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''[[Shadow Star]]'', known in Japan as {{nihongo||なるたる|Narutaru|lead=yes}}, is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Mohiro Kitoh]]. The 13-episode anime adaptation was broadcast on the Japanese television station [[Kids Station]] from July 8 to September 30, 2003.{{efn|name="airdate"|''Shadow Star'' aired on Kids Station on Monday 24:00, effectively Tuesday at 12:00 a.m. [[Japan Standard Time|JST]].[{{cite web|url=http://www.kids-station.com/info/program/nextmonth.html|script-title=ja:少年少女の成長と自立を描く近未来SFファンタジー「なるたる」放送スタート!|publisher=[[Kids Station]]|access-date=April 18, 2026|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030621074635/http://www.kids-station.com/info/program/nextmonth.html|archive-date=June 21, 2003|url-status=dead}}]}} The anime was licensed by [[Central Park Media]] and released as ''Shadow Star Narutaru'', and has played on Comcast's Anime Selects multiple times. In 2007, it ran on the Illusion on Demand television network. Central Park Media released the title under their "U.S. Manga Corps" line, on 4 DVDs, and later re-released the DVDs in a box set. Central Park Media filed for bankruptcy in 2009, and the DVDs have since been out of print.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/central-park-media-files-chapter-7/|website=www.comicsbeat.com|access-date=2019-11-30|title=Syndicated Comics|date=30 April 2009|archive-date=2021-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228063506/https://www.comicsbeat.com/central-park-media-files-chapter-7/|url-status=live}}] |
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''[[Shadow Star]]'', known in Japan as {{nihongo||なるたる|Narutaru|lead=yes}}, is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Mohiro Kitoh]]. The 13-episode anime adaptation was broadcast on the Japanese television station [[Kids Station]] from July 8 to September 30, 2003.{{efn|name="airdate"|''Shadow Star'' aired on Kids Station on Monday 24:00, effectively Tuesday at 12:00 a.m. [[Japan Standard Time|JST]].[{{cite web|url=http://www.kids-station.com/info/program/nextmonth.html|script-title=ja:少年少女の成長と自立を描く近未来SFファンタジー「なるたる」放送スタート!|publisher=[[Kids Station]]|access-date=April 18, 2026|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030621074635/http://www.kids-station.com/info/program/nextmonth.html|archive-date=June 21, 2003|url-status=dead}}]}} The anime was licensed by [[Central Park Media]] for North America in 2004, under the title ''Shadow Star Narutaru''.[{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=New CPM Licenses|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-11-29/new-cpm-licenses|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 20], 2026|date=November 29, 2004|archive-date=February 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240224023526/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-11-29/new-cpm-licenses|url-status=live}} It was featured on [[Comcast]]'s Anime Selects, alongside other Central Park Media titles.[{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=The Anime Network on Comcast Details|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-12-07/the-anime-network-on-comcast-details|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 20, 2026|date=December 7, 2004|archive-date=September 20, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240920065436/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2004-12-07/the-anime-network-on-comcast-details|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|last=Martin|first=Theron|title=Anime - 2005 Year in Review|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2006-01-11/2|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 20, 2026|date=January 11, 2006|archive-date=September 26, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240926195011/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/feature/2006-01-11/2|url-status=live|quote=[...] Anime Selects has more recently gotten into the game with a catalog of CPM titles.}}] In October 2007, it was part of the initial lineup of 21 titles run on the Illusion on-Demand television network.[{{cite web|title=Illusion On-Demand Launches|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2007-10-02/illusion-on-demand-launches|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 20, 2026|date=October 2, 2007|archive-date=July 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220707173828/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2007-10-02/illusion-on-demand-launches|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|last=Loo|first=Egan|title=1st Sci-Fi/Fantasy Video-On-Demand Channel Shows Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-03/1st-sci-fi/fantasy-video-on-demand-channel-shows-anime|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 20, 2026|date=October 3, 2007|archive-date=December 31, 2025|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20251231190848/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-10-03/1st-sci-fi/fantasy-video-on-demand-channel-shows-anime|url-status=live}}] Central Park Media released the series under their "U.S. Manga Corps" line in 2005 on four DVDs, and later re-released the DVDs in a box set in July 2006.[{{cite web|last=Macdonald|first=Christopher|title=Upcoming CPM Releases|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-07-17/upcoming-cpm-releases|website=[[Anime News Network]]|access-date=April 20, 2026|date=July 17, 2005|archive-date=November 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221105161226/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-07-17/upcoming-cpm-releases|url-status=live}}][{{cite web|title="Shadow Star Narutaru DVD Collection" To Be Released July 25th|url=http://www.centralparkmedia.com/news/news.cfm?NewsID=92|website=[[Central Park Media]]|access-date=April 20, 2026|date=May 16, 2006|archive-date=June 14, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060614182857/http://www.centralparkmedia.com/news/news.cfm?NewsID=92|url-status=dead}}] Central Park Media filed for bankruptcy in 2009, and the DVDs have since been out of print.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/central-park-media-files-chapter-7/|website=www.comicsbeat.com|access-date=2019-11-30|title=Syndicated Comics|date=30 April 2009|archive-date=2021-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210228063506/https://www.comicsbeat.com/central-park-media-files-chapter-7/|url-status=live}}] |