Maze | |
MAZE☆爆熱時空 (Meizu Bakunetsu Jikū) | |
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Genre | Action, comedy, fantasy, isekai |
Light novel | |
Written by | Satoru Akahori |
Illustrated by | Eiji Suganuma |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
Imprint | Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko |
Demographic | Male |
Original run | July 27, 1993 – March 26, 1998 |
Volumes | 13 |
Manga | |
Chouse Kitan Maze Bakunetsu Jikuu | |
Written by | Satoru Akahori |
Illustrated by | Rei Omishi |
Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
Magazine | Comic Dragon |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | October 1995 – December 1999 |
Volumes | 6 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Iku Suzuki |
Studio | J.C.Staff |
Licensed by | |
Released | July 24, 1996 – September 21, 1996 |
Runtime | 30 minutes each |
Episodes | 2 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Iku Suzuki |
Written by | Katsumi Hasegawa |
Studio | J.C.Staff |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TV Tokyo, BBC, TVN, WTV, SBS, AT-X |
English network | |
Original run | April 2, 1997 – September 24, 1997 |
Episodes | 25 |
Anime film | |
Maze Bakunetsu Jikū: Tenpen Kyōi no Giant | |
Directed by | Iku Suzuki |
Written by | Satoru Akahori |
Music by | Norimasa Yamanaka |
Studio | J.C.Staff |
Released | April 25, 1998 |
Runtime | 42 minutes |
Maze: The Mega-Burst Space (Japanese: MAZE☆爆熱時空, Hepburn: Meizu Bakunetsu Jikū) is a Japanese light novel series written by Satoru Akahori and illustrated by Eiji Suganuma. The series was published by Kadokawa Shoten from July 27, 1993 to March 26, 1998.[1][2] Based on The Wonderful Wizard of Oz,[3] the series originally began as Ijikū GyōKitan OZ (異時空行奇談OZ, Ijikū Gyō Kidan OZ, trans. OZ: Extra-Dimensional Tales of Time and Space), a manga serialized in Comic JAM and published by Tairiku Shobo in 1986–1988. It was illustrated by Kia Asamiya, whose debut manga series Shinseiki Vagrants was being serialized in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Comp at the same time.[4] The series was published in the magazine's first three issues and left unfinished due to Tairiku Shobo going bankrupt in August 1992,[5][6] with all chapters being published in Movic's side-A in 1996. It was then serialized in Hobby Japan's RPG Magazine under the title Jikū Kitan OZ (時空奇譚OZ, Jikū Kitan OZ, trans. OZ: Tales of Time and Space) from issues 1-6 in 1990. The series went on hiatus from issue 7 onward, and although there were notices of a hiatus until issue 13, it was ultimately discontinued. The illustrations were also done by Asamiya, and though some of the characters' proper nouns are different, the world view and story development are almost the same as the later Maze series.[7]
The novel series was adapted into a manga serialized in Comic Dragon from October 31, 1996 to January 31, 2000,[8][9] and an OVA series in 1996 by J.C.Staff,[10] followed by an anime television series, a sequel movie, and a radio drama. A spin-off manga, Maze Bakunetsu Jikū: Hijiri Kinoe-ki Densetsu (MAZE☆爆熱時空: 聖甲機伝説, Meizu Bakunetsu Jikū: Hijiri Kinoe-ki Densetsu, trans. Maze: The Mega-Burst Space: The Legend of the Holy Armored Machine), was serialized in Newtype 100% Comics, beginning on December 11, 1996, but remains unfinished due to the discontinuation of the magazine. It was written by Akahori and illustrated by Suganuma.[11] A tabletalk role-playing game, Maze Bakunetsu Jikū RPG (MAZE☆爆熱時空RPG, Meizu Bakunetsu Jikū RPG, trans. Maze: The Mega-Burst Space RPG), was released on May 23, 1997, written by Akira Tano.[12][13]
The OVA and anime television series were licensed in North America by Central Park Media and released on DVD under their Software Sculptors label.[14][15][16] The TV series has aired on Comcast's Anime Selects On Demand channel multiple times.[17]
第12回 あかほりさとる
「時空奇譚OZ」(あかほりさとる氏著)『RPGマガジン』(ホビージャパン)に第6話まで掲載されました(未完)。単行本にまとまった際は、表紙・挿絵は別の方でした。