Genma Wars

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Genma Wars
Cover of the first volume, as released by Akita Shoten
幻魔大戦
Genre	Adventure[1] Dark fantasy[1] Science fiction[2]
Manga
Written by	Kazumasa Hirai
Illustrated by	Shotaro Ishinomori
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	1967 – 1968
Volumes	2
Manga
Neo-Genma Wars
Written by	Kazumasa Hirai
Illustrated by	Shotaro Ishinomori
Published by	Tokuma Shoten
Magazine	SF Adventure
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	1971 – 1974
Volumes	2
Manga
The Eve of Myth
Written by	Shotaro Ishinomori
Published by	Tokuma Shoten
Magazine	Monthly Comic Ryū
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	May 1979 – November 1981
Volumes	4
Anime film
Harmagedon
Directed by	Rintaro
Produced by	Susumu Aketagawa
Written by	Chiho Katsura Makoto Naitō Mori Masaki
Music by	Keith Emerson Nozomi Aoki
Studio	Madhouse Kadokawa[3]
Released	March 12, 1983
Runtime	135 minutes
Video game
Bega's Battle
Developer	Data East
Publisher	Data East
Genre	Interactive movie, shooter game
Platform	Arcade
Released	June 1983
Anime television series
The Eve of Myth
Directed by	Tsuneo Tominaga
Produced by	Sachiko Arifuku Takumi Ogawa Asayuki Imai Masataka Yamamoto Takashi Kasakura
Written by	Shōzō Uehara
Music by	Hiroshi Motokura
Studio	E.G. Films
Licensed by	US: Media Blasters
Original network	AT-X
Original run	February 2, 2002 – May 11, 2002
Episodes	13
Manga
Rebirth
Written by	Kyoichi Nanatsuki
Illustrated by	Masato Hayase
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Sunday Webry
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	2014 – 2019
Volumes	11

Genma Wars (Japanese: 幻魔大戦, Hepburn: Genma Taisen) is a Japanese science fiction manga and novel franchise that began in 1967. It was a collaboration in Weekly Shōnen Magazine by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai and manga artist Shotaro Ishinomori. It was adapted into a 1983 anime film, a 2002 anime television series, and a 1983 laserdisc video game called Bega's Battle in North America.