Yami no Purple Eye

Purple Eyes in the Dark
Cover of the first manga volume of Purple Eyes in the Dark
闇のパープル·アイ (Yami no Pāpuru Ai)
Genre	Drama, Romance, Supernatural
Manga
Written by	Chie Shinohara
Published by	Shogakukan
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Shōjo Comic
Original run	October 26, 1984 – February 26, 1987
Volumes	12
Music video
Directed by	Mizuho Nishikubo
Studio	Toei Animation, Youmex
Released	1988
Runtime	30 minutes
Light novel
Purple Eyes in the Dark Novel
Published by	Shogakukan
Original run	August 1991 – November 1992
Volumes	6
Television drama
Directed by	Masato Tsuzino
Written by	Minoru Tanabe
Studio	Toei Company
Original network	TV Asahi
Original run	July 1, 1996 – September 9, 1996
Episodes	11

Purple Eyes in the Dark (Japanese: 闇のパープル·アイ, Hepburn: Yami no Pāpuru Ai) is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Chie Shinohara. The series was initially serialized in Shōjo Comic and collected in 12 tankōbon volumes published by Shogakukan between October 1984 and February 1987. It follows the struggles of a teenage girl after she finds herself turning into a lycanthropy-leopard and having to battle her newly found predatory instincts.

The series was adapted into 30 minute music video (original video animation) in 1988, and a series of six light novels. In 1996, it was adapted into an eleven episode live-action Japanese television drama that was broadcast in Japan on TV Asahi. Purple Eyes in the Dark was awarded the 1987 Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōjo manga category.

Written and illustrated by Chie Shinohara, Purple Eyes in the Dark was published in Japan as 12 tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan. The first volume was released October 26, 1984 and the last on February 26, 1987. It was republished in seven bunkoban volumes, the first four on February 17, 1995, and final three on April 15, 1995.

EMI Music released two albums for Purple Eyes in the Dark using songs written by Linda Hennrick. The first, Purple Eyes in the Dark (闇のパープルアイ), was released on March 20, 1986. Vocal tracks included performances by Shoko Yamagiwa, Derek Jackson, and Seki Mayumi. The second CD, Purple Eyes in the Dark: Part 2 (闇のパープルアイ PART-2), was released on January 27, 1993.