Beyond Twilight (manga)
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| Beyond Twilight | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 百鬼夜行抄 (Hyakkiyakō Shō) | |
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| Genre | Horror, mystery |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ichiko Ima |
| Published by | Asahi Shimbun Publishing |
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| Magazine |
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| Original run | 1995 – present |
| Volumes | 32 |
| Television drama | |
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| Studio | Nippon TV |
| Original network | Nippon TV, SDT |
| Original run | February 3, 2007 – March 31, 2007 |
| Episodes | 9 |
| Anime television series | |
| Hyakki Yakoushou | |
| Directed by | Saya Fukase |
| Music by | kidlit |
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| Licensed by | Remow |
| Original network | tvk |
| Original run | April 7, 2026 – present |
| Episodes | 3 |
Beyond Twilight (Japanese: 百鬼夜行抄, Hepburn: Hyakkiyakō Shō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ichiko Ima. It began serialization in Asahi Shimbun Publishing's shōjo manga magazine Nemuki in 1995. After the magazine's disbandment in December 2012, it was transferred to the Nemuki+ magazine in April 2013. A 9-episode television drama adaptation aired on Nippon TV and SDT from February to March 2007. It was also adapted into five drama CDs and two stage plays. A short-form "light anime" television series adaptation produced by Imagica Infos and Imageworks Studio premiered in April 2026.
Ritsu is a young man who has inherited the ability to see spirits and demons from his late grandfather, a renowned novelist and spiritualist. This "sixth sense" makes Ritsu visible to entities from the spirit world, leaving him vulnerable to good and evil forces. After his grandfather's death, Ritsu loses the protection he once had under his care and forms a contract with a demon guardian known as Blue Storm, whose motives are not always aligned with Ritsu's well-being. The series is structured as a collection of largely self-contained stories, centered on supernatural incidents that arise around Ritsu and Blue Storm.
Characters
- Ritsu Ijima (飯嶋律, Ijima Ritsu)
- Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto,[1] Haruka Okamura (childhood)[2]
- Tsukasa Ijima (飯嶋司, Ijima Tsukasa)
- Voiced by: Ikumi Hasegawa[1]
- Seiran (青嵐)
- Voiced by: Hironori Kondō[1]
- Kagyuu Ijima (飯嶋蝸牛, Ijima Kagyū)
- Voiced by: Kazuki Kyan[2]
- Kinu Ijima (飯嶋絹, Ijima Kinu)
- Voiced by: Marie Miyake[2]
- Yaeko Iijima (飯嶋八重子, Ijima Yaeko)
- Voiced by: Miki Natsutani[2]
- Sumiko Hidaka (日高澄子, Hidaka Sumiko)
- Voiced by: Haruka Okamura[2]
- Kana (佳奈)
- Voiced by: Eri Akiyama[2]
- Ojiro (尾白)
- Voiced by: Nao Shiraki[2]
- Okuro (尾黒)
- Voiced by: Kohei Yanagi[2]
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Ichiko Ima, Beyond Twilight began serialization in Asahi Shimbun Publishing's shōjo manga magazine Nemuki in 1995. After the final issue of the Nemuki magazine was published on December 13, 2012, the series was transferred to the Nemuki+ magazine on April 13, 2013. Its chapters have been collected into 32 tankōbon volumes as of April 2026.[3] The series was licensed in English by Aurora Publishing, which released the first volume in June 2010 before the publisher folded the same year.[4]
Drama CDs
A series of five drama CDs was released by Frontier Works from July 2002 to July 2006.
Stage play
Two stage play adaptations ran at Hanagumi Shibai between January 2003 and September 2006.[4]
Drama
A 9-episode television drama adaptation aired on Nippon TV and SDT from February 3 to March 31, 2007.[4]
Anime
A short-form "light anime" television series adaptation was announced by the Nemuki+ X (formerly Twitter) account on February 13, 2026.[4] The series is produced by Imagica Infos and Imageworks Studio and directed by Saya Fukase, with Taeko Miura serving as the sound director and kidlit composing the music. It premiered on April 7, 2026, on tvk. The ending theme song is "Nani ni mo Narenai" (何にもなれない) performed by Yangskinny.[1] Remow licensed the series for streaming on the "It's Anime" free ad-supported streaming television (FAST) channel on Samsung TV Plus.[5] Medialink licensed the series for streaming on Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[6]