Manga
Written by Hiroshi Takashige and illustrated by Ryōji Minagawa, Spriggan was first serialized in Shogakukan manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from February 22 to December 6, 1989.[2][3][4] The manga was then transferred to Shōnen Sunday Zōkan (renamed Shōnen Sunday Super in 1995), where it ran from August 15, 1992, to February 5, 1996.[5][6][2] Eleven volumes were released from June 18, 1991, to June 18, 1996, with eight-volume reprints from April 18, 2001,[7] to June 18, 2002,[8] and from June 15, 2006,[9] to January 13, 2007.[10] The reprints included the previously unpublished stories "First Mission" and "Gold Rush" in the first and last volumes, respectively. The original volumes were republished in a three-box set edition, which includes never before published illustrations. The first box set (including the first four volumes) was released on April 18, 2022.[11] The third box set includes a 12th volume, which features the "First Mission" and "Gold Rush" stories, and was published on June 17, 2022.[12]
In North America, the series was first licensed by Viz Media, under the title Striker, and serialized in Manga Vizion.[13] Three volumes were published from November 5, 1998,[14] to May 6, 1999,[15] before the company curtailed further translation.[16] In February 2022, Seven Seas Entertainment announced they acquired the rights to publish the series in English, with its original title.[17][18] They released the series in four volumes from June 16, 2022, to June 27, 2023.
In Europe, two volumes were published in France and in French-speaking countries and territories by Glénat under the name Striker[19][20] in the Netherlands by Big Balloon, eleven volumes in Germany by Planet Manga,[21] and three full volume in Spain and in Spanish-speaking territories and countries by Planeta DeAgostini in 1993 followed by a reprint from 1996 to 1997[22] with another reprint announced on July 15, 2021, via its Spanish Twitter account.[23] Together with Ranma ½, it was the first manga published in Portugal, by Texto Editora in 1995.[24]
In Asia, the manga was released in Hong Kong by Jade Dynasty,[25] in Indonesia by Elex Media Komputindo,[26] in Singapore it was released by Chuang Yi in English,[27] in South Korea by Daiwon C.I.,[28][29] in Taiwan by Tong Li Comics,[30][31] and in Thailand by Siam Inter Comics
Volumes
- North American deluxe edition
Video games
On June 16, 1999, FromSoftware released Spriggan: Lunar Verse, a video game adaptation for the PlayStation in Japan. It can be played by either one or two players.[64] It was a 3D action-adventure game, and it anticipated design elements which were later popularized by action games such as the Devil May Cry series and modern Ninja Gaiden games.[65]
A soundtrack of the game, composed by Keiichiro Segawa, Tsukasa Saito, and Yuji Kanda, was released by Absord Music Japan and distributed by King Records on November 26, 1999.[66] It has a total of 27 tracks.[66]
In September 2023, Sega
