Genma Taisen

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Genma Taisen
幻魔大戦 (Genma Taisen)
Genre	Sci-Fi
Manga: Genma Taisen
Authored by	Kazumasa Hirai, Shotaro Ishinomori
Publisher	Kodansha
Serialized in	Weekly Shonen Magazine
Original run	1967 –
No. of volumes
Movie: Harmagedon
Directed by	Rin Taro
Studio	Madhouse Studio
Released	1983
Runtime	131 min
TV anime : Genma Wars
Directed by	Tsuneo Tominaga
Studio	Enoki Films
Network
Original run	February 2, 2002 – May 11, 2002
No. of episodes	13

Genma Taisen (幻魔大戦, lit. Genma Wars^?) is a science fiction manga that began in 1967. It was a collaboration in Weekly Shonen Magazine by science fiction writer Kazumasa Hirai (8 Man fame) and mangaka Shotaro Ishinomori.

[edit] Harmagedon Movie

Harmagedon (幻魔大戦, Genma Taisen^?, Lit. Genma Wars) is a science fiction anime movie released in 1983. The movie was based largely on Kazumasa Hirai's first three Genma Taisen novels. The movie was directed by Rin Taro with character designs by Katsuhiro Otomo (of Akira fame.) Keith Emerson was hired to do the rock soundtrack. Madhouse Studio did the animation. Its footage was later used for the laserdisc game Bega's Battle.