Speed Grapher | |
Genre | |
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Anime television series | |
Directed by | Kunihisa Sugishima |
Produced by | Naomi Nishiguchi Taichi Hashimoto |
Written by | Shin Yoshida |
Music by | Shinkichi Mitsumune |
Studio | Gonzo |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | TV Asahi |
English network | |
Original run | April 7, 2005 – September 29, 2005 |
Episodes | 24 |
Light novel | |
Written by | Minoru Niki |
Illustrated by | Yuusuke Kozaki |
Published by | Hayakawa Publishing |
Published | July 21, 2005 |
Manga | |
Published by | MediaWorks |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Dengeki Comic Gao! |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | September 27, 2005 – September 27, 2006 |
Volumes | 3 |
Speed Grapher (stylized as SPEED GRAPHER) is a 2005 anime series produced by Gonzo. The series ran for 24 episodes from April to October 2005 on TV Asahi. It tells the story of former war photographer, Tatsumi Saiga and his quest to save Kagura Tennōzu from Chōji Suitengu and the members of a fetish club, the Roppongi Club. In 2006, the series was licensed for release in North America by Funimation and aired on the Independent Film Channel between March 7 and August 15, 2008.[3]
The series was adapted into a manga by Tomozo. Originally serialized by MediaWorks in Monthly Dengeki Comic GAO!, it was released to three tankōbon between September 2005 and September 2006. The manga series was then licensed to Chuang Yi, who released the three volumes in English and Chinese in Singapore, and later to Tokyopop, who released the first two volumes in North America in September and December 2008. A light novel was also created and was written by Minoru Niki. It was published by Hayakawa Publishing and released on July 21, 2005.
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