S-CRY-ed

s-CRY-ed
DVD cover for Bandai Entertainment's Region 1 release of Volume 6 featuring Ryuho (left) and Kazuma (right)
スクライド (Sukuraido)
Genre	Action,[1] science fiction[2]
Anime television series
Directed by	Gorō Taniguchi
Written by	Yōsuke Kuroda
Music by	Kōtarō Nakagawa
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	AUS: Crunchyroll NA: Discotek Media
Original network	TV Tokyo
English network	UK: AnimeCentral US: Adult Swim
Original run	July 4, 2001 – December 26, 2001
Episodes	26 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written by	Yōsuke Kuroda
Illustrated by	Yasunari Toda
Published by	Akita Shoten
English publisher	NA: Tokyopop
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	October 4, 2001 – June 20, 2002
Volumes	5
Light novel
Written by	Kazuho Hyodo
Illustrated by	Hisashi Hirai
Imprint	Dengeki Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	May 10, 2002 – May 10, 2003
Volumes	3
Anime film
s-CRY-ed Alteration Tao
Directed by	Gorō Taniguchi
Written by	Yōsuke Kuroda
Music by	Kōtarō Nakagawa
Studio	Sunrise
Released	November 19, 2011
Runtime	98 minutes
Anime film
s-CRY-ed Alteration Quan
Directed by	Gorō Taniguchi
Written by	Yōsuke Kuroda
Music by	Kōtarō Nakagawa
Studio	Sunrise
Released	March 10, 2012
Runtime	96 minutes
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s-CRY-ed (Japanese: スクライド, Hepburn: Sukuraido), also known as s.CRY.ed or Scryed, is a 26-episode Japanese anime television series which first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo. The series is written by Yōsuke Kuroda, produced by Sunrise, and directed by Gorō Taniguchi, with music composed by Kōtarō Nakagawa. It is set in an alternative time in Kanagawa Prefecture where a phenomenon gave 1% of its people supernatural powers; they are known as Alters. The plot follows a young Alter mercenary known as Kazuma, as well as Ryuho, a man working for the Alter special forces known as HOLY, who become rivals as their areas clash.

The series' concept originated in 1999 when Taniguchi was working on Infinite Ryvius. He wanted to create another series that would contain themes similar to it, as well as new ones centered mostly on how people adapted to the 21st century. A manga adaptation of s-CRY-ed, drawn by Yasunari Toda, was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion. A novelization by Kazuho Hyodo has been published. Additionally, a two-part recollection film was released by Sunrise. Both the anime and the manga have also seen English release.

s-CRY-ed has been popular in Japan, often appearing on polls taken by Japanese magazines, and once took third place in the Anime Grand Prix awards. Critical reception to the series has been generally positive, with reviewers noting while initial episodes might be simple, the plot becomes more interesting as the series unfolds.