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[10][11] Volumes[edit] No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN 1 June 4, 1993[5]4-08-858721-9 2 December 2, 1993[12]4-08-858722-7 3 May 10, 1994[13]4-08-858723-5 4 December 2, 1994[14]4-08-858724-3 5 June 2, 1995[15]4-08-858725-1 6 December 1, 1995[16]4-08-858726-X 7 June 4, 1996[17]4-08-858727-8 8 December 2, 1996[18]4-08-858728-6 9 July 4, 1997[19]4-08-858729-4 10
January 9, 1998[6]4-08-859001-5 Original video
animation[edit] Adapted by Shueisha and KSS into an original video animation (OVA) series, Golden Boy was first released in Japan on VHS and later on laserdisc. The closing theme is "Study A Go! Go!" by Golden Girls. The series was licensed in North America by ADV Films, and was released on VHS, in both subtitled and dubbed editions, later releasing two DVD volumes on
April 23 and June 18, 2002,[20][21] and a complete series release on May 25, 2004. [22] The license was later transferred to Media Blasters for a DVD release on November 6, 2007,[23] and then Discotek Media for a DVD release on November 6, 2012. [24][25] Episodes[edit] No. TitleDirected byOriginal release date1"Computer Studies"
Transliteration: "Konpyūtā de obenkyō" (Japanese: コンピューターでお勉強)Hiroyuki KitakuboOctober 27, 1995 (1995-10-27) 25-year-old Kintarō Ōe obtains a janitorial job at an all-woman software firm led by the Ferrari-driving, skimpily clad Madame President. An electrical accident jeopardizes the firm's future, allowing Kintaro to put his newly acquired programming skills to the test. 2"Temptation of the Maiden"
Transliteration: "Otome no yūwaku" (Japanese: 乙女の誘惑)Yasuhito KikuchiNovember 22, 1995 (1995-11-22) Working as a campaign staffer for a mayoral candidate, Kintarō is asked to tutor his boss' attractive teenage daughter, Naoko Katsuda, who wants more from him than help with her math homework. 3"Danger! The Virgin's First Love"
Transliteration: "Kiki! Otome no hatsukoi" (Japanese: 危機!乙女の初恋)Hiroyuki MoritaDecember 22, 1995 (1995-12-22) A car accident has left the owner of an udon restaurant temporarily handicapped, and Kintarō is helping out and learning the trade. The owner's daughter, Noriko has a well-heeled suitor, but a series of events leads Kintarō to doubt his sincerity.
In North America, the first series, including the television film, was licensed by Geneon in 2003, which released it under the name Fighting Spirit. It was re-licensed by Discotek Media in 2020, including the television film and the OVA. By July 2023, the
manga had over 100 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series of all time. In 1991, Hajime no Ippo won the 15th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category. Plot[edit] Main article: List of Hajime no Ippo characters Ippo Makunouchi is an extremely shy high school student, unable to make friends due to
always being busy helping his mother run their family fishing charter business. Because he kept to himself, a group of bullies led by Umezawa got into the habit of picking on him.
Attack on Titan author Hajime Isayama said that Thorfinn is his favorite character from Vinland Saga due to his humanity and guilt. [99] In particular, he enjoyed how the manga went from the action story to a calmer take when Thorfinn becomes a slave as it helps him to form a notable character arc when he lets go of his violent days in favor of a redemption quest. [100] Writer Hiroshi Seko believes Thorfinn's age and role in a story of Vikings to be one of the best reasons for the series' popularity. [37] Golden Kamuy artist Satoru Noda praised Yukimura's artwork for how the manga already starts depicting Nordic elements alongside backgrounds. In
regards to characters, Noda particularly enjoyed Askeladd due to his notable skills as well as cruel, and merciless traits. [101] Yukimura recalls receiving several negative responses from the fans after the ending of the first story arc as Thorfinn is no longer portrayed as a Viking and instead spends the time farming. The author apologized to the readers for such change but he still finds it impossible to return the series to its violent topics; Instead, Yukimura told the fanbase to consider the manga Attack on Titan for its focus on violence. [33] Accolades[edit] The manga was nominated for the 1st
Manga Taisho award in 2008. [102] Vinland Saga was awarded the Grand Prize of the Manga Division at the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2009;[103] It was also a Jury Recommended work at the 25th edition in 2022. [104] It won the 36th Kodansha Manga Award for Best General Manga in 2012. [105] Notes[edit] ^ Tokyo MX lists the series premiere at 24:30 on January 9, 2023, which is effectively 12:30 a.
