Fake (manga)
| fake | |
|---|---|
| genre | Shōnen Ai , crime, action |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Sanami Matoh |
| publishing company | Biblos |
| magazine | Be × Boy |
| First publication | 1994-2000 |
| expenditure | 7th |
| Original video animation | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 1996 |
| Studio | JCStaff |
| length | 60 minutes |
| Episodes | 1 |
| Director | Iku Suzuki |
| music | Katsuo Ono |
| Manga | |
| title | Fake II |
| country |
Japan
|
| author | Sanami Matoh |
| publishing company | Mediation |
| magazine | Comique Hug |
| First publication | May 12, 2007 - May 13, 2008 |
| expenditure | 3 |
Fake is a completed manga series by the Japanese illustrator Sanami Matoh . The crime manga, which can be assigned to the Shōnen-Ai genre, has over 1,200 pages and was first published in 1993. It is about two bisexual police officers and two children in New York . The series was translated into multiple languages, filmed as an anime in 1996 , and continued in 2007.
action
The half-Japanese Randy Ryō Maclane is new to the 27th police station in New York and is assigned to Dee Laytner on his first day. At first Dee reacts dismissively, but that doesn't last long. Randy proves Dee that he has what it takes to be a cop, and so the two of them become friends. From that day on, the bisexual Dee only calls Randy by his middle name and keeps making advances. Ryō is a rather reserved and calm person, Dee, on the other hand, very stormy and direct, so that he often catches Ryō by surprise.
One day the street boy Bikky Goldman shows up, whom Ryō takes in. Dee and the homophobic Bikky quarrel and fight non-stop - usually when Dee approaches Ryō. Pickpocket Carol joins them too. She is often with Ryō, Dee and Bikky, and often argues with Dee.
Publications
Fake appeared in Japan from 1994 to 2000 in the manga magazine Be × Boy . The Biblos publishing house summed up this single chapter from 1994 in anthologies together, seven of which are published in total. The manga has been translated into English, Spanish and French. From June 2002 to June 2003 Carlsen Comics published the anthologies in German.
A sequel was released on 12 May 2007 to 13 May 2008 at the magazine Comique Hug of mediation . The chapters were published in three edited volumes in 2010 and 2011.
Anime adaptation
In 1996 an anime adaptation of the manga in the form of an original video animation was released in Japan . JCStaff produced the hour-long film directed by Iku Suzuki , which was also released in the US, Italy and in March 2005 by OVA Films in Germany. Akinori Endo wrote the script , Nagisa Miyazaki did the character design, and Chitose Asakura was the artistic director . Satoshi Shigeta was responsible for the mecha design .
The plot of the anime includes a new adventure by the two police officers that has been relocated to the UK. A Japanese guest is found dead in the British country hotel where they are both vacationing. Investigator Berkeley Rose pulls the couple into the investigation because guests from Japan have been murdered in the area for some time and the police don't know what to do next. The story is structured through introduction and flashbacks in such a way that no prior knowledge of the manga is necessary.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Randy McLane | Nobuo Tobita |
| Dee Laytner | Tomokazu Seki |
| Arisa | Kikuko Inoue |
| Berkeley Rose | Masashi Ebara |
| Bikky | Rica Matsumoto |
| Leonard Henry | Tetsuya Iwanaga |
| YY | Tetsuya Iwanaga |
| Carol | Wakana Yamazaki |
music
The music for the film was composed by Katsuo Ono . The opening song is Everybody! Shake It, Buddy! by Kis-S and Starlight Heaven by Rica Matsumoto was used for the credits .
reception
Jason Thompson describes the manga as an " influential Shōnen-Ai-Manga " and a successful parody of the police series of the 1980s . Although the plot is unrealistic, the story never takes itself too seriously and offers lovable characters and many “ pleasantly kitschy ”, parodic scenes in the style of City Hunter . In the Anime Encyclopedia , the manga is referred to as a Lethal Weapon imitation. The anime adaptation, which could have become a queer Agatha Christie story, fails because of too many forced appearances by secondary characters from the manga and one too simple murder case, which the incompetent police officers are still unable to solve for a long time. Instead, they pass their time with conversation and the supporting characters, without this getting the plot moving. An “ original romantic farce ” becomes a monotonous, formulaic film. Ryō, in particular, got into the clichéd, feminine gay portrayal: sidekick , mother figure, unattainable love goal and finally a virgin in distress . The German magazine Animania also criticized the fact that the killer was easy to guess and that some of the characters were rather annoying. The story also offers " important slapstick interludes as well as well-placed situational comics ". The German dubbed version was okay and the animation quality was " out of date, but quite acceptable ", especially for the time it was created. The “technically solid title” is therefore recommended to fans of the genre . The manga offers " an entertaining story, despite the average quality in terms of both drawing and content ." The color pages are handsome.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy: The Anime Encyclopedia. Revised & Expanded Edition. Stone Bridge Press, Berkeley 2006, ISBN 1-933330-10-4 , p. 88.
- ↑ a b Animania 03/2005, p. 28f.
- ↑ Jason Thompson: Manga. The Complete Guide . Del Rey, New York 2007, ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8 , pp. 100 .
- ↑ Animania 04/2005, p. 26.
literature
- Karen Merveille: Hervé Brient (Ed.): Homosexualité et manga: le yaoi ( French ) (= Manga: 10000 images). Editions H, 2008, ISBN 978-2-9531781-0-4 , pp. 93-94.
Web links
- Manga and Anime on Anime News Network (English)