is a Japanese manga series created by Kaishaku. An anime series adaptation directed by Naohito Takahashi, animated by Oriental Light and Magic, produced by Pony Canyon with character designs by Yuriko Chiba and Yūji Ikeda and music by Toshihiko Sahashi has been translated and released in North America by ADV Films. In 2008, Crunchyroll announced it had partnered with Pony Canyon to release the Steel Angel Kurumi series for streaming and download. The entire series was compiled in a Blu-ray box set by Pony Canyon on September 19, 2012. The Kurumi series as a whole consists of the first season Steel Angel Kurumi, four OVA episodes entitled Steel Angel Kurumi Encore, a second season by the name of Steel Angel Kurumi 2, and a prequel OVA series entitled Steel Angel Kurumi 0. A live-action adaptation was made, titled Steel Angel Kurumi Pure, but has a different continuity to the anime. This series was originally aired in Japan as part of Wowow's Anime Complex. The first anime series is set in an alternate history version of Japan during the Taishō period, while the second series takes place in the 21st century. Plot Steel Angel Kurumi 1: The story follows a young boy named Nakahito Kagura. He is pushed by a group of his classmates to go into a house that is rumored to belong to a mad scientist. While inside, he comes across in what seems to be a lifelike doll. At the same time, the Japanese Army carries out an attack on the house. During the attack the "doll" falls over and Nakahito accidentally kisses it, causing it to awaken. The doll turns out to be a Steel Angel called Kurumi, who is being hunted by the military for mysterious reasons. Steel Angel Kurumi 2: Seventy-five years later, Nako Kagura is the great-granddaughter of the main protagonist from the previous series who is shown to be a high school student and an aspiring musician who also gets her chance to discover the existence of Kurumi and the Steel Angels. Unfortunately after Kurumi steals her first kiss, Nako's wealthy childhood friend Uruka Sumeragi becomes furious and upset; and does everything in her power (which including hiring her father's highly trained agents and powerful mecha-like robots) to defeat Kurumi and win back Nako's affection. Characters First series The primary male protagonist for the show, Nakahito unwittingly becomes the master of Steel Angel