Blue Submarine No. 6

Blue Submarine No. 6
Cover of the original manga
青の6号
(Ao no Roku-gō)
GenrePost-apocalyptic[1]
Manga
Written bySatoru Ozawa
Published byShogakukan
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 8, 1967November 5, 1967
Volumes3
Manga
AO6
Written bySatoru Ozawa
Published bySeika Bunkansha
MagazineSebun Comics
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 1997November 1998
Volumes5
Original video animation
Directed byMahiro Maeda
Produced by
  • Kiyoshi Sugiyama
  • Shinji Nakajima
  • Tsunetoshi Koike (#1–2)
  • Yutaka Yano (#1–3)
  • Takao Nagayama (#4)
Written byHiroshi Yamaguchi
Music byThe Thrill
StudioGonzo
Licensed by
Released October 25, 1998 March 25, 2000
Runtime29–40 minutes (each)
Episodes4
Video game
Blue Submarine No. 6: Antarctica
DeveloperBandai Visual
PublisherBandai Visual
PlatformPlayStation
Released
  • JP: September 28, 2000
Video game
Blue Submarine No. 6: Time And Tide
DeveloperSega
PublisherSega
PlatformDreamcast
Released
  • JP: December 7, 2000

Blue Submarine No. 6 (Japanese: 青の6号, Hepburn: Ao no Roku-gō, lit.'Blue No.6'), officially translated in Japan as Blue Sub 006, is a post-apocalyptic 3-volume manga series written and illustrated by Satoru Ozawa. The manga was published in 1967 by Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine.

When the OVA adaptation was announced by Gonzo, the manga was revised into 5 volumes under the new name AO6. It was published by Seika Bukansha and was serialized in Sebun Comics magazine in June 1997. The OVA series was released in 2000. The OVA had also received two video games for the PlayStation and Dreamcast.

  1. ^ Martin, Theron (February 10, 2014). "Blue Submarine No.6 Blu-Ray - Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 14, 2019.