Gorillaman
First tankōbon volume cover
ゴリラーマン
(Gorirāman)
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written byHarold Sakuishi
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original run1988 – 1993
Volumes19
Original video animation
Directed by
Written byJou Hirose
StudioJ.C.Staff
Released June 25, 1992 – December 24, 1993
Runtime46 minutes (each)
Episodes2
Manga
Gorillaman 40
Written byHarold Sakuishi
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 12, 2020 – August 22, 2022
Volumes3

Gorillaman (Japanese: ゴリラーマン, Hepburn: Gorirāman) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Harold Sakuishi. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1988 to 1993, with its chapters collected in 19 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a two-episode original video animation (OVA) animated by J.C.Staff in 1992. A sequel, titled Gorillaman, was serialized in Weekly Young Magazine from 2020 to 2022.

In 1990, Gorillaman won the 14th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Harold Sakuishi, Gorillaman was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1988 to 1993.[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in nineteen tankōbon volumes, released from April 6, 1989,[3] to October 6, 1993.[4]

For the magazine's 40th anniversary, Sakuishi launched a two-chapter story in Weekly Young Magazine, under the title Gorillaman 40, on October 12 and 17, 2020;[5] it was later serialized in the same magazine from March 28 to August 22, 2022.[1][6] Kodansha collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released from April 6 to September 6, 2022;[7][8] in the third volume it was announced that the series will have a "Family Arc" spin-off manga.[9]

Original video animation

The series was adapted into a two-episode original video animation (OVA) animated by J.C.Staff, released on June 25 and December 24, 1992.[10]

Reception

In 1990, alongside The Silent Service, Gorillaman won the 14th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.[11]

References

  1. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 13, 2022). "Beck's Harold Sakuishi Launches Gorillaman 40 Manga on March 28". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 28, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  2. ^ ゴリラーマン：29年ぶり連載復活 「ゴリラーマン40」で40歳に 第1話に「ストッパー毒島」アスレチックス火野も. Mantan Web (in Japanese). March 28, 2022. Archived from the original on March 30, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  3. ^ ゴリラーマン（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 27, 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  4. ^ ゴリラーマン（１９） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 27, 2004. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  5. ^ ゴリラーマンが帰ってきた！特別読切「ゴリラーマン40」がヤンマガに2号連続掲載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 12, 2020. Archived from the original on April 19, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  6. ^ Pineda, Rafael (August 15, 2022). "Harold Sakuishi's Gorillaman 40 Manga Ends on August 22". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 27, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  7. ^ 40歳になり多忙な日々を送るゴリラーマンの活躍を描く「ゴリラーマン40」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 6, 2022. Archived from the original on October 2, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  8. ^ 【9月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 6, 2022. Archived from the original on October 8, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael (September 10, 2022). "Gorillaman 40 Manga Gets 'Family Arc' Spinoff". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 10, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  10. ^ ゴリラーマン (in Japanese). J.C.Staff. Archived from the original on January 20, 2022. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
  11. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

External links

Weekly Young Magazine: 1980s–1990s
Weekly Young Magazine: 2020–present
Kodansha Manga Award – General
J.C.Staff OVAs and ONAs
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