The chapters of the
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
series ''
D.N.Angel
''D.N.Angel'' (stylized as ''D•N•ANGEL'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The manga premiered in Japan in the Kadokawa Shoten magazine ''Monthly Asuka'' in November 1997. After two extended hia ...
'' are written and illustrated by
Yukiru Sugisaki. The first chapter premiered in Japan in the November 1997 issue of ''
Monthly Asuka
, formerly , is a bimonthly Japanese manga magazine published by Kadokawa Shoten, aimed at teenage girls. The magazine was established in 1985. It is released on the 24th of every odd-numbered month as of May 2021. Much like its sibling public ...
''. New chapters were serialized in the magazine monthly until August 2005, when Sugisaki put the series on an extended hiatus. It eventually returned to serialization, starting in the April 2008 issue of ''Monthly Asuka''.
The series focuses on
Daisuke Niwa
This is a list of characters in the manga series '' D.N.Angel'' by Yukiru Sugisaki and its anime adaptation.
Protagonists
Daisuke Niwa
Character Voice:
*Anime: Miyu Irino, Tomoko Kaneda (younger version)
*Drama CD: Sōichirō Hoshi
*English ...
, a middle school student who transforms into the phantom thief
Dark Mousy whenever he thinks about his crush,
Risa Harada
This is a list of characters in the manga series ''D.N.Angel'' by Yukiru Sugisaki and its anime adaptation.
Protagonists
Daisuke Niwa
Character Voice:
*Anime: Miyu Irino, Tomoko Kaneda (younger version)
*Drama CD: Sōichirō Hoshi
*English Du ...
.
The individual chapters are collected and published in ''
tankōbon
is the Japanese
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'' volumes by
Kadokawa Shoten
, formerly , is a Japanese publisher and division of Kadokawa Future Publishing based in Tokyo, Japan. It became an internal division of Kadokawa Corporation on October 1, 2013. Kadokawa publishes manga, light novels, manga anthology magazines su ...
. The first volume was released on November 13, 1997; a total of 20 volumes have been released, the last five in e-book format only.
A limited ''tankōbon'' edition is offered as a bonus in ''Gekkan Asukas May 2019 release, published on March 23rd.
''Gekkan Asuka'' has announced on February 23, 2019, that a ''
kanzenban'' edition would compile in 2020 all DNAngel volumes into 10 books.
The series is licensed for an English-language release in North America by
Tokyopop
Tokyopop (styled TOKYOPOP; formerly known as Mixx Entertainment) is an American distributor, licensor and publisher of anime, manga, manhwa and Western manga-style works. The German publishing division produces German translations of licensed J ...
, which released the first volume of the series in April 2004.
On November 8, 2005, Tokyopop released a box set containing the first two volumes of the series.
In August 2003, while the primary series was on hiatus, a second manga series, ''D.N.Angel TV Animation Series'' began serialization in ''Monthly Asuka''. Also written by Sugisaki, the short series was based on the anime adaptation, which had diverged from the storyline of the manga series. ''D.N.Angel TV Animation Series'' finished its serialization in the October 2003 issue. It was published in 5 ''tankōbon'' volumes by Kadokawa Shoten.
Volume list
See also
*
List of ''D.N.Angel'' characters
*
List of ''D.N.Angel'' episodes
Notes
References
External links
Official Kadokawa ''D.N.Angel'' website
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D.N.Angel
''D.N.Angel'' (stylized as ''D•N•ANGEL'') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The manga premiered in Japan in the Kadokawa Shoten magazine ''Monthly Asuka'' in November 1997. After two extended hia ...