Manga
Written and illustrated by Keitaro Takahashi, Jormungand was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-X from April 19, 2006, to January 19, 2012.[4] Shogakukan compiled its chapters in eleven volumes, released from November 17, 2006, to April 19, 2012.
In North America, Viz Media announced the English language release of the manga in February 2009.[5] The eleven volumes were released from November 10, 2009, to April 19, 2012.
Anime
An anime television series by White Fox and produced by Geneon was announced on the 10th volume of the manga.[30] The anime began airing on April 10, 2012, on Tokyo MX, Television Kanagawa, TV Aichi, and KBS, also on later dates on Sun TV, BS11, and AT-X.[31] The show was streamed on Showtime, NicoNico, Bandai Channel and GyaO.[31] A second season of the series, Jormungand: Perfect Order,[32] which began broadcasting on Japanese TV on October 9, 2012.[33] The two seasons aired on Japanese TV at 12:30 AM.[33][34]
The first release of Jormungand on DVD and Blu-ray was on June 27, 2012, with the first two episodes, "Gun Metal, Calico Road" and "Pulsar" included.[35] Subsequent releases followed with two episodes each on both Blu-rays and DVDs on July 25, August 29 and September 26, 2012.[36][37][38] The Perfect Order DVD/Blu-rays was first released in Japan on December 21, 2012.[39] The DVD and Blu-ray version of the first two seasons of the series was released on February 18, 2014.[40] The anime dub clip showed the dangerous species.[41]
Showgate handles licensing aspect of Jormungand outside Japan.[42] A sneak preview of the anime was held on March 31 to April 1, 2012, at the Anime Contents Expo at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba.[43]
Music
The Jormungand Original Soundtrack was released on June 27, 2012, following the conclusion of the first season. It was composed by Taku Iwasaki and released by the record label Geneon Universal Entertainment.[44][45]
For the first season, both the opening and ending themes were produced by I've Sound. The opening song is "Borderland" by Mami Kawada,[46] and the ending theme is "Ambivalentidea" by Nagi Yanagi. "Borderland" was released as a single on May 30, 2012, while "Ambivalentidea" was released as a single on June 6, 2012. Both songs were released as singles by Geneon Universal Entertainment.[45]
For the second season, the opening is "Under / Shaft" by Maon Kurosaki, while the ending is "Laterality" (ラテラリティ) by Nagi Yanagi.[47]
Music
The Jormungand Original Soundtrack was released on June 27, 2012, following the conclusion of the first season. It was composed by Taku Iwasaki and released by the record label Geneon Universal Entertainment.[44][45]
For the first season, both the opening and ending themes were produced by I've Sound. The opening song is "Borderland" by Mami Kawada,[46] and the ending theme is "Ambivalentidea" by Nagi Yanagi. "Borderland" was released as a single on May 30, 2012, while "Ambivalentidea" was released as a single on June 6, 2012. Both songs were released as singles by Geneon Universal Entertainment.[45]
For the second season, the opening is "Under / Shaft" by Maon Kurosaki, while the ending is "Laterality" (ラテラリティ) by Nagi Yanagi.[47]
Drama CD
A 6-part Drama CD had been released prior to the anime, based on the Orchestra story arc. Of all the voice actors involved in the CD, only Unsho Ishizuka reprised his role as Lehm while the voice actors for everyone else involved in the drama were replaced.
Radio show
A radio show hosted by voice actors Shizuka Itō and Mutsumi Tamura was broadcast in 2012 to promote the series.[50]
