Ao Oni

Ao Oni
The eponymous demon, who is the antagonist of the game
青鬼
Video game
Developernoprops
EngineRPG Maker XP
PlatformMicrosoft Windows
ReleasedNovember 2008
Light novel
Written byKenji Kuroda
Illustrated byKarin Suzuragi
Published byPHP Laboratory[1]
English publisherJ-Novel Club
Original run25 February 201322 February 2017
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Manga
Ao Oni: Anthology
Published byPHP Laboratory
Published2 July 2014
Volumes1
Manga
Ao Oni Motomoto-Hen
Written byKenji Kuroda
Illustrated byKarin Suzuragi
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original run25 October 2014December 2016
Volumes4
Live-action films
Anime television series
Ao Oni: The Animation
Directed by
  • Toshirō Hamamura
  • Chisei Maeda
Written byKanekoke
Music byShiyu Yanagida
StudioStudio Deen
Original networkTV Tokyo, BS Japan
Original run 3 October 2016 9 January 2017
Episodes13
Anime film
Ao Oni: The Animation
Directed byToshirō Hamamura
Written byTakemaru Abiko
StudioStudio Deen
Released11 February 2017
Runtime60 minutes

Ao Oni (青鬼, lit. 'Blue Demon') is a freeware horror game developed by "noprops".[2] It was first released in Japan in November 2008.

The game gained a cult following in Japan due to livestreams and playthroughs.[3] The game was later adapted into a variety of media, including two feature-length movies, a series of light novels, and a manga.

  1. ^ "青鬼 – noprops原作 黒田研二著 鈴羅木かりん挿画 – 書籍 – PHP研究所". php.co.jp. Archived from the original on 24 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  2. ^ "Horāgēmu 'Ao Oni' Kōshiki Noberu no PV ga YouTube to Niconico Dōga de Kōkai ni" ホラーゲーム「青鬼」公式ノベルのPVがYouTubeとニコニコ動画で公開に [Horror Game "Ao Oni" Official Novel PV Released on YouTube and Niconico]. 4Gamer (in Japanese). Aetas. 19 February 2013. Archived from the original on 8 May 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  3. ^ Sakurai, Akihiro (8 April 2024). "Legendary Japanese horror game Ao Oni gets first-person 3D reboot on Steam". Automaton Media. Archived from the original on 25 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.