Tokyo Majin
2007 Japanese anime series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Tokyo Majin, known in Japan as Tokyo Demon Academy: The Book of Weapons – The Ascension (東京魔人學園剣風帖龖, Tōkyō Majin Gakuen: Kenpuchō Tō), is a Japanese anime series, which premiered in Japan on the anime satellite TV network Animax. Part of the Tokyo Majin Gakuen franchise, it is loosely based on a Japan-exclusive video game series.
Tokyo Majin | |
![]() Cover art from the first volume of ADV's DVD release of Tokyo Majin | |
東京魔人學園剣風帖 龖 (Tokyo Majin Gakuen: Kenpuchō Tō) | |
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Genre | Action, horror, supernatural[1][2] |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shinji Ishihira |
Produced by | Masayoshi Matsumoto Futoshi Nakabayashi Fumiki Yamazaki |
Written by | Toshizo Nemoto |
Music by | Takayuki Negishi |
Studio | AIC Spirits BeSTACK |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Animax |
English network | |
Original run | January 19, 2007 – October 12, 2007 |
Episodes | 26 (List of episodes) |
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On June 26, 2007, ADV Films announced that it had acquired the license to the anime.[4]) ADV distributed the series under the title of Tokyo Majin, dropping "Gakuen: Kenpuchō Tō" from the title. In 2008, the anime became one of over 30 ADV titles whose licenses were transferred to Funimation.[5] American television network Chiller began airing the series as part of their Anime Wednesdays programming block on July 15, 2015.[3]