Olympia Kyklos

Olympia Kyklos (Japanese: オリンピア・キュクロス, Hepburn: Orinpia Kyukurosu) is a Japanese comedy manga series by Mari Yamazaki. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Grand Jump from March 2018 to July 2022, with its chapters collected in seven tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation titled Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos aired from April to November 2020.

Olympia Kyklos
First tankōbon volume cover
オリンピア・キュクロス (Orinpia Kyukurosu)
Genre	Comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Mari Yamazaki
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Grand Jump
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	March 20, 2018 – July 6, 2022
Volumes	7
Anime television series
Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos
Directed by	Ryō Fujii
Written by	Ryō Fujii Atsushi Tsuboi Takeshi Takemura
Studio	Gosay Studio
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	Tokyo MX
Original run	April 20, 2020 – November 2, 2020
Episodes	24 (List of episodes)

Characters

Demetrios (デメトリオス)

Voiced by: Daisuke Ono^[2]

Theophilus, the Head of the Village (テオフィロス)

Voiced by: Jin Katagiri^[2]

Professor Asakichi Iwaya (巌谷浅吉)

Voiced by: Takashi Satō^[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Mari Yamazaki, Olympia Kyklos was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Grand Jump from March 20, 2018,^[3] to July 6, 2022.^[4] Its chapters were collected in seven tankōbon published from July 19, 2018, to September 16, 2022.

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	July 19, 2018[5]	978-4-08-891079-6
2	December 19, 2018[6]	978-4-08-891159-5
3	July 19, 2019[7]	978-4-08-891330-8
4	February 19, 2020[8]	978-4-08-891521-0
5	April 19, 2021[9]	978-4-08-891606-4
6	August 18, 2021[10]	978-4-08-892040-5
7	September 16, 2022[11]	978-4-08-892258-4

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in the 11th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on February 10, 2020.^[1] The clay-animated short series, titled Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos (別冊オリンピア・キュクロス, Bessatsu Orinpia Kyukurosu), is directed by Ryō Fujii, with Fujii, Atsushi Tsuboi and Takeshi Takemura handling series composition.^[2] It aired from April 20 to November 2, 2020, on Tokyo MX.^[12] Crunchyroll has licensed the anime for streaming.^[13] On May 4, 2020, it was announced that episode 5 and later episodes would be delayed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It returned on June 22, 2020.^[14]

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"You are Hellenese" "Kimi wa Herenesu" (君はヘレネス)	April 20, 2020 (2020-04-20)
2	"ZE.N.RA"  (ZE.N.RA)	April 27, 2020 (2020-04-27)
3	"A Man's Arete" "Otoko no Arētē" (男のアレーテー)	May 4, 2020 (2020-05-04)
4	"It Always Starts with Zeus" "Hajimari wa Itsumo Zeusu" (始まりはいつもゼウス)	May 11, 2020 (2020-05-11)
5	"The Aegean Sea of Tears" "Namida no Ēge Umi" (涙のエーゲ海)	June 22, 2020 (2020-06-22)
6	"Symposium Tonight" "Konya wa Shinpojion" (今夜はシンポジオン)	June 29, 2020 (2020-06-29)
7	"Sweet Olympia" "Suīto Orinpia" (スイート・オリンピア)	July 6, 2020 (2020-07-06)
8	"Endless Summer" "Endoresu Samā" (エンドレスサマー)	July 13, 2020 (2020-07-13)
9	"Build a Tropaion!" "Tatero! Toropaion" (立てろ! トロパイオン)	July 20, 2020 (2020-07-20)
10	"Spartans are Scary" "Suparuta jin Kowai" (スパルタ人こわい)	July 27, 2020 (2020-07-27)
11	"Different Country, Different Face" "Kokugai de wa Betsu no Kao" (国外では別の顔)	August 3, 2020 (2020-08-03)
12	"Goodbye Sparta" "Sayōnara Suparuta" (さようならスパルタ)	August 10, 2020 (2020-08-10)
13	"Lady Discrimination"  (LADY discrimination)	August 17, 2020 (2020-08-17)
14	"What is Your Thlon" "Kimi wa nan Suron" (君は何スロン)	August 24, 2020 (2020-08-24)
15	"Market of Dreams" "Yume no Mātto" (夢のマーット)	August 31, 2020 (2020-08-31)
16	"Cheater" "Zurui Hito" (ずるい皇帝 [ひと])	September 7, 2020 (2020-09-07)
17	"Your Pessoi" "Kimi no Pessoi" (君のぺッソイ)	September 14, 2020 (2020-09-14)
18	"The Philosopher's Dinner Table" "Tetsugakumono no Shokutaku" (哲学者の食卓)	September 21, 2020 (2020-09-21)
19	"Herma! Herma! Herma!" "Heruma! Heruma! Heruma!" (ヘルマ! ヘルマ! ヘルマ!)	September 28, 2020 (2020-09-28)
20	"Burning Fire"  (BURNING FIRE)	October 5, 2020 (2020-10-05)
21	"Villager A" "Murabito A" (村人A)	October 12, 2020 (2020-10-12)
22	"Your White Lie" "Kimi no Shiroi Uso" (君の白い嘘)	October 19, 2020 (2020-10-19)
23	"When We Say Goodbye..." "Sayonara no Ori ni" (サヨナラの折に)	October 26, 2020 (2020-10-26)
24	"The Tolympics" "Torinpikku" (トリンピック)	November 2, 2020 (2020-11-02)

See also

• Thermae Romae – Another manga series by the same author

References

1. "Olympia Kyklos Manga by Thermae Romae's Mari Yamazaki Gets Anime". Anime News Network. February 9, 2020. Retrieved February 10, 2020.
2. "Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos Anime's Video Reveals Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. March 20, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
3. ヤマザキマリ新作の題材はオリンピック、古代ギリシャの青年が1964年の東京に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 20, 2018. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
4. 本宮ひろ志「猛き黄金の国」の新シリーズが始動、新たな主人公は由利公正. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 6, 2022. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
5. "オリンピア・キュクロス 1". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2022.
6. "オリンピア・キュクロス 2". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2022.
7. "オリンピア・キュクロス 3". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2022.
8. "オリンピア・キュクロス 4". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2022.
9. "オリンピア・キュクロス 5". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2022.
10. "オリンピア・キュクロス 6". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2022.
11. "オリンピア・キュクロス 7". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved October 18, 2022.
12. "Mari Yamazaki: Olympia Kyklos Clay Anime Premieres on April 20". Anime News Network. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
13. "Crunchyroll Streams Extra Olympia Kyklos Anime". Anime News Network. April 19, 2020. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
14. "Extra Olympia Kyklos Anime Delays Episode 5 Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. May 4, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2020.

External links

• Manga official website (in Japanese)
• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• Olympia Kyklos (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia