Ikki Tousen

Ikki Tousen
The first volume of Ikki Tousen released by Wani Books in October 2000 featuring Hakufu Sonsaku
一騎当千 (Ikkitōsen)
Genre	Martial arts[1]
Manga
Written by	Yuji Shiozaki
Published by	Wani Books
English publisher	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Tokyopop UK: Tokyopop
Magazine	Comic Gum
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	April 26, 2000 – August 26, 2015
Volumes	24 (List of volumes)
Further information Anime television series Ikki Tousen: Battle Vixens Directed by Takashi Watanabe Produced by Nobuhiro Oosawa Yuuji Matsukura Written by Takao Yoshioka Music by Hiroshi Motokura Project IKKI Studio J.C.Staff Licensed by AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Crunchyroll UK: MVM Entertainment Original network AT-X, TVK, Mie TV, Chiba TV, TV Saitama, SUN Original run July 30, 2003 – October 22, 2003 Episodes 13 (List of episodes) Anime television series Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny Directed by Koichi Ohata Produced by Osamu Koshinaka Shinsaku Tanaka Takurou Hatakeyama Keiji Hamada (#1–5) Yoshikazu Beniya (#6–12) Written by Takao Yoshioka Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio Arms Corporation Licensed by AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Anime Works UK: MVM Films Original network AT-X, Chiba TV, KBS Kyoto, TVK, Tokyo MX, SUN, TV Aichi, TV Saitama Original run February 26, 2007 – May 14, 2007 Episodes 12 (List of episodes) Video game Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon Developer Idea Factory Publisher Marvelous Entertainment Genre Fighting Platform PlayStation 2 Released July 26, 2007 Anime television series Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians Directed by Koichi Ohata Produced by Hisato Usui Shinsaku Tanaka Osamu Koshinaka Takurou Hatakeyama Yasuhiro Mikami Written by Masanao Akahoshi Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio Arms Corporation Licensed by AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Crunchyroll UK: MVM Films Original network AT-X, Chiba TV, TV Saitama, TV Aichi, TVK, SUN, Tokyo MX Original run June 11, 2008 – August 27, 2008 Episodes 12 (List of episodes) Video game Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist Developer Tamsoft Publisher Marvelous Entertainment Genre Fighting Platform PlayStation Portable Released October 2, 2008 Video game Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact Developer Tamsoft Publisher Marvelous Entertainment Genre Fighting Platform PlayStation Portable Released April 28, 2010 Anime television series Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor Directed by Koichi Ohata Produced by Hiromasa Minami Hisato Usui Keisuke Kawai Shinsaku Tanaka Takurou Hatakeyama Written by Koichi Ohata Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio TNK Licensed by AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Crunchyroll UK: MVM Films Original network AT-X, Chiba TV, TVK, TV Saitama, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, SUN Original run March 26, 2010 – June 11, 2010 Episodes 12 (List of episodes) Original video animation Ikki Tousen: Shūgaku Tōshi Keppu-roku Directed by Rion Kujo Produced by Takurou Hatakeyama Shinsaku Tanaka Hisato Usui Tetsuya Tsuchihashi Written by Hideyuki Kurata Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio Arms Licensed by AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Crunchyroll UK: MVM Films Released November 12, 2011 Runtime 43 minutes Original video animation Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch Directed by Masashi Kudou Produced by Shinsaku Tanaka Hisato Usui Tetsuya Tsuchihashi Written by Masahiro Ookubo Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio Arms Released December 21, 2014 – December 28, 2014 Runtime 30 minutes Episodes 2 (List of episodes) Manga Shin Ikki Tousen Written by Yuji Shiozaki Published by Shōnen Gahōsha Magazine Young King OURs (November 30, 2015 – June 28, 2024) Young King Bull (August 19, 2024 – present) Demographic Seinen Original run November 30, 2015 – present Volumes 5 Original video animation Ikki Tousen: Western Wolves Directed by Takashi Watanabe[a] Mitsutoshi Satou Produced by Harutaka Ashitate Yuuichi Izumi Satoshi Motonaga Takeaki Hishiyama Masato Suzuki (1) Emi Kashimura (2–3) Noritomo Isogai (2–3) Written by Masaya Honda Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio Arms Released January 3, 2019 – February 27, 2019 Runtime 27 minutes Episodes 3 (List of episodes) Anime television series Shin Ikki Tousen Directed by Rion Kujo Produced by Noritomo Isogai Yuuichi Izumi Osamu Koshinaka Satoshi Motonaga Yuushi Ika Reon Hirano Takuya Abe Written by Masaya Honda Music by Yasuharu Takanashi Studio Arms Original network AT-X Original run May 17, 2022 – May 31, 2022 Episodes 3 (List of episodes)
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Ikki Tousen (Japanese: 一騎当千, Hepburn: Ikkitōsen, lit. "A Mighty Knight Who Matches a Thousand Knights"), also known as Battle Vixens in North America, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūji Shiozaki. Loosely based on the classic 14th century Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the series revolves around an all-out turf war in the Kantō region of Japan where fighters known as Tōshi (闘士, meaning "fighting soldier") from seven schools battle for supremacy. The story centers on Hakufu Sonsaku, a fighter who transfers to Nanyo Academy, one of the seven schools involved in the turf war.

The manga was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Comic Gum from April 2000 to August 2015. The series was collected in 24 tankōbon volumes released between October 2000 and September 2015. The manga was licensed in North America and the United Kingdom by Tokyopop, with adaptation from Keith Giffen under the title Battle Vixens; and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment.

The original manga has inspired four anime television series and three OVAs. A 13-episode adaptation animated by J.C.Staff aired between July and October 2003, on AT-X and other channels. It would be followed by a second 12-episode season, subtitled Dragon Destiny, which was animated by Arms and aired on AT-X between February and May 2007. The third and fourth anime series, Great Guardians and Xtreme Xecutor, would deviate from the manga's plot and feature original storylines and new characters. The third season was animated by Arms, and aired on AT-X between June and August 2008; while the fourth anime season was animated by TNK, and aired on AT-X and other channels between March and June 2010; both spanning 12 episodes. The first OVA, Shūgaku Tōshi Keppu-roku, would be released in Japanese theaters on November 12, 2011.^[2] The second, two-episode OVA subtitled Extravaganza Epoch was released between December 21, and 28, 2014. A 3-episode OVA, Western Wolves, was released between January and February 2019.

The first anime season was initially licensed in North America by Geneon Entertainment.^[3] After Geneon withdrew from the anime market, the season would be re-licensed by Funimation.^[4] The second and third seasons were licensed in North America by Media Blasters.^[5][6] Funimation would later re-licensed the third season,^[7] while acquiring the fourth.

A sequel manga titled Shin Ikki Tousen began serialization in Shōnen Gahōsha's Young King OURs magazine in November 2015. A three-episode anime adaptation, once again animated by Arms, aired on AT-X in May 2022.

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