D · N · Angel
D · N · Angel ( Japanese デ ィ ー ・ エ ヌ ・ エ ン ジ ェ ル , dī · enu · enjeru ) is an ongoing manga series by the Japanese illustrator Yukiru Sugisaki . The fantasy manga, which first appeared in 1997 and the Shōjo can be assigned genre of, contains over 1,600 pages and was including as anime - TV show filmed.
The work is about a student who turns into an art thief as soon as he has romantic feelings.
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The 14-year-old boy Daisuke Niwa ( 丹羽 大 助 ) is shy, a bit clumsy, reserved and in love with his classmate Risa Harada ( 原田 梨 紗 ). But she rejects him because he is too boring for her. But on this very fourteenth birthday Daisuke is revealed by his family that he is the first male successor of the generation to transform himself into the master thief Dark Mousy when his heart pounds at the thought of his loved one. This only comes to an end when he reveals himself to his love and this reciprocates his feelings. Conversely, Dark turns into Daisuke when he thinks about the girl he fell in love with. So from now on two ghosts live in Daisuke, and this is said to steal works of art until the end of this state, for which he has already been prepared by his family. Dark has been recurring since the Middle Ages when the first male successor of a generation of Niwas turned 14, making him a legendary art thief. But before Daisuke, he had disappeared for 40 years because his grandfather had only one daughter.
After the first robbery, Dark falls in love with Riku Harada ( 原田 梨 紅 ), Risa's twin sister. But she is secretly in love with Daisuke and begins to hate Dark. While the police are investigating Dark, Risa falls in love with Dark. Daisuke and Dark always come into conflict, also because they are so different. Finally, Satoshi Hiwatari ( 日 渡 怜 ) appears, a classmate of Daisuke's who turns into Krad , Darks' opponent, who wants to kill him. Motorcycle is passed down through the generations through the members of the Hikari family. As Satoshi, however, he seems to have feelings towards Daisuke.
Creation and conception
The manga was initially planned as a short story, but was then extended.
The main theme of the work is the contrast and struggle between good and evil, on the one hand between Daisuke and Dark and on the other hand between Dark and Krad. The shy Daisuke faces the self-confident and daring Dark, while Dark and Krad fight in the tradition of their family.
Publications
D · N · Angel has been published in Japan since November 1997 in individual chapters in the manga magazine Asuka published by Kadokawa Shoten . The chapters also appeared in twelve edited volumes. In 2005 the manga was paused in Japan, but has been continued since April 2008. The 15th volume has now been published in Japan.
The manga was published in English by Tokyopop , in Spanish by Grupo Editorial Vid and in French by Glénat . It has also been translated into Chinese, Italian, Swedish and Polish, among others. The edited volumes, translated into German by Ann Kimminich, have been published by Carlsen Comics since December 2001 . 15 volumes have been published.
Anime
| Television series | |
|---|---|
| Original title | D · N · Angel |
| Country of production | Japan |
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2003 |
| length | 23 minutes |
| Episodes | 26th |
| genre | Action series , comedy , romance , fantasy |
| idea | Yukiru Sugisaki |
| production | Atsushi Itou, Susumu Matsuyama, Taihei Yamanishi |
| music | Takahito Eguchi, Tomoki Hasegawa |
| First broadcast | April 3, 2003 - September 25, 2003 on TV Tokyo |
In 2003, the studio produced Xebec and directed by Koji Yoshikawa and Nobuyoshi Habara a Anime - TV series for manga. The character design was created by Shin'ichi Yamaoka , the artistic direction was Yoshimi Umino. The 26-part series was broadcast from April 3 to September 25, 2003 by the Japanese television station TV Tokyo .
The anime was broadcast in English by Animax- Asia and The Anime Network and in Tagalog by Hero and QTV Channel 11. The series has also been translated into French and Spanish, among other things.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Daisuke Niwa | Miyu Irino |
| Dark Mousy | Ryotaro Okiayu |
| Risa Harada | Masumi Asano |
| Riku Harada | Sara Nakayama |
| Satoshi Hiwatari | Akira Ishida |
| Emiko Niwa | Sakiko Tamagawa |
| Daiki Niwa | Takeshi Aono |
| Motorcycle | Takeshi Kusao |
music
The music for the series was composed by Takahito Eguchi and Tomoki Hasegawa. Byakuya ~ True Light by Shun'ichi Miyamoto was used as the opening title in the Japanese and English versions . The English version of this song, called True Light, comes from Vic Mignogna.
Ending songs are:
- Yasashii gogo from Minawo
- Hajimari no hi from Minawo
- Caged Bird by Shun'ichi Miyamoto
- Michishirube by Shun'ichi Miyamoto
Video game
In September 2003, a game for the Playstation 2 console for the manga was released in Japan under the title DNAngel - Kurenai no Tsubasa . The game was produced by the Takara company and is about the theft of a work of art.
Success and reception
The first eleven volumes sold around four million times in Japan. The German version is also considered to be commercially successful, as the anthologies were mostly placed in the charts of the best-selling manga in German book and comic stores in the month they were published. The American publication was also successful, the volumes were among the ten best-selling comics several times.
The magazine AnimaniA writes of a cute style in the manga . Even darker scenes were nicely done through the targeted use of grid film. The involuntary transformations and embarrassing situations create a lot of comedy. Even if there is not too much tension, the manga is worth reading. At the beginning, however, the story seems, because initially planned as a short story, hastily and easily confused. The first dramatic scenes ended quite abruptly.
According to AnimaniA, the animations and computer graphics of the anime are excellent and fit well into the overall picture. The plot of the manga is only partially taken over, which, however, benefits a more balanced relationship between the plot elements. The music was atmospherically appropriate and the character design was successful. Despite some positive moments, the video game is disappointing due to the lack of ideas.
Web links
- Official website of Carlsen Comics for the German manga version
- Anime News Network about the manga and anime (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c AnimaniA 12/2003, p. 36f.
- ↑ a b AnimaniA 2/2002, p. 49
- ↑ a b AnimaniA 12/2003, p. 65
- ↑ Historic Shoujo Manga Circulation Numbers , ComiPress, May 24, 2006
- ↑ Anime News Network on February 2005 and July 2005 sales