Madara (manga)

MADARA
魍魎 戦記 MADARA (Mōryō Senki MADARA)
Genre	Adventure, Supernatural
Manga
Written by	Eiji Otsuka
Illustrated by	Shōu Tajima
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	CMX Manga
Magazine	Marukatsu Famicon
Original run	1987 – 1997
Volumes	5
Game
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Genre	Role-playing video game
Platform	Famicom
Released	30 March 1990
Original video animation
Directed by	Yuji Moriyama
Studio	Studio Fantasia
Released	21 March 1991 – 20 December 1991
Episodes	2
Game
Mōryō Senki MADARA 2
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Genre	Role-playing video game
Platform	Super Famicom
Released	16 July 1993
Game
Yōchien Senki MADARA
Developer	Datam Polystar
Publisher	Datam Polystar
Genre	Role-playing video game
Platform	Super Famicom
Released	January 26, 1996

Madara (魍魎 戦記 MADARA, Mōryō Senki MADARA) is a Japanese manga series, light novel series, role-playing video game, OVA, and radio drama series.

The Famicom Mōryō Senki MADARA was a Konami 1990 release that has never been officially localized. It was large for its time at 4 megabits, and used the "VRC6" sound enhancement mapper chip that was also used in Akumajō Densetsu, the Japanese version of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. It differed from the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest RPGs of the time in that it had movement around battlefields rather than stationary turn-by-turn movements. An orchestrated soundtrack was released by Konami's KuKeiHa CLUB on 21 April 1990.

A sequel to the Famicom Madara, Mōryō Senki MADARA 2, was released for the Super Famicom in 1993. It was 12 megabits and enhanced many of the adventure elements of the original.

Another role-playing game, Madara Kindergarten Saga (Youchien Senki Madara or 幼稚園戦記まだら) was released for the Super Famicom by Datam Polystar in 1996.

External links

• CMX summary page (dead)
• Madara (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Madara (OVA) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia