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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[2] and compiled into 19 volumes[3] published from March 1976[4] to July 1979.[5]
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.[6] The series ended serialization on March 17, 2023.[7]
Films
- Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness (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)[8]
- Eko Eko Azarak: B-page (2006)[8]
- "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,[9] consisting of 26 episodes. The cast included Hinako Saeki as Misa Kuroi and also Template:Interlanguage link multi, Template:Interlanguage link multi, Jirō Dan and Template:Interlanguage link multi.[9] In 2004, another horror drama series named Template:Nihongo was broadcast from January 6 to March 30, also on TV Tokyo,[10] with 13 episodes. The cast included Template:Interlanguage link multi as Misa Kuroi and also Yoko Mitsuya, Template:Interlanguage link multi and Aiko Kayō.[10]
Anime
An anime adaptation by Toei Animation was released as an OVA on January 30, 2007.[1]
Reception
References
External links
- Template:In lang Drama official site
- Template:In lang Anime OVA official site
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