Novels
Two series of novels based on the manga were released during the 1980s. The first one was written by Yasutaka Nagai and was released in 6 volumes from 1986 to 1989 by Kadokawa Shoten.
- Kadokawa Shoten (Kadokawa Novels)
| Release date | Vol. | Subtitle | Pages | ISBN |
| July 1986 (1986-07) | 1 | Oni no Kechimyaku (鬼の血脈?) | 218 | 4047740217 |
| March 1988 (1988-03) | 2 | Oni Tenshi (鬼天使?) | 204 | 4047740225 |
| June 1988 (1988-06) | 3 | Jakyo no Wana (邪教の罠, jakyō no wana?) | 188 | 4047740233 |
| October 1988 (1988-10) | 4 | Ankoku tera no Shito (暗黒寺の死闘, ankoku tera no shitō?) | 194 | 4047740241 |
| February 1989 (1989-02) | 5 | Samayo Eru Oni Tachi (彷徨える鬼たち?) | 198 | 404774025X |
| June 1989 (1989-06) | 6 | Saraba Itoshiki Oni Tachi (さらば愛しき鬼たち?) | 201 | 4047740268 |
The second one was written by Fusamichi Kitamura and published in two volumes published in 1987 by JICC under the label Adventure Novels.
- JICC (Adventure Novels)
| Release date | Vol. | Pages | ISBN |
| October 1987 (1987-10) | 1 | 282 | 4880633062 |
| December 1987 (1987-12) | 2 | 250 | 4880633070 |
Read more about this topic: Shutendoji (manga)
Famous quotes containing the word novels:
“All middle-class novels are about the trials of three, all upper-class novels about mass fornication, all revolutionary novels about a bad man turned good by a tractor.”
—Christina Stead (1902–1983)
“I have just opened Bacon’s “Advancement of Learning” for the first time, which I read with great delight. It is more like what Scott’s novels were than anything.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)