Demon City Shinjuku

Demon City Shinjuku
Cover art for the novel
魔界都市 (新宿)
(Makai Toshi: Shinjuku)
GenreFantasy horror[1]
Novel
Written byHideyuki Kikuchi
Published byAsahi Sonorama
English publisher
Published1982
Original video animation
Directed byYoshiaki Kawajiri
Produced byKenji Kurata
Makoto Seya
Written byKaori Okamura
Music byMotokazu Shinoda
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
Released25 October 1988
Runtime80 minutes
Manga
Written byHideyuki Kikuchi
Illustrated byShinichi Hosama
Published byAkita Shoten
English publisher
Original run27 June 200226 September 2002
Volumes2

Demon City Shinjuku (Japanese: 魔界都市〈新宿〉, Hepburn: Makai Toshi: Shinjuku) is a novel by Hideyuki Kikuchi that was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) in 1988, directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri. The title has also been translated as Hell City Shinjuku and Monster City. It was also released as two manga by ADV Manga in 2003 and 2004. The novel was also released in English in 2011 by Digital Manga Publishing,[3] compiled with its sequel Demon Palace Babylon.

The film was released in North America by Central Park Media in 1994. Portions of the opening fight scene were featured in the 1995 cyberpunk film Johnny Mnemonic.

  1. ^ Luster, Joseph (16 January 2020). "Demon City Shinjuku Vinyl Release is Ready to Sink Its Teeth into Your Record Player". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021. Demon City Shinjuku, the 1988, blue and red-drenched fantasy horror from the inimitable Yoshiaki Kawajiri.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (15 June 2011). "Discotek Adds Demon City Shinjuku Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 1 November 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Demon City Shinjuku: The Complete Edition". DMP Books. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 16 October 2016.

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