| Legend of Shutendoji | |
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Legend_of_Shutendoji_1_(1998).jpg) Cover of volume 1 of Legend of Shutendoji by Fusosha, art by Akemi Takada (1998) | |
| 手天童子 (Shutendōji) | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Go Nagai |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | September 5, 1976 – April 30, 1978 |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Yasutaka Nagai |
| Illustrated by | Go Nagai |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Imprint | Kadokawa Novels |
| Original run | July 1986 – June 1989 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Shigekazu Kitamura |
| Published by | JICC |
| Imprint | Adventure Novels |
| Original run | October 1987 – December 1987 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Junji Nishimura (1-2) Jun Kawagoe (3) Masatomo Sudo (4) |
| Written by | Masashi Sogo |
| Music by | Fumitaka Anzai |
| Studio | Studio Signal |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | December 21, 1989 – December 21, 1991 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes (each) |
| Episodes | 4 |
| Video game | |
| Publisher | Enix |
| Genre | RPG |
| Platform | NEC PC-9801 |
| Released | October 1990 |
| Manga | |
| Gomaden Shutendoji | |
| Written by | Go Nagai |
| Illustrated by | Masato Natsumoto |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Magazine | Champion Red |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | October 2002 – December 2005 |
| Volumes | 7 |
Shutendoji (Japanese: 手天童子, Hepburn: Shutendōji), also known as Legend of Shutendoji, is a Japanese manga series created by Go Nagai which combines elements from Japanese folklore with science fiction. An OVA series was released beginning in 1989 and ending in 1991, for a total of 4 episodes.
In 2002, a remake/sequel titled Gomaden Shutendoji (降魔伝 手天童子, Gōmaden Shutendōji) started being published in the magazine Champion Red, being one of the series that were released in the first issue of the magazine.