Karasu Tengu Kabuto

Karasu Tengu Kabuto
Cover of volume 2 of the manga Karasu Tengu Kabuto
鴉天狗カブト
Manga
Written by	Buichi Terasawa
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Fresh Jump
Original run	1987 – 1988
Volumes	2
Anime television series
Directed by	Gen Fukuda Takashi Watanabe Kazuya Miyazaki
Written by	Hideki Mitsui Wataru Takagi Yoshihisa Araki
Original network	NHK
Original run	1990-07-29 – 1991-06-30
Episodes	39
Original video animation
Raven Tengu Kabuto: The Golden-Eyed Beast
Directed by	Buichi Terasawa
Licensed by	Central Park Media
Released	June 24, 1992
Runtime	45 minutes

Karasu Tengu Kabuto (鴉天狗カブト^?, lit. "Crow Goblin Kabuto") is a manga and anime series, created by Buichi Terasawa in 1987.

Those who have the blood of the Karasu Tengu (Crow Goblin) in their veins must forever fight against the powers of darkness. Along with four other holy ninja warriors Genbu (Black Snaky Tortoise), Suzaku (Red Phoenix), Seiryu (Blue Dragon), Byakko (White Tiger), Karasu Tengu Kabuto fights against the evil god Kuroyasha (Black Night Demon) Dôki and his underlings such as Junin-shu (Top Ten Warriors). Their battle continues through generations: in the second volume of the manga, Kabuto's son makes an appearance as the second Karasu Tengu.

The manga has been serialized in Shueisha's Fresh Jump in 1987-1988, and later published in the United States by ComicsOne (as Kabuto in 2001), in France by Taifu Comics and in the Republic of China by Tong Li Publishing.

The manga was later adapted into the 39-episode anime series written by Hideki Mitsui, Wataru Takagi and Yoshihisa Araki and directed by Gen Fukuda, Takashi Watanabe and Kazuya Miyazaki (animation director Satoshi Urushihara) in 1990-1991, premiering on NHK BS-2 on July 29, 1990. There were also six special episodes.