Ikki Tousen is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Shiozaki. Based on the Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the story's plot focuses on an all-out turf war in the Kanto region of Japan, where seven rival schools—Nanyo Academy, Kyosho Academy, Seito Academy, Yoshu Academy, Rakuyo High School, Gogun High School, and Yoshu Private School—fight each other for territorial supremacy. The series' main protagonist is Hakufu Sonsaku, the descendant of the legendary warrior Sun Ce, who transfers to Nanyo Academy under her mother's orders. The characters in the series are in fact Japanese readings of the characters involved in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
Ikki Tousen began monthly serialization in the seinen manga magazine Comic GUM by Wani Books. The first tankōbon was released on October 2000, with a total of 18 volumes available in Japan as of March 25, 2011. The manga was licensed in North America and the United Kingdom by Tokyopop under the title of Battle Vixens,[1] and sold fifteen volumes between April 6, 2004 and April 27, 2010. The manga is also licensed in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment, in France by Panini Comics, in Argentina by Editorial Ivrea, in Germany by Carlsen Comics (under the tile of "Dragon Girls"), and in China by Sharp Point Press.
A 13-episode anime adaptation of Ikki Tousen produced by J.C. Staff and directed by Takashi Watanabe aired on AT-X between July 30 and October 22, 2003. So far, there are four seasons produced.
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| 01 | Violent Femme | October 2000[2] ISBN 978-4-8470-3329-9 |
April 6, 2004[3] ISBN 978-1-59182-743-6 |
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| 02 | Wild Things! | April 2001[4] ISBN 978-4-8470-3396-5 |
June 8, 2004[5] ISBN 978-1-59182-744-3 |
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| 03 | Battle Blues | October 2001[6] ISBN 978-4-8470-3414-7 |
August 10, 2004[7] ISBN 978-1-59182-745-0 |
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| 04 | Unbreakable | April 2002[8] ISBN 978-4-8470-3429-5 |
October 5, 2004[9] ISBN 978-1-59182-746-7 |
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| 05 | Sleeping Dragons | November 2002[10] ISBN 978-4-8470-3388-4 |
December 7, 2004[11] ISBN 978-1-59182-947-8 |
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| 06 | Girl on Girl | August 23, 2003[12] ISBN 978-4-8470-3452-X |
February 8, 2005[13] ISBN 978-1-59182-948-5 |
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| 07 | Let Sleeping Dragons Lie | March 25, 2004[14] ISBN 978-4-8470-3465-1 |
May 10, 2005[15] ISBN 978-1-59532-602-7 |
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| 08 | Toilet Brush With Death | December 25, 2004[16] ISBN 978-4-8470-3482-1 |
September 13, 2005[17] ISBN 978-1-59532-902-8 |
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| 09 | Shafted | May 25, 2005[18] ISBN 978-4-8470-3502-X |
September 13, 2006[19] ISBN 978-1-59816-686-6 |
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| 10 | Battle Vixens | December 24, 2005[20] ISBN 978-4-8470-3530-5 |
January 11, 2007[21] ISBN 978-1-59816-866-2 |
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| 11 | Exposed | May 25, 2006[22] ISBN 978-4-8470-3548-8 |
April 10, 2007[23] ISBN 978-1-4278-0131-9 |
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| 12 | Penetrated | January 9, 2007[24] ISBN 978-4-8470-3586-0 |
August 14, 2007[25] ISBN 978-1-4278-0451-8 |
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| 13 | Fisted | September 25, 2007[26] ISBN 978-4-8470-3610-7 |
June 17, 2008[27] ISBN 978-1-4278-1238-4 |
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| 14 | A Tight Squeeze | July 24, 2008[28] ISBN 978-4-8470-3645-3 |
February 10, 2009[29] ISBN 978-1-4278-1595-8 |
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| 15 | A New Truth | March 25, 2009[30] ISBN 978-4-8470-3675-1 |
April 27, 2010[31] ISBN 978-1-4278-1758-7 |
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| 16 | — | September 18, 2009[32] ISBN 978-4-8470-3698-9 |
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| 17 | — | June 25, 2010[33] ISBN 978-4-8470-3726-9 |
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| 18 | — | March 25, 2011[34] ISBN 978-4-8470-3764-1 |
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