Compiler (manga)

Compiler
コンパイラ
(Konpaira)
Genre
Manga
Written byKia Asamiya
Published byKodansha
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
Original runMarch 24, 1990August 25, 1992
Volumes3
Manga
Assembler 0X
Written byKia Asamiya
Published byKodansha
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
Original runOctober 24, 1992June 24, 1995
Volumes4
Further information
Original video animation
Directed by
Produced by
  • Joji Furusawa
  • Kazuhiko Ikeguchi
  • Masaki Sawanobori
  • Yoshimasa Mizuo
Written by
  • Takao Kato
  • Kiyoshi Murayama
Music byToshiyuki Omori
Studio
Licensed by
Released March 5, 1994 October 5, 1994
Runtime30 minutes
Episodes2
Original video animation
Compiler Festa
Directed byKiyoshi Murayama
Produced by
  • Kōji Shimana
  • Masaki Sawanobori
  • Yoshimasa Mizuo
Written byMichitaka Kikuchi
Music byToshiyuki Omori
StudioStudio Fantasia
Licensed by
  • NA: ADV Films (expired)
ReleasedDecember 21, 1995
Runtime50 minutes
Episodes1
Manga
Ganzo Konpaira
Written byKia Asamiya
Published byShōnen Gahōsha
MagazineYoung King OURs
PublishedSeptember 30, 2021

Compiler (Japanese: コンパイラ, Hepburn: Konpaira) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kia Asamiya. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine from March 1990 to August 1992. The series follows two computer programs, Compiler and Assembler, who, after failing to take over Earth, decide to live in human form with two human brothers while dealing with various enemies that are after them.

A sequel series, titled Assembler 0X (Japanese: アセンブラ0X, Hepburn: Asenbura 0 X) and focusing on the character Assembler, was serialized in Monthly Afternoon from October 1992 to June 1995.

The manga was adapted into a two-part anime original video animation (OVA) in 1994 by Kodansha, King Records, and Movic. It was licensed in North America by ADV Films. An OVA sequel was released in 1995.