Psychic School Wars

Psychic School Wars
English release poster
ねらわれた学園
GenreRomance, Science fiction
Novel
Written byTaku Mayumura
Published byKodansha
Published1973
Manga
Written byTaku Mayumura
Illustrated byTatsuru Ishikawa
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineNewtype Ace
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 2012March 2013
Volumes2
Anime film
Directed byRyosuke Nakamura
Produced byAkiko Yodo
Fumi Teranishi
Hirofumi Kosuga
Keiichi Sotomura
Satoshi Hirayama
Written byRyosuke Nakamura
Yuko Naito
Music byShusei Murai
StudioSunrise
Licensed by
ReleasedOctober 2012 (Scotland Loves Animation)
10 November 2012 (Japan)
Runtime110 minutes[1]

Psychic School Wars,[2] known as Nerawareta Gakuen (ねらわれた学園) in Japan, is a 1973 science fiction novel by Taku Mayumura. It has been adapted into four television dramas – in 1977, 1982, 1987, and 1997. Two live-action films were produced in 1981 and 1997; the first one was a massive hit directed by Nobuhiko Obayashi and then turned into a pop culture icon of Japan in 80s era. A 2012 anime film directed by Ryosuke Nakamura was produced by Sunrise[3] and received comparisons to the works of Makoto Shinkai.[4]

  1. ^ "Nerawareta Gakuen (2012, Movie) – Anime".
  2. ^ Funimation. "Psychic School Wars". funimation.com. Retrieved 6 February 2019.
  3. ^ "Sunrise's Nerawareta Gakuen Anime Film Teaser Streamed". Anime News Network. 1 June 2012. Retrieved 4 September 2012.
  4. ^ "Psychic School Wars BD+DVD". Anime News Network. Retrieved 20 December 2016.