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Historically, an onmyoji is a practitioner of the art of onmyōdō.
Onmyoji may also refer to:
- Abe no Seimei, considered the quintessential example of an onmyoji
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Onmyoji (film), a Japanese film about Seimei unrelated to the above TV series
- Onmyoji 2, a sequel to the first film
- Shōnen Onmyōji, a light novel series which was adapted into an anime series by Studio Deen
- Onmyōji (manga), a manga by Reiko Okano
is a 2001 Japanese film directed by Yōjirō Takita. It tells of the exploits of Abe no Seimei, in Middle Ages, from the court of the Emperor. He befriended bungling court noble, Minamoto no Hiromasa, who enlists his aid to defend the Heian emperor. Meanwhile, an opposing onmyoji Doson is plotting the downfall of the emperor, while attempting to frame Seimei by unleashing a horde of yōkai to do his bidding.
A sequel, Onmyouji 2, appeared in 2003. Both movies are based on the Onmyouji novels by Baku Yumemakura, which also inspired a manga series by Reiko Okano.
is a manga series written and illustrated by Reiko Okano based on a novel series of the same name by Baku Yumemakura. It was serialized from 1993 to 2005 in the seinen magazine Comic Birz by and the shōjo magazine Melody by Hakusensha. It follows the story of a master in onmyōdō, a traditional Japanese cosmology.
The series was compiled into 13 tankōbon published between July 12, 1997 and September 29, 2005 by Hakusensha. The first seven volumes were published in France by Delcourt between 2007 and 2013. In 2011, a sequel series titled started to be published in Melody and as of August 28, 2013, three volumes have been released by Hakusensha.
It was adapted into a film in 2001 and it was followed by a sequel in 2003. A exhibit at the Kyoto International Manga Museum explored "the supernatural aspects of Kyoto" by using this manga as reference. The manga received the Grand Prize at the 2001 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize. The series also received the Seiun Award for best science fiction comic in 2006. Also, in 2011, Paul Gravett included it on the book 1001 Comics You Must Read Before You Die.