Houshin Engi

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From Viz:
Armed with his new weapon, the Dashinben, Taikobo seeks revenge on the demon Dakki and her sinister sisters. He finds out much more about the godlike Sennins--and what may have really happened to his clan. But looking for survivors only means falling further into Dakki's darkness.
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Type

Manga

Related Series

Houshin Engi Gaiden (Side Story)

Associated Names

Hoshin

Hoshin Engi

Hoshin – L'Investiture des Dieux

Hōshin Engi

Phong Thần Diễn Nghĩa

Senkaiden Houshin Engi

Soul Hunter

Łowca dusz (Polish)

Охотник за Душами

ตำนานเทพประยุทธ์

仙界伝封神演義

封神演义

封神演義

Groups Scanlating

Aku Tenshi

Anime Manga Universe

SnoopyCool

The Nameless Manga Translation Site

Latest Release(s)

c.167-204 by Snoopycool 20 years ago

v.19 c.165-166 by Snoopycool 20 years ago

v.19 c.163-164 by Snoopycool 20 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

23 Tankoubon Volumes (Complete)
18 Kanzenban Volumes (Complete)
12 Bunkoban Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

Starts at Vol 1, Chap 1 (1999/2018)

Ends at Diverges after Ep 15 (1999) / Vol 23 (2018) Heavily abridged

User Reviews

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Houshin Engi by I.M. Nameless

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User Rating

Average: 7.9 / 10.0 (286 votes)

Bayesian Average: 7.75 / 10.0

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16%

Last Updated

December 24th, 2024 2:09pm PST - 4 months ago

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Genre

Action Adventure Comedy Drama Fantasy Shounen Supernatural
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Author(s)

Artist(s)

Year

Original Publisher

Shueisha (1996; 2000)

Serialized In (magazine)

Shuukan Shounen Jump (Shueisha)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (23 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #724

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Monthly Pos #1943 (No change)

3 Month Pos #3337

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6 Month Pos #4536

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Year Pos #5757

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List Stats

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On 718 wish lists

On 721 completed lists

On 96 unfinished lists

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Houshin Engi

by luzzz
17 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

This manga is probably one of the best I have ever read. The story is (loosely?) based on the famous Chinese novel "Feng Shen Yan Yi". It's greatest asset is definitely it's main character and hero Taikoubou. Not only is he smart and crafty, but he knows when to be funny and easy-going and when to be serious. The antagonists are also extremely well developed, especially Bunchuu who is a masterly character and great foil to the protagonists. His showdown with Buseiou is one of the most heart-wrenching scenes I have ever read. I would recommend this manga to anyone.

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nice

by okigen
17 years ago

Rating: N/A

It's a nice series, perhaps one of the best shounen in 90s. But I feel like the climax was the fight with bunchuu and after he died the stories went down...
Anyway it's so cuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuute

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WOW

by ares6
18 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

I must say....very intriguing.....It's kind of like DBZ plus some weird dream. Totally different style from normal Manga. Good to see some manga that stays on one main theme. I believe most characters in the manga are actually from some Chinese Mythology. However, the manga is a little different from the original myth. In the original myth, the character was a Demi-God whose an old man. I would definitely recommend this. I must say, The story and character development far surpass most manga. PM me if the info I provided is incorrect.
[Note: There were no aliens in the Chinese Mythology. 😀 ]

You MUST read it. It's a MUST.

... Last updated 18 years ago

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Houshin Engi

by [deleted member]
20 years ago

Rating: N/A

First off, I'm going to announce that, yes, I am indeed Asian. However, that is not the reason giving this manga such a high rating. It deserves the rating because, it is indeed an incredible manga. This manga has everything expected of a shounen manga: action, suspense, etc. It includes comedic situations and characters. Although this is a shounen/action/fantasy manga, it also has an admirable amount of tragedies. Times where you can't help but to feel sad for the characters that were involved. As for the lack of romance, I mean come on... this is a shounen/action/fantasy/comedy manga, what you'd expect? (Not that shounen manga's don't have any romance, but seriously...)

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needs a bit more

by [deleted member]
20 years ago

Rating: N/A

this was an awesome manga series, with lots of action and loveable characters. Being someone who read the actual book (literature), this manga was still enjoyable and followed it pretty well (for the first few chapters...) i started getting annoyed because of the stupidity in trying to incorporate "robots" and high tech stuff... the usage of "Paopei" literal translation, precious thing... really gets on my nerves. What i was truly disappointed though, was the lack of a true heroine, [color=blue][edit by mod, possible spoiler alert][/color] although the last friggen page suggests something goin on between dakki and taikoubou, this needs some real romance... since it really bugs me if its just about a guy who battles, and battles, and battles...

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Houshin Engi

by [deleted member]
20 years ago

Rating: N/A

I absolutly love this manga, I first knew about it when I watched it's anime, I thought it was pretty cool with really good music. After I got a decent internet connection, I started looking for mp3 of the animes I liked and found without noticing it's op&ed. But they weren't named Soul Hunter(first I name I knew about this series), so I decided to take a peek at the manga and I just got hooked to it and became my favorite. It's got comedy and action if not more, so I really recomend it. This is based on the chinise tale of the same name.

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