Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation
Key visual of the anime adaptation
MONSTERS 一百三情飛龍侍極
(Monsutāzu Ippaku Sanjō Hiryū Jigoku)
Manga
Monsters
Written byEiichiro Oda
Published byShueisha
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump Autumn Special
DemographicShōnen
PublishedOctober 30, 1994
Original net animation
Directed bySunghoo Park
Written bySunghoo Park
Music byHiroaki Tsutsumi
StudioE&H Production
Licensed byNetflix
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2024 (scheduled)

Monsters: 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation (Japanese: MONSTERS 一百三情飛龍侍極, Hepburn: Monsutāzu Ippaku Sanjō Hiryū Jigoku) is a Japanese original net animation (ONA) by E&H Production, based on the one-shot manga Monsters by Eiichiro Oda, published by Shueisha in the Autumn Special issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1994. It is set to premiere on Netflix in January 2024.

Characters

Ryuma (リューマ)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[1]
Flare (フレア, Furea)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[1]
Cyrano (シラノ, Shirano)
Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi[1]
D.R. (ディーアールの, Dīāruno)
Voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono[1]
Master (マスター, Masutā)
Voiced by: Katsuhito Nomura[1]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda, the Monsters one-shot was published by Shueisha in 1994 in the Autumn Special issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump (with cover date October 30).[2][3] The chapter was collected in the Wanted! Eiichiro Oda Short Stories volume, released on November 4, 1998.[4]

Original net animation

In July 2023, it was announced that Monsters would receive an anime adaptation,[5][6] later revealed to be an original net animation, set to premiere worldwide on Netflix on January 21, 2024,[7][8] and January 23 in Japan.[9][lower-alpha 1] Medialink sub-licensed the series in Asia-Pacific for streaming on their Ani-One Asia YouTube channel.[10]

It is directed by Sunghoo Park, who is also in charge of composition, and animated by his studio E&H Production. Takashi Kojima is serving as character designer, with Fuminao Akai as art director, Ryoji Nagasawa as color designer, Lee Ju-Mi as director of photography, and Keisuke Yanagi as editor, and Akiko Fujita as sound director. The music was composed by Hiroaki Tsutsumi and produced by Takeki Kobayashi.[11]

Notes

  1. ↑ Scheduled to premiere on January 22 at midnight, which is effectively January 23.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Tai, Anita (January 14, 2024). "Anime of Eiichiro Oda's 'Monsters' Manga Unveils Cast, January 22 Debut in Trailer". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  2. ↑ 尾田栄一郎氏の初期短編読切『MONSTERS』初のアニメ化決定 監督は『呪術廻戦』朴性厚氏. Oricon News (in Japanese). July 22, 2023. Archived from the original on November 27, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ 週刊少年ジャンプ 特別編集増刊1994年Autumn Special. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  4. ↑ 『ワンピース』尾田栄一郎の短編『MONSTERS』のアニメは2024年1月より世界同時配信。主人公リューマたちのビジュアルが公開. Famitsu (in Japanese). December 15, 2023. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  5. ↑ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 22, 2023). "Eiichiro Oda's 'Monsters' 1-Shot Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 7, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ Pineda, Rafael (December 14, 2023). "Anime of Eiichiro Oda's 'Monsters' Manga Reveals Visuals, January 2024 Netflix Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
  7. ↑ Tan, Melvyn (January 14, 2024). "Netflix Reveals Monsters 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation Anime's Trailer, January 21 Premiere Date". Anime Trending. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  8. ↑ Netflix [@NetflixAnime] (January 14, 2024). ""ONE PIECE" author Eiichiro Oda's 1994 short story "MONSTERS" is receiving its first animated adaptation! MONSTERS 103 Mercies Dragon Damnation streams worldwide from January 21 on Netflix!" (Tweet). Retrieved January 14, 2024 – via Twitter.
  9. 1 2 尾田栄一郎原作「MONSTERS」リューマ役に細谷佳正、フレア役に花澤香菜　予告も公開. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on January 14, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  10. ↑ Pineda, Rafael (January 8, 2024). "Ani-One Asia Streams Metallic Rouge, Sengoku Youko, Monsters Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 8, 2024. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
  11. ↑ 尾田栄一郎原作のアニメ「MONSTERS」2024年1月配信開始 キービジュ＆キャラビジュ公開. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 15, 2023. Archived from the original on December 15, 2023. Retrieved December 15, 2023.
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