Ogre Slayer

Ogre Slayer
Cover of the first manga volume
鬼切丸 (Onikirimaru)
Genre	Gothic fantasy[1] Mythological[2] Supernatural thriller[2]
Manga
Written by	Kei Kusunoki
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	NA: Viz Media
Magazine	Shōnen Sunday Zōkan (1992–1995) Shōnen Sunday Super (1995–2001)
English magazine	NA: Manga Vizion
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	1992 – 2001
Volumes	20
Original video animation
Directed by	Takao Kato
Written by	Kenji Terada
Music by	Kazuhiko Toyama Tomohiko Toyama
Studio	Pastel
Licensed by	NA: Viz Media
Released	September 9, 1994 – July 21, 1995
Runtime	30 minutes each
Episodes	4
Manga
The Legend of Onikirimaru
Written by	Kei Kusunoki
Published by	Leed Publishing
English publisher	Crunchyroll Manga
Magazine	Sengoku Bushō Retsuden [ja] (2013–2016) Comic Ran Twins [ja] (2016–2018) Pixiv Comics (2018–present)
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	August 26, 2013 – present
Volumes	19

Ogre Slayer (Japanese: 鬼切丸, Hepburn: Onikirimaru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Kusunoki. It was published in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Shōnen Sunday Zōkan (later Shōnen Sunday Super) from 1992 to 2001, with its chapters collected in 20 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a four-episode original video animation (OVA) released from 1994 to 1995. Both the manga and anime were distributed in North America by Viz Media; only two volumes of the manga were released. Another series, titled The Legend of Onikirimaru, started in 2013. It takes place in the Sengoku era and features a different lead character