Daphne in the Brilliant Blue

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue
DVD case front cover artwork for the North American DVD volume 1 release by Geneon Entertainment. Shown is the character Maia Mizuki, in civilian clothes.
光と水のダフネ
(Hikari to Mizu no Dafune)
GenreAction, science fiction
Manga
Written bySatoshi Shiki
Published by
English publisherTokyopop
MagazineYoung King OURs
DemographicSeinen
Published
  • 2004 (Shōnen Gahosha)
  • 2008 (Kodansha)
Volumes
  • 1 (Shōnen Gahosha)
  • 2 (Kodansha)
Anime television series
Directed byTakashi Ikehata
Produced by
  • Nobuhiro Osawa
  • Yuji Matsukura
Written bySeishi Minakami
Music byKow Otani
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
Original networkTV Kanagawa
English network
Original run January 15, 2004 July 3, 2004
Episodes24 + 2 OVA

Daphne in the Brilliant Blue (Japanese: 光と水のダフネ, Hepburn: Hikari to Mizu no Dafune, lit. "Daphne of Light and Water") is a Japanese anime television series animated by J.C.Staff and broadcast on TV Kanagawa from January to July 2004. The anime was originally licensed by Geneon USA. It is now licensed by Sentai Filmworks.

A manga adaptation, illustrated by manga artist Satoshi Shiki titled "I - Daphne in the Brilliant Blue" (アイ〜光と水のダフネ〜, Ai ~Hikari to Mizu no Dafune~), was serialized in Young King OURs magazine and serves as a prequel to the television series.