CIPHER
Cipher is a shojo manga series by Minako Narita. It was serialized in LaLa magazine from the February 1985 issue to the December 1990 issue.Alexandrite is a sequel to Cipher and was serialized in LaLa from April 1991 issue to the November 1994 issue.Cipher was also adapted into an OVA called Cipher the Video in 1989.
How to Read and Watch Cipher
JAPAN
Cipher is published in three different editions in Japan and is available in print and digitally:
1. Hana to Yume Comics, Hakusensha - 12 volumes - 1985 - 1990
2. Hakusensha Bunko (文庫版 bunkoban edition), Hakusensha - 7 volumes - 1997
3. Hana to Yume Comics Special (愛蔵版 Aizoban edition), Hakusensha - 7 volumes - 2013
INTERNATIONAL
CMX published physical copies of Cipher in English in 11 volumes. However, it is out of print.
You may be able to find copies by searching second-hand bookstores or online.May Queen Comics published physical copies of Cipher in Korean.
Siam Inter Comics published physical copies of Cipher in Thai.
Tong Li Comics published physical copies of Cipher in Chinese.
Watch Cipher the Video - LaserDisc Rip
Watch Cipher the Video - LaserDisc Domesday Capture
Watch Cipher: The Video - C.N.N. Video Special - Domesday Capture
English Reviews And Articles
Reviews (Text)
Cipher Vol. 1 – Manga Review - _ Hung, BasuGasuBakuhatsu Anime Blog_, May 2007
Manga Review: Cipher by Narita Minako - Jan, Dear Author, May 2007
Cipher Vol 1 - 11 - Connie, Slightly Biased Manga, 2008
Wake Me Up Before You Shojo - Mike Toole, Anime News Network, June 2012
Jason Thompson's House of 1000 Manga - Cipher - Jason Thompson, Anime News Network, February 2013
The CMX Project: Cipher - Michelle Smith, Karen Peck, Soliloquy in Blue, April 2013
Quick Review: Cipher by Minako Narita - Laura (ローラ), mangahoarder, September 2013
Cipher the Video: It Has "Footloose" In It... All Complaints Are Null & Void!!! - George Horvath, The Land of Obscusion, February 2014
Cipher the Video - Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy, The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation, 2015
The Eighties Are Alive and Well in Cipher - Jeremy Tauber, Otaquest, December 2020
Cipher Isn’t Just An Anime, It’s A Documentary About 1980s New York - Chris Person, aftermath, December 2023
Reviews (Video)
The Most 80's Anime | Cipher Review original upload on kennylauderdale_en in 2019, reuploaded on KenShadowRealm in 2023
80s MTV, But Make It Anime - Cipher: The Video (1989) - Marion Bea, 2019
"WTF? How did THIS happen?!" Bullet Ballet: Cipher The Video (1989) - Crusher Jones, 2020
Cipher the Video | KYOTO VIDEO - KaiserBeamz, 2021
Articles
Cipher the Video - MyAnimeList
Cipher (manga) - Wikipedia
Cipher - Baka-Updates Manga
Alexandrite - Baka-Updates Manga
Cipher - TV Tropes
Cipher(manga) - Anime News Network
Russian Reviews
Reviews (Video)
Аниме Cipher the Video – обзор - Moulture, 2022
Japanese Articles and Interviews
Interview with Minako Narita, Moe October 1995
Minako Narita Interview - art drops, 2009
Interview with Minako Narita - CIPHER 愛蔵版 vol 1, 2013
Interview with Yasuko Inoue and Minako Narita - CIPHER 愛蔵版 vol 3, 2013
Interview with Eri Watanabe and Minako Narita - CIPHER 愛蔵版 vol 5, 2013
Interview with Mansai Nomura and Minako Narita - CIPHER 愛蔵版 vol 7, 2013
Interview with Minako Narita 40th Anniversary - natalie, 2017
LaLa 45th Countdown Legend Interview with Minako Narita - LaLa February 2021
【成田美名子原画展】成田美名子先生が本展の見どころについて語ります / [Minako Narita Original Art Exhibition] Minako Narita talks about the highlights of this exhibition - Feb 2025
【成田美名子原画展】成田美名子先生が本展グッズについて語ります / [Minako Narita Original Art Exhibition] Minako Narita will talk about the merchandise for this exhibition. - Feb 2025
Cipher Music and Soundtrack