| Ceres, Celestial Legend | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 妖しのセレス (Ayashi no Seresu) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yuu Watase |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Shōjo Comic |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | May 1996 – March 2000 |
| Volumes | 14 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hajime Kamegaki |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Yukiyoshi Ōhashi |
| Music by | Ryō Sakai |
| Studio | Pierrot |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | WOWOW |
| Original run | April 20, 2000 – September 28, 2000 |
| Episodes | 24 |
Ceres, Celestial Legend, known in Japan as Ayashi no Seresu (妖しのセレス), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuu Watase. It was originally serialized in Shōgakukan's magazine Shōjo Comic from May 1996 to March 2000, with its chapters collected in 14 tankōbon volumes. The manga was licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media. The series focuses on Aya Mikage, who learns on her sixteenth birthday that she is the reincarnation of an ancient and supremely powerful celestial maiden or angel (tennyo) named Ceres, and her twin brother Aki the reincarnation of Ceres' former husband, Mikagi, the progenitor of the Mikage family, who had stolen Ceres' robe. Ceres' spirit begins manifesting in Aya, and to save her brother she must find Ceres' long-lost celestial robe, while avoiding being killed or captured by family members who want to use Ceres's supreme celestial abilities for their own personal gain.
Pierrot adapted the series into a 24-episode anime television series, broadcast on WOWOW from April to September 2000. The anime series was also licensed by Viz, but has since been re-licensed by Discotek Media.
In 1998, Ceres, Celestial Legend won the 43rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo category.
- ^ a b "The Official Website for Ceres: Celestial Legend". Viz Media. Retrieved October 28, 2017.