Akimine Kamijyo wrote and illustrated the manga series Samurai Deeper Kyo. Samurai Deeper Kyo is set during Japan's Edo period and follows Demon Eyes Kyo, a feared samurai attempting to reclaim his body after his spirit is locked inside the body of his opponent, Mibu Kyoshiro. Shiina Yuya, the heir to the Tokugawa shogunate Benitora, and Sanada Yukimura, a noted opponent of the Tokugawa, join Kyo in his pursuit. Samurai Deeper Kyo was published in Kodansha's Weekly Shnen Magazine from October 15, 1999 to May 10, 2006, and collected in 38 volumes. In2002, the manga was turned into an animated television series. The Studio Deen production broadcast on TV Tokyo for 26 episodes from July2, 2002 to December23, 2002. In the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, both the manga and anime have been licensed. Tokyopop bought the comic in 2002. However, by2009, Kodansha had let its licensing rights to expire, prohibiting Tokyopop from continuing the series in English. Del Rey Manga quickly picked up Samurai Deeper Kyo and completed the story by releasing volumes 35 and 36 in a single volume and volumes 37 and 38 in a single volume. In 2003, Media Blasters purchased the anime series under its AnimeWorks banner. In the United States, it was briefly broadcast on the Encore network channels.
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