Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi

Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi
The cover of the first volume of the manga.
あかやあかしやあやかしの (Aka ya Akashi ya Ayakashi no)
Game
Developer	HaccaWorks*
Music by	Akiko Shikata
Genre	Visual novel
Platform	PC Game PlayStation Portable
Released	3 May 2011 (PC) 2014 (PSP)
Manga
Written by	HaccaWorks*
Illustrated by	Nanao
Published by	Media Factory
English publisher	^NA Yen Press
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Monthly Comic Gene
Original run	2012 – 15 June 2016
Volumes	8

Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi (あかやあかしやあやかしの Aka ya Akashi ya Ayakashi no), also known as AkaAka, is a Japanese visual novel that has been adapted into a manga series. The manga is published in English by Yen Press.

Media

Game

The original visual novel was released as a PC game on 3 May 2011. It was created by the dōjin group HaccaWorks*, a group consisting of Kanan Misaki, Mizuki Satoru, Yumi Riku, Yumekagami Misaki, and Warabe Yuta. The theme song, "Shu Kakushi" (朱隠し), was performed by Akiko Shikata of Frontier Works.^[1][2][3][4] It was later re-released for PlayStation Portable in 2014.^[1]

Manga

A manga adaptation by Nanao began serialization in Media Factory's Monthly Comic Gene magazine in 2012. The series is licensed for English publication in North America by Yen Press.^[1] The series concluded in the magazine's July 2016 issue on 15 June 2016.^[5]

Volumes

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	27 July 2012[6]	ISBN 978-4-04-066262-6	15 December 2015[7]	ISBN 9780316351966
2	26 January 2013[8]	ISBN 978-4-04-066263-3	22 March 2016[9]	ISBN 9780316310079
3	27 July 2013[10]	ISBN 978-4-04-066264-0	28 June 2016[11]	ISBN 9780316310147
4	27 January 2014[12]	ISBN 978-4-04-066256-5	27 September 2016[13]	ISBN 9780316310178
5	27 August 2014[14]	ISBN 978-4-04-066841-3	13 December 2016[15]	ISBN 9780316310215
6	27 January 2015[16]	ISBN 978-4-04-067252-6	—	—
7	27 July 2015[17]	ISBN 978-4-04-067566-4	—	—
8	27 January 2016[18]	ISBN 978-4-04-067891-7	—	—

References

1. "Yen Press Adds Gakkō Gurashi!, Aka ya Akashi ya Ayakashi no Manga". Anime News Network. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
2. Beveridge, Chris (8 May 2015). "Yen Press Acquires 'Akaya Akashiya Ayakashino' Manga". The Fandom Post. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
3. あかやあかしやあやかしの [Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi]. HaccaWorks* (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2015.
4. Green, Scott (8 May 2015). "Yen Press Licenses "AkaAka: Of the Red, the Light and the Ayakashi" and "School-Live!"". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
5. "Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi Manga Ends In June". Anime News Network. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
6. あかやあかしやあやかしの　1 [Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi 1]. Monthly Comic Gene (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2015.
7. "Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi, Vol. 1". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
8. あかやあかしやあやかしの　2 [Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi 2]. Monthly Comic Gene (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2015.
9. "Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi, Vol. 2". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
10. あかやあかしやあやかしの　3 [Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi 2]. Monthly Comic Gene (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2015.
11. "Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi, Vol. 3". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
12. あかやあかしやあやかしの　4 [Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi 4]. Monthly Comic Gene (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2015.
13. "Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi, Vol. 4". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
14. あかやあかしやあやかしの　5 [Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi 5]. Monthly Comic Gene (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2015.
15. "Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi, Vol. 5". Hachette Book Group. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
16. あかやあかしやあやかしの　6 [Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi 6]. Monthly Comic Gene (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2015.
17. あかやあかしやあやかしの　7 [Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi 7]. Monthly Comic Gene (in Japanese). Retrieved 23 November 2015.
18. あかやあかしやあやかしの　8 [Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi 8]. Monthly Comic Gene (in Japanese). Retrieved 19 February 2016.

External links

• Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi at HaccaWorks* (Japanese)
• Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia