is a Japanese manga series written by Eiji Ōtsuka and illustrated by Shōu Tajima. Originally published from 1987 to 1990https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322006000450/https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/199999926021/ it is set in a mythological era in Japan and tells the story of Madara, a goodhearted teenage boy who uses fantastic prosthetic limbs called "gimmicks" and a legendary sword to fight his own father, the evil overlord Miroku. The franchise has also spawned video games and a two-part OVA.

Plot

Media Anime A two-episode OVA directed by Yuji Moriyama was released in 1991.https://www.allcinema.net/cinema/88552

Video games The Famicom video game Mōryō Senki MADARA was a Konami 1990 release that was never localized. It was large for its time at 4 megabits, and used the "VRC6" sound enhancement mapper chip that was also used in Akumajō Densetsu, the Japanese version of Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse. It differed from the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest RPGs of the time in that it had movement around battlefields rather than stationary turn-by-turn movements. An orchestrated soundtrack was released by Konami's KuKeiHa CLUB on April 21, 1990.

A sequel to the Famicom Madara, Mōryō Senki MADARA 2, was released for the Super Famicom in 1993. It was released on a 12-megabit cartridge.

Also in 1993, the PC-98 title Mōryō Senki Madara: Daikongō Rinhen was developed and published by Kogado Studio.

Finally, the spin-off RPG game Madara Saga: Yōchien Senki Madara was released for the Super Famicom by Datam Polystar in 1996. It is a comedic adaptation that portrays the heroes as kindergarteners.

Volumes Mōryō Senki MADARA Original release (Dragon Comics) <onlyinclude>

1993 - 1994 Re-Release (Dengeki Comics EX) Released as <onlyinclude>

1996 Re-Release (Kadokawa Comics A) <onlyinclude>

2017 - 2018 Re-release (Kadokawa) Released as <onlyinclude>

Mōryō Senki MADARA: BASARA Originally serialized as

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1997 Re-Release (Kadokawa Comics A) <onlyinclude>

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Mōryō Senki MADARA: LASA Original Release (Dengeki Comics EX) <onlyinclude>

1996 - 1997 Re-Release (Kadokawa Comics A) <onlyinclude>

2018 Re-release (Kadokawa) Released as <onlyinclude>

MADARA: Tensei-Hen

Original Release (Dengeki Comics EX) <onlyinclude>

1997 Re-Release (Kadokawa Comics A) <onlyinclude>

Notes

References

External links CMX summary page

Review of MADARA for Famicom (French)

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