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Where to Read The Twelve Kingdoms

For those of us who don’t read Japanese, finding and reading all the Twelve Kingdoms novels is something of a challenge, but, fortunately, not impossible. Here’s a list of the books published to date (in order of publication), and where you can read them.

魔性の子 | Demon Child (1991)

Official translation (French) by Éditions Milan: L'être d'autre monde

Fantranslation by Aili: Demon Child

月の影 影の海 | Shadow of the Moon (1992)

Official translation (English) by Tokyopop: Shadow of the Moon

Official translation (German) by Tokyopop: Der Schatten des Mondes / Das Meer der Schatten

Official translation (French) by Éditions Milan: La mer de l'ombre

Fantranslation by Eugene Woodbury: Shadow of the Moon, a Sea of Shadows

風の海 迷宮の岸 | Sea of Wind (1993)

Official translation (English) by Tokyopop: Sea of Wind

Official translation (German) by Tokyopop: Das Meer des Windes / Am Rande des Labyrinths

Official translation (French) by Éditions Milan: Le rivage du labyrinthe

Fantranslation by Aili: Sea of the Wind, Shore of the Maze

東の海神 西の滄海 | The Vast Spread of the Seas (1994)

Official translation (English) by Tokyopop: The Vast Spread of the Seas

Official translation (German) by Tokyopop: Der Östliche Meeresgott / Das Blaue Meer im Westen

Official translation (French) by Éditions Milan: Le maître des mers

Fantranslation by Eugene Woodbury: Poseidon of the East, Vast Blue Seas of the West

風の万里 黎明の空 | Skies of Dawn (1994)

Official translation (English) by Tokyopop: Skies of Dawn

Official translation (German) by Tokyopop: Tausend Meilen des Windes / Himmel im Morgengrauen

Official translation (French) by Éditions Milan: Le vent de l'infini

Fantranslation by Eugene Woodbury: A Thousand Leagues of Wind, the Sky at Dawn

図南の翼 | The Wings of Dreams (1996)

Official translation (French) by Éditions Milan: Les ailes du destin

Fantranslation by Eugene Woodbury: The Wings of Dreams

黄昏の岸 暁の天 | The Shore in Twilight, The Sky at Daybreak (2001)

Official translation (French) by Éditions Milan: Les rives du crépuscule

Fantranslation by Eugene Woodbury: The Shore in Twilight, the Sky at Daybreak

華胥の幽夢 | Dreaming of Paradise (2001)

Official translation (French) by Éditions Milan: Le royaume de l'idéal

Fantranslation by Eugene Woodbury: Dreaming of Paradise

白銀の墟 玄の月 | Silver Ruins, Black Moon (2019)

Fantranslation by Eugene Woodbury: Hills of Silver Ruins, a Pitch Black Moon (WIP)

UPDATE 26 October 2021:

Tokyopop’s English editions are out of print, but may be available for purchase online. The above links go to Amazon, but they can also be found online on second-hand retailers like Abe Books and on places like Ebay.

The Éditions Milan French translations have gone out of print. However, it is still possible to purchase each volume, often second-hand, through retailers like FNAC and Amazon.

Official translations in Chinese also exist, though if you read Chinese you probably already knew that! Nonetheless, they are by the Taiwanese publisher Sharp Point Press, and you can find them all here.

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After...literally 10 years I have gone back and updated this post! May it be useful to someone. Many thanks to the person in the notes who added the information regarding the latest novels, and who ultimately prompted me to Fix This.

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quick translation of the new info that came out on shinchosha’s site the other day

Fuyumi Ono’s spectacular fantasy “The Twelve Kingdoms” is coming back again! 1. Coming out in July 2012 is part one—3 books will be published at the same time! A new edition of “Demon Child” will be released. Paperbacks of “Shadow of the moon, Sea of the Shadow” (1st and 2nd volumes) will also be coming out. 2. From the “beginning” to the “new title”, this entire series is coming out once more in a complete set! Published in 1991, “Demon Child” was the beginning story that spawned “The Twelve Kingdoms.” So, following the series’ whopping sales total of 7,500,000 copies, as this anticipated new work is completed, the entirety of “The Twelve Kingdoms” will be released sequentially in paperback. (Release dates to be announced, please check this site regularly for any updates.) 3. Akihiro Yamada has not only drawn the cover for this new volume, but also 5 illustrations throughout the book! When viewed close up, these beautiful illustrations further the enchantment of this spectacular world.

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5:34 “Getsumei Fuuei” English version of Twelve Kingdoms ED Original Japanese lyrics (Original vocals by Mika Arisaka)

How far does the moon's reflection go Where is the edge of the sea? Awash in the gentle silver glow Lay down your head now and sleep Somewhere in a memory I find myself searching for Someone's heart calling to me A lonesome rain starts to pour Even trapped within this mortal frame Never doubt that my feet will not rest To the ends of this world with the sun in the east and the moon in the west Whose hands count the scattered sands of time How could one hope to discern? False dreams cast illusions over me Watching the words as they burn Holding my gaze through the flame Your wavering eyes seem unsure Asking the strength of my heart How long can our vows endure? Rising dust as the wagon wheels turn May it be that my prayer is heard Though I walk to the ends of the earth I will never abandon my word

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