Angel Densetsu
Angel Densetsu | |
エンジェル (Enjeru Densetsu) | |
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Genre | Comedy,[1] yankī[2] |
Manga | |
Written by | Norihiro Yagi |
Published by | Shueisha |
Imprint | Jump Comics |
Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Jump |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 1993 – 2000 |
Volumes | 15 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Yukio Kaizawa |
Produced by | Takehiko Shimazu |
Written by | Naoyuki Sakai |
Music by |
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Studio | Toei Animation |
Released | September 13, 1996 – December 13, 1996 |
Runtime | 45 minutes |
Episodes | 2 |
Angel Densetsu (Japanese: エンジェル
Plot
[edit]The series follows Seiichirō Kitano, a kind and naive boy with the heart of an angel, but the sinister looks of a devil. This paired with his horrible luck and awkward social skills causes many misunderstandings, leading people to assume that he is a delinquent and heroin addict, and (unbeknownst to himself) results in a career as the head thug, or "school guardian" at his new school.
Characters
[edit]Hekikuu High School
[edit]- Seiichirō Kitano (
北野 誠一郎 , Kitano Seiichirō) Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita - Seikichi Kuroda (
黒田 清吉 , Kuroda Seikichi) Voiced by: Kōji Ishii - Yūji Takehisa (
竹久 優二 , Takehisa Yūji) Voiced by: Kyousei Tsukui - Ryoko Koiso (
小磯 良子 , Koiso Ryōko) Voiced by: Tomo Sakurai - Ikuko Hirayama (
平山 郁子 , Hirayama Ikuko) - Suda
- Koide
- Takashi Ogisu (
荻須 高志 , Ogisu Takashi) - Ikuno Shirataki (
白滝 幾 奶, Shirataki Ikuno) - Principal Voiced by: Takaya Hashi
- Shiraishi Voiced by: Hisashi Izumi
- Murakami, the teacher in charge of Ryoko's class and the advisor for the karate club.
- Kishida, a guidance counselor at Hekikuu High.
- Iwata, a guidance counselor at Hekikuu High.
Hakuun High School
[edit]- Takeshi Kojima Voiced by: Kazuhiro Nakata
- Hayami, Hakuun High's number 2.
- Tanabe, the guidance counselor of Hakuun High.
Hirin High School
[edit]- Nakanishi, the boss of Hirin High.
- Katayama
- Shioda, Takehisa's senpai in middle school.
Delinquent re-educators
[edit]They are known as special guidance counselors, but they are actually working for the Education Committee. They are known as the "Shadowy Seven" (and "Shadowy Six" after Shirataki's retirement).
- Irie, the first of the seven guidance counselors, seen in chapter 7.
- Kumagai, the most warrior-like of the seven.
- Shirataki, the third special guidance counselor dispatched from the Education Committee to deal with Kitano.
- Haruka Hishida, first seen in chapter 43.
- The other three members of the seven/six were never introduced during the series.
Kitano's Parents
[edit]- Ryuichiro Kitano (
北野 隆一郎 , Kitano Ryūichirō), his father, an ordinary office worker, first seen in chapter 21. - Midori Kitano (
北野 みどり, Kitano Midori), his mother, first seen in chapter 21.
Ryoko's Parents
[edit]- Heizo Koiso, Ryoko's father.
- Mrs. Koiso, Ryoko's deceased mother.
The Halford Family
[edit]- Papa Halford, an American with a Japanese wife and two children, who moved to Japan 20 years ago.
- Mama Halford, introduced in chapter 66.
- Leo Halford (レオ·ハルフォード, Reo Harufōdo), the half-Japanese first son of the Halford family.
- Sana Halford (サナ·ハルフォード, Sana Harufodo), Leo's little sister.
Others
[edit]- Kiyomi Kaburagi, president of the Photography Club at a high school near Hekikuu High.
- Kikuchi, a member of the Photography Club.
- Yamazaki, a member of the Photography Club
- Noguchi, a member of the Photography Club
- Chuji Asai, Midori's cousin, only seen 18 years ago in chapters 76 to 78.
Media
[edit]Manga
[edit]Written and illustrated by Norihiro Yagi, Angel Densetsu was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Jump from 1993 to 2000.[3][4] Its chapters were collected in 15 tankōbon volumes, released from August 4, 1993, to April 4, 2000.[5]
Volumes
[edit]No. | Release date | ISBN |
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01 | August 4, 1993[5] | 4-08-871105-X |
02 | February 4, 1994[5] | 4-08-871107-6 |
03 | August 4, 1994[5] | 4-08-871145-9 |
04 | January 11, 1995[5] | 4-08-871146-7 |
05 | July 4, 1995[5] | 4-08-871147-5 |
06 | December 1, 1995[5] | 4-08-871148-3 |
07 | March 4, 1996[5] | 4-08-871149-1 |
08 | August 2, 1996[5] | 4-08-871150-5 |
09 | February 4, 1997[5] | 4-08-872339-2 |
10 | August 4, 1997[5] | 4-08-872360-0 |
11 | February 4, 1998[5] | 4-08-872522-0 |
12 | August 4, 1998[5] | 4-08-872596-4 |
13 | February 4, 1999[5] | 4-08-872676-6 |
14 | August 4, 1999[5] | 4-08-872753-3 |
15 | April 4, 2000[5] | 4-08-872857-2 |
Original video animation
[edit]A two-episode original video animation (OVA), animated by Toei Animation, was released on September 13 and December 13, 1996.[6][7]
Reception
[edit]On Anime News Network, Justin Sevakis calls the OVA "easily one of my top 10 anime comedies of all time."[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Viz Media Delivers New Complete Manga Series Box Set Editions for Claymore and Rosario+Vampire". Anime News Network. October 2, 2015. Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
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男 の中 の男 を知 る!定番 ヤンキー漫画 5選 . music-book.jp (in Japanese). February 4, 2016. Archived from the original on February 7, 2021. Retrieved April 30, 2020. - ^
八木 教 広 . Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on October 25, 2022. Retrieved September 27, 2023. - ^ Sherman, Jennifer (March 9, 2017). "Claymore's Norihiro Yagi Draws Gekkō no Arcadia 1-Shot Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023.
Yagi's Angel Densetsu manga ran from 1993 to 2000
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p エンジェル
伝説 コミックス一覧 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 6, 2003. Retrieved September 27, 2023. - ^ アニメ レンタルアップVHS エンジェル
伝説 [1]. suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023. - ^ アニメ レンタルアップVHS エンジェル
伝説 [2]. suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved September 27, 2023. - ^ Justin Sevakis (February 10, 2011). "Buried Treasure Legend of the Angel". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2015. Retrieved June 11, 2015.
External links
[edit]- Angel Densetsu (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia