s-CRY-ed, also known as s.CRY.ed or Scryed, is a 26 episode Japanese anime television series. It is produced by Sunrise, directed by Gorō Taniguchi and written by Yōsuke Kuroda. S-CRY-ed first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo and Animax.[1][2] The series is set in an alternative time where in Kanagawa Prefecture a phenomenon granted a 1% of its people supernatural powers known as "Alters". The plot follows a young Alter mercenary known as Kazuma as well as Ryuho, a man working for the Alter special forces known as HOLY who become rivals as their areas clash.
In Japan, the series was released in 2001 between July 4 and December 26 for a total of twenty-six episodes. These were collected in a total of nine DVD volumes between November 25, 2001 and July 25, 2002.[3][4] A DVD box containing all episodes was released on January 25, 2008[5] whereas a Blu-ray box was made available on October 26, 2011.[6]