Rozen Maiden

Rozen Maiden
The shinsōban edition of Rozen Maiden volume 5 by Shueisha
ローゼンメイデン (Rōzen Meiden)
Genre	Comedy-drama, Supernatural, Fantasy
Manga
Written by	Peach-Pit
Published by	Gentosha
English publisher	AUS Madman Entertainment NA Tokyopop (revoked)
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Monthly Comic Birz
Original run	August 12, 2002 – May 30, 2007
Volumes	8 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Kou Matsuo
Written by	Jukki Hanada
Music by	Shinkichi Mitsumune
Studio	Nomad
Licensed by	NA Sentai Filmworks UK MVM Films
Original network	TBS, BS-i, RKB, MBS, Kids Station
English network	NA Anime Network
Original run	October 7, 2004 – December 23, 2004
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Rozen Maiden: Träumend
Directed by	Kou Matsuo
Written by	Jukki Hanada
Music by	Shinkichi Mitsumune
Studio	Nomad
Licensed by	NA Sentai Filmworks UK MVM Films
Original network	TBS, BS-i, CBC, MBS, Kids Station
English network	NA Anime Network
Original run	October 20, 2005 – January 26, 2006
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre
Directed by	Kou Matsuo
Written by	Jukki Hanada
Music by	Shinkichi Mitsumune
Studio	Nomad
Licensed by	NA Sentai Filmworks UK MVM Films
Original network	TBS
English network	NA Anime Network
Original run	December 22, 2006 – December 23, 2006
Episodes	2 (List of episodes)
Manga
Rozen Maiden
Written by	Peach-Pit
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Weekly Young Jump
Original run	April 17, 2008 – January 23, 2014
Volumes	10 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen
Directed by	Mamoru Hatekayama
Written by	Tomomi Mochizuki
Music by	Shinkichi Mitsumune
Studio	Studio Deen
Licensed by	NA Sentai Filmworks UK MVM Entertainment
Original network	TBS, MBS, CBC, BS-TBS
English network	NA Anime Network
Original run	July 4, 2013 – September 26, 2013
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Related media
Rozen Maiden discography

Rozen Maiden (Japanese: ローゼンメイデン, Hepburn: Rōzen Meiden^?) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Peach-Pit. It was serialized in Monthly Comic Birz between the September 2002 and July 2007 issues. The individual chapters were collected and released into eight tankōbon volumes by Gentosha. The eight volumes were localized to North America by Tokyopop between March 2003 and June 2007. The story follows Jun Sakurada, a middle school student who withdrew from society after suffering persecutions from his classmates. Following his withdrawal, he is chosen to become the master to a Rozen Maiden named Shinku. Rozen Maidens are seven sentient bisque dolls who compete against each other to become a perfect doll dubbed as Alice.

Rozen Maiden received a sequel under the series' katakana title. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump between April 2008 and January 2014. Rozen Maiden has spun off anthology manga and novel stories, art books, and four anime series; the four anime series are titled Rozen Maiden, Rozen Maiden: Träumend, Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre, and Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen. Tokyo Broadcasting System were the producers for the anime with Nomad as the animation studio for the first three series and Studio Deen for Zurückspulen. The anime adaptions resulted in several audio disc releases and three video games.