Speed Grapher

Speed Grapher
British cover of the first DVD volume
Genre	Psychological[1] Supernatural[2] Suspense[2]
Anime television series
Directed by	Kunihisa Sugishima
Produced by	Naomi Nishiguchi Taichi Hashimoto
Written by	Shin Yoshida
Music by	Shinkichi Mitsumune
Studio	Gonzo
Licensed by	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Crunchyroll UK: MVM Films
Original network	TV Asahi
English network	US: IFC ZA: Animax
Original run	April 7, 2005 – September 29, 2005
Episodes	24 (List of episodes)
Light novel
Written by	Minoru Niki
Illustrated by	Yuusuke Kozaki
Published by	Hayakawa Publishing
Published	July 21, 2005
Manga
Published by	MediaWorks
English publisher	NA: Titan Comics SG: Chuang Yi
Magazine	Dengeki Comic Gao!
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	September 27, 2005 – September 27, 2006
Volumes	3

Speed Grapher (stylized as SPEED GRAPHER) is a 2005 anime series produced by Gonzo. The series ran for 24 episodes from April to October 2005 on TV Asahi. It tells the story of former war photographer, Tatsumi Saiga and his quest to save Kagura Tennōzu from Chōji Suitengu and the members of a fetish club, the Roppongi Club. In 2006, the series was licensed for release in North America by Funimation and aired on the Independent Film Channel between March 7 and August 15, 2008.^[3]

The series was adapted into a manga by Tomozo. Originally serialized by MediaWorks in Monthly Dengeki Comic GAO!, it was released to three tankōbon between September 2005 and September 2006. The manga series was then licensed to Chuang Yi, who released the three volumes in English and Chinese in Singapore, and later to Tokyopop, who released the first two volumes in North America in September and December 2008. A light novel was also created and was written by Minoru Niki. It was published by Hayakawa Publishing and released on July 21, 2005.