3×3 Eyes

3×3 Eyes
	Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Pai (top) and Yakumo Fujii (bottom)
Genre	Adventure; Dark fantasy; Romance;
Manga
Written by	Yuzo Takada
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Studio Proteus (former); Dark Horse Comics; ;
Magazine	Young Magazine Kaizokuban (1987–1989); Weekly Young Magazine (1989–2002);
English magazine	NA: Super Manga Blast;
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 1987 – August 2002
Volumes	40
Original video animation
Directed by	Daisuke Nishio; Kazuhisa Takenōchi (#3);
Produced by	Hidetoshi Shigematsu (#1); Shigeru Watanabe (#1); Ryōhei Suzuki (#1); Katsunori Haruta (#2–4); Minoru Takanashi (#2–4); Toshimichi Ōtsuki (#2–4); Yoshimasa Mizuo (#2–4);
Written by	Akinori Endō
Music by	Kaoru Wada
Studio	Toei Animation
Licensed by	UK: Manga Entertainment; US: Streamline Pictures; Orion Home Video; Pioneer Entertainment; ;
Released	July 25, 1991 – March 19, 1992
Runtime	30 minutes (each)
Episodes	4
Original video animation
Legend of the Divine Demon
Directed by	Kazuhisa Takenōchi
Produced by	Shigeru Watanabe; Yoshimasa Mizuo; Kōji Shimana;
Written by	Kazuhisa Takenōchi; Yuzo Takada;
Music by	Kaoru Wada
Studio	Studio Junio
Licensed by	UK: Manga Entertainment; US: Orion Home Video; Pioneer Entertainment; ;
Released	July 25, 1995 – June 25, 1996
Runtime	46–51 minutes (each)
Episodes	3
Manga
3×3 Eyes: Genjū no Mori no Sōnansha
Written by	Yuzo Takada
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	e Young Magazine
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 26, 2014 – August 12, 2016
Volumes	4
Manga
3×3 Eyes: Kiseki no Yami no Keiyakusha
Written by	Yuzo Takada
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	e Young Magazine; (2016–2018); Monthly Young Magazine; (2019–2023);
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 22, 2016 – May 18, 2023
Volumes	7

3×3 Eyes is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazines Young Magazine Kaizokuban and Weekly Young Magazine from 1987 to 2002, spanning to a total of 40 volumes. The English language translation was published by Dark Horse Comics, but was discontinued after eight volumes in 2004.

Two original video animation (OVA) adaptations were released in 1991 and 1995. The first consists of four episodes averaging to half-hour of runtime and the second consists of three averaging out to 45 minutes of runtime. In the United States, the first OVA was first distributed by Streamline Pictures and the second was partially distributed by Orion Home Video shortly after the Japanese releases. Both OVAs were released in their entirety by Manga Entertainment in the United Kingdom. The two OVAs were re-released in the United States by Pioneer Entertainment in 2001. There are also several 3×3 Eyes companion books, drama CDs, and video games, only released in Japan.

In 1993, 3×3 Eyes won the Kodansha Manga Award for the shōnen category.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.