Jing: King of Bandits

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Jing: King of Bandits (王ドロボウJING|Ō Dorobō Jing), also known as King of Bandit Jing, is a Japanese manga series by Yuichi Kumakura about the adventures of the bandit Jing and his partner Kir. The manga was adapted into a 13 episode anime series produced by Aniplex and directed by Hiroshi Watanabe as well as a Game Boy game released in 2000 by Messiah (released only in Japan). The anime series aired from May 15, 2002 to August 14, 2002 on NHK in Japan. The manga is licensed in English in North America by Tokyopop. ADV Films licensed the Jing: King of Bandits anime series for $50,000. ADV had also licensed the Seventh Heaven OVA, however in 2008, the OVA became one of the ADV titles transferred to Funimation. As of September 1, 2009, all of ADV Films' former catalog are transferred to AEsir Holdings, with distribution from Section 23 Films.


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