Ghost Sweeper Mikami
Ghost Sweeper Mikami: The Great Paradise Battle!! (Japanese: GS美神 極楽大作戦!!, Hepburn: Gōsuto Suīpā Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takashi Shiina. It was published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from May 1991 to September 1999, with its chapters collected in 39 tankobon volumes. It follows the exploits of a group of exorcists who try to combat supernatural forces in an effort to get paid. The series explores some folk religion themes such as possession, exorcism, shamanism, yūrei, and yōkai.
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| GS美神 極楽大作戦!! (Gōsuto Suīpā Mikami Gokuraku Daisakusen!!) | |
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| Genre | Action, comedy, supernatural |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Takashi Shiina |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | May 8, 1991 – September 22, 1999 |
| Volumes | 39 |
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| Directed by | Atsutoshi Umezawa |
| Written by | Aya Matsui |
| Music by | Toshihiko Sahashi |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
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| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | April 11, 1993 – March 6, 1994 |
| Episodes | 45 |
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| Directed by | Atsutoshi Umezawa |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
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| Runtime | 60 minutes |
A 45-episode anime television series adaptation by Toei Animation was broadcast on TV Asahi from April 1993 to March 1994. An anime film premiered in August 1994. The anime series was licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks. In November 2013, Toei Animation released all of the episodes with English subtitles to YouTube.
In 1993, Ghost Sweeper Mikami won the 38th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category.