Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Daigo Asahina
め組の大吾
(Megumi no Daigo)
Genre
Manga
Written byMasahito Soda
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 6, 1995 – June 16, 1999
Volumes20 (List of volumes)
Anime film
Directed bySusumu Nishizawa
Music byShirō Hamaguchi
StudioSunrise
ReleasedJuly 27, 1999
Runtime45 minutes
Television drama
Directed by
  • Go Shichitaka
  • Take Narita
  • Hirosuke Mitake
  • Taro Kinoshita
  • Osamu Yonekawa
  • Ryouichi Tanaka
Original networkFuji TV
Original run January 6, 2004 – March 16, 2004
Episodes11
Sequel

Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M (Japanese: め組の大吾, Hepburn: Megumi no Daigo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masahito Soda. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 1995 to June 1999, with its chapters collected in 20 tankōbon volumes.

The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media. An anime film produced by Sunrise was released in July 1999. A television drama adaptation was broadcast on Fuji TV in 2004. A manga sequel, titled Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, started in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine in October 2020.

In 1996, Daigo of Fire Company M won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category. By December 2022, the manga had over 14 million copies in circulation.

Plot

As a child, Daigo Asahina's life was saved by a fireman. He grew up and never forgot the brave, nameless man who rescued and inspired him to become a firefighter himself. Now as a firefighter in training at Medaka-Ga-Hama Fire Station in Sengoku City, Daigo must grow up quickly, learn the ropes, and find out if he truly has what it takes to become a heroic fireman.

Characters

Daigo Asahina (朝比奈 大吾, Asahina Daigo)
Voiced by: Wataru Takagi[2]
An 18-year-old young man who thinks he knows everything about firefighting.
Shunsuke Gomi (五味 俊介, Gomi Shunsuke)
Voiced by: Yusaku Yara[2]
The captain of Fire Company M whose easy-going attitude is initially off-putting to the overzealous Daigo.
Shizuka Ochiai (落合 静香, Ochiai Shizuka)
Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue[2]
Daigo's high school teacher who continues to offer encouragement even though he is no longer her student. She treats him as though he is her little brother, though Daigo has feelings for her.
Shirō Amakasu (甘粕 士郎, Amakasu Shirō)
Voiced by: Kazuya Ichijō[2]
Daigo's serious-minded rival at Kujiradai Fire Station, one of the busiest stations in the area.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Masahito Soda, Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 6, 1995,[3] to June 16, 1999.[4] Shogakukan collected its chapters in twenty tankōbon volumes, released from January 18, 1996,[5] to August 7, 1999.[6] Shogakukan republished the series into eleven bunkoban volumes from October 4, 2005,[7] to May 13, 2006.[8]

In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English language release. The twenty volumes were released from December 10, 2002,[9] to November 13, 2007.[10] In December 2013, Viz Media published the series digitally on their platform.[11][12][13]

A sequel, titled Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, started in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine on October 6, 2020.[14]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 January 18, 1996[5]4-09-123681-2December 10, 2002 (LR)[9]
July 1, 2003 (RL)[15]		978-1-56931-860-7 (LR)
978-1-56931-955-0 (RL)
2 March 18, 1996[16]4-09-12368-2-0March 1, 2003[17]978-1-56931-879-9
3 June 18, 1996[18]4-09-123683-9June 1, 2003[19]978-1-56931-881-2
4 August 10, 1996[20]4-09-123684-7September 10, 2003[21]978-1-56931-991-8
5 August 10, 1996[22]4-09-123685-5December 3, 2003[23]978-1-59116-093-9
6 February 18, 1997[24]4-09-123686-3March 3, 2004[25]978-1-59116-137-0
7 April 18, 1997[26]4-09-123687-1June 9, 2004[27]978-1-59116-315-2
8 June 18, 1997[28]4-09-123688-XAugust 31, 2004[29]978-1-59116-464-7
9 September 18, 1997[30]4-09-123689-8December 14, 2004[31]978-1-59116-634-4
10 November 18, 1997[32]4-09-123690-1March 15, 2005[33]978-1-59116-635-1
11 February 18, 1998[34]4-09-125341-5June 7, 2005[35]978-1-59116-795-2
12 April 18, 1998[36]4-09-125342-3September 6, 2005[37]978-1-59116-980-2
13 June 18, 1998[38]4-09-125343-1December 13, 2005[39]978-1-4215-0130-7
14 September 18, 1998[40]4-09-125344-XMarch 14, 2006[41]978-1-4215-0318-9
15 December 10, 1998[42]4-09-125345-8June 13, 2006[43]978-1-4215-0451-3
16 March 18, 1999[44]4-09-125346-6September 12, 2006[45]978-1-4215-0452-0
17 April 17, 1999[46]4-09-125347-4December 12, 2006[47]978-1-4215-0453-7
18 June 16, 1999[48]4-09-125348-2March 13, 2007[49]978-1-4215-0890-0
19 July 17, 1999[50]4-09-125349-0July 10, 2007[51]978-1-4215-0891-7
20 August 7, 1999[6]4-09-125350-4November 13, 2007[10]978-1-4215-0892-4

Anime film

An anime film produced by Sunrise premiered on July 27, 1999.[52]

Drama

A 11-episode Japanese television drama was broadcast on Fuji TV from January 6 to March 16, 2004.[53][54]

Reception

By December 2022, the manga had over 14 million copies in circulation.[55]

Daigo of Fire Company M won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 1996.[56] The manga was awarded an Excellence Award in the Manga Division at the 2nd Japan Media Arts Festival in 1998.[57]

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External links

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Shogakukan Manga Award – Shōnen
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