MADARA (魍魎戦記MADARA) is a Japanese manga series written by Eiji Ōtsuka and illustrated by Shōu Tajima. Originally published from 1987 to 1990[1][2] it is set in a mythological era in Japan and tells the story of Madara, a goodhearted teenage boy who uses fantastic prosthetic limbs called "gimmicks" and a legendary sword to fight his own father, the evil overlord Miroku.[3] The franchise has also spawned video games and a two-part OVA.
Plot
Media
Anime
A two-episode OVA directed by Yuji Moriyama was released in 1991.[4]
Video games
The Famicom video game Mōryō Senki MADARA was a Konami 1990 release that was never localized. It was large for its time at 4 megabits, and used the "VRC6" sound enhancement mapper chip that was also used in Akumajō Densetsu, the Japanese version of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. It differed from the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest RPGs of the time in that it had movement around battlefields rather than stationary turn-by-turn movements. An orchestrated soundtrack was released by Konami's KuKeiHa CLUB on April 21, 1990.[5]
A sequel to the Famicom Madara, Mōryō Senki MADARA 2, was released for the Super Famicom in 1993. It was released on a 12-megabit cartridge.
Also in 1993, the PC-98 title Mōryō Senki Madara: Daikongō Rinhen was developed and published by Kogado Studio.[6]
Volumes
Mōryō Senki MADARA
Original release (Dragon Comics)
1993 - 1994 Re-Release (Dengeki Comics EX)
Released as MADARA One (MADARA壱)
1996 Re-Release (Kadokawa Comics A)
2017 - 2018 Re-release (Kadokawa)
Released as MADARA ARCHIVES Mōryō Senki MADARA (MADARA ARCHIVE 魍魎戦記MADARA)
Original release (Dragon Comics)
1993 - 1994 Re-Release (Dengeki Comics EX)
Released as MADARA One (MADARA壱)
External links
References
- https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322006000450/^
- https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999926021/^
- The Vault of Error: Madara Otaku USA Magazine, June 17, 2014^
- https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/88552^