Alien Nine

Alien Nine
North American cover of Alien Nine volume 1
エイリアン9
(Eirian Nain)
GenreScience fiction[1]
Manga
Written byHitoshi Tomizawa
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
MagazineYoung Champion
DemographicSeinen
Original run9 June 199824 August 1999
Volumes3 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
Directed byJiro Fujimoto (epi. 1)
Yasuhiro Irie (epi. 2–4)
Written bySadayuki Murai
Music byKuniaki Haishima
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
Released 25 June 2001 25 February 2002
Runtime30 minutes
Episodes4 (List of episodes)
Manga
Alien 9 Emulators
Written byHitoshi Tomizawa
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
MagazineChampion Red
DemographicShōnen
Original run19 August 200219 December 2002
Volumes1 (List of volumes)
Manga
Alien 9 Next
Written byHitoshi Tomizawa
Published bySelf-funded dōjinshi
Original run19 August 201521 August 2016
Volumes3

Alien Nine (エイリアン9, Eirian Nain) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Tomizawa. The manga was serialized in Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine from June 1998 to August 1999, spanning 3 tankōbon volumes. In 2003, Tomizawa released a 1-volume sequel to the series called Alien 9 Emulators. In 2015, Tomizawa also released a sequel doujinshi to Alien 9 and Alien 9 Emulators called Alien 9 Next. Both the manga and anime are noted for their moe art style and heavy violence despite the young main characters, Pokémon-like monster designs, and initial appearances of a slice-of-life-esque series.

It was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) series by J.C.Staff between June 2001 to February 2002. The English adaptation of the series was first licensed by Central Park Media, and has played on Comcast's Anime Selects. Central Park Media released the title under their "US Manga Corps" line, on a single DVD, and later re-released the DVD in a box set with all three manga volumes, which was also licensed by Central Park Media under their "CPM Manga" line. Central Park Media filed for bankruptcy in 2009, and the DVDs and manga volumes subsequently went out of print in North America.

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