Shadow Skill

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Shadow Skill
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Manga
Phantom of Shade / Black Howling / Black Wing
Written byMegumu Okada
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Original run1992 – 1998
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  • 4 (original)
  • 3 (reissue)[a]
Manga
Written byMegumu Okada
Published byKodansha
ImprintKC Deluxe
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Original runFebruary 10, 2000 – March 24, 2014
Volumes11
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Further information
Manga
Shadow Skill Dawn
Written byMegumu Okada
Published byTokuma Shoten
MagazineComic Ryū
Original runApril 24, 2026 – present
Original video animation
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Written byMayori Sekijima [ja]
Music byToshiro Yabuki
StudioZero-G Room
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Released October 25, 1995 – November 21, 1996
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  • 45 minutes (#1)
  • 30 minutes (#2–4)
Episodes4[b]
Anime film
Shadow Skill: The Movie[c]
Directed byYasuhiro Kuroda
Produced byLaurence Guinness
Written byKaoru Mfaume
Music byToshiro Yabuki
StudioZero-G Room
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Released2001
Runtime85 minutes
Anime television series
Shadow Skill: Eigi
Directed byTsukasa Sunaga [ja]
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  • Shinjiro Yokoyama
  • Masahiro Toyosumi
Written byMasashi Sogo [ja]
Music byOzamu Tezuka [ja]
StudioStudio Deen
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Original networkTV Tokyo
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Original run July 3, 1998 – December 25, 1998
Episodes26
Original video animation
Shadow Skill — Kurdan Style: The Secret of the Lethal Martial Art
Directed byKazuya Ichikawa
Written byKurasumi Sunayama
Music byHidenori Chiwata
StudioTandm
ReleasedOctober 2, 2004
Runtime60 minutes
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Shadow Skill (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Megumu Okada. The series has been adapted into four original video animations released from 1995 to 1996 and an anime adaptation produced by Studio Deen aired on TV Tokyo in 1998.

In North America, the OVAs have been released by Manga Entertainment and the anime television series was distributed by ADV Films.

Plot

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Throughout the series, Elle travels along with her adopted younger brother Gau Ban, who is studying Elle's fighting skills so that one day he could become the greatest Sevaar in Kuruda. Also in Elle and Gau's life is Faulink Maya (Faulee), a Sui Rame talisman sorceress, and Kyuo Liu, a Septia beast-catcher and grandniece of Eva Stroll, the king of Kuruda.

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Media

Manga

The Shadow Skill manga series was originally created by Megumu Okada as a self-published Script error: No such module "lang"..[4] In 1992, it was picked up by Takeshobo for serialization in its Script error: No such module "lang". magazine Comic Gamma [ja]. The magazine ceased publication in 1996; a total of four Script error: No such module "lang". (bound volumes) collecting the manga's chapters were released during that time. Shadow Skill was carried over by publisher Fujimi Shobo in its magazine Monthly Dragon Jr. until 1998; another four volumes were released by that publisher. In 1999, Kodansha gained the rights to Shadow Skill and released the existing chapters in three Script error: No such module "lang". volumes from November 19, 1999,[1] to June 20, 2000.[3]

The following year, Okada began regularly publishing new chapters in Kodansha's Script error: No such module "lang". magazine Afternoon Season Zōkan [ja] on February 10, 2000.[5][6] The magazine ceased publication after its 14th issue on October 10, 2002,[7][8] and the series moved to Monthly Afternoon on February 25, 2003.[9][10] Okada took a hiatus from the manga on December 2005,[11] but resumed on July 2009,[12] submitting new chapters every other month, until finishing the series on March 24, 2014.[4][13][14] Kodansha collected its chapters in 11 Script error: No such module "lang". volumes, released from September 19, 2001,[5] to May 23, 2014.[13] In total, Kodansha released the entire Shadow Skill series in three Script error: No such module "lang". volumes, and an additional 11 Script error: No such module "lang". volumes.

A new manga series titled Shadow Skill Dawn began serialization on Tokuma Shoten's Comic Ryū website since April 24, 2026.[15]

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Anime

Original video animations

There have been a number of anime productions based on the Shadow Skill manga. It was first adapted into an original video animation (OVA) by Zero-G Room and released in Japan on October 25, 1995. Three additional OVA episodes were produced and released from September 21 to November 21, 1996. The first volume was officially numbered "volume 2.5" in Japan due to its chronological place among the four episodes.[16] All four OVAs were licensed in North America and the United Kingdom by Manga Entertainment.[17] The latter three episodes were compiled and released in English-speaking regions as Shadow Skill: The Movie, while the first OVA was later released as Shadow Skill: The Origin. Finally, a single cel shaded, CGI animation OVA[18] titled Script error: No such module "Nihongo". was produced by Tandm and released in Japan on October 2, 2004.

TV series

A 26-episode television series titled Script error: No such module "Nihongo". was produced by Studio Deen and aired on TV Tokyo from July 3 to December 25, 1998.[d][20] The opening theme is "Born Legend" by Kasumi. The ending themes are "Last Quarter" by Princess Purin, and "For My Pride" by Spirit Level.

ADV Films licensed the series in the United States.[4][21][22]

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Reception

Anime News Network praised the series' Japanese and English voice acting, saying they did a good job capturing the light-hearted tone of the series. However, they felt the series stuck to the conventions of the martial arts genre with the plot focusing on fight scenes and the elaborate named moves being shouted aloud as they "powered up". As such, they thought that Shadow Skill appeals primarily to fans of the genre, but it was unlikely to appeal to viewers outside that fanbase.[22] THEM Anime Reviews described the OVA series as "well executed" and "fun to watch". But they advised that Shadow Skill would mainly appeal to fans of the martial arts genre and that it lacked the story development and characterization needed to truly become a great anime.[23]

Notes

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  1. ^ The 4 original volumes were later reissued by Kodansha in 3 Script error: No such module "lang". editions retitled as:
    1. Shadow Skill: Phantom of Shade[1]
    2. Shadow Skill: Black Howling[2]
    3. Shadow Skill: Black Wing[3]
  2. ^ Episode 1 of OVA series was released in North America and the United Kingdom under the title Shadow Skill: The Origin as a prequel of Shadow Skill: The Movie.
  3. ^ Shadow Skill: The Movie is a compilation movie of OVAs 2 to 4 that was released exclusively in North America and the United Kingdom.
  4. ^ Shadow Skill: Eigi aired on TV Tokyo on Thursday 25:15, effectively Friday at 1:15 a.m. JST.[19]

References

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  4. ^ a b c Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.ANN staff (March 11, 2014). "Shadow Skill Manga Ends After 24 Years". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 11, 2014.
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  6. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Contents". Afternoon Season Zōkan (in 日本語). No. 1 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on March 3, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026. Script error: No such module "Lang".
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  8. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.アフタヌーン増刊2002年14号詳細情報. manganetto.com (in 日本語). Archived from the original on March 3, 2026. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
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  10. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.アフタヌーン2003年4号詳細情報. manganetto.com (in 日本語). Archived from the original on March 4, 2026. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
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  14. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.アフタヌーン No.5　5月号　2014年03月24日（月）発売 (in 日本語). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 25, 2014. Retrieved March 4, 2026.
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  16. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Oppliger, John (August 11, 2000). "Ask John: What Happened to Shadow Skill?". AnimeNation. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  17. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Oppliger, John (October 19, 2011). "Manga Announces Shadow Skill DVD". AnimeNation. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  18. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Oppliger, John (November 3, 2003). "New Shadow Skill OAV in Production". AnimeNation. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  19. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.アニメ番組表 (in 日本語). Archived from the original on December 3, 1998. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  20. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.SHADOW SKILL ～影技～ (1998) - allcinema. www.allcinema.net (in 日本語). Archived from the original on November 25, 2023. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
  21. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.ANN staff (June 27, 2005). "ADV to Release Shadow Skill TV?". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 25, 2014.
  22. ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Martin, Theron (November 15, 2005). "Review: Shadow Skill - Eigi". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 21, 2010.
  23. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Jason, Bustard (2003–2004). "THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - Shadow Skill". THEM Anime Reviews. Retrieved March 4, 2011.

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