Steel Angel Kurumi

Steel Angel Kurumi
Volume 1 (English version)
鋼鉄天使くるみ (Kōtetsu Tenshi Kurumi)
Genre	Action, comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Kaishaku
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
English publisher	NA: ADV Manga UK: ADV Manga
Magazine	Monthly Ace Next (1997–2002) Shōnen Ace (2002–2003)
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	October 3, 1997 – December 26, 2003
Volumes	11
Anime television series
Directed by	Naohito Takahashi
Produced by	Shukichi Kanda
Written by	Naruhisa Arakawa
Music by	Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio	OLM Team Wasaki
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: ADV Films
Original network	Wowow
English network	NA: Anime Network
Original run	October 5, 1999 – April 4, 2000
Episodes	24 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Steel Angel Kurumi Encore
Directed by	Naohito Takahashi
Produced by	Shukichi Kanda
Written by	Naruhisa Arakawa
Music by	Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio	OLM Team Wasaki
Licensed by	NA: ADV Films
Released	January 7, 2000 – March 1, 2000
Runtime	15 minutes (per episode)
Episodes	4 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Steel Angel Kurumi 2
Directed by	Naohito Takahashi
Produced by	Kenji Kume
Written by	Yōsuke Kuroda
Music by	Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio	OLM Team Wasaki
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: ADV Films
Original network	TV Kanagawa Chiba TV TV Saitama SUN-TV
English network	NA: Anime Network
Original run	April 12, 2001 – June 28, 2001
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Steel Angel Kurumi Zero
Directed by	Naohito Takahashi
Produced by	Kenji Kume
Written by	Yōsuke Kuroda
Music by	Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio	OLM Team Wasaki
Released	April 18, 2001 – June 20, 2001
Runtime	15 minutes per episode
Episodes	3 (List of episodes)
Television drama
Steel Angel Kurumi Pure
Directed by	Katsuya Korenaga
Produced by	Masayoshi Ikeda
Music by	Toshihiko Sahashi
Original run	April 1, 2002 – September 10, 2002
Episodes	24
Anime and manga portal

Steel Angel Kurumi (Japanese: 鋼鉄天使くるみ, Hepburn: Kōtetsu Tenshi Kurumi) is a Japanese manga series created by Kaishaku. An anime series adaptation directed by Naohito Takahashi, animated by Oriental Light and Magic, produced by Pony Canyon with character designs by Yuriko Chiba and Yūji Ikeda and music by Toshihiko Sahashi has been translated and released in North America by ADV Films.^[2] In 2008, Crunchyroll announced it had partnered with Pony Canyon to release the Steel Angel Kurumi series for streaming and download.^[1] The entire series was compiled in a Blu-ray box set by Pony Canyon on September 19, 2012.^[3]

The Kurumi series as a whole consists of the first season Steel Angel Kurumi, four OVA episodes entitled Steel Angel Kurumi Encore, a second season by the name of Steel Angel Kurumi 2, and a prequel OVA series entitled Steel Angel Kurumi 0. A live-action adaptation was made, titled Steel Angel Kurumi Pure, but has a different continuity to the anime. This series was originally aired in Japan as part of Wowow's Anime Complex.

The first anime series is set in an alternate history version of Japan during the Taishō period, while the second series takes place in the 21st century.