Skyhigh (manga)
Sky High | |
Cover of the first manga volume | |
スカイハイ (Sukai Hai) | |
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Genre | Paranormal, Fantasy |
Manga | |
Written by | Tsutomu Takahashi |
Published by | Shueisha |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
Original run | 2001 – 2003 |
Volumes | 2 |
Television drama | |
Directed by | Nakahara Takashi, et al. |
Network | TV-Asahi |
Original run | January 2003 – March 2004 |
Episodes | 19 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Ryuhei Kitamura |
Written by | Isao Kiriyama |
Studio | TV Asahi |
Released | November 8, 2003 |
Runtime | 122 minutes |
Manga | |
Skyhigh: Karma | |
Written by | Tsutomu Takahashi |
Published by | Shueisha |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
Original run | May 19, 2003 – August 19, 2003 |
Volumes | 2 |
Manga | |
Skyhigh: Shinshō | |
Written by | Tsutomu Takahashi |
Published by | Shueisha |
Demographic | Seinen |
Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
Original run | 2003 – 2004 |
Volumes | 4 |
Skyhigh (スカイハイ Sukai Hai) is a Japanese manga which spawned a popular live-action TV drama, starring Yumiko Shaku, and 2003 theatrical release starring the same actress in a big budget prequel to the TV series. The manga was written by Japanese manga author Tsutomu Takahashi. Published in December 2001, the 240 page graphic novel follows the story of Izuko, a beautiful and mysterious "Guardian of the Gate" to the Afterlife. Izuku guides troubled souls who pass through, presenting them with three choices: to ascend to Heaven to await reincarnation; to deny their death and wander the earth as a ghost, or to seek vengeance upon the person who caused their death or suffering—but the consequences of that, no matter how justified, is to be condemned to Hell.
Sequels include Skyhigh: Karma' (スカイハイ カルマ) and Skyhigh: Shinshō (スカイハイ 新章). Both sequels were published while the series was in production and at the height of its popularity.
All three manga were published by Shueisha.
References
External links
- Skyhigh (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Skyhigh Karma (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Skyhigh: Shinshō (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia