Higanjima

Higanjima
	First tankōbon volume cover
彼岸島
Genre	Supernatural horror
Manga
Written by	Kōji Matsumoto
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Weekly Young Magazine
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	November 2, 2002 – present
Volumes	88
Series titles
	Higanjima (2002–2010; 33 volumes); Higanjima: Saigo no 47 Nichikan (2010–2014; 16 volumes); Higanjima 48 Nichigo… (2014–present; 39 volumes);
Directed by	Kim Tae-kyun
Further information
Live-action film
Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island
Directed by	Kim Tae-kyun
Music by	Hiroyuki Sawano
Licensed by	NA: Funimation;
Released	January 9, 2010
Runtime	122 minutes
Television drama
Directed by	Kenji Yokoi
Written by	Masaru Nakamura
Music by	Kōji Endō
Original network	MBS, TBS
Original run	October 24, 2013 – December 26, 2013
Episodes	10
Television drama
Higanjima Love is over
Directed by	Akira Iwamoto
Produced by	Yasuyuki Fukasako; Toshihiro Satō;
Written by	Kōji Matsumoto; Midori Satō;
Music by	Kōji Endō
Original network	MBS, TBS
Original run	September 20, 2016 – October 11, 2016
Episodes	4
Live-action film
Higanjima: Deluxe
Directed by	Takeshi Watanabe
Written by	Kōji Matsumoto; Sakichi Satō; Hidehiro Ito;
Released	October 15, 2016
Runtime	117 minutes
Manga
Kare, Kishijima
Written by	Tarō Sasebo
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	YanMaga Web; Comic Days;
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	October 20, 2020 – present
Volumes	4

Higanjima (Japanese: 彼岸島, lit. "Island of Paramita") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōji Matsumoto. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 2002 to 2010, with its chapters collected in 33 tankōbon volumes. A second series, Higanjima: Saigo no 47 Nichikan, was serialized in the same magazine from 2010 to 2014; a third series, Higanjima 48 Nichigo… started in 2014.

The series has spawned two live-action films; Higanjima: Escape from Vampire Island, premiered on January 9, 2010,^[2] and Higanjima: Deluxe, premiered on October 15, 2016.^[3] The first film was licensed for a home video release in North America by Funimation.^[4] Two television drama adaptations were broadcast in 2013 and 2016, respectively.

^ Loo, Egan (September 8, 2011). "Live-Action Higanjima Horror Film's English Trailer Posted". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
^ 彼岸島. Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
^ Pineda, Rafael (June 13, 2016). "2nd Live-Action Higanjima Film Casts Minami Sakurai as Yuki". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.
^ "Higanjima: Escape From Vampire Island DVD/Blu-ray (Hyb) LiveAction". Right Stuf. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[1] Loo, Egan (September 8, 2011). "Live-Action Higanjima Horror Film's English Trailer Posted". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[2] 彼岸島. Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[3] Pineda, Rafael (June 13, 2016). "2nd Live-Action Higanjima Film Casts Minami Sakurai as Yuki". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 14, 2023. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

[4] "Higanjima: Escape From Vampire Island DVD/Blu-ray (Hyb) LiveAction". Right Stuf. Archived from the original on September 24, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2023.

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