D.N.Angel
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, released in Japan on November 13, 1997 |
ディー・エヌ・エンジェル
(Deī.Enu.Enjieru)
Genre Fantasy, Romantic drama, Kaitō
Manga
Written by Yukiru
Sugisaki
Published by Kadokawa
Shoten
English publisher Tokyopop
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Monthly
Asuka
Original run November
1997 – ongoing
Volumes 15
(List of volumes)
TV anime
Directed by Koji
Yoshikawa, Nobuyoshi Habara
Music by Takahito
Eguchi, Tomoki Hasegawa
Studio Dentsu, Xebec
Licensed by Madman Entertainment
ADV Films (former),
Discotek (current)
Network TV
Tokyo
Original run April
3, 2003 – September 25, 2003
Episodes 26
(List of episodes)
Game
D.N.Angel: Kurenai no Tsubasa
Publisher Takara
Genre Fantasy,
Romance
Platform PlayStation
2
Released September
25, 2003
Manga
D.N.Angel TV Animation Series
Written by Yukiru
Sugisaki
Published by Kadokawa
Shoten
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Monthly
Asuka
Original run August
1, 2003 – October 1, 2003
Volumes 2
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D.N.Angel (ディー・エヌ・エンジェル?) is a Japanese manga
series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. The ongoing manga premiered
in Japan in the Kadokawa Shoten shōjo magazine Monthly Asuka in November 1997.
The series went on an extended hiatus after the August 2005 issue, returning in
the April 2008 issue. Kadokawa Shoten has collected the individual chapters and
published them in 15 tankōbon volumes so far. The manga series is licensed for
English language release in North America and the United Kingdom by Tokyopop,
which has released 13 volumes of the series as of December 2009.
Dentsu and Xebec adapted the manga into a 26-episode anime
series which aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 3, 2003 until September 25,
2003. The anime was later adapted into second two volume manga series, a
PlayStation 2 video game, and a series of drama CDs.
Plot
D.N.Angel follows the adventures of Daisuke Niwa, an average
teenage boy. At the story's opening, Daisuke declares love for his crush, a
girl named Risa Harada, on his fourteenth birthday. She rejects him, and later
that day, the heart-broken Daisuke undergoes a strange mutation that changes
him into another person. He is told calmly by his mother Emiko that, because of
a strange genetic condition, all the males in Daisuke's family gain the
countenance of Dark Mousy, a famous phantom thief. The transformation occurs
every time Daisuke has romantic feelings for his crush or whenever he thinks
too long about her. Dark changes back into Daisuke the same way. Daisuke is
forced to keep his family's secret and control his alter ego, Dark (who Risa,
Daisuke's crush, has fallen for), while dashing his way out of being caught by
the commander of the police. Daisuke learns that in order to return to
normality, he must have his unrequited love returned.
The aforementioned commander of the police is a classmate of
Daisuke's named Satoshi Hiwatari. Hiwatari suffers from his own version of the
phantom-thief curse, and a bond forms between Hiwatari and Daisuke because of
their similar afflictions. Hiwatari carries the alter-ego named Krad. However,
though Dark and Krad hate one another, Hiwatari and Daisuke maintain a strained
but genuine friendship, despite Dark's constant moaning. Dark steals certain
artistic objects of value, works made by Satoshi's ancestors, because they
contain dangerous magical properties. Some of them, such as "The Second
Hand of Time" and "Argentine" also have personalities of their
own. Some of the objects that he steals are quite dangerous. Dark's method of
stealing is based on garnering attention; before stealing, Emiko will send out
a warning of what will be stolen.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki, D.N.Angel
premiered in Japan in the November 1997 issue of the Kadokawa Shoten magazine
Monthly Asuka. New chapters were serialized monthly until Sugisaki put the
series on an extended hiatus after the August 2005 issue. The series eventually
returned to serialization, starting in the April 2008 issue of Monthly Asuka,
where it continues to run. The individual chapters are collected and published
in tankōbon volumes by Kadokawa Shoten. The first volume was released on
November 13, 1997; as of September 2010, 15 volumes have been released.
Tokyopop licensed the series for an English-language release
in North America and the United Kingdom, with the first volume of the series
released there on April 6, 2004. On November 8, 2005, Tokyopop released a box
set containing the first two volumes of the series. A total of 13 volumes have
been translated and released as of December 8, 2009. However, Tokyopop
announced that its North American division would closing on May 31, 2011,
leaving the fate of the manga's localization in question.
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 two tankōbon volumes by Kadokawa Shoten.[citation
needed]
Anime
D.N.Angel was adapted into a 26-episode anime series
produced by Dentsu and Xebec which aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 3 to
September 25, 2003. The series was directed by Koji Yoshikawa and Nobuyoshi
Habara.
The series was originally licensed for release in North
America and the United Kingdom by ADV Films.[7] While in the UK the series is
no longer licensed, in North America Discotek Media have announced the
rescue-licensing of the series. The series is licensed in Australia and New Zealand
by Madman Entertainment.
Five pieces of theme music are used in the anime adaptation.
The song "White Night -True Light-" (白夜 〜True Light〜 Byakuya -True Light-?), by Shunichi
Miyamoto, is used for the opening for twenty four episodes. For the ending
theme, "Gentle Afternoon" (やさしい午後 Yasashii Gogo?) is used for the
first twelve episodes, and "The Day It Begins" (はじまりの日
Hajimari no Hi?) is used for episodes 13-23 and episode 25. Both songs are
performed by Minawo. Episode 24 uses the song "Caged Bird", by
Shunichi Miyamoto, for its ending, while the final episode of the series uses
Miyamoto's song "Guidepost" (道標 Michishirube?).
Video game
A PlayStation 2 video game, D.N.Angel: Kurenai no Tsubasa
(D·N·ANGEL〜紅の翼〜 Deī.Enu.Enjeru ~Kurenai no Tsubasa~?, lit.
"D.N.Angel: Crimson Wings"), was published by Takara. The game was
released in Japan on September 25, 2003 to coincide with the conclusion of the
anime adaptation. However, the game storyline is closer to the manga, and even
mentions past events from the manga that would make it inconsistent with the
anime.
Drama CDs
A trilogy of drama CDs called D.N.Angel Wink was released in
1999 between March and December. Some of the scenes follow the manga
word-for-word, while others have either minor differences or do not appear in
the manga at all. The first CD is called "Target: Sleeping Beauty"
and was released on March 5, 1999. The second is "2nd Target: Love
Sick" and was released on November 17, 1999. The third is "3rd
Target: Love Pleasure" and was released on December 15, 1999. There is
another CD, "A Legend of a Vampire" that uses the same voice cast as
the Wink dramas, though it doesn't relate to the manga. This CD was released in
2001. The plot centers around Daisuke's alter ego, Dark, being a vampire. Krad,
who wasn't in the Wink dramas, also made an appearance in this CD.
There were also two drama CDs released after the anime
titled "Sweet" and "Cute". These CDs use the anime voice
actors and are based on the anime with events taking place just before its
ending. They also include parodies of scenes in the anime.
Novels
Three novels were released in Japan between September 2000
and September 2001. The titles are Ningyo no Namida (人魚の涙?,
lit. "Mermaid's Tears"), Yuki no Jyoou (雪の女王?,
lit. "Snow Queen"), and Garasu no Kutsuri (硝子の靴?,
lit. "Glass Shoes"). Although there was an ad for them left in
Tokyopop's translation of the fourth manga volume, they have not been licensed,
so little is known about them.
Radio program
A series of seven broadcasts aired Japan in 2005 called
Decade on Net: Radio D.N.Angel. It was hosted by Miyu Irino and Akira Ishida,
who voiced Daisuke Niwa and Satoshi Hiwatari, respectively.
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