Franchise (Spriggan)
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The list is the following media that has appeared in the Spriggan series.
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[edit] Franchise
[edit] Anime
A movie version of the manga, using the Noah's Ark story, was released to the public in 1998 for Japanese audiences with animation done by Studio 4°C and Toho. ADV Films released the film in English-speaking countries on April 23, 2002, with the exception of Madman Entertainment, which brought the OVA to Australia. In Asia, it was distributed in Hong Kong and to other Asian countries under AVP Video in DVD and VCD. In Europe, it was produced in German by ACOG, in Russian by MC Entertainment, in Dutch by Dybex and in Swedish by Sandrew Metronome. It was also out in Italian by Dynit.
The movie was directed by Hirotsugu Kawasaki and supervised by Katsuhiro Otomo. Hiroshi Takashige and Ryoji Minagawa had a hand in assisting the director in producing the OVA.
It was confirmed to be shown in the Future Film Festival in Italy on January 17, 2002. It was also shown in various premieres in the US and Canada.
ADV Films had rereleased Spriggan into a Special Edition DVD on February 15, 2005.
[edit] Theme
- Ending - "Jing Ling" by Saju
[edit] Manga
- Japan
- Published by Shogakukan in 11 full volumes after initially appearing in the weekly Shonen Sunday Magazine on October 1988. From July 1991 to April 1996, Shogakukan Productions Co., Ltd. was responsible for publishing the Spriggan manga into 11 volumes.
- In 2001, Shogakukan has done a reprint of the Spriggan series in a collector's edition for 8 volumes. Included in the 1st volume is a lost story that neither Hiroshi Takashige nor Ryoji Minagawa were able to publish. The lost story was called First Mission. In the 8th volume, a special story called Gold Rush was published, detailing Yu's life after he graduated from high school.
- Shogakukan has also recently released a special movie illustration book for the OVA version of Spriggan.
- From July of 2006, Spriggan is being reprinted for sale in Japanese manga stores. All volumes are available under the imprint of Shogakukan Books (SB). [1]
- Canada/United States
- Shogakukan Productions Co., Ltd.'s licensing arm in North America, VIZ Media, was able to translate and publish 3 out of 11 volumes as Striker before the company curtailed further translation work after it was first serialized in Manga Vizion.
- France
- Glénat Corporation was responsible for publishing Spriggan's 2 volumes into French for distributing in France and in other French-speaking areas, mostly in Europe. [2]
- Germany
- Planet Manga, a division of the Italian Panini Comics, published Spriggan's 11 volumes in German, distributing it mostly in Europe.
- Hong Kong
- Jade Dynasty published Spriggan for the Hong Kong market.
- Indonesia
- Elex Media Komputindo has so far translated up to volume 10.
- Malaysia
- Was translated as part of an installment in a fortnightly comic magazine, Komik Remaja (KREKO), but was cancelled during the Noah's Ark story, with an excuse citing 'inappropriate religious elements'.
- Netherlands
- Big Balloon translated the Spriggan manga volumes into Dutch. Unlike most countries that published Spriggan as the name of the manga was meant to be, it was marketed as Striker, de Gepantserde Krijger. [3]
- South Korea
- Junior Special Comics has published the original 11 volume series, with the collector's edition done by Daiwon comics
- Spain
- Published by Planeta DeAgostini, currently in 1 full volume.
- Taiwan
- Full 11 chapters translated in Mandarin by Youth Comic Series, and distributed to the Asian region, especially in areas with a sizable Chinese community.
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[edit] Video Game
Right - Spriggan: Lunar Verse OST cover
On June 16, 1999, From Software released a Spriggan-related game for the Playstation named Spriggan: Lunar Verse [5]. The game was developed by FROM Liquid Mirror Software. Players will assume control of another Japanese Spriggan field agent named Tatsuki Otsuki. The game was only released in Japan and Asia.
A soundtrack of the game was also released by Absord Music Japan on November 26, 1999. It was composed by Keiichiro Segawa, Tsukasa Saito and Yuji Kanda. The soundtrack had a total of 25 tracks. [6]
The game is a spin-off of the Spriggan manga storyline and is not considered to be part of the manga's official canon, though Hiroshi Takashige and Ryoji Minagawa had supervised the FROM Liquid Mirror Software members in creating the game in order to maintain an actual feeling from the Spriggan manga. [5]
[edit] References
- ^ Shogakukan Book's Spriggan Page.Retrieved on January 24, 2007.
- ^ Like the Canada/United States release, it was marketed as Striker also.
- ^ Canada and the United States also had Spriggan sold in their manga markets as Striker. See Anime News Network's Spriggan Manga Page for more details. Retrieved on January 24, 2007.
- ^ Chuang Yi's Spriggan Page. Retrieved on January 24,2007.
- ^ a b PSX Anime List's Spriggan Lunar Verse Page. Retrieved on January 24, 2007.
- ^ Chudah's Corner's Spriggan Lunar Verse Soundtrack Page. Retrieved on January 24, 2007.
| Characters |
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| Yu Ominae | Jean Jacquemonde | Tea Flatte | Oboro | Yamamoto | Rie Yamabishi | Yoshino Somei | Mayzel | Iwao Akatsuki | Bo Brantz | Larry Markson | Henry Garnum | Sho Kanaya | Minor Spriggan characters |
| Organizations |
| ARCAM Corporation | ARCAM Private Army | Trident Corporation | COSMOS | Spriggans | Minor Spriggan organizations |
| Mystical locations |
| Forest of No Return | Phantom Island | Reverse Babel Tower | South Pole Shrine |
| Mystical artifacts |
| Fire Orb | Mask of Palenque | Noah's Ark | Berserker | Crystal Skull | Program YAMA | Holy Grail | Vajrayana | Ark of the Covenant | Megiddo Flame | Gold Statue of Pachacamac |
| Other mystical items |
| Armored Machine Suit | Armored Muscle Suit | Hihiirokane | Magical Circle of Chaos | Message Plate | Omihalcon | Soma |
| Others |
| Franchise | ISBN Codes |
