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{{nihongo|'''''Ceres, Celestial Legend'''''|妖しのセレス|Ayashi no Seresu}} is a [[fantasy]] [[shōjo]] [[manga]] series written by [[Yuu Watase]]. It was originally serialized in ''[[Shōjo Comic]]'' from May 1996 through March 2000. The chapters were also published by [[Shogakukan]] in fourteen [[tankōbon|collected volumes]]. The series focuses on Aya Mikage, who learns on her sixteenth birthday that she is the reincarnation of a {{nihongo|celestial maiden|天女|[[tennyo]]}} named Ceres, and her twin brother Aki the reincarnation of Ceres' former husband, MikageMikagi. Ceres begins manifesting in Aya. To try to save her brother, Aya must find Ceres' lost {{nihongo|celestial robe|羽衣|hagoromo}}, while trying to avoid being killed or captured by her own family, who wants to use Ceres's incredible powers and abilities for their own gain.

The manga series is licensed for [[English language]] release in North America by [[Viz Media]]. In 1998, it won the [[Shogakukan Manga Award]] for shōjo.<ref name="ShogakukanAward">{{cite web | url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html | title=小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | accessdate=2007-08-19}}</ref> [[Studio Pierrot]] adapted the series into a twenty-four episode [[anime]] series that premiered in Japan on [[WOWOW]] on April 20, 2000 and ran until September 28, 2000. The anime series is also licensed for [[Region 1]] release by Viz Media.