Eko Eko Azarak (manga)
Eko Eko Azarak | |
![]() Cover of the first volume of Eko Eko Azarak, published in 1976 | |
エコエコアザラク (Eko Eko Azaraku) | |
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Genre | Horror[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Shinichi Koga |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | September 1, 1975 – March 1979 |
Volumes | 19 |
Live-action film | |
Eko Eko Azarak -Wizard of Darkness- | |
Directed by | Shimako Sato |
Written by | Junki Takegami |
Released | April 8, 1995 |
Runtime | 80 minutes |
Live-action film | |
Eko Eko Azarak II -Birth of the Wizard- | |
Directed by | Shimako Sato |
Written by | Shimako Sato |
Released | April 20, 1996 |
Runtime | 83 minutes |
Television drama | |
Original run | February 1, 1997 – May 31, 1997 |
Episodes | 18 |
Live-action film | |
Eko Eko Azarak III -Misa The Dark Angel- | |
Directed by | Katsuhito Ueno |
Written by | Kyoichi Nanatsuki Sotaro Hayashi |
Released | January 15, 1998 |
Runtime | 95 minutes |
Television drama | |
Eko Eko Azarak -eye- | |
Directed by | Mitsunori Hattori |
Written by | Chiaki J. Konaka |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | January 6, 2004 – March 30, 2004 |
Episodes | 13 |
Live-action film | |
Eko Eko Azarak R-page | |
Directed by | Taichi Ito |
Written by | Hiromitsu Amano |
Studio | Avex Entertainment, Inc. |
Released | 2006 |
Live-action film | |
Eko Eko Azarak B-page | |
Directed by | Taichi Ito |
Written by | Hiromitsu Amano |
Studio | Avex Entertainment, Inc. |
Released | 2006 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Nagae Toshikazu |
Written by | Shinichi Koga |
Studio | Toei Animation |
Released | January 30, 2007 |
Runtime | 24 minutes |
Manga | |
Eko Eko Azarak: Reborn | |
Written by | J-ta Yamada |
Published by | Akita Shoten |
Magazine | Champion Red |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | March 19, 2020 – March 17, 2023 |
Volumes | 4 |
Eko Eko Azarak (Japanese: エコエコアザラク, Hepburn: Eko Eko Azaraku) is a Japanese horror manga series by Shinichi Koga.[2] It has been adapted into a live action film series with six films, two Japanese television drama series and an original video animation.
Plot
[edit]According to her fellow students, Misa is a star student and an idol of the classroom. However, she is also a young witch who goes from school to school using black magic in order to enact chaotic and brutal justice. Along the way, her strange past is revealed.
Media
[edit]Manga
[edit]The manga was published by Akita Shoten, with serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion from September 1, 1975 to April 9, 1979[3] and compiled into 19 volumes[4] published from March 1976[5] to July 1979.[6]
After the end of the original series, a sequel, Majo Kuroi Misa was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion in 1982, and was compiled in 2 volumes.. A third series, Eko Eko Azarak II, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion and Suspiria, starting in 1993 and compiled into 6 volumes. Both these series were written and drawn by the series original creator, Shinichi Koga. In 2020, two years after the death of Shinichi Koga, a remake series by J-ta Yamada, titled Eko Eko Azarak: Reborn began serialization in Champion Red.[7] The series ended serialization on March 17, 2023.[8]
Films
[edit]- Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness (1995)
- Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard (1996)
- Eko Eko Azarak III: Misa The Dark Angel (1998)
- Eko Eko Azarak IV: Awakening (2001)
- Eko Eko Azarak: R-page (2006)[9]
- Eko Eko Azarak: B-page (2006)[9]
- "Eko Eko Azarak: Kuroi Misa First Episode" (2011)
Dramas
[edit]A live-action school horror drama series was broadcast from February 1 to May 31, 1997 on TV Tokyo,[10] consisting of 26 episodes. The cast included Hinako Saeki as Misa Kuroi and also Rie Imamura , Banhō Chō , Jirō Dan and Rumi Sakakibara .[10] In 2004, another horror drama series named Eko Eko Azarak -eye- (エコエコアザラク〜眼〜, Eko Eko Azaraku ~Manako~) was broadcast from January 6 to March 30, also on TV Tokyo,[11] with 13 episodes. The cast included Natsuhi Ueno as Misa Kuroi and also Yoko Mitsuya, Sayuri Anzu and Aiko Kayō.[11]
Anime
[edit]An anime adaptation by Toei Animation was released as an OVA on January 30, 2007.[2]
Reception
[edit]![]() | This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (October 2015) |
References
[edit]- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 17, 2018). "Eko Eko Azarak Manga Creator Shinichi Koga Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
Horror manga artist published Eko Eko Azarak between 1975-1979
- ^ a b "Ga-nime, Toei Team up on Two New Shows". Anime News Network. November 23, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ 雑誌掲載作品:週刊少年チャンピオン エコエコアザラク(古賀新一). Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ 単行本全巻:エコエコアザラク(少年チャンピオン・コミックス). Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ 単行本:エコエコアザラク(少年チャンピオン・コミックス)第1巻. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ 単行本:エコエコアザラク(少年チャンピオン・コミックス)第19巻. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 19, 2022). "Living for the Day After Tomorrow's J-ta Yamada Launches Remake of Eko Eko Azarak Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 20, 2023). "Eko Eko Azarak Reborn Manga Ends in Next Chapter". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "Eko Eko Azarak: trailers". Anime News Network. December 12, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "EKO EKO AZARAK エコエコアザラク(1997)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
- ^ a b エコエコアザラク~眼~(2004). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
External links
[edit]- (in Japanese) Drama official site
- (in Japanese) Anime OVA official site
- Eko Eko Azarak (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Eko Eko Azarak: R-Page at IMDb
- Eko Eko Azarak: B-Page at IMDb