Kazuhiro Fujita's Short Stories Explained

Ja Kanji:藤田和日郎短編集
Ja Romaji:Fujita Kazuhiro Tanpenshū
Type:manga
Yoru no Uta
Author:Kazuhiro Fujita
Publisher:Shogakukan
Imprint:Shōnen Sunday Comics
Demographic:Shōnen
Published:July 18, 1995
Volumes:1
Type:ova
Puppet Princess
Director:Hirotoshi Takaya
Producer:Masahito Yoshioka
Music:Kaoru Wada
Studio:TMS Entertainment
Released:March 24, 2000
Runtime:42 minutes
Type:manga
Akatsuki no Uta
Author:Kazuhiro Fujita
Publisher:Shogakukan
Imprint:Shōnen Sunday Comics
Demographic:Shōnen
Published:February 18, 2004
Volumes:1

is a Japanese anthology manga series written and illustrated by Kazuhiro Fujita and published by Shogakukan. The first collection, Yoru no Uta, contains five stories and was released in July 1995. The second collection, Akatsuki no Uta, contains four stories and was released in February 2004.

An original video animation (OVA) adaptation of the story "Puppet Princess", from Yoru no Uta, was produced by TMS Entertainment and released in March 2000. It has been licensed in North America by Media Blasters.

Publication

The first collected volume,, includes five stories that were published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Shōnen Sunday Zōkan between 1988 and 1994. The volume was released on July 18, 1995. The second collected volume,, includes four stories that were published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Weekly Young Sunday between 1996 and 2003. It was released on February 18, 2004. Shogakukan re-released the volumes in a bunkoban edition on April 15 and May 13, 2006.[1] [2]

Akatsuki no Uta

Puppet Princess

, a story included in the Yoru no Uta collection, was adapted into a 42-minute original video animation (OVA) produced by TMS Entertainment and released on March 24, 2000.[3]

In North America, the OVA was licensed by Media Blasters and released on DVD on August 28, 2001.[4] [5] In August 2020, Media Blasters announced that the OVA would be released on Blu-ray.[6] It was released on Blu-Ray and DVD on February 23, 2021.[7]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:藤田和日郎短編傑作集 1 夜の歌(小学館文庫). https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091936516. Shogakukan. November 9, 2020. https://archive.today/20201109214503/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091936516. November 9, 2020. ja. live.
  2. Web site: ja:藤田和日郎短編傑作集 2 暁の歌(小学館文庫). https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091936523. Shogakukan. November 9, 2020. https://archive.today/20201109214510/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091936523. November 9, 2020. ja. live.
  3. Web site: ja:からくりの君. https://www.tms-e.co.jp/alltitles/2000s/591401.html. TMS Entertainment. November 9, 2020. https://archive.today/20201109231909/https://www.tms-e.co.jp/alltitles/2000s/591401.html. November 9, 2020. ja. live.
  4. Web site: Media Blasters Aquisitions [sic]|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-12-09/media-blasters-aquisitions|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=November 9, 2020|date=December 9, 2000|archive-date=November 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201109192416/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2000-12-09/media-blasters-aquisitions|url-status=live.
  5. Puppet Princess. .
  6. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Media Blasters to Release Puppet Princess Anime on Blu-Ray Disc. Anime News Network. November 9, 2020. August 21, 2020. November 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201102191328/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-21/media-blasters-to-release-puppet-princess-anime-on-blu-ray-disc/.163180. live.
  7. Web site: Mateo. Alex. North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 21-27 - News [2021-02-23]]. Anime News Network. April 4, 2021. February 23, 2021. August 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210802043939/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-23/north-american-anime-manga-releases-february-21-27/.169870. live.