Hoshin Engi
First volume of Hoshin Engi (Viz Media rendition)
封神演義 (Hōshin Engi)
Genre	Adventure[1] Fantasy[2] Science fiction[1]
Novel series
Written by	Tsutomu Ano
Published by	Kodansha
Original run	November 8, 1988 – January 6, 1989
Volumes	3
Manga
Written by	Ryu Fujisaki
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA Viz Media
Imprint	Jump Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	June 24, 1996 – November 6, 2000
Volumes	23 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Soul Hunter
Directed by	Junji Nishimura
Produced by	Noriko Kobayashi Masahiro Toyosumi
Written by	Junji Nishimura
Music by	Ryo Sakai
Studio	Studio Deen
Licensed by	NA Discotek Media
Original network	TV Tokyo
English network	US International Channel
Original run	July 3, 1999 – December 25, 1999
Episodes	26
Anime television series
Hakyu Hoshin Engi
Directed by	Masahiro Aizawa
Written by	Natsuko Takahashi
Music by	Maiko Iuchi
Studio	C-Station
Licensed by	NA Crunchyroll
Original network	Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, BS11, AT-X
Original run	January 12, 2018 – June 29, 2018
Episodes	23
Manga
Hoshin Engi Gaiden
Written by	Ryu Fujisaki
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Young Jump Comics
Magazine	Weekly Young Jump
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	April 26, 2018 – June 14, 2018
Volumes	1
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Hoshin Engi (Japanese: 封神演義, Hepburn: Hōshin Engi), also known as Soul Hunter, is a Japanese manga series by Ryu Fujisaki. Hoshin Engi is inspired by the Chinese literary classic Investiture of the Gods, a shenmo novel. The story involves the Chinese mythology and history of China, in particular the last members of the In (Yin Dynasty aka Shang Dynasty) and the plot to overthrow them.

The manga series was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from 1996–2000 and compiled in 23 tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. The manga has been re-released and re-compiled into fewer larger volumes with new cover art, illustrations and afterwords. The 18 kanzenban volumes were released periodically between July 2005 and April 2006 in Japan only.

The story has been adapted into a 26-episodes anime series titled Senkaiden Hōshin Engi, broadcast on TV Tokyo from July to December 1999. A new 23-episode anime television series adaptation titled Hakyū Hōshin Engi and featuring a new cast aired from January to June 2018. Fujisaki also wrote a short manga series that was serialized in Weekly Young Jump from April to June 2018.

In North America, Viz Media acquired the rights to the manga for English language release. The first anime series was first licensed by ADV Films and released as Soul Hunter in 2001. It was later acquired by Discotek Media in 2016.