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Steel Angel Kurumi (Japanese: 鋼鉄天使くるみ, Hepburn: Kōtetsu Tenshi Kurumi) is a Japanese manga series created by Kaishaku. An anime series adaptation directed by Naohito Takahashi, animated by Oriental Light and Magic, produced by Pony Canyon with character designs by Yuriko Chiba and Yūji Ikeda and music by Toshihiko Sahashi has been translated and released in North America by ADV Films. In 2008, Crunchyroll announced it had partnered with Pony Canyon to release the Steel Angel Kurumi series for streaming and download. The entire series was compiled in a Blu-ray box set by Pony Canyon on September 19, 2012. The Kurumi series as a whole consists of the first season Steel Angel Kurumi, four OVA episodes entitled Steel Angel Kurumi Encore, a second season by the name of Steel Angel Kurumi 2, and a prequel OVA series entitled Steel Angel Kurumi 0. A live-action adaptation was made, titled Steel Angel Kurumi Pure, but has a different continuity to the anime. This series was originally aired in Japan as part of Wowow's Anime Complex. The first anime series is set in an alternate history version of Japan during the Taishō period, while the second series takes place in the 21st century.