Steel Angel Kurumi

Steel Angel Kurumi
Volume 1 (English version)
鋼鉄天使くるみ
(Kōtetsu Tenshi Kurumi)
GenreAction, comedy[1]
Manga
Written byKaishaku
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
Magazine
  • Monthly Ace Next
  • (1997–2002)
  • Shōnen Ace
  • (2002–2003)
DemographicShōnen
Original runOctober 3, 1997 – December 26, 2003
Volumes11
Anime television series
Directed byNaohito Takahashi
Produced byShukichi Kanda
Written byNaruhisa Arakawa
Music byToshihiko Sahashi
StudioOLM Team Wasaki
Licensed by
Original networkWowow
English network
Original run October 5, 1999 – April 4, 2000
Episodes24 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Steel Angel Kurumi Encore
Directed byNaohito Takahashi
Produced byShukichi Kanda
Written byNaruhisa Arakawa
Music byToshihiko Sahashi
StudioOLM Team Wasaki
Licensed by
Released January 7, 2000 – March 1, 2000
Runtime15 minutes (per episode)
Episodes4 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Steel Angel Kurumi 2
Directed byNaohito Takahashi
Produced byKenji Kume
Written byYōsuke Kuroda
Music byToshihiko Sahashi
StudioOLM Team Wasaki
Licensed by
Original networkTV Kanagawa
Chiba TV
TV Saitama
SUN-TV
English network
Original run April 12, 2001 – June 28, 2001
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Steel Angel Kurumi Zero
Directed byNaohito Takahashi
Produced byKenji Kume
Written byYōsuke Kuroda
Music byToshihiko Sahashi
StudioOLM Team Wasaki
Released April 18, 2001 – June 20, 2001
Runtime15 minutes per episode
Episodes3 (List of episodes)
Television drama
Steel Angel Kurumi Pure
Directed byKatsuya Korenaga
Produced byMasayoshi Ikeda
Music byToshihiko Sahashi
Original run April 1, 2002 – September 10, 2002
Episodes24
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Steel Angel Kurumi (Japanese: 鋼鉄天使くるみ, Hepburn: Kōtetsu Tenshi Kurumi) is a Japanese manga series created by Kaishaku. An anime series adaptation directed by Naohito Takahashi, animated by Oriental Light and Magic, produced by Pony Canyon with character designs by Yuriko Chiba and Yūji Ikeda and music by Toshihiko Sahashi has been translated and released in North America by ADV Films.[2] In 2008, Crunchyroll announced it had partnered with Pony Canyon to release the Steel Angel Kurumi series for streaming and download.[1] The entire series was compiled in a Blu-ray box set by Pony Canyon on September 19, 2012.[3]

The Kurumi series as a whole consists of the first season Steel Angel Kurumi, four OVA episodes entitled Steel Angel Kurumi Encore, a second season by the name of Steel Angel Kurumi 2, and a prequel OVA series entitled Steel Angel Kurumi 0. A live-action adaptation was made, titled Steel Angel Kurumi Pure, but has a different continuity to the anime. This series was originally aired in Japan as part of Wowow's Anime Complex.

The first anime series is set in an alternate history version of Japan during the Taishō period, while the second series takes place in the 21st century.

  1. ^ a b Loo, Egan (December 15, 2008). "Crunchyroll Adds Steel Angel Kurumi, 2 Spinoffs (Update 2)". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  2. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (March 11, 2003). "Steel Angel Kurumi Release Details". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
  3. ^ "鋼鉄天使くるみ Blu-ray BOX". Pony Canyon. Retrieved February 6, 2022.