Eko Eko Azarak (manga) explained

Eko Eko Azarak
Ja Kanji:	エコエコアザラク
Ja Romaji:	Eko Eko Azaraku
Genre:	Horror^[1]

Type:	manga
Author:	Shinichi Koga
Publisher:	Akita Shoten
Demographic:	Shōnen
Magazine:	Weekly Shōnen Champion
First:	September 1, 1975
Last:	March 1979
Volumes:	19

Type:	live film
Eko Eko Azarak -Wizard of Darkness-
Director:	Shimako Sato
Released:	April 8, 1995
Runtime:	80 minutes

Type:	live film
Eko Eko Azarak II -Birth of the Wizard-
Director:	Shimako Sato
Released:	April 20, 1996
Runtime:	83 minutes

Type:	drama
First:	February 1, 1997
Last:	May 31, 1997
Episodes:	18

Type:	live film
Eko Eko Azarak III -Misa The Dark Angel-
Director:	Katsuhito Ueno
Released:	January 15, 1998
Runtime:	95 minutes

Type:	drama
Eko Eko Azarak -eye-
Director:	Mitsunori Hattori
Network:	TV Tokyo
First:	January 6, 2004
Last:	March 30, 2004
Episodes:	13

Type:	live film
Eko Eko Azarak R-page
Director:	Taichi Ito
Studio:	Avex Entertainment, Inc.
Released:	2006

Type:	live film
Eko Eko Azarak B-page
Director:	Taichi Ito
Studio:	Avex Entertainment, Inc.
Released:	2006

Type:	ova
Director:	Nagae Toshikazu
Studio:	Toei Animation
Released:	January 30, 2007
Runtime:	24 minutes

Type:	manga
Eko Eko Azarak: Reborn
Author:	J-ta Yamada
Publisher:	Akita Shoten
Demographic:	Seinen
Magazine:	Champion Red
First:	March 19, 2020
Last:	March 17, 2023
Volumes:	4

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

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

Manga

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

(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

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,, Jirō Dan and .^[10] In 2004, another horror drama series named was broadcast from January 6 to March 30, also on TV Tokyo,^[11] with 13 episodes. The cast included as Misa Kuroi and also Yoko Mitsuya, and Aiko Kayō.^[11]

Anime

An anime adaptation by Toei Animation was released as an OVA on January 30, 2007.^[2]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Hodgkins . Crystalyn . Eko Eko Azarak Manga Creator Shinichi Koga Passes Away . . May 16, 2020 . March 17, 2018 . Horror manga artist published Eko Eko Azarak between 1975-1979.
Web site: Ga-nime, Toei Team up on Two New Shows. November 23, 2006. March 14, 2016. Anime News Network.
Web site: http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/magazine_works/6881. ja: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). March 14, 2016. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. ja. March 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314162735/http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/magazine_works/6881. dead.
Web site: http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/book_titles/134012. ja: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). March 14, 2016. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. ja. March 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314160535/http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/book_titles/134012. dead.
Web site: http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/books/1188874. ja: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. March 14, 2016. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. ja. March 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314163400/http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/books/1188874. dead.
Web site: http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/books/1187547. ja: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. March 14, 2016. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. ja. March 14, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160314164828/http://mediaarts-db.jp/mg/books/1187547. dead.
Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio . Living for the Day After Tomorrow's J-ta Yamada Launches Remake of Eko Eko Azarak Manga. Anime News Network. February 21, 2023. February 19, 2022.
Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Eko Eko Azarak Reborn Manga Ends in Next Chapter. Anime News Network. February 20, 2023. February 20, 2023.
Web site: Eko Eko Azarak: trailers. December 12, 2006. March 14, 2016. Anime News Network.
Web site: EKO EKO AZARAK エコエコアザラク(1997). March 14, 2016. allcinema. Stingray. ja.
Web site: http://www.allcinema.net/prog/show_c.php?num_c=319821. ja:エコエコアザラク～眼～(2004). March 14, 2016. allcinema. Stingray. ja.