UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie
| UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie | |
DVD cover art for volume 1 of the ADV Films North American release.
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円盤皇女ワるきゅーレ (UFO Princess Valkyrie) |
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| Genre | Comedy, Magical girl, Sci fi, Harem |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kaishaku |
| Published by | Square Enix |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Gangan |
| Original run | 2002 – 2007 |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
Shigeru Ueda (season 1) Nobuhiro Takagi (season 2) Yoshihiro Takamoto (season 3) |
| Written by | Ryoe Tsukimura |
| Music by | Kenji Kawai |
| Studio | TNK |
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| Original network |
Kids Station UHF Group |
| Original run | July 4, 2002 – September 21, 2006 |
| Episodes | 32 |
| Original video animation | |
| UFO Princess Valkyrie: SPECIAL - Bridal Training | |
| Directed by | Tetsuya Yanagisawa |
| Studio | TNK |
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| Released | October 5, 2006 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes |
UFO Ultramaiden Valkyrie (円盤皇女ワるきゅーレ Yūfō Purinsesu Warukyūre?) is a science fiction/comedy anime series based on the manga series UFO Princess Valkyrie. A total of 32 anime episodes and one specially released OVA episode were eventually produced. Seasons 1 and 2 were broadcast in Japan on Kids Station between 2002 and 2004. The anime series was released on DVD in Japan between 2002 and 2006. All episodes and the OVA special were dubbed in English and initially released on single DVD "volumes" in North America by ADV Films from 2006 to 2007.
On a world where aliens are commonplace, Kazuto Tokino decides on his own to run his grandfather's bathhouse despite the protests from his parents. Kazuto however lacks a lot of the skills needed to make such a venture successful and must get by on a sunny disposition. That alone might have made things hard enough for him, but an alien princess named Valkyrie destroys the bathhouse, and in the process mortally wounds Kazuto. However, she is able to save his life with a magical kiss, but that kiss costs her half of her soul and transforms her into an 8 year old child, though when Valkyrie and Kazuto kiss, their souls connect allowing her to temporarily assume her adult form and wield the Key of Time, a powerful sword-shaped artifact. Princess Valkyrie is then stranded on Earth, unable to look after herself as the entire solar system is out searching for her. Over time, Kazuto and Valkyrie fall in love with each other.
The manga series UFO Princess Valkyrie (円盤皇女（ユーフォープリンセス）ワるきゅーレ Enban Ōjo Valkyrie?) was published in Japan by Square Enix in the magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan beginning in 2002 and continuing for eleven volumes, ending in 2007. This series was created by the manga group Kaishaku, the group also known for creating Steel Angel Kurumi. The series was also published by Media Factory as four volumes under the light novel label MF Bunko J. No English translation of this manga series was ever officially released and this manga series was never licensed for publication outside Japan.
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