Fresh information will be posted here in kirin news. The twelve kingdoms is a series of novels that focus on a world inspired by chinese mythology, where twelve different kingdoms exist under the rule of an individual chosen by the tians. Yokokeio, eno, enki and taiki are taikas, who were supposed to be born in this world but were born in japan. Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book.
As the kirin ages, they can collect additional youma. Watch the twelve kingdoms episode 15 online at animeplanet. Gyousou, a general chosen by taiki to become king of tai. Of the few things that are known about youma is that they infest lands without a ruler or lands ruled by an incompetent or. Sea of wind the shore at twilight, the sky at daybreak the dream of prosperity toei. Twelve kingdoms, loose ends spoiler alert minitokyo. The twelve kingdoms are inhabited by sacred magical creatures called the kirin who choose and then serve the kings or queens of the realms thus, the throne isnt inherited. The absence of a ruler causes a worldwrecking wave to affect their land, raises the number and severity of natural disasters, and causes a rise in the. Some kingdoms have relics for the ruler, kei has a sword that grants visions fisher king. It also happens with most other kirin and their rulers, and shoukei at least once. Suzu shows up in episode 17 of the anime five episodes. Among these kingdoms he gives special attention to kei, en and kou seeing. Watch the twelve kingdoms episode 14 online at animeplanet.
Sea of wind the shore at twilight, the sky at daybreak the dream of prosperity. Kokki are born only once every couple hundreds of years. Upon being confronted by a mysterious stranger, youko is. Twelve kingdoms fanfiction archive with over 237 stories. Kei kingdoms kirin, keiki, chooses yoko as the queen and yoko visits mt. King en and youko rout the false queen of kei and youko, reluctantly, agrees to take her rightful place. It is most commonly seen in japan on the label of kirin. Record of the twelve kingdoms juuni kokki is a series set in a massive other world with a detailed and enthralling plot. The twelve kingdoms kirin art and illustration, the twelve kingdoms, art corner, manga. More than anything else, as we work towards the day when the book will go on sale, we pray for her continuing convalescence. Novels sea of the wind, shore of the labyrinth romaji title kaze no umi, meikyu no. However, the birth of an unusual kirin brings a sense of foreboding. Kirin abhor the scent of blood, and killing a person near a kirin will greatly weaken it. Fifteen years before youko nakajimas arrival in the twelve kingdoms, taikis ranka had been blown over to hourai by a shoku.
Sea of wind which centers around taiki, the kirin of the country of tai. Yoko is a queen of one of the 12 kingdoms created by heaven and keiki is her kirin. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the twelve kingdoms sea of shadow, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. Enki appears as a young boy compared to other kirin like. After many years in hourai, taiki is eventually taken back to the twelve kingdoms in order to fulfill his role as the kirin of tai. Akihiro yamada the twelve kingdoms from the book series the twelve kingdoms. Born in japan and raised as a human, taiki is overwhelmed when hes brought back to the kingdom of tai, where hes told hes a kirin. The twelve kingdoms, complete collection anime tv series. Hair steelblack gender male race kirin kingdom tai title taiho novel the twelve kingdoms. Each kingdom has its own monarch and kirin presiding over it, drawing on inspiration from chinese mythology. Watch the twelve kingdoms season 2 episode 7 sea of the. Keiki and yoko stop by a palace where kirins shashinboku tree unselfish tree is. At the center of the world lies the koukai the yellow sea and five mountains where the gods communicate their will to the twelve kingdoms of the world. Especially when only other white kirin brought the world of the twelve kingdoms to the brink of destruction.
The twelve kingdoms kuon no niwa illustration art book the 12 kingdoms art works vol 1 yamada akihiro other collectible japanese anime items kuon no niwa the twelve kingdoms junikokuki art book yamada akihiro book. The twelve kingdoms is getting a new 2500 page novel. After that, we get a tutorial from enki rokuta on the status of the current rulers and kirin of all twelve kingdoms. My goto resource while translating the novels has been yoshie omuras twelve kingdoms room japanese. Watch the twelve kingdoms episode 14 online shadow of.
It follows youko nakajima, a teenage girl whoalong with two of her classmatesis taken from japan to the world of the twelve kingdoms, where she has been selected to be the new queen of a kingdom called kei. A kirin can only chose the right ruler for its kingdom, but even the best of people can go evil, which brings famine and. It is most commonly seen in japan on the label of kirin beer. The holy creature that is bound to and chooses the ruler of each kingdom.
The first entry in the series the shadow of the moon, the sea of shadow was published. Ono originally concluded the series in 2001 with the kasho no yume book. He goes over all 12 kingdoms and gives information on each ruler and kirin. Keiki restores yuka to japan, where she finds a strange boy whose art looks like a map of the 12 kingdoms.
Other major characters include keiki, the kirin of kei who brings youko to the twelve kingdoms. Twelve kingdoms anime ended with episode 45 after the completion of the main story about. When an eggfruit, the kirin of the en kingdom, rokuta, was transported to japan for his. It is an engaging plot full of mythical beasts such as kirin, demons, halfbeasts, immortal kings and more. When the kingdom of en chooses to aid youko to rescue keiki and free the kingdom of kei from its false queen, enki and rakushun travel through various provinces in kei to persuade the governors to abandon the imposter. Juuni kokki twelve kingdoms works archive of our own. Youma are evil creatures analogous to yokai in the twelve kingdoms. Btw, today is 12 12, the publisher and fan is calling today the day of the twelve kingdoms. The series does not exclusively focus on one character, though the stories of youko nakajima, the protagonist of the first novel, and taiki, the protagonist of the second book, are most prevalent in the series. Little is known about them, other than they are generally ill omens and possess supernatural powers.
The series is complete in 11 volumes, but the english edition consists of only 7 books. The world of twelve kingdoms is inspired by chinese mythology with twelve separate kingdoms ruled by a king or queen chosen by a kirin, such as the blonde man from earlier. One type of beast is called a nyokai, and they are the first youma to serve the kirin. Koos conspiracy to stop kei from being richer than ko fails with the death of his kirin, korin. Each of the twelve kingdoms has a monarch and a kirin, a mythological. However, when the kingdom of tai falls, both the king of tai and taiki go missing. This is the third volume in the international bestseller now in paperback. That is slightly interesting, but unfortunately he then goes on to recap taikis story, which is really. A ruler can never outlive the death of the kirin who chose them. The twelve kingdoms is a series of light novels by fuyumi ono, which were adapted into an anime by studio pierrot that aired on nhk in 20023 the setting is a massive fantasy world with a detailed and enthralling plot.
Youma is a catchall term for the fantastical and dangerous beasts that inhabit the realms of the twelve kingdoms. Trust me, once you pick this up not only will you too find yourself journeying through the twelve kingdoms but you will not be able to put it down until the last page is turned. Yoko hears a story about the missing kirin, taiki, and tais female monster which longed so much to find him. The mythical adventure continues as youko plunges deeper into the twelve kingdoms to confront the demons within and find a way home in this media blasters release.
My translations of the twelve kingdoms novels are posted on my website. Whilst coping with her long spell of ill health, ono senseis unfolding twelve kingdoms drama turned into a massive epic. But he was abandoned soon after birth by his surrogate parents, left to fend for himself in the mountains. The twelve kingdoms 7 books edition series by fuyumi ono. The series begins following youko nakajima, an ordinary class representative who is dragged into this world kicking and screaming by a goldenhaired man who swears loyalty. This is youko from twelve kingdoms, one of the best anime most people have never heard of, but this drawing was principally an exercise in me having the idea of this outfit with the yellow flowers bleeding off it and wanting to draw it. Shoukei, the disposed princess of hou, and suzu, a peasant girl who is unexpectedly transported from japan to the twelve kingdoms. Youko cerine 2 0 12k queen keis personal lap kirin youkaiyume 2,174 157 a very twelve kingdoms valentines youkaiyume 2,178 461 kirin lords wredwrat 770 22 twelve kingdoms at home youkaiyume 2,307 208 juuni kokki youko cosplay 1 neoqueenhoneybee 61 16 12kokki,gyousou mmmmmr 39 4 12 kokki,gyousou and taiki mmmmmr 40 6 junni kokki,gyousou. Sugimoto, one of her classmates, becomes jealous of youkos status as chosen one and joins the evil king kou. He also tells the story of tai, and the mystery of what happened to taiki and king tai.
At most, they will live a year or two before dying. Taiki english name taiki, kohri, kaname takasato romanized name taiki, kouri, takasato kaname japanese name. Watch the twelve kingdoms episode 15 online the sea of. Yuri on ice and twelve kingdoms crossover nearly five hundred years after kourin found the next king of kou, it was prosperous. Among these kingdoms he gives special attention to kei, en and kou seeing how these are the kingdoms the viewers are most familiar with so far. As a taika from japan, enki is also known as rokuta. The twelve kingdoms is a japanese series of fantasy novels written by fuyumi ono and. The series begins following youko nakajima, an ordinary class representative who is dragged into this world kicking and screaming by a goldenhaired man who swears loyalty to her. And the elegant but sort of wooden kirin, keiki, has chosen youko nakajima as the next queen of the kingdom of kei. Yamada akihiro, the kirin qilin in chinese has been compared to the european unicorn. An overview of the twelve kingdoms universe can be found at wikipedia english japanese, along with lists of the twelve kingdoms characters english japanese. Just took a dna test, turns out shes 100% that anime btch the twelve kingdoms 2002 duration. Oh also i dont read manga but if anyone has read any of 12 kingdoms do you know if they continue the story.