The Demon Prince of Momochi House

The Demon Prince of Momochi House
The cover of the first manga volume
百千さん家のあやかし王子
(Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji)
Genre Fantasy, romance[1]
Manga
Written by Aya Shouoto
Published by Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Asuka
Original run July 24, 2013 – present
Volumes 12

The Demon Prince of Momochi House (Japanese: 百千さん家のあやかし王子, Hepburn: Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ouji) is a Japanese supernatural, romance manga series written and illustrated by Aya Shouoto. It began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's shōjo manga magazine Monthly Asuka on July 24, 2013.[2][3] The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media in 2014.[4] It is also published in France by Soleil,[5] in Poland by Waneko,[6] and in Taiwan by Kadokawa Taiwan Corporation.[7]

Plot

The orphan Himari Momochi receives a will detailing her inheritance on her 16th birthday. She goes to the Momochi family estate, which turns out to be on the border between the real world and the spirit world. There, she's attacked by a demon, but is saved by a mysterious, shapeshifting man named Aoi.

Characters

Himari Momochi (百千 ひまり, Momochi Himari)

It has been stated in the manga that Himari's parents passed away, most likely when she was very young and has been an orphan ever since. It is unclear if she has any siblings before the incident or how her parents passed on. By having the blood of the Momochi family running in her veins, she is supposed to be the next Omamori-sama or, 'Nue', the guardian of the Momochi House when she receives the will of her family when she turns 16. This would make her the guardian of the Momochi House which is located on the border of the human and spirit world, which would fall under the guardian's protection and monitoring, However, that place has been taken by Aoi and now, she only holds the power to expel anyone from the house if she wishes hard enough due to her bloodline.

Aoi Nanamori (七守 葵, Nanamori Aoi)

He entered the Momochi House when he was 10, trying to run away from something. The previous Nue could be seen by Aoi, who took the helm of being Nue.

Nue
Ise (伊勢)
Kasha (火車)
Yukari (紫)

Release

No.Japan release dateJapan ISBNNorth America release dateNorth America ISBN
1 July 23, 2013 ISBN 978-40-4120-810-6July 7, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4215-7962-7
2 November 26, 2013 ISBN 978-40-4120-893-9October 6, 2015 ISBN 978-1-4215-7963-4
3 February 26, 2014 ISBN 978-40-4121-026-0January 5, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4215-7964-1
4 June 26, 2014 ISBN 978-40-4101-673-2April 5, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4215-8048-7
5 October 25, 2014 ISBN 978-40-4102-218-4July 5, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4215-8630-4
6 February 26, 2015 ISBN 978-40-4102-563-5October 4, 2016 ISBN 978-1-4215-8631-1
7 June 26, 2015 ISBN 978-40-4103-119-3January 3, 2017 ISBN 978-1-4215-8632-8
8 October 21, 2015 ISBN 978-40-4103-659-4April 4, 2017 ISBN 978-1-4215-8909-1
9 June 25, 2016 ISBN 978-40-4104-415-5July 4, 2017 ISBN 978-1-4215-9346-3
10 November 26, 2016 ISBN 978-40-4105-103-0October 3, 2017 ISBN 978-1-4215-9578-8
11 March 25, 2017 ISBN 978-40-4105-528-1March 6, 2018 ISBN 978-1-4215-9766-9
12 August 24, 2017 ISBN 978-40-4106-012-4July 3, 2018—
13 March 24, 2018 ISBN 978-40-4106-730-7January 1, 2019—

Reception

Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network said that the artwork is similar to that of Kamisama Kiss and Natsume's Book of Friends, but admitted that Aya's art has become more refined compared to before. She pointed out that the manga is easy to read and the story development is interesting because it leaves some questions in readers' minds.[8] In a review of the first volume, Kate O’Neil of Fandom Post wrote that she didn't see anything new in the manga, but praised the author for its colour artwork. She also said that it looks to her like a blend of many shōjo manga.[9] The 6th volume ranked 6th in The New York Times manga best seller list in October 2016.[10]

References

  1. ↑ "The Official Website for The Demon Prince of Momochi House". Viz Media. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  2. ↑ "「薔薇嬢のキス」の硝音あやが、ASUKAにて新連載". Natalie. February 24, 2013. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ "単行本全巻：百千さん家のあやかし王子(あすかコミックスDX)". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  4. ↑ Green, Scott. "Viz Announces Shojo Beat Manga Licenses". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  5. ↑ "Demon Prince & Momochi 01". Soleil (in French). Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  6. ↑ "Strażnik domu Momochi: Tom 1". Waneko (in Polish). Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  7. ↑ "百千家的妖怪王子 (1)". Kadokawa Taiwan Corporation (in Chinese). Retrieved 23 May 2017.
  8. ↑ Silverman, Rebecca (August 14, 2015). "The Demon Prince of Momochi House Vol. 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  9. ↑ "The Demon Prince of Momochi House Vol. #01 Manga Review". Fandom Post. July 24, 2015. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  10. ↑ "New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 2-8". Anime News Network. October 14, 2016. Retrieved August 17, 2017.


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