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D.N.Angel is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki. It premiered in Japan in the shōjo manga magazine Monthly Asuka in November 1997. The series went on an extended hiatus after the August 2005 issue, returning in the April 2008 issue. It has been published in 13 tankōbon volumes by Kadokawa Shoten. The manga series is licensed for English language release in North America by Tokyopop, which has released 11 volumes of the series as of August 2008.
The manga was adapted into a 26 episode anime series by Dentsu and XEBEC which aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 3, 2003 until September 25, 2003. It has been released to DVD in North America and in the United Kingdom with English language audio and subtitled tracks by ADV Films, and in Australia by Madman Entertainment. A PlayStation 2 video game, D. N. Angel: Crimson Wings (～紅の翼～), was released in Japan by TAKARA to coincide with the conclusion of the anime, continuing with the anime's storyline.
A series of drama CDs called D.N.Angel Wink was also released. A two-volume special manga series was serialized in Monthly Asuka titled D.N.Angel TV Animation Series in 2003, following the storyline from the anime, which had diverged from the manga series.
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Manga
Written and illustrated by Yukiru Sugisaki, D.N.Angel first premiered in Japan in the November 1997 issue of Monthly Asuka where it appeared until it went on an extended hiatus after the August 2005 issue. The series returned in the April 2008 issue and is currently on going.[1] It has been published in 13 tankōbon volumes by Kadokawa Shoten.
It is licensed for English language release in North America by Tokyopop, which has released 11 volumes of the series as of August 2008.
In August 2003, while the primary series was on hiatus, a second manga series, D.N.Angel TV Animation Series began serialization in Monthly Asuka. Also written by Sugisaki, the short series was based on the anime adaptation, which had diverged from the storyline of the manga series. D.N.Angel TV Animation Series finished its serialization in the October 2003 issue. It was published in 5 tankōbon volumes by Kadokawa Shoten.
Anime
Main article: List of D.N.Angel episodes
D.N.Angel was adapted into a 26 episode anime series by Dentsu which aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 3, 2003 until September 25, 2003. The series was directed by Koji Yoshikawa and Nobuyoshi Habara. It has been released to DVD in North America and in the United Kingdom with English language audio and subtitled tracks by ADV Films, and in Australia by Madman Entertainment. A PlayStation 2 video game, D. N. Angel: Crimson Wings (～紅の翼～), was released in Japan by to coincide with the conclusion of the anime, continuing with the anime's storyline.
Five pieces of theme music are used in the anime adaptation. The song "White Night -True Light-" (白夜 ～True Light～ Byakuya -True Light-?), by Shunichi Miyamoto, is used for the opening for all twenty six episodes. For the ending theme, "Gentle Afternoon" (やさしい午後 Yasashii Gogo?) is used for the first twelve episodes, and "The Day It Begins" (はじまりの日 Hajimari no Hi?) is used for episodes 13-23 and episode 25. Both songs are performed by Minawo. Episode 24 uses the song "Caged Bird", by Shunichi Miyamoto, for its ending, while the final episode of the series uses Miyamoto's song "Guidepost" (道標 Michishirube?).
Video game
A Playstation 2 video game, D. N. Angel: Crimson Wings (～紅の翼～), was developed by Takara. The game was released in Japan on September 25, 2003 to coincide with the conclusion of the anime adaptation, on which the game was based.
Drama CDs
A series of drama CDs called D.N.Angel Wink was also released.
