Urotsukidōji
| Urotsukidoji: Legend of the Overfiend | |
Cover of the 2004 reprint of the first manga volume | |
| 超神伝説うろつき童子 (Choujin Densetsu Urotsukidouji) | |
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| Genre | Erotic horror, horror, supernatural |
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| Written by | Toshio Maeda |
| Published by | Wanimagazine |
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| Magazine | Manga Erotopia |
| Demographic | Hentai |
| Original run | 25 July 1985 – 24 July 1986 |
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| Music by | Masamichi Amano |
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| Released | 21 January 1987 – 28 December 1996 |
| Episodes | 13 |
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| Directed by | Hideki Takayama |
| Produced by | Yasuhito Yamaki |
| Written by | Shō Aikawa |
| Music by | Masamichi Amano |
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| Released | 18 March 1989 |
| Runtime | 108 minutes |
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| The Urotsuki | |
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| Produced by | Yasuhito Yamaki |
| Written by | Kensei Date |
| Music by | Masamichi Amano |
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| Released | 3 May 2002 – 15 November 2002 |
| Episodes | 3 |
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend (Japanese: 超神伝説うろつき童子, Hepburn: Chōjin Densetsu Urotsukidōji; lit. "Super God Legend: Wandering Child") is a Japanese erotic horror manga series written and illustrated by Toshio Maeda.
First serialized in Manga Erotopia from 1985 to 1986, Urotsukidōji marked a departure from Maeda's earlier works, with its focus on erotica, dark humor, and the supernatural. Starting in 1987, the manga was adapted into a series of original video animation (OVA) anime releases by director Hideki Takayama. The adaptations deviate significantly from the manga, adding elements of violence, sadomasochism, and rape not present in the source material.
Urotsukidōji has been credited with popularizing the trope of tentacle rape, and The Erotic Anime Movie Guide calls it a formative work in the hentai genre. In 2005, it was voted as one of the 100 greatest cartoons in a poll by Channel 4.