Blue Seed

This article is about the manga series. For the startup community, see Blueseed.

Blue Seed
Genre
Manga
Written byYuzo Takada
Published byTakeshobo
ImprintBamboo Comics
MagazineComic Ganma
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 1992 – June 1996
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byJun Kamiya
Produced by
  • Masaki Sawanobori
  • Naohiro Hayashi
  • Noriko Kobayashi
  • Yukinao Shimoji
  • Yutaka Sugiyama
Written byNaruhisa Arakawa
Music byKenji Kawai
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
English network
Original run October 5, 1994 – March 29, 1995
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Video game
Blue Seed: The Secret Records of Kushinada
DeveloperSega
PublisherSega
PlatformSega Saturn
ReleasedJune 23, 1995
Original video animation
Blue Seed 2
Directed by
  • Jun Kamiya (#1–2)
  • Kiyoshi Murayama (#3)
Produced by
  • Masaki Sawanobori
  • Toshimichi Ootsuki
  • Yukinao Shimozi
Written byNaruhisa Arakawa
Music byKenji Kawai
Studio
  • Production I.G (#1–2)
  • Xebec (#3)
Licensed by
  • NA:
    • ADV Films (2003–2009)
    • Discotek Media (2018–present) (home video)
    • Maiden Japan (2019–present) (streaming)
Released July 24, 1996 – February 4, 1998
Runtime30 minutes per episode
Episodes3 (List of episodes)
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Blue Seed (stylized as BLUE SEED) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuzo Takada. The plot is based on the Izumo cycle of Japanese mythology.[not verified in body] The main character, Momiji Fujimiya, is a descendant of the mythical Princess Kushinada (奇稲田姫, Kushinada-hime). When Japan is menaced by Aragami (荒神, Aragami, lit. "angry gods") spawned by Yamata no Orochi, Momiji is intended to be sacrificed to appease the Aragami. She instead, however, becomes a member of the Terrestrial Administration Center (TAC), a secret agency charged with fighting them.

Ashi Productions and Production I.G. created an anime adaptation for broadcast on Japan's TV Tokyo. The anime series ran for 26 episodes, originally airing from October 5, 1994, to March 29, 1995.[2] An original video animation (OVA), Blue Seed 2, was released in three episodes between 1996 and 1998. Both the anime and OVA (under the name Blue Seed Beyond) were licensed by ADV Films in the United States until 2009, when the company shut down. They were later licensed by Discotek Media for a SDBD release on December 18, 2018.

  1. ^ a b c Christi. "Blue Seed". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on September 27, 2022. Retrieved August 22, 2022.
  2. ^ Erickson, Hal (2005). Television Cartoon Shows: An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1949 Through 2003 (2nd ed.). McFarland & Co. p. 147. ISBN 978-1476665993.