Otogi Matsuri: Dark Offering
# Otogi Matsuri: Dark Offering

Otogi Matsuri: Dark Offering (おとぎ奉り) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Junya Inoue. It has been serialized by Wani Books in Comic Gum from 2002, and collected in 12 tankōbon volumes released from December, 2002 to September 23, 2008. The series is licensed in North America by Central Park Media and in France by Doki-Doki.

## Plot

The series follows Yousuke Suruga, a high school student, whose body has been merged with the Bow of Suzaku, a legendary weapon, for breaking an ancient Shinto shrine. To save himself and his hometown he uses the Bow of Suzaku against demons.

## Characters

Suruga Yousuke - is the main character of the story and wielder of bow of suzaku. He unknowingly sacrificed his future for the bow therefore he has only one year to live.

Yomogi Inaba - is the female lead who can see sprits and is protected by the fox sprits.

## Manga

Otogi Matsuri: Dark Offering written and illustrated by Junya Inoue. It has been serialized by Wani Books in Comic Gum from 2002. The individual chapters were collected in 12 tankōbon volumes which were released from December, 2002 to September 23, 2008. The series is licensed in North America by Central Park Media, which released its first tankōbon volume on September 1, 2007. The manga is licensed in France by Doki-Doki, which released the first tankōbon volume on October 11, 2006.

| No. | Title | Original release date | North America release date |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Dark Offering | December, 2002 978-4-847-03437-4 | September 1, 2007 978-1-578-00727-1 |
| 2 | Blood Rites | March, 2003 978-4-847-03448-0 | January 1, 2008 978-1-578-00730-1 |
| 3 | — | December 25, 2003 978-4-847-03461-9 | May 1, 2008 978-1-578-00746-2 |
| 4 | — | June 24, 2004 978-4-847-03476-3 | — |
| 5 | — | February, 2005 978-4-847-03492-3 | — |
| 6 | — | June 25, 2005 978-4-847-03511-1 | — |
| 7 | — | January, 2006 978-4-847-03541-8 | — |
| 8 | — | August 25, 2006 978-4-847-03566-1 | — |
| 9 | — | January 25, 2007 978-4-847-03589-0 | — |
| 10 | — | September 22, 2007 978-4-847-03613-2 | — |
| 11 | — | February 22, 2008 978-4-847-03628-6 | — |
| 12 | — | September 23, 2008 978-4-847-03653-8 | — |
