Tactics (manga)

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Tactics
Published by
English publisher
Magazine
Demographic Shōnen , shōjo
Original run2000 – present
Volumes15
October 4, 2004 (ADV Manga) [5]
April 10, 2007 (Tokyopop) [6] 		978-1-4139-0178-8 (ADV Manga)
ISBN   978-1-59816-960-7 (Tokyopop)
02 September 10, 2002 [7] 4-901926-03-9 May 24, 2005 (ADV Manga) [8]
August 7, 2007 (Tokyopop) [6] 		978-1-4139-0179-5 (ADV Manga)
ISBN   978-1-59816-961-4 (Tokyopop)
03 March 10, 2003 [9] 4-901926-41-1 December 11, 2007 [6] 978-1-59816-962-1
04 March 10, 2004 [10] 4-86127-034-0 March 11, 2008 [6] 978-1-59816-963-8
05 October 9, 2004 [11] 4-86127-085-5 June 10, 2008 [6] 978-1-59816-964-5
06 March 10, 2005 [12] 4-86127-127-4 September 9, 2008 [6] 978-1-59816-965-2
07 September 10, 2005 [13] 4-86127-198-3 December 9, 2008 [6] 978-1-59816-966-9
08 July 10, 2006 [14] 4-86127-288-2 December 29, 2009 [15] 978-1-4278-0200-2
09 March 30, 2007 [16] 4-86127-375-7 ——
10 March 28, 2008 [17] 4-86127-487-7 ——
11 March 10, 2009 [18] 4-86127-604-7 ——
12 March 10, 2010 [19] 4-86127-717-5 ——
13 March 15, 2011 4-86127-845-7 ——
14 March 15, 2012 4-86127-968-2 ——
15 May 15, 2013 4-80000-163-3 ——

Anime

Tactics originally aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 5, 2004, to March 29, 2005. [20] The series consists of 25 episodes. The series was directed by Hiroshi Watanabe and was produced by Studio Deen. Tactics was licensed for English release and distributed by Manga Entertainment . [21]

In the United States, it was featured on the Ani-Monday program from January 7, 2008, to April 21, 2008, on the Sci Fi Channel. The opening theme for Tactics was Secret World and the ending theme was "Mienai Chikara" (ミエナイチカラ, Invisible Strength). Both were sung by Miki Akiyama.

Anime production staff

Music

A CD for season 1 of the Tactics anime was released on June 27, 2006

Opening Theme
"Secret World"
Lyrics by: Yuriko Mori
Composition by: Kazuya Nishioka
Arrangement by: Kazuya Nishioka
Performed by: Miki Akiyama
Ending Theme
"Invisible Strength" (ミエナイチカラ, Mienai Chikara)
Lyrics by: Yuriko Mori
Composition by: Kazuya Nishioka
Arrangement by: Kazuya Nishioka
Performed by: Miki Akiyama

Light Novels

Three official light novels exist, all written by Nanami Nari, with the approval of Sakura Kinoshita and Kazuko Higashiyama. They have remained unlocalized, and do not possess English titles. They are published by Mag Garden Novels, a subsidiary of Mag Garden.

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References

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  5. ↑ Kinoshita, Sakura; Higashiyama, Kazuko (2004). Tactics Volume 1 (v. 1) (0702727017483): Sakura Kinoshita, Kazuko Higashiyama: Books. ADV Manga. ISBN   1413901786.
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  8. ↑ Kinoshita, Sakura; Higashiyama, Kazuko (May 2005). Tactics Volume 2 (9781413901795): Sakura Kinoshita, Kazuko Higashiyama: Books. ADV Manga. ISBN   1413901794.
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  10. ↑ "Tactics 4" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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  12. ↑ "Tactics 6" (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved September 24, 2009.
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