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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = DN Angel 1.jpg
| caption = Cover of the first {{transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volume, released in Japan on November 13, 1997
| genre = [[Action fiction|Action]], [[fantasy]], [[romance fiction|romance]]<ref name="discotek"/><ref>{{cite web |title=D.N.Angel Volume 1 |url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=2125 |publisher=[[Tokyopop]] |access-date=January 4, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616141940/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=2125 |archive-date=June 16, 2004}}</ref><!-- Genres should be based on what reliable sources list them as and not on personal interpretations. Limit of the three most relevant genres in accordance with [[MOS:A&M]]. -->
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = [[Yukiru Sugisaki]]
| publisher = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA={{ubl|[[Tokyopop]] (former)|[[Viz Media]] (digital)}}}}
| demographic = {{transliteration|ja|[[Shōjo manga|Shōjo]]}}
| magazine = [[Monthly Asuka]]
| first = November 1997
| last = January 22, 2021
| volumes = 20
| volume_list = List of D.N.Angel chapters
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = light novel
| author          = {{ubl|Junko Okazaki|Yukiru Sugisaki}}
| illustrator     = Yukiru Sugisaki
| publisher       = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| publisher_en    = 
| demographic     = Female
| imprint         = Kadokawa Beans Bunko
| first           = March 2000
| last            = October 2000
| volumes         = 3
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| director = {{ubl|Koji Yoshikawa|Nobuyoshi Habara}}
| writer = [[Naruhisa Arakawa]]
| music = {{ubl|[[Takahito Eguchi]]|[[Tomoki Hasegawa]]}}
| studio = [[Xebec (studio)|Xebec]]
| licensee = {{English anime licensee|AUS=[[Madman Entertainment]]|NA=[[Discotek Media]]}}
| network = [[TV Tokyo]]
| network_en = {{English anime network|UK=[[Rockworld TV]]}}
| first = April 3, 2003
| last = September 25, 2003
| episodes = 26
| episode_list = List of D.N.Angel episodes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type            = light novel
| title           = D.N. Angel TV Animation Series
| author          = {{ubl|Maki Arisa|Yukiru Sugisaki}}
| illustrator     = Yukiru Sugisaki
| publisher       = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| publisher_en    = 
| demographic     = Female
| imprint         = Kadokawa Beans Bunko
| first           = July 31, 2003
| last            = September 30, 2003
| volumes         = 2
| volume_list     = 
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Game
| title = D.N.Angel: Kurenai no Tsubasa
| developer =
| publisher = [[Takara]]
| genre = [[Fantasy]], [[romance film|Romance]]
| platforms = [[PlayStation 2]]
| released = September 25, 2003
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = D.N.Angel TV Animation Series
| author = [[Yukiru Sugisaki]]
| publisher = [[Kadokawa Shoten]]
| demographic = {{transliteration|ja|[[Shōjo manga|Shōjo]]}}
| magazine = [[Monthly Asuka]]
| first = August 1, 2003
| last = October 1, 2003
| volumes = 2
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
'''''D.N.Angel''''' (stylized as '''''D•N•ANGEL''''') is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Yukiru Sugisaki]]. The manga premiered in Japan in the [[Kadokawa Shoten]] {{transliteration|ja|[[shōjo manga|shōjo]]}} magazine ''[[Monthly Asuka]]'' in November 1997. After two extended hiatuses the series concluded in 2021. Kadokawa Shoten has collected the individual chapters and published them in 15 {{transliteration|ja|[[tankōbon]]}} and 5 e-books. The manga series is licensed for English language release in North America and the United Kingdom by [[Tokyopop]], which has released 13 volumes of the series as of 2011.

The story follows an average middle schooler named Daisuke Niwa, who, upon being rejected by his crush, unexpectedly awakens his phantom thief alter ego Dark Mousy. He then realizes that the transformation he undergoes is an inherited trait shared by all the males in his family, and that his mission is to collect and purify the stolen pieces of art of which Dark seeks to maintain from evil.

[[Xebec (studio)|Xebec]] adapted the manga into a 26-episode [[anime]] series which aired in Japan on [[TV Tokyo]] from April 3, 2003, until September 25, 2003. The anime was later adapted into second two volume manga series, a [[PlayStation 2]] [[video game]], and a series of [[Radio drama in Japan|drama CDs]].

==Plot==
{{See also|List of D.N.Angel characters}}
''D.N.Angel'' follows the adventures of [[Daisuke Niwa]], an average teenage boy. At the story's opening, Daisuke declares love for his crush, a girl named [[Risa Harada]], on his fourteenth birthday. She rejects him, and later that day, the heart-broken Daisuke undergoes a strange mutation that changes him into another person. He is told calmly by his mother [[Emiko Niwa|Emiko]] that, because of a strange genetic condition, all the males in Daisuke's family gain the countenance of [[Dark Mousy]], a famous phantom thief. The transformation occurs every time Daisuke has romantic feelings for his crush or whenever he thinks too long about her. Dark changes back into Daisuke the same way. Daisuke is forced to keep his family's secret and control his alter ego, Dark (whom Risa, Daisuke's crush, has fallen for), while dashing his way out of being caught by the commander of the police. Daisuke learns that in order to return to normality, he must have his unrequited love returned.

The aforementioned commander of the police is a classmate of Daisuke's named [[Satoshi Hiwatari]]. Hiwatari suffers from his own version of the phantom-thief curse, and a bond forms between Hiwatari and Daisuke because of their similar afflictions. Hiwatari carries the alter-ego named [[List of D.N.Angel characters#Krad|Krad]]. However, though Dark and Krad hate one another, Hiwatari and Daisuke maintain a strained but genuine friendship, despite Dark's constant moaning. Dark steals certain artistic objects of value, works made by Satoshi's ancestors, because they contain dangerous magical properties. Some of them, such as "The Second Hand of Time" and "Argentine" also have personalities of their own. Some of the objects that he steals are quite dangerous. Dark's method of stealing is based on garnering attention; before stealing, Emiko will send out a warning of what will be stolen.

==Media==

===Manga===
{{main|List of D.N.Angel chapters}}
Written and illustrated by [[Yukiru Sugisaki]], ''D.N.Angel'' premiered in Japan in the November 1997 issue of the [[Kadokawa Shoten]] magazine ''[[Monthly Asuka]]''. New chapters were serialized monthly until Sugisaki put the series on an extended hiatus after the August 2005 issue. The series eventually returned to serialization, starting in the April 2008 issue of ''Monthly Asuka''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-25/d.n.angel-manga-to-return-in-asuka-mag-in-february |title=D.N.Angel Manga to Return to Asuka Mag in February |publisher=[[Anime News Network]] |date=2008-01-25 |access-date=2008-12-21 }}</ref> In 2011 the series went on another extended hiatus and resumed on May 24, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael Antonio|date=2018-04-24|title=Yukiru Sugisaki's D.N.Angel Manga Returns on May 24|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-24/yukiru-sugisaki-d.n.angel-manga-returns-on-may-24/.130760|url-status=live|access-date=2021-12-14|website=Anime News Network|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180424082513/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-24/yukiru-sugisaki-d.n.angel-manga-returns-on-may-24/.130760 |archive-date=2018-04-24 }}</ref> The final chapter was published on the March 2021 issue of ''Monthly Asuka'', released on January 22, 2021.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/after-23-years-the-manga-d-n-angel-is-ending-1846107860 |title=After 23 Years, The Manga D.N.Angel Is Ending |last=Ashcraft |first=Brian |website=[[Kotaku]] |date=2021-01-22 |access-date=2021-04-20 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=CORPORATION|first=KADOKAWA|title=月刊あすか ２０２１年３月号|url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322002000449/|access-date=2021-12-14|website=KADOKAWAオフィシャルサイト}}</ref> The individual chapters are collected and published in ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes by Kadokawa Shoten. The first volume was released on November 13, 1997; a total of 20 volumes have been released.<ref name="JA 1">{{cite web |url=http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=199999924701 |title=D·N·ANGEL 第1巻 |publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] |language=ja |access-date=2008-12-21 |archive-date=2012-10-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021140620/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/comic/bk_detail.php?pcd=199999924701 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name="JA 20">{{cite web |url=https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/322103000106/ |title=D・N・ANGEL(20) |publisher=[[Kadokawa Shoten]] |language=ja |access-date=2021-09-07 }}</ref>

[[Tokyopop]] licensed the series for an English-language release in North America and the United Kingdom, with the first volume of the series released there on April 6, 2004. On November 8, 2005, Tokyopop released a box set containing the first two volumes of the series. A total of 13 volumes have been translated and released as of December 8, 2009.<ref name="TP Catalog">{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102115039/http://tokyopop.com/manga/book_catalog/browse?alphabet=d-f |url=http://tokyopop.com/manga/book_catalog/browse?alphabet=d-f |archive-date=2010-01-02 |title=Manga + Comics |publisher=[[Tokyopop]] |access-date=2011-05-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> However, Tokyopop announced that its North American division would close on May 31, 2011, leaving the fate of the manga's localization in question.<ref>{{cite web | date=April 15, 2011 | title=Tokyopop to Close North American Publishing Division (Update 3) | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-04-15/tokyopop-to-close-north-american-publishing-division | publisher=Anime News Network | access-date=2011-05-31}}</ref> In 2014, [[Viz Media]] picked up the digital publication rights to the manga for [[Amazon Kindle|Kindle]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Viz Media Licenses Chibi Vampire, D.N. Angel on Kindle|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-19/viz-media-licenses-chibi-vampire-d.n-angel-on-kindle|website=Anime News Network|access-date=20 October 2016}}</ref>

In August 2003, while the primary series was on hiatus, a second manga series, ''D.N.Angel TV Animation Series'' began serialization in ''Monthly Asuka''. Also written by Sugisaki, the short series was based on the anime adaptation, which had diverged from the storyline of the manga series. ''D.N.Angel TV Animation Series'' finished its serialization in the October 2003 issue. It was published in two ''tankōbon'' volumes by Kadokawa Shoten.{{Citation needed|date=December 2008}}

On March 24, 2018, ''Monthly Asuka'' announced that the series would return in their May issue, with details to come after the June issue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/274871|title=「D・N・ANGEL」復活とASUKAで予告、アニメ化もされた怪盗ラブコメ - コミックナタリー|last=Inc.|first=Natasha|website=コミックナタリー|language=ja|access-date=2018-03-24}}</ref>

===Anime===
{{main|List of D.N.Angel episodes}}
''D.N.Angel'' was adapted into a 26-episode anime series produced by TV Tokyo, [[Dentsu]] and [[Xebec (studio)|Xebec]] which aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 3 to September 25, 2003. The series was directed by Koji Yoshikawa and Nobuyoshi Habara.

The series was originally licensed for release in North America and the United Kingdom by [[ADV Films]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.advfilms.com/titles/dnangel/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041125062314/http://www.advfilms.com/titles/dnangel/ |archive-date=2004-11-25 |title=D.N.Angel |publisher=[[ADV Films]] |access-date=2008-12-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref> While in the UK the series is no longer licensed, in North America [[Discotek Media]] have announced the rescue-licensing of the series.<ref name="discotek">{{cite web |last=Loo |first=Egan |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-05-02/discotek-media-adds-dnangel-tv-anime/ |title=D.N.Angel|website=[[Anime News Network]] |access-date=2011-05-03|date=May 2, 2011 }}</ref> The series is licensed in Australia and New Zealand by [[Madman Entertainment]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.madman.com.au/actions/series.do?method=view&videogramId=2495 |title=D.N.Angel |publisher=[[Madman Entertainment]] |access-date=2008-12-21 }}</ref>

Five pieces of theme music are used in the anime adaptation. The song {{nihongo|Byakuya -True Light-|白夜 〜True Light〜||"White Night -True Light-"}}, by [[Shunichi Miyamoto]], is used for the opening for twenty four episodes. Vic Mignogna, the English voice actor for Dark Mousy, covered the opening for the English dub. For the ending theme, {{nihongo|Yasashii Gogo|やさしい午後||"Gentle Afternoon"}} is used for the first twelve episodes, and {{nihongo|Hajimari no Hi|はじまりの日||"The Day It Begins"}} is used for episodes 13-23 and episode 25. Both songs are performed by [[Minawo]]. Episode 24 uses the song "Caged Bird", by Shunichi Miyamoto, for its ending, while the final episode of the series uses Miyamoto's song {{nihongo|Michishirube|道標||"Guidepost"}}.

===Video game===
A [[PlayStation 2]] video game, {{Nihongo|''D.N.Angel: Kurenai no Tsubasa''|D·N·ANGEL〜紅の翼〜|Deī.Enu.Enjeru ~Kurenai no Tsubasa~|lit. "D.N.Angel: Crimson Wings"}}, was published by [[Takara]]. The game was released in Japan on September 25, 2003, to coincide with the conclusion of the anime adaptation. However, the game storyline is closer to the manga, and even mentions past events from the manga that would make it inconsistent with the anime.

===Drama CDs===
A trilogy of drama CDs called ''D.N.Angel Wink'' was released in 1999 between March and December. Some of the scenes follow the manga word-for-word, while others have either minor differences or do not appear in the manga at all. The first CD is called "Target: Sleeping Beauty" and was released on March 5, 1999. The second is "2nd Target: Love Sick" and was released on November 17, 1999. The third is "3rd Target: Love Pleasure" and was released on December 15, 1999. There is another CD, "A Legend of a Vampire" that uses the same voice cast as the ''Wink'' dramas, though it doesn't relate to the manga. This CD was released in 2001. The plot centers around Daisuke's alter ego, Dark, being a vampire. Krad, who wasn't in the ''Wink'' dramas, also made an appearance in this CD.

There were also two drama CDs released after the anime titled "Sweet" and "Cute". These CDs use the anime voice actors and are based on the anime with events taking place just before its ending. They also include parodies of scenes in the anime.

===Novels===
Three novels were released in Japan between March and October 2000 and were re-released in September 2001. The titles are {{nihongo|''Ningyo no Namida''|人魚の涙||lit. "Mermaid's Tears"}}, {{nihongo|''Yuki no Joō''|雪の女王||lit. "Snow Queen"}}, and {{nihongo|''Garasu no Kutsuri''|硝子の靴||lit. "Glass Shoes"}}. Although there was an ad for them left in Tokyopop's translation of the fourth manga volume, they have not been licensed, so little is known about them.

===Radio program===
A series of seven broadcasts aired Japan in 2005 called ''Decade on Net: Radio D.N.Angel''. It was hosted by [[Miyu Irino]] and [[Akira Ishida]], who voiced Daisuke Niwa and Satoshi Hiwatari, respectively.

==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/sp/200802-04/ Official Kadokawa ''D.N.Angel'' manga website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111019213633/http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/sp/200802-04/ |date=2011-10-19 }} {{in lang|ja}}
* [http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/tv/dn_angel/ Official JVC Music ''D.N.Angel'' anime website] {{in lang|ja}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20041125062314/http://www.advfilms.com/titles/dnangel/ Official ADV Films ''D.N.Angel'' anime website]
* [http://www.madman.com.au/actions/series.do?method=view&videogramId=2495 Official Madman Entertainment ''D.N.Angel'' anime website]
* [http://www.jvcmusic.co.jp/m-serve/decade/top.html Official JVC Music ''Radio D.N.Angel'' website] {{in lang|ja}}
* {{anime News Network|manga|897}}

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