Gestalt (manga)

Gestalt
The cover of the first volume of Gestalt published by Ichijinsha
超獣伝説ゲシュタルト (Chōjū Densetsu Gestalt)
Genre	Comedy, Fantasy
Manga
Written by	Yun Kōga
Published by	Square Enix (former) Ichijinsha
English publisher	NA Viz Media
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Monthly GFantasy
Original run	1992 – February 2001
Volumes	8
Original video animation
Directed by	Osamu Yamazaki
Released	1997
Episodes	2

Gestalt (超獣伝説ゲシュタルト, Chōjū Densetsu Geshutaruto^?, lit. Super-Legend Gestalt) is an 8-volume fantasy manga series by Yun Kōga and published by Square Enix and later by Ichijinsha that later spawned a two episode OVA series.

The story circulates around a mysterious and dangerous island referred to simply as "G". A long time ago, a powerful god named Gestalt was banished to the earth and he had found refuge in the island known as G. To utter the name for which it stands is forbidden, for people were so afraid of the wrath of the god that they considered his name a curse. Father Olivier is a priest who has left his order and traveled to the island of G in order to discover the truth behind it. He ends up making the acquaintance of a young girl named Ohri, who turns out to be quite adept in magic.

Meanwhile, the head of the order has hired a dark elf, Suzu, to track down Olivier and bring him back. Suzu finds him easily enough. However, she hadn't anticipated the powerful sorceress in his company, Ohri. The girl disposes of Suzu for the moment, and she and the Father continue on. As if things weren't rough enough, the island of G has its share of monsters and magic-users to get in the way of their travels.

The manga was first serialized in Square Enix's Monthly GFantasy in between 1992 and 2001. The series' 8 collected volumes was then republished by Ichijinsha under the imprint, Zero-Sum Comics. The manga is also licensed in English by Viz Media.

There were 2 drama CDs that were commercially released by Square Enix. The main cast were Kae Araki as Ouri and Takehito Koyasu as Olivier. The first drama CD was released in September 1994 while the second drama CD was released in March 1996.