Twilight of the Dark Master

• Ja Kanji — 支配者の黄昏 • Ja Romaji — Shihaisha no Tasogare • Genre — Drama, Horror

• Type — manga • Author — Saki Okuse • Publisher — Shinshokan • Magazine — Wings • Published — December 20, 1991 • Volumes — 1

• Type — ova • Director — Akiyuki Shinbo • Producer — Masao Maruyama Naoko Takahashi Masanori Sakamoto Yaemi Aoki • Writer — Duane Dell'Amico Tatsuhiko Urahata • Music — Keishi Urata • Studio — Madhouse • Released — November 11, 1997 (United States) January 21, 1998 (Japan) • Runtime — 45 minutes Twilight of the Dark Master is a Japanese manga by Saki Okuse, and an OVA adaptation. The OVA was produced by Masao Maruyama, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, and the screenplay was written by Duane Dell'Amico and Tatsuhiko Urahata. It was distributed and licensed in 1997 by Urban Vision.

Long ago, the Great Mother Spirit created demons, guardians, and humans. During 2089, only a few demons and guardians remain and in the city of Neo-Shinjuku. The guardian, Tsunami Shijo (an ancient fire manipulator from days long ago) is out to aid a fledgling human race. Tsunami is looking for a human who was transformed into a monster by mutagneic drugs. This leads him to Mr. Takamiya, the Demon leader, who killed his lover. Tsunami becomes involved with a woman who just lost her fiancé and her arm, and now wants to figure out why this has happened. Meanwhile, the Demon leader is still alive and plotting to enslave mankind.

Japanese Cast • Tsunami Shijo - Toshihiko Seki • Shizuka Tachibana - Emi Shinohara • Huang Long - Akira Kamiya • Chen Long - Urara Takano • Tenku - Hiroya Ishimaru • Kudo - Kaneto Shiozawa • Takamiya - Seizō Katō, Atsuko Takahata • Police Inspector Kumazawa - Takaya Hashi • Eiji Kuraza - Kunihiko Yasui • Kizaki - Masuo Amada • Tajima - Takehiro Murozono • Junk - Naoki Tatsuta • Squad Leader - Yasuhiko Kawazu • Receptionist - Miho Yamada • Voice of Car Navigator - Mizue Otsuka • Glider Officer - Koji Yusa • Girl #1 - Shihori Niwa • Girl #2 - Yuri Sato • Officer #1 - Yasumoto Kasahara • Narrator - Atsuko Takahata English Cast • Tsunami Shijo - Andy Philpot • Shizuka Tachibana - Denise Poirier • Huang Long - John DeMita • Chen Long - Julia DeMita • Tenku - Matt K. Miller • Kudo - Steve Bulan • Takamiya - Barbara Goodson • Police Inspector Kumazawa - John Hostetter • Eiji Kuraza - Jack Fletcher • Tajima - Seth Margolies • Junk - Matt McKenzie

Shinshokan originally published the series in December 1991. The series was published in English in May 2005 by Digital Manga Publishing.

An original video animation (OVA) by Madhouse, produced by Masao Maruyama, directed by Akiyuki Shinbo, and the screenplay was written by Duane Dell'Amico and Tatsuhiko Urahata. The OVA was licensed for an English release by Urban Vision.