The Garden of Sinners

The Garden of Sinners
Cover of the first The Garden of Sinners novel.
空の境界
(Kara no Kyōkai)
GenreDark fantasy[1]
Light novel
Written byKinoko Nasu
Illustrated byTakashi Takeuchi
Published byType-Moon (original creator)
Kodansha (commercial publisher)
DemographicMale
Original runOctober 1998August 1999
Volumes2 (2004 printing)
3 (2007–2008 printing) + 2 short stories (List of volumes)
Anime film series
Directed by
Various
  • Ei Aoki (ep. 1)
    Takuya Nonaka (ep. 2)
    Mitsuru Obunai (ep. 3)
    Teiichi Takiguchi (ep. 4)
    Takayuki Hirao (ep. 5)
    Takahiro Miura (ep. 6)
    Shinsuke Takizawa (ep. 7)
    Tomonori Sudou (ep. 8)
Produced byHikaru Kondo
Atsuhiro Iwakami
Takashi Takeuchi
Written byMasaki Hiramatsu (ep. 1–7)
Akira Hiyama (ep. 8)
Music byYuki Kajiura
StudioUfotable
Licensed by
Released December 1, 2007 September 28, 2013
Runtime
45-121 minutes
  • 50 minutes (ep. 1)
    59 minutes (ep. 2)
    57 minutes (ep. 3)
    45 minutes (ep. 4)
    113 minutes (ep. 5)
    58 minutes (ep. 6)
    121 minutes (ep. 7)
    88 minutes (ep. 8)
Films8
Films
Anime film
Gate of 7th Heaven
Directed byVarious
Produced byHikaru Kondo
Atsuhiro Iwakami
Takashi Takeuchi
Written byMasaki Hiramatsu
Music byYuki Kajiura
StudioUfotable
Licensed by
  • AUS: Madman Entertainment
  • NA: Aniplex of America
  • UK: MVM Films
ReleasedMarch 14, 2009
Runtime61 minutes
Original video animation
Epilogue
Directed byHikaru Kondo
Produced byHikaru Kondo
Atsuhiro Iwakami
Takashi Takeuchi
Written byMasaki Hiramatsu
Music byYuki Kajiura
StudioUfotable
Licensed by
  • AUS: Madman Entertainment
  • NA: Aniplex of America
  • UK: MVM Films
ReleasedFebruary 2, 2011
Runtime33 minutes
Anime television series
Kara no Kyoukai
(TV edition)
Directed byVarious
Produced byToukubo Eita
Ishikawa Takaki
Kodama Yoshie
Written byMasaki Hiramatsu
Music byYuki Kajiura
StudioUfotable
Original networkTokyo MX, NicoNico, BS11, Bandai Channel, Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Animax
Original run July 6, 2013 September 28, 2013
Episodes13
Anime film
Future Gospel: Extra Chorus
Directed byTomonori Sudou
Produced byHikaru Kondo
Atsuhiro Iwakami
Takashi Takeuchi
Written byAkira Hiyama
Music byYuki Kajiura
StudioUfotable
Licensed by
  • AUS: Madman Entertainment
  • NA: Aniplex of America
ReleasedSeptember 28, 2013
Runtime32 minutes
Manga
Written byTenkuu Sphere
Published byKodansha
MagazineSaizensen
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 15, 2010 – present
Volumes11

The Garden of Sinners, known in Japan as Kara no Kyoukai (空の境界, Kara no Kyōkai, lit. "Boundary of Emptiness") sometimes referred to as Rakkyo (らっきょ), is a Japanese light novel series, written by Kinoko Nasu and illustrated by Takashi Takeuchi. Originally released as a series of chapters released independently online or at Comiket between October 1998 and August 1999, the chapters were later republished by Kodansha into two volumes in 2004, and again in three volumes between 2007 and 2008.

Ufotable produced a series of seven anime films based on the series between 2007 and 2009 and also produced an original video animation episode in 2011. A final anime film was produced and released in 2013. A manga adaptation illustrated by Sphere Tenku started serialization in September 2010 in Seikaisha's online magazine Saizensen.

  1. ^ Stevens, Josh A. (May 8, 2019). "MVM Licenses Eromanga Sensei, Schedule Garden Of Sinners Blu-ray". Anime UK News. Retrieved November 17, 2019.