Nanako SOS

Nanako SOS
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Nanako, Yotsuya, and Iidabashi.
ななこSOS
(Nanako Esuouesu)
GenreGag comic, magical girl, romance, science fiction, slice of life
Manga
Written byHideo Azuma
Published byKobunsha (1980 - 1985)
Self-Published (2001 - 2016)
MagazinePopcorn (1980 - 1981)
Just Comic (1981 - 1985)
Sanchoku Azuma Magazine (2001 - 2016)
DemographicSeinen
Original runInitial run
April 1980 – July 1985
Continued run
July 2001
August 2016
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byAkira Shigino
Written byYu Yamamoto
StudioKokusai Eiga-sha
Original networkFuji TV
Original run April 2, 1983 December 24, 1983
Episodes39

Nanako SOS (ななこSOS, Nanako Esu-ou-esu) is a seinen manga series created by Hideo Azuma. It initially ran in Popcorn and Just Comic (both published by Kobunsha) from April 1980 to July 1985 and later continued as a Doujinshi in Azuma's Sanchoku Azuma Magazine, running irregularly from July 2001 to August 2016. The series was adapted into 39-episode anime television series produced by Kokusai Eiga-sha which aired on Fuji TV between April 2 and December 24, 1983.