Lee and Julie Ann Taylor, respectively in English. Media Manga Written by Hideo Kato and illustrated by Tomomasa Takuma, Kurogane Communication was serialized in Dengeki Daioh in 1997. The individual chapters were also published in two tankōbon volumes by MediaWorks in September 1998. It is licensed for an English language release in North America by Go! Comi, which released the first on July 1, and the second on September 15, 2008. Anime A 24-episode anime television series adaptation animated by A.P.P.P. premiered in Japan on Wowow on October 5, 1998 and ran until its conclusion on March 29, 1999. It was released to Region 1 DVD in North America by Media Blasters. The series uses two pieces of theme songs, both performed by Yui Horie. "my best friend" is used for the opening, while "Dear mama" is used for the ending. Light novels A two volume light novel adaptation, written by Mizuhito Akiyama, was published in Japan on October 10, 1998, and March 10, 1999 by MediaWorks under their Dengeki Bunko label. See also Songs of Kurogane Communication References External links 1997 manga 1998 anime television series debuts 1998 Japanese novels 1999 Japanese television series endings Adventure anime and manga Anime series based on manga ASCII Media Works manga Dengeki Bunko Dengeki Comics Dengeki Daioh Kadokawa Dwango franchises Go! Comi titles Light novels Mecha anime and manga Post-apocalyptic anime and manga Shōnen manga Wowow original programming