is a Japanese horror

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series by Shinichi Koga. It has been adapted into a

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film series with six films, two

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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 is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo. It was founded by Teio Akita on 10 August 1948. As of 2020, the company's president is Shigeru Higuchi. Magazines Male-oriented manga magazines ''Shōnen'' magazines * – Bimo ...

, with serialization in ''

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'' from September 1, 1975 to April 9, 1979 and compiled into 19 volumes published from March 1976 to July 1979. 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 fourth series, ''Eko Eko Azarak: Reborn'' began serialization in ''Champion Red'', credited to artist J-Ta Yamada.

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) *''Eko Eko Azarak: B-page'' (2006) *"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

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, consisting of 26 episodes. The cast included

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as Misa Kuroi and also , ,

Jirō Dan is a Japanese actor, singer and model best known for his role as Hideki Go (Ultraman ''The Return of Ultraman''. His real name is Hideo Murata (村田秀雄). He was born in Kyoto and graduated from Heian High School. Selected filmography Film ...

and . In 2004, another horror drama series named was broadcast from January 6 to March 30, also on TV Tokyo, with 13 episodes. The cast included as Misa Kuroi and also

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, and

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Anime

An anime adaptation by

Toei Animation () is a Japanese animation studio primarily controlled by its namesake Toei Company. It has produced numerous series, including ''Sally the Witch,'' ''GeGeGe no Kitarō,'' ''Mazinger Z'', ''Galaxy Express 999'', ''Cutie Honey'', ''Dr. Slump'', ' ...

was released as an OVA on January 30, 2007.

Reception

References

External links

Drama official site

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