Saikano

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Original video animation

A two-episode original video animation (OVA) side-story by Studio Fantasia, [29] titled Saikano: Another Love Song, was released on August 5 and September 21, 2005. [30] [31] [32] Viz Media released the OVA on May 9, 2006. [33] In the United Kingdom, the OVA was released by Manga Entertainment on January 29, 2007. [34]

Video game

A video game based on the series, developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo (KCET) and published by Konami for the PlayStation 2, was released on May 29, 2003. [35]

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation, directed by Taikan Suga  [ ja ], starring Aki Maeda as Chise and Shunsuke Kubozuka  [ ja ] as Shuji, [36] premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 29, 2005, [37] followed by a theatrical release on January 28, 2006. [38]

Notes

  1. ↑ The series finished in the magazine's 48th issue of 2001, [4] released on October 29 of the same year. [5]

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Saikano
Saikano JPN volume 1.jpg
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Chise
最終兵器彼女
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