Orient

• Name — Orient • Ja Kanji — オリエント • Ja Romaji — Oriento • Genre — * Adventure • Historical fantasy

• Type — manga • Author — Shinobu Ohtaka • Publisher — Kodansha • Imprint — Shōnen Magazine Comics • Magazine — * Weekly Shōnen Magazine • Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine • First — May 30, 2018 • Last — October 9, 2024 • Volumes — 22

• Type — tv series • Director — Tetsuya Yanagisawa • Writer — Mariko Kunisawa • Music — Hideyuki Fukasawa • Studio — A.C.G.T • Licensee — * Crunchyroll • Network — TV Tokyo, BS TV Tokyo, AT-X • First — January 6, 2022 • Last — September 27, 2022 • Episodes — 24

• Portal — yes Orient is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shinobu Ohtaka. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 2018 to January 2021 and later transferred to Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine, where it ran from February 2021 to October 2024, with its chapters collected in 22 tankōbon volumes. Kodansha USA licensed the manga for English release in North America. A 24-episode anime television series adaptation by A.C.G.T aired from January to September 2022.

The story revolves around a fifteen-year-old boy named Musashi and takes place during Japan's Sengoku period. At the time, Japan is ruled by Oni, and Bushi are considered taboo. Musashi is blending in as a miner along with others, who are brainwashed into thinking that the demons are their saviors and fed lies about the samurai being evil. However, Musashi knows the truth. He wants to confront the demons with his certain special power.

• Musashi: • Musashi is cheerful and caring. He has proven to be determined since he firmly proposed to be a Bushi along with his friend Kojiro. His kitetsu blade is called "Enma's Odachi", a longsword which has a blade that is pitch-black with a pattern that resembles flames. • Kojiro Kanemaki: • Kojiro is kind, caring and self-sufficient. He tends to be a little competitive with his friend Musashi, even comparing himself to Musashi. His kitetsu blade is called "Vorpal Cherry Blossoms", a katana capable of generating multiple strikes in one action. • Tsugumi Hattori • Rie Takahashi • Tsugumi is sweet and forgiving, but also quite manipulative. She is a powerful fighter on her own. She is shown to have a fear of letting toxic people go, and she is only able to do it with the help of her new friends Musashi and Kojiro. Her kitetsu blade is called "Twin Soaring Swallows", a weapon similar to a pair of tonfa but with blades.

• Jisai Kanemaki: • Jisai is the deceased father of Kojiro. He was a kind and calm man. He had to bear the harshness from the townsfolk due to his Bushi origin. He encouraged Kojiro to be proud of being a Bushi descendant. • Naotora Takeda: • Naotora is the captain of the Takeda Band. He is very charismatic with a rather mischievous side. His kitetsu blade is called "Bladed Wings of Habakiri", a small cosmic blade capable of controlling water and fire alike. • Shunrai Yamamoto: • Shunrai is the vice-captain of the Takeda Band. • Aoshi Sanada: • Aoshi is the second class general of the Takeda Band. • Hideo Kosameda • Wataru Hatano • Hideo is the captain of the Kosameda Band. Despite his facade of being calm and gentle, he is actually arrogant and self-centered. • Shiro Inukai: • Shiro is a member of the Obsidian Eight. His kitetsu blade is called "Abyss", an oversized sword with a curved blade that is able to cut out and swap locations, in which the size can range from an average human to an entire mountain top. • Nanao Inusaka: • Nanao is another member of the Obsidian Eight. Her kitetsu blade is called "Seven-Belled Armadillo Sword", a staff that splits into a seven-sectioned sword when activated and used as a whip. • Obsidian Goddess: • The Obsidian Goddess is the mysterious entity that hides in Musashi's body. She is chased by the Obsidian Eight. • Michiru Saruwatari: • Michiru is a princess and a member of the Saruwatari Band. She appears to act cold and distant, but she really has a severe case of shyness, though she eventually opens to Musashi. Her kitetsu blade is called "Lapis Lotus", a dark blue sword with a butterfly-shaped guard on the hilt, which can manifest smaller blades arranged like an umbrella for floating in the air or for defense purposes. • Kanetatsu Naoe: • Kanetatsu is the chief of territorial revenue and a first class general of the Uesugi Band. His kitetsu blade is called "Dragon Binding Blade Burster", a blade with a dragon emblem that allows him to conjure a long chain used to bind opponents, strong enough to cut off the horns of the Kuchisake Oni. • Tatsuomi Uesugi: • Tatsuomi is the leader of the Uesugi Alliance and the captain of the Uesugi Band. He has a strict personality with a ferocious tone. His kitetsu blade is called "Mantle of the War God", which can enhance the strength and speed of his comrades. • Katsumi Amako: • Katsumi is a member of the Amako Band and the son of Hisami Amako, the leader of the Amako Band. • Akihiro Shimazu: • Akihiro is a member of the Shimazu Band and the son of Takahisa Shimazu, the leader of the Shimazu Band. His kitetsu blade is called "Iron Paw of Sirius", two pivotal black blades that fold in and out of his sandals, requiring himself to execute a fighting technique using a lot of spinning kicks. • Kuroko Usami: • Kuroko is the tactician of the Uesugi Band. Her kitetsu blade is called "Impregnable Prison", which creates a cage to trap opponents or bandages to bind wounds made out of blade energy. • Masaki Amakasu: • Masaki is the subordinate of Kanetatsu.

Written and illustrated by Shinobu Ohtaka, Orient was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from May 30, 2018, to January 6, 2021. The manga was then transferred to Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine on February 9, 2021, and finished on October 9, 2024. Kodansha collected its chapters in 22 tankōbon volumes, released from August 17, 2018, to November 8, 2024. In March 2020, Kodansha USA announced the acquisition of the manga for English language digital release, with the first volume being released on April 7, 2020. Kodansha USA also announced the print release of the manga starting on January 26, 2021.

On January 4, 2021, it was announced that the series will receive an anime television series adaptation. The series is animated by A.C.G.T and directed by Tetsuya Yanagisawa, with Mariko Kunisawa handling the scripts, Takahiro Kishida designing the characters, and Hideyuki Fukasawa composing the series' music. It aired from January 6 to March 24, 2022, on TV Tokyo and AT-X. The series' opening theme song is "Break Out", performed by Da-ice, while the ending theme song is 'What Color?', performed by Wataru Hatano. Crunchyroll streamed the series outside of Asia. At the end of the twelfth episode, a second cours was announced, which aired from July 12 to September 27, 2022. The opening theme song is "Break It Down", performed by Sōta Hanamura from Da-ice and Lil' Fang from Faky, while the ending theme song is 'A Bundle of Different-colored Threads', performed by Gakuto Kajiwara. Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia and South Asia; they released it on Ani-One Ultra YouTube channel for membership subscribers, iQIYI and Animax Asia. On January 13, 2022, Crunchyroll announced that the series would receive an English dub, which premiered on February 23.