Peacock King

Peacock King
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Kujaku
孔雀王
(Kujaku Ō)
GenreAction, fantasy[1]
Manga
Written byMakoto Ogino
Published by
English publisher
  • NA: Manga Planet (digital)[2]
Magazine
  • Weekly Young Jump (1985–2009)
  • Monthly Young Jump (2009–2010)
  • Comic Ran Twins (2012–2016)
  • Comic Ran (2016–2019)
DemographicSeinen
Original run1985 – 2019
Volumes45
Series titles
  1. Kujaku Ō (1985–1989, 17 volumes)
  2. Taimaseiden (1990–1992, 11 volumes)
  3. Magarigamiki (2006–2010, 12 volumes)
  4. Sengoku Tensei (2012–2019, 5 volumes)
Original video animation
Spirit Warrior
Directed by
Written by
  • Shō Aikawa (#1–3)
  • Leo Natsuki (#1–3)
  • Kazuhiro Inaba (#4–5)
  • Tatsuhiko Urahata (#4–5)
Music by
Studio
Licensed by
Released 1988 – 1994
Runtime50 minutes
Episodes5
Live-action film
Directed byLam Ngai Kai
Written by
  • Izō Hashimoto
  • Kazuki Sekizumi
Music byMicky Yoshino
Studio
ReleasedDecember 10, 1988
Runtime96 minutes
Live-action film
Saga of the Phoenix
Directed byLam Ngai Kai
Written byHirohisa Soda
Music byPhilip Chan Fei-Lit
Studio
  • Toho
  • Orange Sky Golden Harvest
  • Golden Harvest
Released1990
Runtime93 minutes
Manga
Kujaku Ō: Rising
Written byMakoto Ogino
Published byShogakukan
MagazineMonthly Big Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 30, 2012 – July 30, 2019
Volumes10

Peacock King (Japanese: 孔雀王, Hepburn: Kujaku Ō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Ogino. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1985 to 1989, with its chapters collected in 17 tankōbon volumes. It spawned four other manga series. The original manga was licensed in North America in 2020 by Manga Planet.

Peacock King was adapted into a 5-episode original video animation (OVA), released from 1988 to 1994, and licensed in North America by U.S. Manga Corps, under the title Spirit Warrior. Two live-action films were released in 1988 and 1990.

  1. ^ Jake L Godek. "Peacock King". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  2. ^ Mateo, Alex (July 29, 2020). "Manga Planet Licenses Salary Man Kintaro, Charge!! Men's School, Peacock King More Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 3, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.