is a series of

novels A novel is an extended work of narrative fiction usually written in prose and published as a book. The word derives from the for 'new', 'news', or 'short story (of something new)', itself from the , a singular noun use of the neuter plural of '' ...

written by

Hideyuki Kikuchi is a Japanese author known for his horror novels. His most famous works include the ''Vampire Hunter D'' series, ''Darkside Blues'' and ''Wicked City (novel), Wicked City''. Biography Kikuchi was born in Chōshi, Chiba, Chōshi, Japan on Septe ...

and published by

Tokuma Shoten is a publisher in Japan, headquartered in Shinagawa, Tokyo. The company was established in 1954 by Yasuyoshi Tokuma in Minato, Tokyo. The company's product portfolio includes music publishing, video game publishing, movies, anime, magazines, man ...

. Between 2009 and 2010, the first three books in the series were published by

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in English. The first book served as the basis for an

anime film is a hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Japanese, describes all animated works, reg ...

and

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film of the same name.

List of books

Adaptations

Animated film

'' Wicked City (妖獣都市)'' is a horror adventure anime film produced by Madhouse. It was directed, character designed, and drawn by

Yoshiaki Kawajiri is a Japanese writer, director, storyboard artist and animator. A co-founder of the anime studio Madhouse, he is best known as the director of '' Wicked City'', '' Ninja Scroll'', and '' Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust''. Biography Kawajiri was bo ...

Live-action film

'' The Wicked City (妖獣都市〜香港魔界篇〜)'' was released in 1992. It was produced by

Tsui Hark Tsui Hark (, , born 15 February 1950), born Tsui Man-kong (), is a Hong Kong filmmaker. A major director in the Golden Age of Cinema of Hong Kong, Hong Kong cinema, Tsui gained critical and commercial success with films such as ''Zu Warriors from ...

in Hong Kong.

References

External links

Wicked City profile at GoManga.com
* {{ann, novel, 29801 Novel series Novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi Seven Seas Entertainment titles Japanese serial novels Japanese novels adapted into films Tokuma Shoten anime