is a Japanese
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 written and illustrated by Yoko Nihonbashi. It was serialized in
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...
's
manga magazine
''Evening'' from December 2005 to February 2023, when the magazine ceased its publication, and the series moved to the ' manga app in June of the same year. Its chapters have been collected in 18 volumes as of January 2022. An
original video animation
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...
(OVA) produced by
Production I.G was released in October 2009.
Media
Manga
''Shojo Fight'', written and illustrated by Yoko Nihonbashi, started in
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...
's
manga magazine
''Evening'' on December 27, 2005. In November 2020, it was announced that the manga would enter on a six-month hiatus due to the author's poor health, and resumed on May 11, 2021. ''Evening'' ceased its publication on February 28, 2023, and the series moved to ' manga app on June 1 of that same year. Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on July 21, 2006.
As of January 21, 2022, eighteen volumes have been released.
In North America,
Kodansha USA has licensed the manga for English digital release in 2017.
Volumes
Original video animation
An
original video animation
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...
(OVA), titled , produced by
Production I.G, directed by Shunsuke Tada and scripted by Yoko Nihonbashi, was bundled with the special edition of the sixth volume of the manga on October 23, 2009.
Reception
''Shojo Fight'' was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 13th
Japan Media Arts Festival in 2009.
See also
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G Senjō Heaven's Door
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoko Nihonbashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Ikki'' from November 2000 to June 2003, with its chapters published in three '' tankōbon'' volumes ...
'', another manga series by the same author
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