The ''
Kyo Kara Maoh!''
anime series is based on the
light novel series of the same name written by Tomo Takabayashi. It was directed by
Junji Nishimura
is a Japanese anime director and producer currently residing in Karatsu, Saga. After graduating from Meiji Gakuin University in 1980, Nishimura entered into the anime studio Nishiko Production. Nishimura had his first job as a producer for ''Bald ...
, animated by
Studio Deen
is a Japanese animation studio founded in 1975 by Sunrise producer Hiroshi Hasegawa and ex-Sunrise animators. The studio owns three subsidiaries: Danny Donghua (丹尼動画), a Chinese sub-contracting studio; Megumi (め組), a digital work sub-c ...
, and was produced by
NHK.
The first two seasons ran from April 3, 2004, to February 25, 2006. In 2007, they made a five-part
OVA tittled ''Kyo Kara Maoh! R'', with each episode released separately directly to DVD. In 2008, the series was renewed for a third season which ran from April 3, 2008, to February 19, 2009.
The first two seasons were broadcast in America on
ImaginAsian
ImaginAsian Entertainment, Inc was a multimedia company founded by Michael Hong and Augustine Hong and a group of investors that recognized the emerging importance of "all-things Asian." Based in New York City, its main attraction was a televis ...
. The third season and OVA have been licensed for English release by Discotek.
Episode list
Season 1
Opening theme song: by The Stand Up
Ending theme song: by The Stand Up
Season 2
Opening theme song: by The Stand Up
Ending theme song: by BON'Z
OVA
Opening theme song: by The Stand Up
Ending theme song: by The Stand Up
Season 3
Opening theme song: by Yoshida Shougo with M-Tone
Ending theme song: "Going" by Yoshida Jungo
References
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