Wedding Peach
| Wedding Peach | |
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Cover of the first manga volume | |
| 愛天使伝説ウェディングピーチ (Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedingu Pīchi) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Magical girl |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Sukehiro Tomita |
| Illustrated by | Nao Yazawa |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Ciao |
| Original run | 1994 – 1996 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Manga | |
| Wedding Peach Ai Tenshi Tanjou hen | |
| Written by | Mami Tachibana |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Shōgaku Yonensei |
| Published | 1995 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Produced by |
Hirofumi Umeshita Keisuke Iwata Takao Asaga |
| Written by |
Hideki Sonada Kenji Terada Shikichi Ohashi Sukehiro Tomita |
| Music by |
Tomoki Hasegawa Hiroyuki Kouzou |
| Studio | KSS, OLM |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 5, 1995 – March 27, 1996 |
| Episodes | 51 |
| Original video animation | |
| Wedding Peach DX | |
| Directed by | Kunihiko Yuyama |
| Produced by |
Hirofumi Umeshita Koji Iwakawa Shukichi Kanda |
| Music by | Hiroyuki Kouzu |
| Studio | KSS, OLM |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | December 24, 1996 – July 25, 1997 |
| Episodes | 4 |
| Manga | |
| Wedding Peach Young Love | |
| Written by | Nao Yazawa |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Shōgaku Sannensei |
| Published | 2004 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Wedding Peach (Japanese: 愛天使伝説ウェディングピーチ Hepburn: Ai Tenshi Densetsu Wedingu Pīchi, literally "Legend of the Angel of Love: Wedding Peach") is a shōjo manga written by Sukehiro Tomita and illustrated by Nao Yazawa that was originally serialized in Shogakukan's Ciao magazine. In North America, it was translated and published by VIZ Media in its entirety, consisting of six volumes.
The manga was later adapted into an anime television series directed by Kunihiko Yuyama that ran for 51 episodes on TV Tokyo, from April 5, 1995 to March 27, 1996 as well as 2 omakes | Ai Tenshi Robot| Wedding Peach and Ai Tenshi Sentai and a 4-episode OVA sequel (Wedding Peach DX) in 1996. In 2004, Wedding Peach| Young Love was released, a compilation of Wedding Peach stories made specifically for the monthly magazine Shogaku Sannensei ("Elementary School Third-grader"). To better fit the magazine's target audience, the "Young Love" version of Wedding Peach features younger-looking characters, less complex storylines, and simpler dialogue.
Plot
Momoko Hanasaki, along with her friends Yuri Tanima and Hinagiku Tamano, are members of the newspaper club where they mostly cover the school's soccer team and all have a crush on the star player Kazuya Yanagiba. On their way home from school one day, they are attacked by a devil by the name of Pluie who is a servant to the high ruler of the devil world, Reine Devila. When her friends are hypnotized into attacking Momoko, a beautiful man comes down from the sky named Limone, who is from the angel world and gives Momoko a compact case. Opening the compact, she is told by Aphrodite, the ruler of the angel world, that she is one of the legendary Love Angels, Wedding Peach. Momoko transforms into Wedding Peach and manages to snap her friends out of Pluie's control. Over the course of the story, Yuri and Hinagiku also find out that they are also love angels and the three must protect the humans from the devils and defeat Reine Devila.
Media
Manga
The manga was written and illustrated by Nao Yazawa. It was serialized the Shogakukan's Ciao magazine from March 1994 to April 1996. Shogakukan released the manga in six volumes from September 1994 to April 1996. Viz Media licensed the manga in North America and released the manga from July 10, 2003 to May 26, 2004. The series is now out-of-print.
List of Volumes
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 1994 | ISBN 9784091361813 | July 10, 2003[1] | ISBN 9781591160762 |
| 2 | April 1995 | ISBN 9784091361820 | October 15, 2003[2] | ISBN 9781591160779 |
| 3 | August 1995 | ISBN 9784091361837 | November 10, 2003[3] | ISBN 9781591161059 |
| 4 | January 1996 | ISBN 9784091361844 | January 28, 2004[4] | ISBN 9781591161325 |
| 5 | March 1996 | ISBN 9784091361851 | March 24, 2004[5] | ISBN 9781591162575 |
| 6 | April 1996 | ISBN 9784091361868 | May 26, 2004[6] | ISBN 9781591163237 |
Anime
A television anime series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 1995 to March 27, 1996 and ran for 51 episodes. The anime was directed by Kunihiko Yuyama and was co-produced by KSS and OLM, Inc.. A four-episode OVA series, titled Wedding Peach DX (Deluxe) was released from November 1996 to March 1997. ADV Films licensed the anime in 2003 and released the anime in ten DVDs.[7]
Games
A Super Famicom game was released only in Japan in 1995. In the game, the player plays as one of the three main girls (either Momoko, Yuri or Hinagiku) to compete with the others in a series of mini games. The ultimate goal is to win the right to ask the guy that all three girls are in love with (Yanagiba) to the school dance. The game has a three player option as well, where two other people can play the other two girls.
Wedding Peach games have also been released for the Game Boy (Jama-P Panic! - 1995) and PlayStation (Wedding Peach| Doki Doki Oiro-naoshi Fashion Dai-sakusen - 1996).
References
- ↑ "Wedding Peach, Vol. 1". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ↑ "Wedding Peach, Vol. 2". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ↑ "Wedding Peach, Vol. 3". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ↑ "Wedding Peach, Vol. 4". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ↑ "Wedding Peach, Vol. 5". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ↑ "Wedding Peach, Vol. 6". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
- ↑ "Fanime Licensing Announcements". Anime News Network. 2003-06-22. Retrieved 2014-12-21.
External links
- Wedding Peach (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Wedding Peach at the Internet Movie Database
- Wedding Peach at TV.com
