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Olympia Kyklos

Olympia Kyklos (オリンピア・キュクロス) 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.

Plot

Demetrios, a timid and kindhearted pottery painter, lives in ancient Greece and dislikes sports and competition. One day his village is challenged by the mayor of a neighboring town to save his village, Demetrios panics and hides inside a large clay pot, only to be struck by lightning. He is transported to Tokyo in 1964, which is hosting the 1964 Summer Olympics. There, he is taken in by a modern Japanese family who assume he is a harmless foreigner, allowing him to observe contemporary society and athletic events firsthand.

Each time Demetrios is struck by lightning, he travels back and forth between ancient Greece and modern Japan, bringing with him ideas inspired by modern sports. Applying this knowledge to his own era, he gradually gains confidence, earns the respect of his fellow villagers, and helps introduce new forms of competition.

Characters

  • Demetrios (デメトリオス)
  • Theophilus, the Head of the Village (テオフィロス)
  • Professor Asakichi Iwaya (巌谷浅吉)

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Mari Yamazaki, Olympia Kyklos was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Grand Jump from March 20, 2018,[1] to July 6, 2022.[2] Its chapters were collected in seven tankōbon published from July 19, 2018, to September 16, 2022.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in the 11th issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine on February 10, 2020.[10] The clay-animated short series, titled Bessatsu Olympia Kyklos (別冊オリンピア・キュクロス), is directed by Ryō Fujii, with Fujii, Atsushi Tsuboi and Takeshi Takemura handling series composition.[11] 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]

See also

  • Thermae Romae – Another manga series by the same author

External links

References

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  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^