi episodes
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==Plot==
  
==Plot==
 
{{Main|List of Kekkaishi characters}}
  
{{Main|List of Kekkaishi characters}}
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Five hundred years ago, a feudal lord was attacked by [[demon]]s who wanted to retrieve his mysterious inner power to take over the human world. The famous [[mage]] Tokimori Hazama was called upon and, with his two students, managed to save the whole land. But they fell ill, and the feudal lord was killed. His power was also buried with him at a site called Karasumori.
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According to the legend, five hundred years ago, there was an insignificant lord who possessed a mysterious power; this power draws ''ayakashi'' (supernatural creatures) to him. A demon exterminator, Tokimori Hazama, was called upon to protect the lord and the castle. The lord's power stays on the land even when he had died. Thus, Tokimori founded the Hazama clan, who inherits his techniques, to protect the land for centuries to come. This land is Karasumori.
   
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In the present day, Yoshimori Sumimura and Tokine Yukimura, heirs of the Hazama clan, are the kekkaishi that protect the land's power. They use a technique called Kekkai, a form of magical barrier, to capture and destroy Ayakashi ([[monster]]s/demons) that are drawn to this sacred land. Any demons that come near the power become stronger. Yoshimori and Tokine are to guard the land from the intrusion of Ayakashi.
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In the present day, Yoshimori Sumimura and Tokine Yukimura, heirs of the Hazama clan, are the ''kekkaishi'' that protect Karasumori. They are ability users (people who can use supernatural powers) who use a technique called ''Kekkai.'' ''Kekkai'' is a form of magical energy barrier which is primarily used to capture and destroy ''ayakashi'' that are drawn to this ''shinyuuchi'' (sacred land). Yoshimori has used an ingenious alternative to plain barriers by creating boxes of energy which can be use tactically as weapons or for making airborne stair steps. Any ''ayakashi'' that stay on the land become stronger. Yoshimori and Tokine are to guard the land from the intrusion of ''ayakashi'' who intend to power up there.
   
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Yoshimori and Tokine suffered a lot of hardships in their responsibilities to protect Karasumori. The ''ayakashi'' they must fight are becoming more and more powerful, but they managed to protect the land with the help from Yoshimori's older brother, Masamori Sumimura, and Urakai. Urakai itself is an organization of ability users that is governed by a council of twelve, consisting of high level ability users.
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===Hazama-ryu kekkai technique===
  
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The Sumimura and Yukimura families use the {{nihongo|Hazama-ryu Kekkai Technique|間流結界術|Hazama-Ryū Kekkai Jutsu}} when they are faced with ''ayakashi'' (demons). It is said by Shigemori Sumimura that this technique integrates utility and effectiveness of ''kekkai'' abilities. Elements of this technique include:
  
   
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Later, it's revealed little by little that the legend is full of lies. The real cause of the ''ayakashi'' power up is Chuusinmaru, an illegitimate son of the Hazama clan's founder, Tokimori Hazama, with the Karasumori clan's heiress who was named Tsukikage. Tokimori used forbidden arts to grant his son unearthly power, hoping that his son would grow into a great man who could conquer the world. However, the plan backfired, as Chuusinmaru was granted a power to draw people's life force, killing everybody. Tokimori has no choice but to seal his own son, who has become a too powerful and dangerous existence, in the Karasumori land, but the seal isn't perfect, as Chuusinmaru's power still leaks out, powering up ''ayakashi'' who stay at the land.
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* {{Nihongo|'''''Hōi'''''|方囲||"Engulf"}}: Designates a target.
  
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* {{Nihongo|'''''Jōso'''''|定礎||"Cornerstone"}}: Determines where to create the ''kekkai''.
  
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* {{Nihongo|'''''Ketsu'''''|結||"Bind"}}: Creates and activates the ''kekkai''.
  
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* {{Nihongo|'''''Kai'''''|解||"Release"}}: Dispels the ''kekkai'' without injuring the target trapped inside.
  
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* {{Nihongo|'''''Metsu'''''|滅||"Destroy"}}: Collapses a ''kekkai'', destroying what is trapped inside.
  
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* {{Nihongo|'''''Tenketsu'''''|天穴||"Heavenly hole"}}: Opens a door to another world and sends the shards of the enemy through to prevent regeneration. This technique requires using a [[shakujo]], a Buddhist ringed staff, to perform it.
  
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* {{Nihongo|'''''Zekkai'''''|絶界||"Absolute boundary"}}: A technique that allows the user to either repel an attack or harm an enemy. Depending on the strength of the user, it appears as a black aura that varies in form. Because it is created by the domination of negative feelings, it is recommended that it not be used excessively.
  
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* {{Nihongo|'''''Shinkai'''''|真界||"True boundary"}}: A technique to create a new world and consumes much more power than Zekkai. Tokimori Hazama stated that it's a technique close to the power of a god.
  
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* {{Nihongo|'''''Nenshi'''''|念糸||"Thread"}}: A technique that creates an energy thread. It is used for binding, capturing, and torture by squeezing. The ''nenshi'' comes out from the palm of the user. The seal around the neck of Madarao, Yoshimori's spirit familiar, is made of beads strung on a circle of ''nenshi''.
  
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* '''''Sekkai''''': A technique used to destroy foreign ''kekkai''. Tokine attempts to use this to dispel Yoshimori's ''kekkai'' in Kokuborou but could not because his ''kekkai'' was too strong.
  
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* {{Nihongo|'''''Shūfuku'''''|修復||"Restoration"}}: Restoration art, repairs an object.
  
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* {{Nihongo|'''''Shikigami'''''|式神}}: Paper dolls that obey the commands of a ''kekkai'' user.
  
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* {{Nihongo|'''''Musō'''''|無想||"Thoughtless"}}: A state of mind where the user is not influenced by any force, it increases speed, power, and effectiveness of ''kekkai''.
  
   
 
==Media==
  
==Media==
 
===Manga===
  
===Manga===
 
{{main|List of Kekkaishi chapters}}
  
{{main|List of Kekkaishi chapters}}
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''Kekkaishi'' is written and drawn by [[Yellow Tanabe]]. It has been serialized in Japan by [[Shogakukan]] in the ''[[shōnen]]'' (aimed at teenaged boys) [[manga magazine]] ''[[Shōnen Sunday]]'' since 2003 issue 47, with publication on-going. Serial chapters have been collected in 29 ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes {{as of|2010|June|lc=yes}}. The series is licensed in English in North America by [[Viz Media]].<ref name="ann-manga">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=5008 | title=Kekkaishi (manga) | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | accessdate=2008-08-26}}</ref> It is also licensed in France by [[Pika Édition]],<ref name="pika-series">{{cite web | url=http://www.pika.fr/new/node/1188 | title=Kekkaishi - PIKA Édition | publisher=[[Pika Édition]] | language=French | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref> in Germany by [[Carlsen Comics]],<ref name="carlsen-series">{{cite web | url=http://www.carlsen.de/web/manga/serie?id=156939 | title=Kekkaishi - CARLSEN Verlag | publisher=[[Carlsen Comics|Carlsen Verlag GmbH]] | language=German | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref> in Hong Kong by [[Rightman Publishing Limited]],<ref name="rightman">{{cite web | url=http://www.rightman.net/comics_a1_japan_5.html | title=正文社出版有限公司 | publisher=Rightman Publishing Ltd. | language=Chinese | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref> in Indonesia by [[Elex Media Komputindo]] which serializes it in ''[[Shōnen Star]]'',<ref name="elex-shonenstar-v52">{{cite web | url=http://elexmedia.multiply.com/reviews/item/134 | title=SHONEN STAR | publisher=[[Elex Media Komputindo]] | language=Indonesian | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref> in Italy by [[Planet Manga]],<ref name="panini-v1">{{cite web | url=http://www.paninicomics.it/web/guest/productDetail?viewItem=29614 | title=KEKKAISHI 1 | publisher=[[Panini Comics]] | language=Italian | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref> in Malaysia by [[PCM Comics]], in South Korea by [[Bookbox]],<ref name="google-korean-v1">{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=WJ9vMgAACAAJ | title=결계사 1 By TANABE YELLOW | publisher=Google Books | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref><!-- Google Books used pending finding a publisher website listing; ISBN 8957576819 search finds multiple seller websites confirming publisher --> in Spain by [[Editorial Ivrea]],<ref name="ivrea-series">{{cite web | url=http://www.editorialivrea.com/ESP/manga_kekkaishi.htm | title=KEKKAISHI | publisher=[[Editorial Ivrea]] | language=Spanish | accessdate=4 May 2009}}</ref> in Taiwan by [[Tong Li Comics]],<ref name="tongli-series">{{cite web | url=http://www.tongli.com.tw/BooksList.aspx?B=SC132 | title=東立漫遊網 書籍查詢-書資料清單 | publisher=[[Tong Li Comics]] | language=Chinese | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref> and in Vietnam by [[Kim Dong Publishing House|Kim Dong]].<ref name="kimdong-v1">{{cite web | url=http://www.nxbkimdong.com.vn/default.asp?page=viewitem&bookid=1057 | title=Kết giới sư (Kekkaishi) | publisher=[[Kim Dong Publishing House]] | language=Vietnamese | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref>
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''Kekkaishi'' is written and drawn by [[Yellow Tanabe]]. It has been serialized in Japan by [[Shogakukan]] in the ''[[shōnen]]'' (aimed at teenaged boys) [[manga magazine]] ''[[Shōnen Sunday]]'' since 2003 issue 47, with publication on-going. Serial chapters have been collected in 29 ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes {{as of|2010|June|lc=yes}}. The series is licensed in English in North America by [[Viz Media]].<ref name="ann-manga">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=5008 | title=Kekkaishi (manga) | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | accessdate=2008-08-26}}</ref> It is also licensed in France by [[Pika Édition]],<ref name="pika-series">{{cite web | url=http://www.pika.fr/new/node/1188 | title=Kekkaishi - PIKA Édition | publisher=[[Pika Édition]] | language=French | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref> in Germany by [[Carlsen Comics]],<ref name="carlsen-series">{{cite web | url=http://www.carlsen.de/web/manga/serie?id=156939 | title=Kekkaishi - CARLSEN Verlag | publisher=[[Carlsen Comics|Carlsen Verlag GmbH]] | language=German | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref> in Hong Kong by [[Rightman Publishing Limited]],<ref name="rightman">{{cite web | url=http://www.rightman.net/comics_a1_japan_5.html | title=正文社出版有限公司 | publisher=Rightman Publishing Ltd. | language=Chinese | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref> in Indonesia by [[Elex Media Komputindo]] which serializes it in ''[[Shōnen Star]]'',<ref name="elex-shonenstar-v52">{{cite web | url=http://elexmedia.multiply.com/reviews/item/134 | title=SHONEN STAR | publisher=[[Elex Media Komputindo]] | language=Indonesian | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref> in Italy by [[Planet Manga]],<ref name="panini-v1">{{cite web | url=http://www.paninicomics.it/web/guest/productDetail?viewItem=29614 | title=KEKKAISHI 1 | publisher=[[Panini Comics]] | language=Italian | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref> in Malaysia by [[PCM Comics]], in South Korea by [[Bookbox]],<ref name="google-korean-v1">{{cite book | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=WJ9vMgAACAAJ | title=결계사 1 By TANABE YELLOW | publisher=Google Books | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref><!-- Google Books used pending finding a publisher website listing; ISBN 8957576819 search finds multiple seller websites confirming publisher --> in Spain by [[Editorial Ivrea]],<ref name="ivrea-series">{{cite web | url=http://www.editorialivrea.com/ESP/manga_kekkaishi.htm | title=KEKKAISHI | publisher=[[Editorial Ivrea]] | language=Spanish | accessdate=4 May 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> in Taiwan by [[Tong Li Comics]],<ref name="tongli-series">{{cite web | url=http://www.tongli.com.tw/BooksList.aspx?B=SC132 | title=東立漫遊網 書籍查詢-書資料清單 | publisher=[[Tong Li Comics]] | language=Chinese | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref> and in Vietnam by [[Kim Dong Publishing House|Kim Dong]].<ref name="kimdong-v1">{{cite web | url=http://www.nxbkimdong.com.vn/default.asp?page=viewitem&bookid=1057 | title=Kết giới sư (Kekkaishi) | publisher=[[Kim Dong Publishing House]] | language=Vietnamese | accessdate=1 May 2009}}</ref>
   
 
A guidebook to the series called a {{nihongo|"teacher's guide"|結界師 指南之書|}} was published as a ''Shōnen Sunday'' special on 16 December 2006 (ISBN 4-09-120710-3).<ref name="shog-guide">{{cite web | url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=4091207103 | title=小学館: コミック 「結界師 指南之書 | publisher=[[Shogakukan]] | language=Japanese | accessdate=25 February 2009}}</ref>
  
A guidebook to the series called a {{nihongo|"teacher's guide"|結界師 指南之書|}} was published as a ''Shōnen Sunday'' special on 16 December 2006 (ISBN 4-09-120710-3).<ref name="shog-guide">{{cite web | url=http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=4091207103 | title=小学館: コミック 「結界師 指南之書 | publisher=[[Shogakukan]] | language=Japanese | accessdate=25 February 2009}}</ref>
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===Anime===
  
===Anime===
 
{{Main|List of Kekkaishi episodes}}
  
{{Main|List of Kekkaishi episodes}}
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''Kekkaishi'' was adapted by [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] as an [[anime]] television series directed by [[Kenji Kodama]] with character designs by [[Hirotoshi Takaya]] and music by [[Taku Iwasaki]]. The opening theme for all episodes is {{Nihongo|''Sha la la (Mysterious Night)''|Sha la la -アヤカシNIGHT-|Sha La La (Ayakashi Night)}} by [[Saeka Uura]]. There are four different ending themes: {{Nihongo|''Red Thread''|赤い糸|Akai Ito}} by [[Koshi Inaba]] (episodes 1–15, 38, 40), {{Nihongo||世界中どこを探しても|Sekaijū Doko o Sagashite mo}} by [[Aiko Kitahara]] (episodes 16–23, 39, 44), {{Nihongo|''My Future''|マイミライ|Mai Mirai}} by Saeka Uura (episodes 24–30, 41), and {{nihongo|''10 Minute Break''|休憩時間10分|Kyūkei Jikan Jūppun}} by Saeka Uura (episodes 31–37, 42–43, 45). <!-- what about 46-52?? --> The series was broadcast for 52 episodes in Japan between 16 October 2006 and 12 February 2008 on [[Nippon Television]], [[Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|Yomiuri TV]], and [[Nippon Television Network System]],<ref name="ann-anime">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6806 | title=Kekkaishi (TV) | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref> in the "golden" timeslot of 7 p.m. Monday.<ref name="ann-timeslot">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-09/yatterman-remake-to-take-kekkaishi's-golden-timeslot | title=Yatterman Remake to Take Kekkaishi's 'Golden' Timeslot (Updated) | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=9 October 2007 | accessdate=28 August 2008}}</ref>
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''Kekkaishi'' was adapted by [[Sunrise (company)|Sunrise]] as an [[anime]] television series directed by [[Kenji Kodama]] with character designs by Hirotoshi Takaya and music by [[Taku Iwasaki]]. The opening theme for all episodes is {{Nihongo|"Sha La La (Ayakashi Night)"|Sha la la -アヤカシNIGHT-||"Sha La La (Mysterious Night)"}} by Saeka Uura. There are four different ending themes: {{Nihongo|"Akai Ito"|赤い糸||"[[Red string of fate|Red Thread]]"}} by [[Koshi Inaba]] (episodes 1–15, 38, 40), {{Nihongo|"Sekaijū Doko o Sagashite mo"|世界中どこを探しても||"Looking for Another World"}} by Aiko Kitahara (episodes 16–23, 39, 44), {{Nihongo|"My Mirai"|マイミライ|Mai Mirai||"My Future"}} by Saeka Uura (episodes 24–30, 41), and {{nihongo|"Kyūkei Jikan Jūpun"|休憩時間10分||"10 Minute Break"}} by Saeka Uura (episodes 31–37, 42–43, 45).<!-- what about 46-52?? --> The series was broadcast for 52 episodes in Japan between 16 October 2006 and 12 February 2008 on [[Nippon Television]], [[Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation|Yomiuri TV]], and [[Nippon Television Network System]],<ref name="ann-anime">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6806 | title=Kekkaishi (TV) | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref> in the "golden" timeslot of 7 p.m. Monday.<ref name="ann-timeslot">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-09/yatterman-remake-to-take-kekkaishi's-golden-timeslot | title=Yatterman Remake to Take Kekkaishi's 'Golden' Timeslot (Updated) | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=9 October 2007 | accessdate=28 August 2008}}</ref>
   
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The anime has been licensed in North America by [[Viz Media]],<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-24/viz-adds-inuyasha-final-act-kekkaishi-anime | title=Viz Adds Inuyasha the Final Act, Kekkaishi Anime (Updated) | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=24 July 2009 | accessdate=25 July 2009}}</ref> which began broadcasting episodes online through [[Hulu.com]] in January 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-01-19/viz-media-to-debut-kekkaishi-anime-series-on-hulu | title=Viz Media to Debut Kekkaishi Anime Series on Hulu | | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=19 January 2010 | accessdate=19 January 2010}}</ref> The series premiered on TV on May 29, 2010, on [[Adult Swim]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-29/adult-swim-lists-kekkaishi-u.s-tv-premiere-in-may | title= Adult Swim Lists Kekkaishi U.S. TV Premiere | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2010-03-29}}</ref> It has also been broadcast in Taiwan on [[Taiwan Television|TTV]] and [[Videoland Television Network]], in Malaysia on [[8TV (Malaysia)|8TV]] (Cantonese dubbing with Malay subtitles) and [[NTV7 (Malaysia)|NTV7]] (Malay dubbing), in Hong Kong on [[Cable TV Hong Kong|Cable TV]], in the Philippines on [[Hero TV|HERO]] and [[GMA-7]], and in Indonesia on [[antv]].
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The anime has been licensed in North America by [[Viz Media]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-24/viz-adds-inuyasha-final-act-kekkaishi-anime | title=Viz Adds Inuyasha the Final Act, Kekkaishi Anime (Updated) | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=24 July 2009 | accessdate=25 July 2009}}</ref> which began broadcasting episodes online through [[Hulu.com]] in January 2010.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2010-01-19/viz-media-to-debut-kekkaishi-anime-series-on-hulu | title=Viz Media to Debut Kekkaishi Anime Series on Hulu | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=19 January 2010 | accessdate=19 January 2010}}</ref> The series premiered on TV on May 29, 2010 on [[Adult Swim]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-03-29/adult-swim-lists-kekkaishi-u.s-tv-premiere-in-may | title= Adult Swim Lists Kekkaishi U.S. TV Premiere | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2010-03-29}}</ref> It has also been broadcast in Taiwan on [[Taiwan Television|TTV]] and [[Videoland Television Network]], in Malaysia on [[8TV (Malaysia)|8TV]] (Cantonese dubbing with Malay subtitles) and [[NTV7 (Malaysia)|NTV7]] (Malay dubbing), in Hong Kong on [[Cable TV Hong Kong|Cable TV]], in the Philippines on [[Hero TV|Hero]] and [[GMA-7]], and in Indonesia on [[antv]].
   
 
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===Games===
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[[Namco Bandai]] released two "action based" games for the [[Nintendo DS]], the first on 24 May 2007. A [[Wii]] game ''Kekkaishi: Kokubourou no Kage'' was released in December 2007 in Japan.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2007/07/07/104,1183734703,74741,0,0.html | title=Wiiリモコンで”妖”を倒せ! 「結界師 黒芒楼の影」 / ファミ通.com | publisher= | language=Japanese | accessdate=}}</ref>
  
[[Namco Bandai]] released two "action based" games for the [[Nintendo DS]], the first on 24 May 2007. A [[Wii]] game ''Kekkaishi: Kokubourou no Kage'' was released in December 2007 in Japan.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.famitsu.com/game/coming/2007/07/07/104,1183734703,74741,0,0.html | title=Wiiリモコンで”妖”を倒せ! 「結界師 黒芒楼の影」 / ファミ通.com | publisher= | language=Japanese | accessdate=}}</ref>
   
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In 2007, ''Kekkaishi'' received the [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for best [[shōnen]] manga.<ref name="Shogakukan Award">{{cite web | url = http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/ | title = Shogakukan Awards Page | publisher = Shogakukan | language=Japanese | accessdate =2007-02-27}}</ref> The series is among the best-selling manga in Japan; for example, volumes 19, 20, and 21 all reached number 3 or 4 on the Tohan best-seller list.<ref name="bestselling-v19">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-24/japanese-comic-ranking-january-15-21 | title=Japanese Comic Ranking, January 15–21 | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2008-01-24 | accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref><ref name="bestselling-v20">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-30/japanese-comic-ranking-april-22-28 | title=Japanese Comic Ranking, April 22–28 (Updated) | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2008-04-30 | accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref><ref name="bestselling-v21">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-18/japanese-comic-ranking-july-8-14 | title=Japanese Comic Ranking, July 8–14 | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2008-07-18 | accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref>
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In 2007, ''Kekkaishi'' received the [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for best [[shōnen]] manga.<ref name="Shogakukan Award">{{cite web | url = http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/ | title = Shogakukan Awards Page | publisher = Shogakukan | language=Japanese | accessdate =2007-02-27}}</ref> The series is among the best-selling manga in Japan.Volumes 19, 20, and 21 all reached number 3 or 4 on the Tohan best-seller list.<ref name="bestselling-v19">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-24/japanese-comic-ranking-january-15-21 | title=Japanese Comic Ranking, January 15–21 | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2008-01-24 | accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref><ref name="bestselling-v20">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-04-30/japanese-comic-ranking-april-22-28 | title=Japanese Comic Ranking, April 22–28 (Updated) | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2008-04-30 | accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref><ref name="bestselling-v21">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-18/japanese-comic-ranking-july-8-14 | title=Japanese Comic Ranking, July 8–14 | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2008-07-18 | accessdate=2008-08-27}}</ref>
   
 
The English edition of ''Kekkaishi'' was named by the [[Young Adult Library Services Association]] as among the best [[graphic novels]] for teens for 2007.<ref name="yalsa2007">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-16/manga-named-to-librarians-great-graphic-novels-list | title=Manga Named to Librarians' Great Graphic Novels List | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2008-01-16 | accessdate=2008-08-26}}</ref>
  
The English edition of ''Kekkaishi'' was named by the [[Young Adult Library Services Association]] as among the best [[graphic novels]] for teens for 2007.<ref name="yalsa2007">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-16/manga-named-to-librarians-great-graphic-novels-list | title=Manga Named to Librarians' Great Graphic Novels List | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2008-01-16 | accessdate=2008-08-26}}</ref>
   
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During its initial broadcast, episodes of the anime series were frequently among the top ten rated anime television shows, sometimes as the only original (non-sequel) show to do so.<ref name="ann-ratings1">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-27/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-april-16-22 | title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 16-22 | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2007-04-27 | accessdate=2008-08-28 | quote=''Kekkaishi'' continues to shine as the only (relatively) new, non-sequel series on the list.}}</ref><ref name="ann-ratings2">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-24/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-april-30-may-20 | title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking: April 30-May 20 | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2007-05-24 | accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref><ref name="ann-ratings3">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-01/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-may-21-may-27 | title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking: May 21-May 27 | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2007-06-01 | accessdate=2008-08-28 | quote=[T]he only "new" series is Fall 2006's ''Kekkaishi'' from the pages of Weekly Shōnen Sunday.}}</ref>
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During its initial broadcast, episodes of the anime series were frequently among the top ten rated anime television shows, sometimes as the only original (non-sequel) show to do so.<ref name="ann-ratings1">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-04-27/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-april-16-22 | title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 16–22 | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2007-04-27 | accessdate=2008-08-28 | quote=''Kekkaishi'' continues to shine as the only (relatively) new, non-sequel series on the list.}}</ref><ref name="ann-ratings2">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-05-24/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-april-30-may-20 | title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking: April 30-May 20 | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2007-05-24 | accessdate=2008-08-28}}</ref><ref name="ann-ratings3">{{cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-06-01/japanese-anime-tv-ranking-may-21-may-27 | title=Japanese Anime TV Ranking: May 21-May 27 | publisher=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2007-06-01 | accessdate=2008-08-28 | quote=[T]he only "new" series is Fall 2006's ''Kekkaishi'' from the pages of Weekly Shōnen Sunday.}}</ref>
   
 
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Kekkaishi (結界師?, lit. "Barrier Master") is an ongoing supernatural manga series by Yellow Tanabe. It is serialized in Japan by Shogakukan in the manga magazine Shōnen Sunday, and licensed for an English release in North America by Viz Media. It was adapted as a fifty-two episode anime series by Sunrise, which was broadcast between October 2006 and February 2008. The series is about Yoshimori Sumimura and Tokine Yukimura, heirs to rival clans of kekkai (barrier magic) users, who must defend their school from the spirits drawn to the sacred land upon which it is built. Kekkaishi received the 2007 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen manga.[1]

Plot

Main article: List of Kekkaishi characters

According to the legend, five hundred years ago, there was an insignificant lord who possessed a mysterious power; this power draws ayakashi (supernatural creatures) to him. A demon exterminator, Tokimori Hazama, was called upon to protect the lord and the castle. The lord's power stays on the land even when he had died. Thus, Tokimori founded the Hazama clan, who inherits his techniques, to protect the land for centuries to come. This land is Karasumori.

In the present day, Yoshimori Sumimura and Tokine Yukimura, heirs of the Hazama clan, are the kekkaishi that protect Karasumori. They are ability users (people who can use supernatural powers) who use a technique called Kekkai. Kekkai is a form of magical energy barrier which is primarily used to capture and destroy ayakashi that are drawn to this shinyuuchi (sacred land). Yoshimori has used an ingenious alternative to plain barriers by creating boxes of energy which can be use tactically as weapons or for making airborne stair steps. Any ayakashi that stay on the land become stronger. Yoshimori and Tokine are to guard the land from the intrusion of ayakashi who intend to power up there.

Yoshimori and Tokine suffered a lot of hardships in their responsibilities to protect Karasumori. The ayakashi they must fight are becoming more and more powerful, but they managed to protect the land with the help from Yoshimori's older brother, Masamori Sumimura, and Urakai. Urakai itself is an organization of ability users that is governed by a council of twelve, consisting of high level ability users.

Later, it's revealed little by little that the legend is full of lies. The real cause of the ayakashi power up is Chuusinmaru, an illegitimate son of the Hazama clan's founder, Tokimori Hazama, with the Karasumori clan's heiress who was named Tsukikage. Tokimori used forbidden arts to grant his son unearthly power, hoping that his son would grow into a great man who could conquer the world. However, the plan backfired, as Chuusinmaru was granted a power to draw people's life force, killing everybody. Tokimori has no choice but to seal his own son, who has become a too powerful and dangerous existence, in the Karasumori land, but the seal isn't perfect, as Chuusinmaru's power still leaks out, powering up ayakashi who stay at the land.

Media

Manga

Main article: List of Kekkaishi chapters

Kekkaishi is written and drawn by Yellow Tanabe. It has been serialized in Japan by Shogakukan in the shōnen (aimed at teenaged boys) manga magazine Shōnen Sunday since 2003 issue 47, with publication on-going. Serial chapters have been collected in 29 tankōbon volumes as of June 2010. The series is licensed in English in North America by Viz Media.[2] It is also licensed in France by Pika Édition,[3] in Germany by Carlsen Comics,[4] in Hong Kong by Rightman Publishing Limited,[5] in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo which serializes it in Shōnen Star,[6] in Italy by Planet Manga,[7] in Malaysia by PCM Comics, in South Korea by Bookbox,[8] in Spain by Editorial Ivrea,[9] in Taiwan by Tong Li Comics,[10] and in Vietnam by Kim Dong.[11]

A guidebook to the series called a "teacher's guide" (結界師 指南之書?) was published as a Shōnen Sunday special on 16 December 2006 (ISBN 4-09-120710-3).[12]

Anime

Main article: List of Kekkaishi episodes

Kekkaishi was adapted by Sunrise as an anime television series directed by Kenji Kodama with character designs by Hirotoshi Takaya and music by Taku Iwasaki. The opening theme for all episodes is "Sha La La (Ayakashi Night)" (Sha la la -アヤカシNIGHT-?, "Sha La La (Mysterious Night)") by Saeka Uura. There are four different ending themes: "Akai Ito" (赤い糸?, "Red Thread") by Koshi Inaba (episodes 1–15, 38, 40), "Sekaijū Doko o Sagashite mo" (世界中どこを探しても?, "Looking for Another World") by Aiko Kitahara (episodes 16–23, 39, 44), "My Mirai" (マイミライ Mai Mirai?) "My Future" by Saeka Uura (episodes 24–30, 41), and "Kyūkei Jikan Jūpun" (休憩時間10分?, "10 Minute Break") by Saeka Uura (episodes 31–37, 42–43, 45). The series was broadcast for 52 episodes in Japan between 16 October 2006 and 12 February 2008 on Nippon Television, Yomiuri TV, and Nippon Television Network System,[13] in the "golden" timeslot of 7 p.m. Monday.[14]

The anime has been licensed in North America by Viz Media.[15] which began broadcasting episodes online through Hulu.com in January 2010.[16] The series premiered on TV on May 29, 2010 on Adult Swim.[17] It has also been broadcast in Taiwan on TTV and Videoland Television Network, in Malaysia on 8TV (Cantonese dubbing with Malay subtitles) and NTV7 (Malay dubbing), in Hong Kong on Cable TV, in the Philippines on Hero and GMA-7, and in Indonesia on antv.

Games

Namco Bandai released two "action based" games for the Nintendo DS, the first on 24 May 2007. A Wii game Kekkaishi: Kokubourou no Kage was released in December 2007 in Japan.[18]

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Reception

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In 2007, Kekkaishi received the Shogakukan Manga Award for best shōnen manga.[1] The series is among the best-selling manga in Japan.Volumes 19, 20, and 21 all reached number 3 or 4 on the Tohan best-seller list.[19][20][21]

The English edition of Kekkaishi was named by the Young Adult Library Services Association as among the best graphic novels for teens for 2007.[22]

During its initial broadcast, episodes of the anime series were frequently among the top ten rated anime television shows, sometimes as the only original (non-sequel) show to do so.[23][24][25]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Shogakukan Awards Page" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 27 February 2007.  Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "Shogakukan Award" defined multiple times with different content
  2. ↑ "Kekkaishi (manga)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-08-26. 
  3. ↑ "Kekkaishi - PIKA Édition" (in French). Pika Édition. Retrieved 1 May 2009. 
  4. ↑ "Kekkaishi - CARLSEN Verlag" (in German). Carlsen Verlag GmbH. Retrieved 1 May 2009. 
  5. ↑ "正文社出版有限公司" (in Chinese). Rightman Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 1 May 2009. 
  6. ↑ "SHONEN STAR" (in Indonesian). Elex Media Komputindo. Retrieved 1 May 2009. 
  7. ↑ "KEKKAISHI 1" (in Italian). Panini Comics. Retrieved 1 May 2009. 
  8. ↑ 결계사 1 By TANABE YELLOW. Google Books. Retrieved 1 May 2009. 
  9. ↑ "KEKKAISHI" (in Spanish). Editorial Ivrea. Retrieved 4 May 2009. [dead link]
  10. ↑ "東立漫遊網 書籍查詢-書資料清單" (in Chinese). Tong Li Comics. Retrieved 1 May 2009. 
  11. ↑ "Kết giới sư (Kekkaishi)" (in Vietnamese). Kim Dong Publishing House. Retrieved 1 May 2009. 
  12. ↑ "小学館: コミック 「結界師 指南之書" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 25 February 2009. 
  13. ↑ "Kekkaishi (TV)". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  14. ↑ "Yatterman Remake to Take Kekkaishi's 'Golden' Timeslot (Updated)". Anime News Network. 9 October 2007. Retrieved 28 August 2008. 
  15. ↑ "Viz Adds Inuyasha the Final Act, Kekkaishi Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 25 July 2009. 
  16. ↑ "Viz Media to Debut Kekkaishi Anime Series on Hulu". Anime News Network. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 19 January 2010. 
  17. ↑ "Adult Swim Lists Kekkaishi U.S. TV Premiere". Anime News Network. 2010-03-29. 
  18. ↑ "Wiiリモコンで”妖”を倒せ! 「結界師 黒芒楼の影」 / ファミ通.com" (in Japanese). 
  19. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 15–21". Anime News Network. 2008-01-24. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  20. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 22–28 (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2008-04-30. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  21. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, July 8–14". Anime News Network. 2008-07-18. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  22. ↑ "Manga Named to Librarians' Great Graphic Novels List". Anime News Network. 2008-01-16. Retrieved 2008-08-26. 
  23. ↑ "Japanese Anime TV Ranking, April 16–22". Anime News Network. 2007-04-27. Retrieved 2008-08-28. Kekkaishi continues to shine as the only (relatively) new, non-sequel series on the list. 
  24. ↑ "Japanese Anime TV Ranking: April 30-May 20". Anime News Network. 2007-05-24. Retrieved 2008-08-28. 
  25. ↑ "Japanese Anime TV Ranking: May 21-May 27". Anime News Network. 2007-06-01. Retrieved 2008-08-28. [T]he only "new" series is Fall 2006's Kekkaishi from the pages of Weekly Shōnen Sunday. 

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