The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok

The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok
Volume 1 of the North American release
魔探偵ロキ RAGNAROK
(Matantei Roki RAGNAROK)
Manga
The Mythical Detective Loki
Written bySakura Kinoshita
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Gangan
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 12, 1999November 12, 2001
Volumes7
Manga
Written bySakura Kinoshita
Published byMag Garden
MagazineMonthly Comic Blade
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 29, 2002August 30, 2004
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Watanabe
Produced byFukashi Azuma
Masaki Yamakawa
Nobumitsu Urasaki
Written byKenichi Kanemaki
StudioStudio Deen
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
English network
Original run April 5, 2003 September 27, 2003
Episodes26

The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok (魔探偵ロキ RAGNAROK, Matantei Roki RAGNAROK, lit. Demon Detective Loki: RAGNAROK) is a manga by Sakura Kinoshita published from August 1999 to October 2004. A television anime based on the manga series ran for 26 episodes from April 5, 2003, to September 27, 2003, in Japan.

The series originally ran in the magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan under the name The Mythical Detective Loki (魔探偵ロキ, Matantei Loki), but Ragnarok was added to the title when the series was purchased by publishing company MAG Garden and moved to Comic Blade magazine. The Mythical Detective Loki was collected in 7 volumes by Gangan Comics, which were later republished by Blade Comics; it has not been officially licensed for US distribution. The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok ran for 5 more volumes, which were published in Japan by Blade Comics, and picked up for translation and English release by ADV Manga. Chuang Yi has released an English version in Singapore. The anime has been licensed for English release by Section 23 Films. The anime series was broadcast in Mexico and South America by the anime television network, Animax, under the name Mythical Sleuth Loki.