Editing Excel Saga (section)

==Media==
===Manga===
{{See also|List of Excel Saga chapters{{!}}List of ''Excel Saga'' chapters}}
The series began serialization in 1996 in [[Shōnen Gahōsha]]'s [[Seinen manga|{{Transliteration|ja|seinen}} manga]] magazine ''[[Young King OURs]]'' and finished in August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|last=Yue|first=Xueying|title=Excel Saga Manga Approaches Its Finale After 15 Years|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-03/excel-saga-manga-approaches-its-finale-after-15-years|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 7, 2022|date=July 4, 2011|archive-date=January 25, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125010551/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-07-03/excel-saga-manga-approaches-its-finale-after-15-years|url-status=live}}</ref> The 183 individual chapters were collected in 27 {{Transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} volumes by Shōnen Gahōsha from April 23, 1997, to October 29, 2011.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=ja:エクセル・サーガ 1 (ヤングキングコミックス) (コミック)|id={{ASIN|478591565X|country=jp}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=エクセル・サーガ 27 (ヤングキングコミックス) (コミック)|id={{ASIN|4785937254|country=jp}}}}</ref> A 60-page [[One-shot (comics)|one-shot]] was published in ''Young King OURs'' on December 28, 2021, to celebrate the series' 25th anniversary.<ref>{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=Excel Saga Manga Gets 25th Anniversary 1-Shot Chapter|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-06/excel-saga-manga-gets-25th-anniversary-1-shot-chapter/.180311|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 24, 2023|date=December 6, 2021|archive-date=November 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231105030240/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-06/excel-saga-manga-gets-25th-anniversary-1-shot-chapter/.180311|url-status=live}}</ref>

[[Viz Media]] licensed ''Excel Saga'' for an English release in North America and the first volume was released on August 13, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2003/06_august.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030709183219/http://www.viz.com/news/newsroom/2003/06_august.php|title=Viz LLC 2003 Press Releases|archive-date=July 9, 2003 }}</ref> Initially the series was published on an approximately bimonthly schedule, however the series had caught up with the Japanese release and the publishing schedule for volume 12 onwards was changed as a result.<ref>{{cite book|title=Excel Saga|volume=11|page=213|author=Carl Gustav horn|date=15 March 2005|publisher=[[Viz Media]]|isbn=1-59116-722-1}}</ref> Volume 27 was released on January 14, 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-14/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-12-18|title=North American Anime Manga Releases January 12–18|date=August 5, 2023|access-date=January 16, 2014|archive-date=January 15, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140115202619/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-14/north-american-anime-manga-releases-january-12-18|url-status=live}}</ref>  The Viz edition includes a section called ''Oubliette'', which consists of a sound effects guide and production and cultural notes.<ref name="vol2"/> The series is also licensed for regional language releases in France by [[Kabuto]] and in Italy by [[Dynit]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seebd.fr/serie.php?id=Kabuto-7|title=Excel Saga|publisher=[[Kabuto]]|language=fr|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227112201/http://www.seebd.fr/serie.php?id=Kabuto-7|archive-date=December 27, 2008 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dynit.it/scheda.asp?mn=3&ctl=2&iddsc=38&x=37&y=10|title=Excel Saga|publisher=[[Dynit]]|language=it|access-date=June 11, 2008|archive-date=July 17, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717041428/http://www.dynit.it/scheda.asp?mn=3&ctl=2&iddsc=38&x=37&y=10|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Anime===
{{See also|List of Excel Saga episodes{{!}}List of ''Excel Saga'' episodes}}
[[File:Shinichi Watanabe.JPG|thumb|Shinichi Watanabe dressed in the style of his 'Nabeshin' character]]
An anime adaption was produced by [[J.C.Staff]] and directed by [[Shinichi Watanabe]]. Twenty five episodes were broadcast on [[TV Tokyo]] between October 7, 1999, and March 30, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvdrama-db.com/simple_result.htm?key=%E3%82%A8%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC&x=0&y=0|title=｢エクセル・サーガ｣でのドラマデータベース検索結果|publisher=Tvdrama-db.com|access-date=December 28, 2009|archive-date=March 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194633/http://www.tvdrama-db.com/simple_result.htm?key=%E3%82%A8%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AC&x=0&y=0|url-status=live}}</ref> At the publisher's request, the anime series follows a different storyline from the manga, however Rikdo was pleased with the adaptation.<ref name="watanabe">{{cite video|people=[[Shinichi Watanabe]]|title=Excel Saga Volume 3 - Interview with Shinichi Watanabe|medium=DVD|publisher=[[ADV Films]]}}</ref> Victor Entertainment produced the music of the series, which was composed and arranged by [[Toshio Masuda (composer)|Toshio Masuda]] and directed by Keiichi Nozaki. Director Shinichi Watanabe wrote the lyrics for the opening and closing themes,. The opening theme  which were performed by [[Yumiko Kobayashi]] and [[Mikako Takahashi]] who were credited as ''The Excel♥Girls ''. The lyrics for the opening theme {{nihongo|''Love (Loyalty)''|｢愛(忠誠心)｣|Ai (Chūseishin)}} were written "on the train, five minutes before the deadline".<ref name="watanabe-ntusa"/> The closing theme was {{nihongo|''Menchi's Bolero of Sorrow''|｢メンチの哀愁のボレロ｣|Menchi no Aishū no Borero}} The two themes were released together as a CD single on November 3, 1999.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005GYZ3/|title=愛(忠誠心) [Single]|publisher=[[Amazon.co.jp]]|access-date=December 28, 2009|archive-date=July 21, 2012|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120721064704/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005GYZ3/|url-status=live}}</ref>

A twenty-sixth episode, ''Going Too Far'', was deliberately created to be too violent and obscene for broadcast in Japan and was instead included as a DVD bonus. Watanabe commented that it "felt good to go past the limits of a TV series", although he thinks it "is not something that you should do too often".<ref name="watanabe"/> In Japan the series was released on 12 DVDs between March 1, 2000, and January 24, 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005GVEH/|title=へっぽこ実験アニメーション エクセル・サーガ その1 [DVD]|date=March 2000|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|access-date=December 28, 2009|archive-date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604234012/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005GVEH/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HT1I/|title=へっぽこ実験アニメーション エクセル・サーガ への12 [DVD]|date=24 January 2001|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|access-date=December 28, 2009|archive-date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604234020/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005HT1I/|url-status=live}}</ref>

The series was licensed for an English language release in North America and the United Kingdom by [[ADV Films]] and in Australia and New Zealand by [[Madman Entertainment]]. The English adaptation initially starred [[Jessica Calvello]], with Larissa Wolcott taking over the role after episode thirteen after Calvello had damaged her voice during production.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2002/nan-desu-kan-6|title=Nan Desu Kan 6|work=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=December 28, 2009|archive-date=July 26, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090726015911/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2002/nan-desu-kan-6|url-status=live}}</ref> In North America, ADV released the series on six DVDs between June 11, 2002, and April 8, 2003.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/excel-saga-vol-1_article_74199.html|title=Excel Saga Vol. #1|publisher=Mania.com|access-date=December 29, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412104352/http://www.mania.com/excel-saga-vol-1_article_74199.html|archive-date=2015-04-12|url-status=dead|first=Chris|last=Beveridge|date=May 27, 2002 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/excel-saga-vol-6_article_74530.html|title=Excel Saga Vol. #6|work=Mania.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412104305/http://www.mania.com/excel-saga-vol-6_article_74530.html|archive-date=2015-04-12|url-status=dead|date=April 12, 2003|first=Chris|last=Beveridge}}</ref> A complete collection of the series was released on July 6, 2004, as ''Excel Saga - The Imperfect collection'' and re-released in different packaging on August 1, 2006, as ''Excel Saga - Complete Collection''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00029NMHC/|title=Excel Saga - The Imperfect Collection|website=Amazon|date=July 6, 2004 |access-date=December 29, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000FWHVOG/|title=Excel Saga -Complete Collection|website=Amazon|date=August 2006 |access-date=December 29, 2008}}</ref> In the UK, the series was first released between May 19, 2003, and March 15, 2004.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000065AYD/|title=Excel Saga - Vol. 1 - Episodes 1-5|date=June 11, 2002 |publisher=[[Amazon.co.uk]]|access-date=December 29, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/excel-saga-vol-6_article_76125.html|title=Excel Saga Vol. #6 (Uk)|publisher=Mania.com|access-date=December 29, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214025331/http://www.mania.com/excel-saga-vol-6_article_76125.html|archive-date=February 14, 2009}}</ref> A complete box set was later released as ''Excel Saga - Complete Box Set'' on July 2, 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000QRI4CS/|title=Excel Saga - Complete Box Set|date=July 2, 2007|publisher=Amazon.co.uk|access-date=December 29, 2008}}</ref> The UK license for the series expired in January 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-22/adv-films-uk-switches-from-us-run-office-to-uk-partner|title=ADV Films UK Switches from US-Run Office to UK Partner|work=Anime News Network|access-date=January 2, 2010|archive-date=December 25, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091225235604/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-22/adv-films-uk-switches-from-us-run-office-to-uk-partner|url-status=live}}</ref> The series was broadcast on UK TV channel ''Rapture TV'' from January 2, 2007.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.mania.com/excel-hyatt-crash-rapture-tv-january-2007_article_85172.html|title= Excel & Hyatt Crash Rapture Tv in January 2007!|author=ADV Films|location = London|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150412104009/http://www.mania.com/excel-hyatt-crash-rapture-tv-january-2007_article_85172.html|archive-date=2015-04-12|url-status = dead|access-date=December 28, 2009|date = December 18, 2006 }}</ref>

On October 30, 2010, Excel Saga was re-licensed in North America by [[Funimation]], who re-released the complete series to DVD on May 17, 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-03/funimation-adds-excel-saga-noir-bubblegum-crisis|title=Funimation Adds Excel Saga, Noir, Bubblegum Crisis|work=Anime News Network|date=November 3, 2010|access-date=November 3, 2010|archive-date=November 5, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105022153/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-11-03/funimation-adds-excel-saga-noir-bubblegum-crisis|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Soundtracks===
Several albums were released featuring music from the anime. ({{nihongo|''Excel Saga - Original Soundtrack Experiment 1''|エクセル・サーガ ― 大いなるサウンドトラック実験1}}) was released on January 1, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005GXS0/|title=エクセル・サーガ ― 大いなるサウンドトラック実験 1|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|access-date=December 28, 2009|archive-date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604234041/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005GXS0/|url-status=live}}</ref> The album was later released in North America on August 9, 2005.<ref name="Excel Saga, Vol. 1 SOUNDTRACK">{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009OL7SQ/|title=Excel Saga, Vol. 1 [SOUNDTRACK]|website=Amazon|access-date=January 2, 2010}}</ref> This was followed in Japan by ({{nihongo|''Excel Saga - Original Soundtrack Experiment 2''|エクセル・サーガ ― 大いなるサウンドトラック実験2 おまけ 寸止め海峡}}) on March 23, 2000.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005GXS2/|title=エクセル・サーガ ― 大いなるサウンドトラック実験 2・おまけ 寸止め海峡 [Soundtrack]|publisher=Amazon.co.jp|access-date=December 28, 2009|archive-date=June 4, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604234109/http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B00005GXS2/|url-status=live}}</ref> A North American release followed on November 1, 2005.<ref name="Excel Saga, Vol. 1 SOUNDTRACK"/>