Blue Submarine No.6
| Blue Submarine No. 6 | |
Cover of the original manga
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青の6号 (Ao no Roku-gō) |
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| Genre | Science fiction, Dieselpunk, Biopunk |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Satoru Ozawa |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Original run | January 8, 1967 – November 5, 1967 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Manga | |
| AO6 | |
| Written by | Satoru Ozawa |
| Published by | Seika Bunkansha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Sebun Comics |
| Original run | June 1997 – November 1998 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Mahiro Maeda |
| Studio | Gonzo |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | October 25, 1998 – March 25, 2000 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Episodes | 4 |
Blue Submarine No. 6 (青の6号 Ao no Roku-gō, literally "Blue No.6"), officially translated in Japan as "Blue Sub 006", is a post-apocalyptic 3-volume manga series written and illustrated by Satoru Ozawa. The manga was published in 1967 by Shogakukan, and was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine.
When the OVA adaptation was announced by Gonzo, the manga was revised into 5 volumes under the new name AO6. It was published by Seika Bukansha and was serialized in Sebun Comics magazine on June 1997. The OVA series was released in 2000. The OVA had also received two video games for the PlayStation and Dreamcast.
The story sets in the distant future, when the Earth's oceans have risen and flooded most of the sea-lying land on Earth.
The rogue scientist Zorndyke caused the flooding, which killed countless individuals, and most of humanity's remaining cities have been attacked or destroyed by Zorndyke's army of half-animal "hybrids". The remaining humans begin to wage war against Zorndyke's seagoing creations for survival. Humanity's best hope for a resolution to the conflict lies with its submarine forces, among which is the focus of the story, Blue Submarine #6. It is revealed that Zorndyke is attempting to decisively end the conflict in the favor of his hybrid children by artificially inducing a polar switch using geothermal energy at the South Pole.
The original Blue Submarine No. 6 manga was written by Satoru Ozawa and serialized Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday magazine from January 8 to November 5, 1967. Three tankōbon (collected chapter books) were released by Akita Shoten between March and August 1974. The manga was later revised and reworked with new cover illustrations provided by Kazutaka Miyatake to compliment the OVA adaptation. The manga was released under the new subtitle AO6. This version was published by Seika Bunkansha and serialized in Sebun Kansha magazine. The manga has been collected into five volumes with new cover art and recollected within two volume Kanzenban format released October 1999. Another two-volume collection was released on June 20, 2011.
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