Angels of Death (video game)

Angels of Death
First tankōbon volume cover of Angels of Death, featuring Rachel Gardner (left) and Issac Foster (right)
殺戮の天使
(Satsuriku no Tenshi)
GenrePsychological horror[1]
Video game
DeveloperHoshikuzu KRNKRN
PublisherDen Fami Nico Game Magazine
GenreAdventure
EngineRPG Maker VX Ace
PlatformMicrosoft Windows, Nintendo Switch,[2] Android,[3] iOS,[4] Steam[5]
Released
  • August 14, 2015 (Win)
  • December 20, 2016 (Steam)
  • October 11, 2017 (Android)
  • October 11, 2017 (iOS)
  • June 28, 2018 (NS)
Manga
Written byMakoto Sanada
Illustrated byKudan Nazuka
Published byMedia Factory
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Comic Gene
DemographicShōjo
Original runJanuary 27, 2016 – September 15, 2020
Volumes12 (List of volumes)
Manga
Angels of Death Episode.0
Written byMakoto Sanada
Illustrated byKudan Nazuka
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
DemographicShōjo
Original runMarch 3, 2017 – March 31, 2023
Volumes7 (List of volumes)
Manga
Satsuten!
Written byMakoto Sanada
Illustrated bynegiyan
Published byMedia Factory
MagazineMonthly Comic Gene
DemographicShōjo
Original runFebruary 27, 2017 – March 27, 2021
Volumes5 (List of volumes)
Novel series
Written byKina Chiren, Makoto Sanada
Illustrated bynegiyan
Published byKadokawa
Original runJuly 30, 2016 – April 27, 2018
Volumes3
Manga
Angels of Death Art Gallery
Written byMakoto Sanada
Illustrated bynegiyan
Published byKadokawa
Original runJune 27, 2018 – May 31, 2021
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byKentarō Suzuki
Produced by
  • Michihisa Abe
  • Kozue Kaneniwa
  • Mitsuhiro Ogata
  • Terushige Yoshie
  • Noritomo Isogai
  • Tomohiko Shigenaga
  • Seiichi Kawashima
  • Jōtarō Ishigami
  • Shōta Tanaka
  • Yutaka Okada
  • Yuzuru Satō
Written byYoshinobu Fujioka
Music byNoisycroak
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, TVA, SUN, BS11, TVQ
English network
Original run July 6, 2018 – October 26, 2018
Episodes16 (List of episodes)

Angels of Death (殺戮の天使, Satsuriku no Tenshi, lit. "Angels of Slaughter") is a Japanese horror adventure game by Hoshikuzu KRNKRN (Makoto Sanada) for Microsoft Windows and Nintendo Switch.[6] It was created using RPG Maker and was originally released as freeware via the Den Fami Nico Game Magazine website on August 14, 2015.[7] It launched on Steam in Japanese, Chinese, Korean and English on December 19, 2016.[8] A prequel titled Angels of Death Episode.Eddie (殺戮の天使 Episode.Eddie, Satsuriku no Tenshi Episode.Eddie) was released as part of bonuses included in limited edition Blu-ray and DVD Box Set of the anime's first volume.[9]

Two manga adaptations, one based on the game and one on the prequel, written by Makoto Sanada and with art by Kudan Nazuka, began serialization in Media Factory's shōjo manga magazine Monthly Comic Gene in 2015 and Kadokawa Pixiv in 2016, respectively. The first manga has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes and has over one million volumes in print while the prequel has been collected in two volumes. Following the adaptations, a 4-koma manga series titled Satsuten! and the three-volume novel series are published with art by negiyan and written by Kina Chiren.

The series is licensed in North America by Yen Press, who published the first volume on November 14, 2017. A 16-episode anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff began airing from July 6, 2018.[10]

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  2. ^ "Psychological Horror Adventure Angels of Death Is Headed To Switch This Month". Nintendo Life. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved June 27, 2018.
  3. ^ "殺戮の天使". 株式会社バカー. October 11, 2017. Archived from the original on April 12, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "殺戮の天使". vaka, Inc. October 11, 2017. Archived from the original on April 23, 2019. Retrieved October 11, 2017.
  5. ^ "Angels of Death". Vaka Game Magazine, AGM PLAYISM. December 20, 2016. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved December 20, 2016.
  6. ^ "Psychological Horror Adventure Angels of Death Is Headed To Switch This Month". Nintendo Life. 14 June 2018. Archived from the original on 28 January 2019. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  7. ^ "Interview". gamemaga.denfaminicogamer.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 4, 2018. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  8. ^ "Angels of Death". Steam. Archived from the original on July 9, 2019. Retrieved August 16, 2018.
  9. ^ "殺戮の天使 Episode.Eddie". Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2018.
  10. ^ "J.C. Staff to Animate Angels of Death Manga for 2018". Anime News Network. December 27, 2017. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved December 27, 2017.