Rozen Maiden

Rozen Maiden
The shinsōban edition of Rozen Maiden volume 5 featuring Shinku
ローゼンメイデン (Rōzen Meiden)
Genre	Gothic fantasy[1] Supernatural[2]
Manga
Written by	Peach-Pit
Published by	Gentosha
English publisher	AUS: Madman Entertainment NA: Tokyopop (expired)<> Seven Seas Entertainment (current)
Magazine	Monthly Comic Birz
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	August 12, 2002 – May 30, 2007
Volumes	8 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Kou Matsuo
Written by	Jukki Hanada
Music by	Shinkichi Mitsumune
Studio	Nomad
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks UK: MVM Films
Original network	TBS, BS-i, RKB, MBS, Kids Station
English network	NA: Anime Network
Original run	October 7, 2004 – December 23, 2004
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Rozen Maiden: Träumend
Directed by	Kou Matsuo
Written by	Jukki Hanada
Music by	Shinkichi Mitsumune
Studio	Nomad
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks UK: MVM Films
Original network	TBS, BS-i, CBC, MBS, Kids Station
English network	NA: Anime Network
Original run	October 20, 2005 – January 26, 2006
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre
Directed by	Kou Matsuo
Written by	Jukki Hanada
Music by	Shinkichi Mitsumune
Studio	Nomad
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks UK: MVM Films
Original network	TBS
English network	NA: Anime Network
Original run	December 22, 2006 – December 23, 2006
Episodes	2 (List of episodes)
Manga
Rozen MaidenKK
Written by	Peach-Pit
Published by	Shueisha
English publisher	NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
Magazine	Weekly Young Jump
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	April 17, 2008 – January 23, 2014
Volumes	10 (List of volumes)
Manga
Rozen Maiden: Dolls Talk
Written by	Peach-Pit
Illustrated by	Haru Karuki
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Ribon
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	December 1, 2011 – April 3, 2014
Volumes	3 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen
Directed by	Shinichi Omata[a]
Written by	Tomomi Mochizuki
Music by	Shinkichi Mitsumune
Studio	Studio Deen
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks UK: MVM Entertainment
Original network	TBS, MBS, CBC, BS-TBS
English network	NA: Anime Network
Original run	July 4, 2013 – September 26, 2013
Episodes	13 (List of episodes)
Manga
Rozen Maiden 0 -Zero-
Written by	Peach-Pit
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Ultra Jump
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	February 19, 2016 – March 19, 2019
Volumes	4 (List of volumes)
Related media
Rozen Maiden discography
Anime and manga portal

Rozen Maiden (Japanese: ローゼンメイデン, Hepburn: Rōzen Meiden) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Peach-Pit. It was serialized in Monthly Comic Birz between the September 2002 and July 2007 issues. The individual chapters were collected and released into eight tankōbon volumes by Gentosha. The eight volumes were localized to North America by Tokyopop between March 2003 and June 2007. The story follows Jun Sakurada, a middle school student who withdrew from society after suffering persecutions from his classmates. Following his withdrawal, he is chosen to become the master to a Rozen Maiden named Shinku. Rozen Maidens are seven sentient porcelain dolls who compete against each other to become a perfect doll dubbed as Alice.

Rozen Maiden received a sequel under the series' katakana title. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump between April 2008 and January 2014. Rozen Maiden has spun off anthology manga and novel stories, art books, and four anime series; the four anime series are titled Rozen Maiden, Rozen Maiden: Träumend, Rozen Maiden: Ouvertüre, and Rozen Maiden: Zurückspulen. Tokyo Broadcasting System were the producers for the anime with Nomad as the animation studio for the first three series and Studio Deen for Zurückspulen. The anime adaptions resulted in several audio disc releases and three video games.

In 2007, Geneon Entertainment USA licensed the first two anime series for North American release and had later signed Funimation on as a distributor, after shutting down in September 2007. In 2011, Sentai Filmworks acquired both seasons as well as the third series; they made the three series available for streaming on Anime Network. Crunchyroll later acquired streaming rights to the first two series. For the fourth series, Sentai Filmworks had acquired the license for digital and home video release, while Crunchyroll acquired streaming rights.

Tokyopop's volumes of Rozen Maiden have appeared on ICv2's monthly top one-hundred selling graphic novels. Reviews towards the manga were generally positive with reviewers praising balance in drama and comedy. For the anime, reception towards the first series was mixed while Träumend was mostly negative.

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