Yōtōden

Yōtōden
Cover of the second Yōtōden original soundtrack CD
戦国奇譚妖刀伝
(Sengoku Kidan Yōtōden)
GenreHistorical fantasy
Original video animation
Directed byOsamu Yamasaki
Produced by
  • Tomoyuki Miyata
  • Yoshiaki Aihara
Written by
Music bySeiji Hano
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
Released May 21, 1987 May 11, 1988
Runtime40 – 45 minutes
Episodes3
Anime film
Wrath of the Ninja
Directed byOsamu Yamasaki
Produced by
  • Tomoyuki Miyata
  • Yoshiaki Aihara
Written byShō Aikawa
Music bySeiji Hano
StudioJ.C.Staff
Licensed by
  • NA: Central Park Media (expired)
  • UK: ADV Films (expired)
ReleasedMay 27, 1989
Runtime86 minutes
Manga
Written byTakeshi Narumi
Illustrated byKenichi Ohnuki
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineNewtype
Original runSeptember 1989September 1990
Volumes1

Yōtōden (戦国奇譚妖刀伝, Sengoku Kitan Yōtōden; "Warring States Story: Tale of the Spirit Blades") is a 3-episode Japanese original video animation produced by J.C.Staff, the studio's first production. In 1989, Yōtōden was re-edited into a feature film version titled Wrath of the Ninja for English-speaking regions, but is currently out of print. A manga adaptation was serialized in Newtype.