Battle of Demons

As male demons cannot produce offspring, they choose their mates by turning human girls into demons. One such girl, Kanna Asagiri, is taken to Kigasato High School on her 16th birthday to eventually become the bride of its most powerful demon and student council president, Kaki Kito. In order to protect Kanna, Mitsuaki Shizuma, Minaha Hayasaki, and Reiji Takatsuki assume the roles of her "guardian wings" and court her for her hand in marriage.

;{{nihongo|Kanna Asagiri|朝霧 神無|Asagiri Kanna}}

:Portrayed by: Rina Aizawa (film), Ai Hazuki (stage play)

:Kanna is a 16-year-old girl forced to relocate to Kigasato to be wedded to Kaki. Though bullied throughout her life, she has managed to survive without a guardian wing since birth. By the end of the story she has a son named Tatsuki with Kaki

;{{nihongo|Kaki Kito|木籐 華鬼|Kitō Kaki}}

:Portrayed by: Hirofumi Araki (film), {{ill|Akihiro Hayashi (actor)|lt=Akihiro Hayashi|ja|林明寛}} (stage play); {{voiced by|Tomoaki Maeno}}

:Kaki is a 93-year-old demon with the appearance of an 18-year-old boy, and he is a student at Kigasato High School.

;{{nihongo|Reiji Takatsuki|高槻 麗二|Takatsuki Reiji}}

:Portrayed by: Kei Hosogai (film), {{ill|Atsushi Arai (actor)|lt=Atsushi Arai|ja|荒井敦史}}, Hiroki Suzuki (stage play); {{voiced by|Hirofumi Nojima}}

:Reiji has the appearance of a 24-year-old man, and he is a nurse at Kigasato High School. His real age is unknown, though he is approximately 400 to 500 years old. He is known as the "beauty of the school infirmary" at school and is described to have beauty that surpasses gender. He serves as one of Kaki's guardian wings.

;{{nihongo|Mitsuaki Shizuma|士都麻　光晴|Shizuma Mitsuaki}}

:Portrayed by: Daisuke Watanabe (film), {{ill|Keisuke Hasebe|ja|長谷部恵介}} (stage play); {{voiced by|Kazuyuki Okitsu}}

:Mitsuaki is a 218-year-old demon with the appearance of an 18-year-old boy, and he is a student at Kigasato High School. He serves as one of Kaki's guardian wings.

;{{nihongo|Minaha Hayasaki|早咲 水羽|Hayasaki Minaha}}

:Portrayed by: Rakuto Tochihara (film), {{ill|Shō Kubo|ja|久保智裕}}, {{ill|Shion Tsuchiya|ja|土屋シオン}} (stage play); {{voiced by|Yuki Kaji}}

:Minaha is a 34-year-old demon with the appearance of a 15-year-old boy, and he is a student at Kigasato High School. He is Kanna's classmate and serves as one of Kaki's guardian wings.

;{{nihongo|Hibiki Horikawa|堀川 響|Horikawa Hibiki}}

:Portrayed by: Ryota Murai (film), Ryota Ozawa (2010), Motoki Ochiai (2011) (stage play); {{voiced by|Kenichi Suzumura}}

:Hibiki is a 132-year-old demon with the appearance of a 17-year-old boy, and he is a student at Kigasato High School. He plans on killing Kaki and intends on using Kanna to manipulate him.

;{{nihongo|Kuniichi Mitsugi|貢　国一|Mitsugi Kuniichi}}

:Portrayed by: Riki Miura (film), {{ill|Takaya Miyadera|ja|宮寺貴也}} (2010), Kōsuke Kujirai (2011) (stage play); {{voiced by|Kentarō Itō}}

:Kuniichi is a 221-year-old demon with the appearance of an 18-year-old boy, and he is a student at Kigasato High School. He is one of Kaki's former guardian wings.

;{{nihongo|Moegi Sahara|佐原　もえぎ|Sahara Moegi}}

:Portrayed by: Yukie Kawamura (film); {{voiced by|{{ill|Saya Shinomiya|ja|篠宮沙弥}}}}

:Moegi is Reiji's current bride, and they have been married for the past 20 years with no children. She is caring and supportive towards Kanna. In the video game adaptation, she is the bride of Reiji's son, and she has a father-daughter relationship with Reiji instead.

;{{nihongo|Momoko Tosazuka|土佐塚　桃子|Tosazuka Momoko}}

:Portrayed by: Ai Kago (film), {{ill|Haruna Mitamura|ja|三田村春奈}} (stage play); {{voiced by|{{ill|Jun Miruno|ja|ミルノ純}}}}

:Momoko is Kanna's classmate and only friend. She was also originally the bride of a demon, but the demon rejected her in favor of her more attractive sister. Because of this, she resents Kanna for what she perceives as her being pampered and courted by four of the top demons at school. Momoko teams up with Hibiki with the intention of hurting Kanna, but she later learns the error of her ways. She eventually falls in love with Hibiki and they have a son named Kyoya together.

;{{nihongo|Shikiko Ejima|江島　四季子|Ejima Shikiko}}

:Portrayed by: Yukari Taki (film), {{ill|Yui Miura|ja|三浦由衣}} (stage play); {{voiced by|{{ill|Naomi Iida|ja|飯田奈保美}}}}

:Shihiko is Kanna's classmate who resents her for capturing Kaki's attention.

Hana Oni is written by Risa. It was originally serialized on the original fiction website, {{nihongo|Koheya no Komado|小部屋の小窓||{{literal translation}} "The Little Window in the Little Room"}}, since 2004. It later received a print publication by {{ill|East Press|ja|イースト・プレス}} under the Regalo imprint, with illustrations provided by {{ill|Yone Kazuki|ja|カズキヨネ}} from Design Factory. In 2017, Kodansha re-released the series in {{transliteration|ja|bunkoban}} format under the Kodansha Bunko imprint.

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In addition to the main series, Risa released a spin-off novel titled Hana Oni: Shūen to Hajimari no Otome.

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| TranslitTitle = Hana Oni: Shūen to Hajimari no Otome

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In 2009, Tornado Film produced a trilogy titled {{nihongo|Hana Oni: Trilogy|華鬼 三部作|Hana Oni: Sanbusaku}}. The first film, subtitled {{nihongo|Kaki × Kanna|華鬼×神無編|Kaki to Kanna-hen}}, premiered on November 24, 2009 at Odaiba Cinema Mediage.{{cite news | url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0020900 | title=注目イケメン荒木宏文、「ロリコンじゃないので……」発言にファンも爆笑！ | language=ja | work=Cinema Today | date=2009-11-24 | accessdate=2021-09-09 | archive-date=September 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909195038/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0020900 | url-status=live }} The second film, subtitled {{nihongo|Reiji × Moegi|麗二×もえぎ編|Reiji to Moegi-hen}}, premiered on November 28, 2009 at Marunouchi Toei 2.{{cite news | url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0021000 | title=川村ゆきえ、妖艶なお色気発散！バラ柄ミニスカドレスで登場し共演イケメンにツッコミまくり！ | language=ja | work=Cinema Today | date=2009-11-28 | accessdate=2021-09-09 | archive-date=September 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909195036/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0021000 | url-status=live }} The third film, subtitled {{nihongo|Hibiki × Momoko|響×桃子編|Hibiki to Momoko-hen}}, premiered on December 5, 2009 at Marunouchi Toei 2.{{cite news | url=https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0021073 | title=加護亜依、調子にのるイケメン俳優を「バッカじゃないの！」とバッサリ！ | language=ja | work=Cinema Today | date=2009-12-05 | accessdate=2021-09-09 | archive-date=September 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909195035/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0021073 | url-status=live }}

In 2019, AsianCrush licensed the films under the title Battle of Demons in English for non-Asian regions. The second and third films were retitled Battle of Demons 2 and Battle of Demons 3 respectively.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}}

A stage play adaptation ran in July 2010, starring then 14-year-old Ai Hazuki.{{cite news | first=Midori | last=Kawaguchi | url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1271380269 | title=舞台『華鬼』キャスト発表ファン交流イベントを開催 | language=ja | work=Animate | date=2010-04-16 | accessdate=2021-09-09 | archive-date=September 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909195036/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1271380269 | url-status=live }} The play had a second run in March 2011, with Hiroki Suzuki, {{ill|Shion Tsuchiya|ja|土屋シオン}}, Motoki Ochiai, Kōsuke Kujirai as new cast replacements.{{cite news | url=https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000062.000000721.html | title=フレッシュな面子が勢揃い！舞台「華鬼」全出演者決定！ | language=ja | work=DHE | via=PR Times | date=2011-02-23 | accessdate=2021-09-09 | archive-date=September 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909195035/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000062.000000721.html | url-status=live }}

A video game adaptation titled {{nihongo|Hana Oni: Koi Someru Koku Eikyū no Shirushi|華鬼 ～恋い初める刻　永久の印～||{{literal translation}} "Demon of Floral Beauty: The Time When You Start Falling in Love"}} was produced by Idea Factory under their Otomate label. {{ill|Yone Kazuki|ja|カズキヨネ}}, who provided the illustrations to the original novel series, also provided artwork for the game. The game was released on the PlayStation Portable on March 17, 2011 as a visual novel dating simulation.{{cite news | url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/127/G012789/20110518013/ | title=「華鬼 ～恋い初める刻 永久の印～」ドラマCD発売。キャストコメント到着 | language=ja | work=4gamer | date=2011-05-18 | accessdate=2021-09-09 | archive-date=September 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909195034/https://www.4gamer.net/games/127/G012789/20110518013/ | url-status=live }}{{cite web | url=https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/uljm05847.html | title=華鬼 ～恋い初める刻 永久の印～ | language=ja | work=PlayStation | accessdate=2021-09-09 | archive-date=September 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909195036/https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/uljm05847.html | url-status=live }} A fan disc sequel titled {{nihongo|Hana Oni: Yume no Tsuzuki|華鬼 ～夢のつづき～||{{literal translation}} "Demon of Floral Beauty: The Dream Continues"}} was released on March 22, 2012 for the PlayStation Portable.{{cite web | url=https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/uljm06048.html | title=華鬼 ～夢のつづき～ | language=ja | work=PlayStation | accessdate=2021-09-09 | archive-date=May 14, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514142112/https://www.jp.playstation.com/software/title/uljm06048.html | url-status=live }} Hana Oni: Yume no Tsuzuki sold 8,023 copes on its first week of release.{{cite news | first=Crystalyn | last=Hodgkins | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-28/kid-icarus-latest-yakuza-game-sell-100000+in-1st-week | title=Kid Icarus, Latest Yakuza Game Sell 100,000+ in 1st Week | work=Anime News Network | date=2012-03-28 | accessdate=2021-09-09 | archive-date=September 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909201548/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-03-28/kid-icarus-latest-yakuza-game-sell-100000+in-1st-week | url-status=live }}

An audio drama CD featuring an original story was released on May 18, 2011, with the game's cast reprising their roles. A second drama CD was released on January 18, 2012.{{cite news | url=https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1326859815 | title=『華鬼 ～恋い初める刻　永久の印～』ドラマCD最新作が発売 | language=ja | work=Animate | date=2012-01-18 | accessdate=2021-09-09 | archive-date=September 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909195033/https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1326859815 | url-status=live }}{{cite news | url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201201/18008511.html | title=『華鬼 ～恋い初める刻 永久の印～』ドラマCD最新作が発売――キャストコメントも掲載 | language=ja | work=Famitsu | date=2012-01-18 | accessdate=2021-09-09 | archive-date=September 9, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909195034/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201201/18008511.html | url-status=live }}

As of April 2010, over 300,000 physical copies of the book series have been sold.

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• {{official website |http://www.hanaoni.jp}} of the film adaptation {{in lang|ja}}
• [https://www.otomate.jp/hanaoni/ Hana Oni: Koi Someru Koku Eikyū no Shirushi]

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