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)
GenreHorror[1]
Manga
Written byShinichi Koga
Published byAkita Shoten
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 1, 1975 – March 1979
Volumes19
Live-action film
Eko Eko Azarak -Wizard of Darkness-
Directed byShimako Sato
Written byJunki Takegami
ReleasedApril 8, 1995
Runtime80 minutes
Live-action film
Eko Eko Azarak II -Birth of the Wizard-
Directed byShimako Sato
Written byShimako Sato
ReleasedApril 20, 1996
Runtime83 minutes
Television drama
Original run February 1, 1997 – May 31, 1997
Episodes18
Live-action film
Eko Eko Azarak III -Misa The Dark Angel-
Directed byKatsuhito Ueno
Written byKyoichi Nanatsuki
Sotaro Hayashi
ReleasedJanuary 15, 1998
Runtime95 minutes
Television drama
Eko Eko Azarak -eye-
Directed byMitsunori Hattori
Written byChiaki J. Konaka
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run January 6, 2004 – March 30, 2004
Episodes13
Live-action film
Eko Eko Azarak R-page
Directed byTaichi Ito
Written byHiromitsu Amano
StudioAvex Entertainment, Inc.
Released2006
Live-action film
Eko Eko Azarak B-page
Directed byTaichi Ito
Written byHiromitsu Amano
StudioAvex Entertainment, Inc.
Released2006
Original video animation
Directed byNagae Toshikazu
Written byShinichi Koga
StudioToei Animation
ReleasedJanuary 30, 2007
Runtime24 minutes
Manga
Eko Eko Azarak: Reborn
Written byJ-ta Yamada
Published byAkita Shoten
MagazineChampion Red
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 19, 2020 – March 17, 2023
Volumes4

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

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

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 Rie Imamura [ja], Banhō Chō [ja], Jirō Dan and Rumi Sakakibara [ja].[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 [ja] as Misa Kuroi and also Yoko Mitsuya, Sayuri Anzu [ja] and Aiko Kayō.[11]

Anime

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

Reception

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References

  1. ^ 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
  2. ^ a b "Ga-nime, Toei Team up on Two New Shows". Anime News Network. November 23, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 20, 2023). "Eko Eko Azarak Reborn Manga Ends in Next Chapter". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Eko Eko Azarak: trailers". Anime News Network. December 12, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  10. ^ a b "EKO EKO AZARAK エコエコアザラク(1997)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
  11. ^ a b エコエコアザラク～眼～(2004). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

External links

Shōnen Champion series
Films directed by Shimako Satō
Toei Animation OVAs, ONAs, and TV specials
Champion Red series
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