Excel Saga

Excel Saga
Cover of the first manga volume featuring Excel (center) and Lord Il Palazzo (left)
エクセル♥サーガ
(Ekuseru Sāga)
Genre
Manga
Written byKōshi Rikudō
Published byShōnen Gahosha
English publisher
ImprintYoung King Comics
MagazineYoung King OURs
DemographicSeinen
Original run19962011
Volumes27 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byShinichi Watanabe
Produced by
  • Shigeru Kitayama
  • Michihisa Abe
  • Yuji Matsukura
Written byJigoku Gumi[a]
Music byToshio Masuda
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTV Tokyo
English network
Original run October 7, 1999 March 30, 2000
Episodes26 (List of episodes)

Excel Saga (Japanese: エクセル♥サーガ, Hepburn: Ekuseru Sāga) is a manga series written and illustrated by Kōshi Rikudō. It was serialized in Young King OURs from 1996 to 2011, and its individual chapters were collected and published in 27 tankōbon volumes by Shōnen Gahōsha. The series follows the attempts of Across, a "secret ideological organization", to conquer the city of Fukuoka as a first step towards world domination. The title character of the series, Excel, is a key member of the group who is working towards completing this goal, while the city is being defended by a shadowy government agency led by Dr. Kabapu.

The manga was adapted into an anime television series by Victor Entertainment, which was taglined Quack Experimental Animation (へっぽこ実験アニメーション, Heppoko Jikken Animēshon). Directed by Shinichi Watanabe and featuring animation from J.C.Staff, the series premiered on TV Tokyo in 1999. TV Tokyo only aired twenty-five of the series' twenty-six episodes, with the finale having been intentionally made too violent, obscene and long for broadcast on Japanese TV. As such, it was only included in the DVD release of the series, although it has since been broadcast in other markets.

The series has enjoyed some critical success coupled with respectable sales.

  1. ^ Thordsen, Sean (February 23, 2013). "The Law of Anime Part III: Defending Yourself". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  2. ^ "The Official Website for Excel Saga". Viz Media. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
  3. ^ Oppliger, John. "Ask John: What are the Best Anime Comedies of the Past 20 Years?". AnimeNation. Archived from the original on October 12, 2006. Retrieved January 6, 2020. 1999's Excel Saga is a masterpiece of non-stop parody and surreal gags.


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