Ikki Tousen

Ikki Tousen
The first volume of Ikki Tousen released by Wani Books on October 2000 featuring Hakufu Sonsaku.
一騎当千 (Ikkitōsen)
Genre	Action, Comedy
Manga
Written by	Yuji Shiozaki
Published by	Wani Books
English publisher	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Tokyopop UK Tokyopop
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Comic Gum
Original run	June 2000 – August 2015
Volumes	24 (List of volumes)
Manga
New Ikki Tousen
Written by	Yuji Shiozaki
Published by	Shōnen Gahōsha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Young King OURs
Original run	January 2016 – present
Volumes	1
Anime television series
Ikki Tousen: Battle Vixens
Directed by	Takashi Watanabe
Produced by	Nobuhiro Osawa Yuji Matsukura
Written by	Takao Yoshioka
Music by	Hiroshi Motokura Yugo Kanno Yoshiki Minami
Studio	J.C.Staff
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation UK MVM Entertainment
Original network	AT-X, TVK, Mie TV, Chiba TV, TV Saitama, Sun Television
Original run	July 30, 2003 – October 22, 2003
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Ikki Tousen: Dragon Destiny
Directed by	Koichi Ohata
Produced by	Osamu Koshinaka Shinsaku Tanaka Takuro Hatakeyama Yoshikazu Beniya
Written by	Takao Yoshioka
Music by	Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio	Arms
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Anime Works UK MVM Films
Original network	AT-X, Chiba TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Kanagawa, Tokyo MX, Sun Television, TV Aichi, TV Saitama
Original run	February 26, 2007 – May 14, 2007
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Game
Ikki Tousen: Shining Dragon
Developer	Idea Factory
Publisher	Marvelous Entertainment
Genre	Fighting
Platform	PlayStation 2
Released	July 26, 2007
Anime television series
Ikki Tousen: Great Guardians
Directed by	Koichi Ohata
Produced by	Hisato Usui Nobusaku Tanaka Osamu Ecchu Takuro Hatakeyama Yasuhiro Mikami
Written by	Masanao Akahoshi
Music by	Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio	Arms
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation UK MVM Films
Original network	AT-X, Chiba TV, TV Saitama, TV Aichi, TV Kanagawa, Sun Television, Tokyo MX
Original run	June 11, 2008 – August 27, 2008
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Game
Ikki Tousen: Eloquent Fist
Developer	Tamsoft
Publisher	Marvelous Entertainment
Genre	Fighting
Platform	PlayStation Portable
Released	October 2, 2008
Game
Ikki Tousen: Xross Impact
Developer	Tamsoft
Publisher	Marvelous Entertainment
Genre	Fighting
Platform	PlayStation Portable
Released	April 28, 2010
Anime television series
Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor
Directed by	Koichi Ohata
Produced by	Hiromasa Minami Hisato Usui Keisuke Kawai Shinsaku Tanaka Takuro Hatakeyama
Written by	Koichi Ohata
Music by	Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio	TNK
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation UK MVM Films
Original network	AT-X, Chiba TV, TVK, TV Saitama, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, Sun Television
Original run	March 26, 2010 – June 11, 2010
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Ikki Tousen: Shūgaku Tōshi Keppu-roku
Directed by	Rion Kujo
Written by	Hideyuki Kurata
Music by	Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio	Arms
Licensed by	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Funimation UK MVM Films
Released	November 12, 2011
Runtime	43 minutes
Original video animation
Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch
Directed by	Masashi Kudo
Music by	Yasuharu Takanashi
Studio	Arms
Released	December 21, 2014 – December 28, 2014
Runtime	30 minutes
Episodes	2

Ikki Tousen (Japanese: 一騎当千, Hepburn: Ikkitōsen^?, lit. "A Mighty Knight who Matches a Thousand Knights"), also known as Battle Vixens in North America, is a manga series written and illustrated by Yuji Shiozaki. Loosely based on the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the series revolves around an all-out turf war in the Kanto region of Japan where fighters known as Tōshi (闘士^?, meaning "fighting soldier") from seven schools battle for supremacy. The story centers on Hakufu Sonsaku, a fighter who transfers to Nanyo Academy, one of the seven schools involved in the turf war.

The manga started serialization in the seinen manga magazine Comic Gum, and the first tankōbon was released in October 2000, with a total of 24 volumes available as of September 25, 2015. The manga was licensed in North America and the United Kingdom by Tokyopop with adaptation from Keith Giffen under the title Battle Vixens, and in Australia and New Zealand by Madman Entertainment.

A 13-episode anime adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired between July and October 2003, on AT-X and other channels. A second anime season produced by Arms aired on AT-X between February and May 2007, spanning twelve episodes. A third anime season, also produced by Arms, aired on AT-X between June and August 2008, spanning twelve episodes and featuring an all-new plotline and characters. A fourth anime season produced by TNK and Arms aired on AT-X and other channels between March and June 2010, spanning 12 episodes and introducing new schools and characters. An anime OVA was announced by Media Factory, and premiered in Japanese theaters on November 12, 2011.