DNA²

DNA²
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Karin Aoi
D・N・A² ~何処かで失くしたあいつのアイツ~
(Dī En Ei Tsū: Dokoka de Nakushita Aitsu no Aitsu)
Genre
Manga
Written byMasakazu Katsura
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 23, 1993July 4, 1994
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byJun'ichi Sakata
Written byTatsuhiko Urahata
Music byFujio Takano
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkNippon TV
English network
Original run October 7, 1994 December 23, 1994
Episodes12
Original video animation
Directed byJun'ichi Sakata
Written byTatsuhiko Urahata
Music byFujio Takano
Studio
  • Madhouse
  • Studio Deen
Licensed by
  • NA: Discotek Media
Released February 21, 1995 June 25, 1995
Runtime30 minutes per episode
Episodes3

DNA² (Japanese: D・N・A² ~何処かで失くしたあいつのアイツ~, Hepburn: Dī En Ei Tsū: Dokoka de Nakushita Aitsu no Aitsu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from August 1993 to July 1994, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes.

A 12-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Madhouse and Studio Deen, was broadcast on Nippon TV from October to December 1994. A three-episode original video animation (OVA) was released from February to June 1995. In North America, the TV series and the OVA were licensed by Central Park Media and released on DVD in 2003. Discotek Media re-licensed the series and released on DVD in 2014.