is a Japanese comedy manga series by

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. It was serialized in

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's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' from March 2018 to July 2022, with its chapters collected in seven ''

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'' volumes. An

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television series adaptation titled ''Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos'' aired from April to November 2020.

Characters

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Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by

, ''Olympia Kyklos'' was serialized in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

'' from March 20, 2018, to July 6, 2022. Its chapters were collected in seven ''

'' published from July 19, 2018, to September 16, 2022.

Anime

television series adaptation was announced in the 11th issue of ''

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'' magazine on February 10, 2020. The clay-animated short series, titled , is directed by Ryō Fujii, with Fujii, Atsushi Tsuboi and Takeshi Takemura handling series composition. It aired from April 20 to November 2, 2020, on

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. Crunchyroll has licensed the anime for streaming. On May 4, 2020, it was announced that episode 5 and later episodes would be delayed due to the ongoing

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. It returned on June 22, 2020.

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