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series written by

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and illustrated by

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. Originally published from 1987 to 1994, it is set in a mythological era in Japan and tells the story of Madara, a goodhearted teenage boy who uses fantastic prosthetic limbs called "gimmicks" and a legendary sword to fight his own father, the evil overlord Miroku. The franchise has also spawned video games and a two-part OVA.

Media

Anime

A two-episode

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directed by

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was released in 1991.

Video games

The

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''Mōryō Senki MADARA'' was a

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1990 release that was never localized. It was large for its time at 4

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, and used the "VRC6" sound enhancement mapper chip that was also used in ''Akumajō Densetsu'', the Japanese version of '' Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse''. It differed from the ''

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'' and ''

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'' RPGs of the time in that it had movement around battlefields rather than stationary turn-by-turn movements. An orchestrated soundtrack was released by Konami's

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on April 21, 1990. A sequel to the Famicom ''Madara'', ''Mōryō Senki MADARA 2'', was released for the

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in 1993. It was released on a 12-megabit cartridge. Also in 1993, the

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title ''Mōryō Senki Madara: Daikongō Rinhen'' was developed and published by

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. Finally, the spin-off RPG game ''Madara Saga: Yōchien Senki Madara'' was released for the Super Famicom by

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in 1996. It is a comedic adaption that portrays the heroes as kindergarteners.

Volumes

Mōryō Senki MADARA

Original release

1993 - 1994 Re-Release

Released as

1996 Re-Release

Mōryō Senki MADARA: BASARA

Originally serialized as

Original Release

1997 Re-Release

Mōryō Senki MADARA: LASA

Original Release

1996 - 1997 Re-Release

MADARA: Tensei-Hen

1997 Re-Release

Notes

References

External links

CMX summary page
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(French) 1987 manga 1991 anime OVAs CMX (comics) titles Shōnen manga Studio Fantasia {{anime-OVA-stub fr:Madara