Ceres, The Celestial Legend
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First volume of the original Japanese release of the Ceres, Celestial Legend manga
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妖しのセレス (Ayashi no Ceres) |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Yuu Watase |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
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| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Shōjo Comic |
| Original run | May 1996 – March 2000 |
| Volumes | 14 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hajime Kamegaki |
| Produced by | Akito Yamashita Shigeru Watanabe Yuji Nunokawa |
| Written by | Sukehiro Tomita Yukiyoshi Ohashi |
| Studio | Studio Pierrot |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | WOWOW |
| Original run | April 20, 2000 – September 28, 2000 |
| Episodes | 24 |
Ceres: Celestial Legend, known in Japan as The Mystery of Ceres (妖しのセレス Ayashi no Seresu?), is a fantasy shōjo manga series written by Yuu Watase. It was originally serialized in Shōjo Comic from May 1996 through March 2000 and later reprinted by Shogakukan in fourteen collected volumes.
The series focuses on Aya Mikage, who learns on her sixteenth birthday that she is the reincarnation of a celestial maiden (天女 Tennyo?) named Ceres, and her twin brother Aki the reincarnation of Ceres' former husband, Mikagi. Ceres begins manifesting in Aya, and to save her brother she must find Ceres' lost celestial robe (羽衣 hagoromo?), while avoiding being killed or captured by family members who want to use Ceres's supreme celestial abilities for their own personal gain.
The manga series is licensed for English language release in North America by Viz Media. In 1998, it won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo.Studio Pierrot adapted the series into a twenty-four episode anime series that premiered in Japan on WOWOW on April 20, 2000 and ran until September 28, 2000. The anime series was also licensed by Viz, but has since been re-licensed by Discotek Media.
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