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The Twelve Kingdoms (9 books edition) #6
黄昏の岸 暁の天 [Tasogare no Kishi, Akatsuki no Sora]
驍宗が玉座に就いて半年、戴国は疾風の勢いで再興に向かう。しかし反乱鎮圧に赴いた王は戻らず、届いた凶報に衝撃を受けた泰麒も忽然と姿を消した。王と麒麟を失い、荒廃へと向かう国を案じる将軍は、命を賭して慶国を訪れ、援助を求める。戴国を救いたい―景王陽子の願いに諸国の麒麟たちが集う。はたして泰麒の行方は。
448 pages, Paperback
First published April 1, 2001
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Fuyumi Ono
167 books332 followersKanji Name: 小野 不由美.
Fuyumi Ono (小野 不由美, Ono Fuyumi) is a Japanese novelist who is best known for writing the Twelve Kingdoms (十二国記, Juuni Kokuki) series, on which a popular anime is based. Her name after marriage is Fuyumi Uchida (内田不由美, Uchida Fuyumi), but she writes under her maiden name.
Ono was born in Nakatsu, Ōita, Kyūshū in 1960. She graduated from Ōtani University in Kyōto with a degree in Buddhist Studies, and in 1988 was employed by the publisher Kōdansha. Her debut story is titled Sleepless on Birthday Eve.
Ono is married to Naoyuki Uchida (内田直行, Uchida Naoyuki), a mystery novelist who writes under the pseudonym Yukito Ayatsuji (綾辻行人 , Ayatsuji Yukito).
Before she started work on Twelve Kingdoms, Fuyumi Ono wrote The Demonic Child (魔性の子), a horror novel about a boy from another world. She later worked certain events from this novel into the Twelve Kingdoms series. Short stories set in the various kingdoms include: Kasho, Toei, Shokan, Kizan and Jogetsu. In February, 2008, the first new Twelve Kingdoms short story, Hisho no Tori (丕緒の鳥) was published in Shinchosha's Yomyom magazine.
According to an interview at the Anime News Network, she is "currently rewriting a girls' horror series (she) wrote long ago."
- Wikipedia
Fuyumi Ono (小野 不由美, Ono Fuyumi) is a Japanese novelist who is best known for writing the Twelve Kingdoms (十二国記, Juuni Kokuki) series, on which a popular anime is based. Her name after marriage is Fuyumi Uchida (内田不由美, Uchida Fuyumi), but she writes under her maiden name.
Ono was born in Nakatsu, Ōita, Kyūshū in 1960. She graduated from Ōtani University in Kyōto with a degree in Buddhist Studies, and in 1988 was employed by the publisher Kōdansha. Her debut story is titled Sleepless on Birthday Eve.
Ono is married to Naoyuki Uchida (内田直行, Uchida Naoyuki), a mystery novelist who writes under the pseudonym Yukito Ayatsuji (綾辻行人 , Ayatsuji Yukito).
Before she started work on Twelve Kingdoms, Fuyumi Ono wrote The Demonic Child (魔性の子), a horror novel about a boy from another world. She later worked certain events from this novel into the Twelve Kingdoms series. Short stories set in the various kingdoms include: Kasho, Toei, Shokan, Kizan and Jogetsu. In February, 2008, the first new Twelve Kingdoms short story, Hisho no Tori (丕緒の鳥) was published in Shinchosha's Yomyom magazine.
According to an interview at the Anime News Network, she is "currently rewriting a girls' horror series (she) wrote long ago."
- Wikipedia
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November 18, 2016"I've got to stand on my own two feet before I can fancy myself a shoulder to lean on."
"That's not it. Helping others is how you find your footing in the first place."
"You think so?"
"Undoubtedly."
If you're a fan of the anime (aka. the greatest Japanese tv series ever to exist ... personal opinion) then you've probably wondered what would've happened if the show wasn't cancelled or, more likely, is it worth investing your time reading the books.
The sixth book is, unfortunately, the weakest in the series, but still worth checking out just so you can know what happens with Youko and Taiki after the events in the anime (and meet the King and Kirin of Han!-they're awesome). You'll need to get through some repetitive dialogues and identical flashbacks for a couple of hundred pages, but the last 30% is where the story really picks up and the main action happens.
Is it worth it? Short answer - probably yes (as long as you're a fan of the show).
"That's not it. Helping others is how you find your footing in the first place."
"You think so?"
"Undoubtedly."
If you're a fan of the anime (aka. the greatest Japanese tv series ever to exist ... personal opinion) then you've probably wondered what would've happened if the show wasn't cancelled or, more likely, is it worth investing your time reading the books.
The sixth book is, unfortunately, the weakest in the series, but still worth checking out just so you can know what happens with Youko and Taiki after the events in the anime (and meet the King and Kirin of Han!-they're awesome). You'll need to get through some repetitive dialogues and identical flashbacks for a couple of hundred pages, but the last 30% is where the story really picks up and the main action happens.
Is it worth it? Short answer - probably yes (as long as you're a fan of the show).
October 24, 2014
I am extremely disappointed by this book. I love the Twelve Kingdoms series and was looking forward to the story of the kingdom of Tai since book one. This was not what I expected and I highly doubt it had anything to do with the translation. It was way too repetitive and nothing happened...nothing! I had to wait till chapter 36 for some "action" to start taking place and even then, nothing happened.
April 21, 2015
What the heck happened to this book?
I'm actually upset that it didn't turn out well.
Going in, I thought I would get a fun story to explain what happened to Taiki and the daring rescue to get him back.
Did I get that?
No. No I did not.
This book can be summed up in two words. Talking. Flashbacks.
That is right. More than 2/3 of this story is flashbacks. And not even good flashbacks but long, boring, drawn out ones that really should not be there. Yes, I do want to know what happened to Tai. No Risai, I do not want to know all of the politics involved after Taiki's disappearance.
It was quite painful to sloosh through. I think the book would have worked better if those scenes had happened in the here and now instead of stuff that explained the past.
The scenes with Youko were good and the ending scenes were great, just for the fact that something was happening.
Yeah, overall, not very happy with this one. :/ Next one is promising though! Since I accidentally started reading it, haha.
I'm actually upset that it didn't turn out well.
Going in, I thought I would get a fun story to explain what happened to Taiki and the daring rescue to get him back.
Did I get that?
No. No I did not.
This book can be summed up in two words. Talking. Flashbacks.
That is right. More than 2/3 of this story is flashbacks. And not even good flashbacks but long, boring, drawn out ones that really should not be there. Yes, I do want to know what happened to Tai. No Risai, I do not want to know all of the politics involved after Taiki's disappearance.
It was quite painful to sloosh through. I think the book would have worked better if those scenes had happened in the here and now instead of stuff that explained the past.
The scenes with Youko were good and the ending scenes were great, just for the fact that something was happening.
Yeah, overall, not very happy with this one. :/ Next one is promising though! Since I accidentally started reading it, haha.
July 26, 2020
魔性之子:1991出版
風之海 迷宮之岸:1993出版
黃昏之岸 曉之天:2001出版
風之海跟黃昏之岸差了八年...連看兩本的感覺真的差好多XD 驍宗在前泰王還在世的時候, 就已經開始著手治國的準備了, 簡直就像是早就知道會得最佳男主角, 帶著感謝講稿去參加金馬獎的那種感覺🤣 自信爆棚到讓人退三步啊...但做同樣的準備的人, 應該也不只驍宗一個, 所以"某人"才會這麼迅速煽動全國叛亂吧, 畢竟大家都等很久了, 開獎之後幾家歡樂幾家愁也是必然. 但阿選奪位後的行為也真是挺奇怪的, 這個部分就只能等白銀之墟來解釋了.
感覺上驍宗的施政上, 除了冬獵跟對泰麒隱瞞之外, 也沒有太不妥的事情. 冬獵的部分確實做得太絕, 惡是不可能一下就根除的, 就像是芳國的嚴刑峻法一樣, 嫉惡到了極端就會被反噬. 印象中尚隆登基後將朝廷完全換血, 好像也花了幾十年吧. 但畢竟戴國是軍方主政, 驍宗極權, 新官上任三把火也是正常啦. 但會演變到半年就崩垮也太詭異了, 再加上有如精神疾病的瘟疫, 簡直像是從上天開始出問題一樣...也許就是給陽子說中了: 「上天如果存在, 就不可能不犯錯.」難道是上天的失誤導致了驍宗的悲劇嗎? 也或者, 從一開始泰麒的選擇就出了錯? 畢竟10歲的泰麒對於王的概念模糊不清, 就算可以下跪也不代表萬無一失...(瞧瞧那含糊不清的天綱啊...)
多思無益, 反正五天以後就有答案了. 還是先把白銀之墟複習一下要緊, 人名都快忘光了......
風之海 迷宮之岸:1993出版
黃昏之岸 曉之天:2001出版
風之海跟黃昏之岸差了八年...連看兩本的感覺真的差好多XD 驍宗在前泰王還在世的時候, 就已經開始著手治國的準備了, 簡直就像是早就知道會得最佳男主角, 帶著感謝講稿去參加金馬獎的那種感覺🤣 自信爆棚到讓人退三步啊...但做同樣的準備的人, 應該也不只驍宗一個, 所以"某人"才會這麼迅速煽動全國叛亂吧, 畢竟大家都等很久了, 開獎之後幾家歡樂幾家愁也是必然. 但阿選奪位後的行為也真是挺奇怪的, 這個部分就只能等白銀之墟來解釋了.
感覺上驍宗的施政上, 除了冬獵跟對泰麒隱瞞之外, 也沒有太不妥的事情. 冬獵的部分確實做得太絕, 惡是不可能一下就根除的, 就像是芳國的嚴刑峻法一樣, 嫉惡到了極端就會被反噬. 印象中尚隆登基後將朝廷完全換血, 好像也花了幾十年吧. 但畢竟戴國是軍方主政, 驍宗極權, 新官上任三把火也是正常啦. 但會演變到半年就崩垮也太詭異了, 再加上有如精神疾病的瘟疫, 簡直像是從上天開始出問題一樣...也許就是給陽子說中了: 「上天如果存在, 就不可能不犯錯.」難道是上天的失誤導致了驍宗的悲劇嗎? 也或者, 從一開始泰麒的選擇就出了錯? 畢竟10歲的泰麒對於王的概念模糊不清, 就算可以下跪也不代表萬無一失...(瞧瞧那含糊不清的天綱啊...)
多思無益, 反正五天以後就有答案了. 還是先把白銀之墟複習一下要緊, 人名都快忘光了......
February 7, 2021
Like some of the other reviewers here, the first half...actually more like 60-70% of the book seems like an endless loop of speculation as to what happened in Tai but AFTER you get through that (starting in Part 5), the book really picks up speed and becomes just as awesome as the previous iterations*. I was unsure if I wanted to finish the book after reading the negative reviews here but I pushed through it and was pleasantly surprised. You get wormholes, magic stuff, backstabbing, a missing person's mystery, and a sprinkle of violence! I definitely dont think this book is for everyone, but if you have patience I'd give it a try for yourself.
*note: In the Yoko series, I've only read volume 1, 4, and now 6
*note: In the Yoko series, I've only read volume 1, 4, and now 6
September 25, 2016
Like most of the Ono's work I truly enjoyed reading this lovely piece. I'm Lookig forward for the new book and I hope it will be a final chapter of Taiki's story. Still no word of it.
June 9, 2024
4.5 rounded up to 5.0.
Tasogare no Kishi, Akatsuki no Sora = The Shore at Twilight, the Sky at Daybreak.
Google Translate translation of the book summary, updated slightly:
Half a year after Gyousou ascended the throne, the kingdom began to rebuild with great force. However, the king who went to suppress the rebellion did not return, and Taiki, who was shocked by the bad news, suddenly disappeared. Worried about the country heading into ruin after losing its king and kirin, the General risks her life to visit the Kei Kingdom and ask for aid. Kirin from all over the world gather in Yoko Keio's wish to save the kingdom. What will happen to Taiki?
I just finished re-reading Eugene Woodbury's translation of this book. I started it one night, and it was so good that I stayed up all night last night to finish it. I highly recommend this book to any fans of The Twelve Kingdoms series.
Up next: Hakugin no Oka, Kuro no Tsuki (Hills of Silver Ruins, a Pitch Black Moon).
Tasogare no Kishi, Akatsuki no Sora = The Shore at Twilight, the Sky at Daybreak.
Google Translate translation of the book summary, updated slightly:
Half a year after Gyousou ascended the throne, the kingdom began to rebuild with great force. However, the king who went to suppress the rebellion did not return, and Taiki, who was shocked by the bad news, suddenly disappeared. Worried about the country heading into ruin after losing its king and kirin, the General risks her life to visit the Kei Kingdom and ask for aid. Kirin from all over the world gather in Yoko Keio's wish to save the kingdom. What will happen to Taiki?
I just finished re-reading Eugene Woodbury's translation of this book. I started it one night, and it was so good that I stayed up all night last night to finish it. I highly recommend this book to any fans of The Twelve Kingdoms series.
Up next: Hakugin no Oka, Kuro no Tsuki (Hills of Silver Ruins, a Pitch Black Moon).
June 9, 2025
A very slow start and a few misses. The first half of the book feels very slow, focusing on showing us two things: a present that doesn't move because characters are waiting to learn what happened, and a past that isn't that exciting because the present already shows us how we got here. It's similar to the two-plot dynamic in book 3, but in that book both stories were very compelling, while in this one both feel like context. The story truly starts after the middle of the book.
That said, the story is as good as always and the characters feel alive and relatable. I would have liked to see more of Taiki's life and having him as protagonist for a few chapters during the climax, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I cannot wait to get to book nine to read the end of this. But, for now, on to book seven.
That said, the story is as good as always and the characters feel alive and relatable. I would have liked to see more of Taiki's life and having him as protagonist for a few chapters during the climax, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I cannot wait to get to book nine to read the end of this. But, for now, on to book seven.
December 8, 2017
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#黄昏の岸暁天の #十二国記 #小野不由美 さん #読了
時間があいてしまった。泰麒が戻るところで終わる。驍宗の行方は知られないまま。今までと違って一つの物語が解決しないまま終わってる。そしてこれからまた新たな幕開けの予感を感じさせる「天の条理」とは、「天帝」とは、という十二国記シリーズの根本に疑問を持つ。納得できなくても条理は条理。理不尽と片付けてしまうには簡単ではない世の理。十二国記は考えることが多い、だから好きだ。
#黄昏の岸暁天の #十二国記 #小野不由美 さん #読了
時間があいてしまった。泰麒が戻るところで終わる。驍宗の行方は知られないまま。今までと違って一つの物語が解決しないまま終わってる。そしてこれからまた新たな幕開けの予感を感じさせる「天の条理」とは、「天帝」とは、という十二国記シリーズの根本に疑問を持つ。納得できなくても条理は条理。理不尽と片付けてしまうには簡単ではない世の理。十二国記は考えることが多い、だから好きだ。
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July 15, 2019
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פחות מדי התקדמות עלילה.
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September 20, 2019
Still enjoyable. Nothing out of the ordinary. Could have been improved with some effort.
July 28, 2024
没读完，但真的不喜欢泰的故事（（
July 3, 2025
This is a story of exposition and I'm not mad at it but it does read hella slow
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