Heavenly Delusion

Heavenly Delusion (Japanese: 天国大魔境, Hepburn: Tengoku Daimakyō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Ishiguro. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since January 2018. An anime television series adaptation produced by Production I.G premiered in April 2023.

Heavenly Delusion
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Kiruko and Maru
天国大魔境
(Tengoku Daimakyō)
Genre
Manga
Written byMasakazu Ishiguro
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 25, 2018 – present
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed byHirotaka Mori
Written byMakoto Fukami
Music byKensuke Ushio
StudioProduction I.G
Licensed byDisney Platform Distribution (international)
Original networkTokyo MX, HTB, RKB, TVA, MBS, BS11
Original run April 1, 2023 – present
Episodes1

Plot

In the outside world, fifteen years have passed since an unprecedented disaster that completely destroyed modern civilization. A group of children live in a facility isolated from the outside world. One day, one of them, a girl named Tokio, receives a message that says "Do you want to go outside?" Mimihime, another girl who lives in the same facility, has a prediction and tells the upset Tokio that two people will come from the outside to save her, one of whom has her same face, while the director of the school tells her that the outside world is Hell. Meanwhile, a boy named Maru, who looks just like Tokio, is traveling through this devastated Japan with a girl named Kiruko, in search of Heaven.

Characters
Maru (マル)
Voiced by: Gen Satō[2]
A 15-year-old boy who is traveling together with Kiruko. He is skilled in martial arts.
Kiruko (キルコ)
Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi[2]
A girl who is around 18 to 20 years old who travels with Maru. Her real name is Kiriko Takehaya (竹早 桐子, Takehaya Kiriko). Prior to the events of the series, the brain of her brother Haruki was transplanted into her. She has been searching for the doctor who performed the operation.
Tokio (トキオ)
Voiced by: Hibiku Yamamura[2]
Kona (コナ)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Toyonaga[2]
Mimihime (ミミヒメ)
Voiced by: Misato Fukuen[2]
Shiro (シロ)
Voiced by: Shunsuke Takeuchi[2]
Kuku (クク)
Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa[2]
Anzu (アンズ)
Voiced by: Misato Matsuoka[2]
Taka (タカ)
Voiced by: Yūki Shin[2]
Robin Inazaki (稲崎 露敏, Inazaki Robin)
Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai[3]
Enchō (園長)
Voiced by: Masako Isobe[3]
Sawatari (猿渡)
Voiced by: Tadashi Mutou[3]
Aoshima (青島)
Voiced by: Atsumi Tanezaki[3]

Media

Manga

Heavenly Delusion is written and illustrated by Masakazu Ishiguro. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since January 25, 2018.[4] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on July 23, 2018;[5] a promotional video, directed by Tasuku Watanabe, for the first volume was released on the same date.[6] As of November 22, 2022, eight volumes have been released.[7]

In North America, the series is licensed for English language release by Denpa.[8] The first volume was released on December 31, 2019.[1]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 23, 2018[5]978-4-06-511976-1December 30, 2019[1]978-1-63442-940-5
2 March 22, 2019[9]978-4-06-514744-3September 25, 2021[10]978-1-63442-944-3
3 October 23, 2019[11]978-4-06-517266-7April 5, 2022[12]978-1-63442-962-7
4 May 22, 2020[13]978-4-06-519470-6October 19, 2022[14]978-1-63442-923-8
5 December 23, 2020[15]978-4-06-521725-2May 2, 2023[16]978-1-63442-817-0
6 July 21, 2021[17]978-4-06-524049-6July 18, 2023[18]978-1-63442-848-4
7 March 23, 2022[19]978-4-06-527299-2——
8 November 22, 2022[7]978-4-06-529589-2——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation produced by Production I.G was announced on October 18, 2022.[20][21] The series is directed by Hirotaka Mori, with scripts written by Makoto Fukami, character designs handled by Utsushita of Minakata Laboratory, and music composed by Kensuke Ushio.[22] It premiered on April 1, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme song, "Innocent Arrogance", is performed by BiSH, while the ending theme song, "Daremo Karemo Dokomo Nanimo Shiranai" (誰も彼も何処も何も知らない, "I Don't Know Anyone Anywhere Anything"), is performed by ASOBI.[3] Disney Platform Distribution has acquired the license of distributing the anime and is streaming the series worldwide on Disney+.[2]

Episode list
No.Title [23]Directed by [23]Written by [23]Storyboarded by [23]Original air date [24]
1"Heaven and Hell"
Transcription: "Tengoku to Jigoku" (Japanese: 天国と地獄)		Hirotaka MoriMakoto FukamiHirotaka Mori
Tetsuya Takeuchi[lower-alpha 1]		April 1, 2023 (2023-04-01)
The first episode establishes the setting in which the events take place in Japan following a disaster which left the country devastated. Within a walled area, children are schooled by robots and believe that the outside world is "Hell" and populated by monsters. One day, a student named Tokio, receives a message that a poses the question, "Do you want to go outside?" Meanwhile, outside the “wall” a girl named Kiruko, accompanied by a boy named Maru who looks like Tokio, is traveling through the devastated land in search of two men in a photograph and a place called "Heaven". They eventually encounter a self-sufficient woman living alone on a small farm who gives them food and shelter, however while the youngsters fall asleep, she prepares for a possible attack during the night.
2Transcription: "Futari no Kokuhaku" (Japanese: 二人の告白)Kai ShibataMakoto FukamiItsuki TsuchigamiApril 8, 2023 (2023-04-08)

Other media

An official guidebook was released on November 22, 2022. It includes detailed information about the series' setting, story and characters and an interview with Ishiguro.[25]

Reception

As of December 2018, the manga had over 130,000 copies in circulation.[26]

Heavenly Delusion ranked at the first place on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2019 ranking of Top 20 manga series for male readers.[27] In December 2019, Brutus magazine listed Heavenly Delusion on their "Most Dangerous Manga" list, which included works with the most "stimulating" and thought-provoking themes.[28] Heavenly Delusion was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 24th and 25th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2021 and 2022, respectively.[29][30]

See also

Notes
  1. Battle Scene Storyboard (バトルシーンコンテ)

References
  1. "Heavenly Delusion, Volume 1". Denpa. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  2. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 3, 2023). "Heavenly Delusion Anime Reveals Main Cast, April Debut, Exclusive Streaming on Disney+ Worldwide". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 3, 2023.
  3. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 27, 2023). "Heavenly Delusion Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals April 1 Premiere, More Cast, Theme Song Artists". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  4. Ressler, Karen (November 24, 2017). "Mushishi, And Yet the Town Moves, Genshiken Creators Each Launch New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

    アフタヌーン 2018年3月号. Monthly Afternoon. Kodansha. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

    石黒正数が18年ぶりにアフタに帰還、少年少女の冒険譚「天国大魔境」始動. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 25, 2018. Retrieved November 18, 2020.

  5. 天国大魔境（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  6. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (July 23, 2018). "Masakazu Ishiguro's Tengoku Dai Makyō Manga Gets 30-Second Animated Video". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  7. 天国大魔境（８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 30, 2022.
  8. Ressler, Karen (November 17, 2018). "Denpa Licenses Masakazu Ishiguro's Heavenly Delusion, You Someya's Pleasure & Corruption Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  9. 天国大魔境（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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  11. 天国大魔境（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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  13. 天国大魔境（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  14. "Heavenly Delusion, Volume 4". Denpa. Retrieved April 2, 2023.
  15. 天国大魔境（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved December 8, 2020.
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  17. 天国大魔境（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  18. "Heavenly Delusion, Volume 6". Denpa. Retrieved April 2, 2023 – via Amazon.
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  20. 石黒正数「天国大魔境」2023年にTVアニメ化、アニメーション制作はProduction I.G. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 18, 2022. Retrieved October 18, 2022.
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  22. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 25, 2022). "Heavenly Delusion Anime's Teaser Promo Video Reveals Full Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  23. "Sutōrī | Terebi Anime "Tengoku Daimakyō" Kōshiki Saito" STORY | TVアニメ「天国大魔境」公式サイト [Story | TV Anime "Heavenly Delusion" Official Website]. tdm-anime.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  24. "On'ea | Terebi Anime "Tengoku Daimakyō" Kōshiki Saito" ONAIR | TVアニメ「天国大魔境」公式サイト [On Air | TV Anime "Heavenly Delusion" Official Website]. tdm-anime.com (in Japanese). Retrieved April 1, 2023.
  25. 「天国大魔境」公式ガイドブックが8巻と同時発売、ちりばめられた作品の謎を解説. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  26. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 1, 2019). "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - December 2018". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  27. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 10, 2018). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  28. Morrissy, Kim (December 18, 2019). "Spy×Family Included in Brutus Magazine's 'Most Dangerous Manga' of 2019 List". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  29. "Manga Division – 2021 [24th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on November 29, 2021. Retrieved November 29, 2021.
  30. "Manga Division – 2022 [25th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

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