Kamui: He's Behind You
Japanese manga series
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Kamui: He's Behind You (うしろの正面カムイさん, Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san) is a Japanese manga series written by Eroki and illustrated by Shinko Konoshiro. It began serialization on Shogakukan's Ura Sunday and MangaONE manga services in March 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Zero-G and ZG-R aired from July to September 2026.
| Kamui: He's Behind You | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Shizuka Mimitsuka | |
| うしろの正面カムイさん (Ushiro no Shōmen Kamui-san) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Eroki |
| Illustrated by | Shinko Konoshiro |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Ura Sunday Comics |
| Magazine |
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| Original run | March 27, 2020 – present |
| Volumes | 13 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Takumi Tsukumo |
| Written by | Motofumi Nakajō |
| Music by | Chihiro Endō |
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| Licensed by | OceanVeil |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11 (censored) AT-X (partially uncensored) |
| Original run | July 4, 2026 – September 19, 2026 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Plot
Kamui, a famous and powerful exorcist, and his ordinary high school girl assistant Shizuka Mimitsuka, who has the ability to see ghosts, work together to exorcise various monsters and other supernatural phenomena. They use a unique method of exorcism, which involves sexual techniques to make evil spirits feel like they are ascending to heaven.
Characters
- Kamui (カムイ)
- Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[3]
- Shizuka Mimitsuka (耳塚 シヅカ, Mimitsuka Shizuka)
- Voiced by: Riko Aono[3], Diana Garnet (English)
- Oichi (お市)
- Voiced by: M.A.O[3]
- Kyōko (キョーコ)
- Voiced by: Yūka Aisaka[3]
- Inagawa (イナガワ)
- Voiced by: Shiori Izawa[3]
- Bakeneko / Cath Palug (化け猫 / カツパルグ, Bakeneko / Katsu Parugu)
- Voiced by: Hiromi Igarashi (credited as Midori Shirayuki)
- Lily Kisril (リリー•キスリル, Rirī Kisuriru)
- Voiced by: Shizuka Ishigami
Media
Manga
Written by Eroki and illustrated by Shinko Konoshiro, Kamui: He's Behind You began serialization on Shogakukan's Ura Sunday and MangaOne manga services on March 27, 2020,[4][5] with its chapters compiled into thirteen tankōbon volumes as of August 2026.[6]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
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| 1 | August 12, 2020[7] | 978-4-09-850220-2 |
| 2 | February 19, 2021[8] | 978-4-09-850464-0 |
| 3 | August 11, 2021[9] | 978-4-09-850668-2 |
| 4 | February 10, 2022[10] | 978-4-09-850884-6 |
| 5 | August 10, 2022[11] | 978-4-09-851233-1 |
| 6 | March 10, 2023[12] | 978-4-09-851748-0 |
| 7 | September 19, 2023[13] | 978-4-09-852835-6 |
| 8 | February 9, 2024[14] | 978-4-09-853124-0 |
| 9 | August 8, 2024[15] | 978-4-09-853520-0 |
| 10 | February 12, 2025[16] | 978-4-09-853861-4 |
| 11 | August 8, 2025[17] | 978-4-09-854196-6 |
| 12 | February 19, 2026[18] | 978-4-09-854426-4 |
| 13 | August 10, 2026[6] | 978-4-09-854727-2 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation produced under WWWave Corporation's Deregula anime label was announced on February 13, 2026.[19] It is produced by Zero-G and ZG-R, and directed by Takumi Tsukumo, with series composition handled by Motofumi Nakajō, characters designed by Toshinari Yamashita, and music composed by Chihiro Endō. The series aired from July 4 to September 19, 2026, on Tokyo MX and BS11, with AnimeFesta to exclusively stream the full "Deregula" uncensored version.[3][20][a] The opening theme song is "Jōbutsu Come True" (成仏 Come True; Nirvana Come True), performed by Orcaland,[21] while the ending theme song is "Say Bye!!" (a pun on the Japanese word for "judgement"), performed by Kotoko.[22] OceanVeil streamed the series.[23]
Episodes
| No. | Title [24][25] | Directed by [24] | Storyboarded by [24] | Original release date [26][a] | |||||
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| 1 | "Mary-san" Transliteration: "Merī-san" (Japanese: メリーさん) | Kim Won-Ho | Takumi Tsukumo | July 4, 2026 | |||||
| "Teketeke" Transliteration: "Teketeke" (Japanese: テケテケ) | |||||||||
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Shizuka Mimitsuka, an ordinary high school girl who constantly attracts natural spirits, meets an eccentric ghost spirit named Kamui with a unique exorcism technique. | |||||||||
| 2 | "Kokkuri-san" Transliteration: "Kokkuri-san" (Japanese: コックリさん) | Yūsuke Onoda | Yūsuke Onoda | July 11, 2026 | |||||
| 3 | "Cursed Doll" Transliteration: "Noroi no Ningyō" (Japanese: 呪いの人形) | Atsushi Nakayama | Takumi Tsukumo | July 18, 2026 | |||||
| "The Gap Woman" Transliteration: "Sukima Onna" (Japanese: 隙間女) | |||||||||
| 4 | "Slit-Mouthed Woman" Transliteration: "Kuchisake-onna" (Japanese: 口裂け女) | Kim Won-Ho | Takumi Tsukumo | July 25, 2026 | |||||
| "Rokurokubi" Transliteration: "Rokurokubi" (Japanese: ろくろ首) | |||||||||
| 5 | "Monster Cat" Transliteration: "Bakeneko" (Japanese: 化け猫) | Yūsuke Onoda | Yūsuke Onoda | August 1, 2026 | |||||
| 6 | "Ghost of the Mountain Pass" Transliteration: "Tōge no Rei" (Japanese: 峠の霊) | Atsushi Nakayama | Shin Matsuo | August 8, 2026 | |||||
| "Turbo Granny" Transliteration: "Jetto Babaa" (Japanese: ジェットババア) | |||||||||
| 7 | "Hanako-san of the Toilet" Transliteration: "Toire no Hanako-san" (Japanese: トイレの花子さん) | Kim Won-Ho | Shin Matsuo | August 15, 2026 | |||||
| 8 | "The Succubus" Transliteration: "Sakyu Basu" (Japanese: サキュバス) | Yūsuke Onoda | Yūsuke Onoda | August 22, 2026 | |||||
| 9 | "Resurrection" Transliteration: "Yomigaeri" (Japanese: 黄泉帰り) | Atsushi Nakayama | Shin Matsuo | August 29, 2026 | |||||
| 10 | "Takaonna" Transliteration: "Takaonna" (Japanese: 高女) | Yūsuke Onoda | Yūsuke Onoda | September 5, 2026 | |||||
| "Yamamba" Transliteration: "Yamamba" (Japanese: 山姥) | |||||||||
| 11 | "Saruyume" Transliteration: "Saruyume" (Japanese: 猿夢) | Kim Won-Ho | Shin Matsuo | September 12, 2026 | |||||
| 12 | "The Succubus Returns" Transliteration: "Sakyu Basu:re" (Japanese: サキュバス:re) | Atsushi Nakayama | Royden Shimazu | September 19, 2026 | |||||
Reception
The first volume featured a recommendation from manga artist Ryōma Kitada.[1]
The manga was nominated for the seventh Next Manga Awards in 2021 in the web category and ranked thirteenth.[27]