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Eko Eko Azarak (Japanese: エコエコアザラク, Hepburn: Eko Eko Azaraku) is a Japanese horror manga series by Shinichi Koga. It has been adapted into a live action film series with six films, two Japanese television drama series and an original video animation.

Plot

According to her fellow students, Misa is a star student and an idol of the classroom. However, she is also a young witch who goes from school to school using black magic in order to enact chaotic and brutal justice. Along the way, her strange past is revealed.

Manga

The manga was published by Akita Shoten, with serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion from September 1, 1975 to April 9, 1979 and compiled into 19 volumes published from March 1976 to July 1979.

After the end of the original series, a sequel, Majo Kuroi Misa was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion in 1982, and was compiled in 2 volumes.. A third series, Eko Eko Azarak II, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion and Suspiria, starting in 1993 and compiled into 6 volumes. Both these series were written and drawn by the series original creator, Shinichi Koga. In 2020, two years after the death of Shinichi Koga, a remake series by J-ta Yamada, titled Eko Eko Azarak: Reborn began serialization in Champion Red. The series will end serialization on March 17, 2023.

Films

Eko Eko Azarak: Wizard of Darkness (1995)
Eko Eko Azarak II: Birth of the Wizard (1996)
Eko Eko Azarak III: Misa The Dark Angel (1998)
Eko Eko Azarak IV: Awakening (2001)
Eko Eko Azarak: R-page (2006)
Eko Eko Azarak: B-page (2006)
“Eko Eko Azarak: Kuroi Misa First Episode” (2011)

Dramas

A live-action school horror drama series was broadcast from February 1 to May 31, 1997 on TV Tokyo, consisting of 26 episodes. The cast included Hinako Saeki as Misa Kuroi and also Rie Imamura [ja], Banhō Chō [ja], Jirō Dan and Rumi Sakakibara [ja]. In 2004, another horror drama series named Eko Eko Azarak -eye- (エコエコアザラク〜眼〜, Eko Eko Azaraku ~Manako~) was broadcast from January 6 to March 30, also on TV Tokyo, with 13 episodes. The cast included Natsuhi Ueno [ja] as Misa Kuroi and also Yoko Mitsuya, Sayuri Anzu [ja] and Aiko Kayō.

Anime

An anime adaptation by Toei Animation was released as an OVA on January 30, 2007.

References[

^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 17, 2018). “Eko Eko Azarak Manga Creator Shinichi Koga Passes Away”. Anime News Network. Retrieved May 16, 2020. Horror manga artist published Eko Eko Azarak between 1975-1979
^ Jump up to:^a ^b “Ga-nime, Toei Team up on Two New Shows”. Anime News Network. November 23, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
^ 雑誌掲載作品：週刊少年チャンピオンエコエコアザラク(古賀新一). Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
^ 単行本全巻：エコエコアザラク(少年チャンピオン・コミックス). Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
^ 単行本：エコエコアザラク(少年チャンピオン・コミックス)第1巻. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
^ 単行本：エコエコアザラク(少年チャンピオン・コミックス)第19巻. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 14, 2016. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 19, 2022). “Living for the Day After Tomorrow’s J-ta Yamada Launches Remake of Eko Eko Azarak Manga”. Anime News Network. Retrieved February 21, 2023.
^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 20, 2023). “Eko Eko Azarak Reborn Manga Ends in Next Chapter”. Anime News Network. Retrieved February 20, 2023.
^ Jump up to:^a ^b “Eko Eko Azarak: trailers”. Anime News Network. December 12, 2006. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
^ Jump up to:^a ^b “EKO EKO AZARAK エコエコアザラク(1997)”. allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved March 14, 2016.
^ Jump up to:^a ^b エコエコアザラク～眼～(2004). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved March 14, 2016.

エコエコアザラク (Eko Eko Azaraku)
Eko Eko Azarak
Cover of the first volume of Eko Eko Azarak, published in 1976
Genre	Horror
Manga
Written by	Shinichi Koga
Published by	Akita Shoten
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	September 1, 1975 – March 1979
Volumes	19
Live-action film
Eko Eko Azarak -Wizard of Darkness-
Directed by	Shimako Sato
Written by	Junki Takegami
Released	April 8, 1995
Runtime	80 minutes
Live-action film
Eko Eko Azarak II -Birth of the Wizard-
Directed by	Shimako Sato
Written by	Shimako Sato
Released	April 20, 1996
Runtime	83 minutes
Television drama
Original run	February 1, 1997 – May 31, 1997
Episodes	18
Live-action film
Eko Eko Azarak III -Misa The Dark Angel-
Directed by	Katsuhito Ueno
Written by	Kyoichi Nanatsuki Sotaro Hayashi
Released	January 15, 1998
Runtime	95 minutes
Television drama
Eko Eko Azarak -eye-
Directed by	Mitsunori Hattori
Written by	Chiaki J. Konaka
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	January 6, 2004 – March 30, 2004
Episodes	13
Live-action film
Eko Eko Azarak R-page
Directed by	Taichi Ito
Written by	Hiromitsu Amano
Studio	Avex Entertainment, Inc.
Released	2006
Live-action film
Eko Eko Azarak B-page
Directed by	Taichi Ito
Written by	Hiromitsu Amano
Studio	Avex Entertainment, Inc.
Released	2006
Original video animation
Directed by	Nagae Toshikazu
Written by	Shinichi Koga
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	January 30, 2007
Runtime	24 minutes
Manga
Eko Eko Azarak: Reborn
Written by	J-ta Yamada
Published by	Akita Shoten
Magazine	Champion Red
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	March 19, 2020 – March 17, 2023
Volumes	4