Demon City Shinjuku
Demon City Shinjuku (Japanese: 魔界都市〈新宿〉, Hepburn: Makai Toshi: Shinjuku) is a novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi that was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) in 1988, directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The title has also been translated as Hell City Shinjuku and Monster City. It was also released as two manga by ADV Manga in 2003 and 2004. The novel was also released in English in 2011 by Digital Manga Publishing, compiled with its sequel Demon Palace Babylon.
| Demon City Shinjuku | |
Cover art for the novel | |
| 魔界都市 (新宿) (Makai Toshi: Shinjuku) | |
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| Genre | Fantasy horror |
| Novel | |
| Written by | Hideyuki Kikuchi |
| Published by | Asahi Sonorama |
| English publisher | |
| Published | 1982 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Yoshiaki Kawajiri |
| Produced by | Kenji Kurata Makoto Seya |
| Written by | Kaori Okamura |
| Music by | Motokazu Shinoda |
| Studio | Madhouse |
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| Released | 25 October 1988 |
| Runtime | 80 minutes |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hideyuki Kikuchi |
| Illustrated by | Shinichi Hosama |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| English publisher |
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| Original run | 27 June 2002 – 26 September 2002 |
| Volumes | 2 |
The film was released in North America by Central Park Media in 1994. Portions of the opening fight scene were featured in the 1995 cyberpunk film Johnny Mnemonic.
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