Saber Marionette J

Saber Marionette J
First North American DVD cover, featuring Lime
セイバーマリオネットJ
(Seibā Marionetto Jei)
Genre
Created bySatoru Akahori
Anime television series
Directed byMasami Shimoda
Produced by
  • Noriko Kobayashi
  • Shinjirō Yokoyama
Written byMayori Sekijima
Music byParome
StudioStudio Junio
Licensed by
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run October 1, 1996 – March 25, 1997
Episodes25
Manga
Written bySatoru Akahori
Illustrated byYumisuke Kotoyoshi
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Dragon Age
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 1996 – November 1999
Volumes5
Light novel
Written bySatoru Akahori
Illustrated byTsukasa Kotobuki
Published byFujimi Shobo
ImprintFujimi Fantasia Bunko
DemographicMale
Original runApril 1995 – July 1, 1999
Volumes14
Video game
Saber Marionette J: Battle Sabers
DeveloperTom Create, Co.
PublisherBandai Visual
GenreFighting
PlatformPlayStation
ReleasedMarch 28, 1997
Audio drama
Saber Marionette Radio
StudioKing Records
StationTBS
Original runApril 17, 1997 – July 3, 1997
Episodes32

Saber Marionette J (Japanese: セイバーマリオネットJ, Hepburn: Seibā Marionetto Jei) is a Japanese anime television series produced by Studio Junio.[3] aired on TV Tokyo from October 1, 1996, to March 25, 1997.[4] It is the first installment of the Saber Marionette franchise. The show was localized in North America by Ocean Productions and into six other languages by various companies.

In between production, Saber Marionette J spun off into other media. A manga serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Dragon Age magazine ran from October 1996 to November 1999,[5] and was collected into five volumes. A concurrent radio drama was broadcast and the show's original soundtrack was published by Kings Records.[6] The show was also the basis for a PlayStation fighting game called Saber Marionette J: Battle Sabers, developed and published by Tom Create.[7]

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  3. ^ Saber Marionette J (in Japanese). Event occurs at ending credits. アニメーション制作 - JUNIO [Animation production - [Studio] JUNIO]
  4. ^ セイバーマリオネットＪ (in Japanese). Furusaki Yasunari. Retrieved August 10, 2011.
  5. ^ "漫画 「セイバーマリオネット J」" (in Japanese). unkar.org. Archived from the original on April 23, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2011.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference sabersite was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ トムクリエイト 開発履歴 (in Japanese). Tom Create, Co. Retrieved August 11, 2011.