S-CRY-ed

s-CRY-ed
DVD cover for Bandai Entertainment's Region 1 release of Volume 6 featuring Ryuho (left) and Kazuma (right)
スクライド
(Sukuraido)
GenreAction,[1] science fiction[2]
Anime television series
Directed byGorō Taniguchi
Written byYōsuke Kuroda
Music byKōtarō Nakagawa
StudioSunrise
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
English network
Original run July 4, 2001 December 26, 2001
Episodes26 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written byYōsuke Kuroda
Illustrated byYasunari Toda
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 4, 2001June 20, 2002
Volumes5
Light novel
Written byKazuho Hyodo
Illustrated byHisashi Hirai
ImprintDengeki Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runMay 10, 2002May 10, 2003
Volumes3
Anime film
s-CRY-ed Alteration Tao
Directed byGorō Taniguchi
Written byYōsuke Kuroda
Music byKōtarō Nakagawa
StudioSunrise
ReleasedNovember 19, 2011
Runtime98 minutes
Anime film
s-CRY-ed Alteration Quan
Directed byGorō Taniguchi
Written byYōsuke Kuroda
Music byKōtarō Nakagawa
StudioSunrise
ReleasedMarch 10, 2012
Runtime96 minutes
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s-CRY-ed (Japanese: スクライド, Hepburn: Sukuraido), also known as s.CRY.ed or Scryed, is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series which first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo. The series is written by Yōsuke Kuroda, produced by Sunrise, and directed by Gorō Taniguchi, with music composed by Kōtarō Nakagawa. It is set in an alternative time in Kanagawa Prefecture where a phenomenon gave 1% of its people supernatural powers; they are known as Alters. The plot follows a young Alter mercenary known as Kazuma, as well as Ryuho, a man working for the Alter special forces known as HOLY, who become rivals as their areas clash.

The series' concept originated in 1999 when Taniguchi was working on Infinite Ryvius. He wanted to create another series that would contain themes similar to it, as well as new ones centered mostly on how people adapted to the 21st century. A manga adaptation of s-CRY-ed, drawn by Yasunari Toda, was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion. A novelization by Kazuho Hyodo has been published. Additionally, a two-part recollection film was released by Sunrise. Both the anime and the manga have also seen English release.

s-CRY-ed has been popular in Japan, often appearing on polls taken by Japanese magazines, and once took third place in the Anime Grand Prix awards. Critical reception to the series has been generally positive, with reviewers noting while initial episodes might be simple, the plot becomes more interesting as the series unfolds.

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