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Teito Monogatari (Series)

1991 (estimated) Series Teito Monogatari

Series titles: Doomed Megalopolis, Capital Story

Studio
Madhouse Productions

Characters

Yoshinori Kato, Yukari, Masakado, Yukiko, Yukari's Daughter, Tatsumi, Keiko/Goddess of Mercy

Credits

Writing

Writer
Akinori Endo, Takaichi Chiaki

Music

Music
Kazz Toyama

Art Department

Design
Masayuki

Production notes

This direct-to-video series ran for four episodes.

Based on an original novel by Hiroshi Aramata, itself a Japanese retelling of Bram Stoker's "Dracula."

The character of Masakado was actually a 10th-century rebel from the Tokyo region.

Separate American and British dubs exist.

The story was adapted into the live-action movies "Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis" (1988), directed by Akio Jissoji, and "Dictator of the City" (1989), directed by Takashige Ichinose. A live-action epilogue, "Capital Story: Secret Report," was released in 1995.