Daphne in the Brilliant Blue

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
DVD case front cover artwork for the North American DVD volume 1 release by Geneon Entertainment. Shown is the character Maia Mizuki, in civilian clothes.
光と水のダフネ
(Hikari to Mizu no Dafune)
GenreAction, science fiction[1]
Manga
Written bySatoshi Shiki
Published by
English publisherTokyopop
MagazineYoung King OURs
DemographicSeinen
Published
  • 2004 (Shōnen Gahosha)
  • 2008 (Kodansha)
Volumes
  • 1 (Shōnen Gahosha)
  • 2 (Kodansha)
Anime television series
Directed byTakashi Ikehata
Produced by
  • Nobuhiro Osawa
  • Yuji Matsukura
Written bySeishi Minakami
Music byKow Otani
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
Original networkTV Kanagawa
English network
Original run January 15, 2004 July 3, 2004
Episodes24 + 2 OVA

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (Japanese: 光と水のダフネ, Hepburn: Hikari to Mizu no Dafune, lit. "Daphne of Light and Water") is a Japanese anime television series animated by J.C.Staff and broadcast on TV Kanagawa from January to July 2004. The anime was originally licensed by Geneon USA.[2] It is now licensed by Sentai Filmworks.[1]

A manga adaptation, illustrated by manga artist Satoshi Shiki titled "I - Daphne in the Brilliant Blue" (アイ〜光と水のダフネ〜, Ai ~Hikari to Mizu no Dafune~), was serialized in Young King OURs magazine and serves as a prequel to the television series.

  1. ^ a b Loo, Egan (June 1, 2009). "Sentai Filmworks Reissues Daphne, Kannazuki, Dokkoida". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 21, 2013.
  2. ^ "Geneon February and March Releases". Anime News Network. October 29, 2004. Retrieved November 21, 2013.