Golgo 13

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Golgo 13 ( Japanese ゴ ル ゴ 13 , Gorugo Sāchīn ) is a manga series by the Japanese illustrator Takao Saitō , which has been published in Japan since 1969. The manga was also adapted as an anime and a real-life film.

The work can be divided into the genres of his and Action lane.

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Duke Tōgō, called Golgo 13, is a professional hit man. He works for changing clients, secret services and the Mafia. Nothing is known about his identity and origin, but he is considered the best of his trade and kills anyone if he is paid enough. He never smiles and only speaks the bare minimum.

Conception

In the weekly manga, Golgo performs a murder assignment every two weeks. His name is an abbreviation of Golgotha , the hill on which Jesus Christ was crucified, and the ominous number 13 .

Emergence

In the 1950s, Takao Saitō adapted the James Bond novels by Ian Fleming as mangas for the lending libraries, which were in great demand at the time. These adaptations strongly influenced his later work Golgo 13 .

The manga is created in Takao Saitō's studio, which has 15 employees who assist him in drawing. Saitō acts as a kind of director who directs the work of the employees and combines them into a whole.

publication

The manga has been published in the manga magazine Bic Comic by Shogakukan since January 1969 . The individual chapters have also been published in 193 edited volumes so far .

The manga has been published in English by Viz Media since 2006 , and in French and Spanish by Glénat .

Adaptations

Real films

1973 saw the first real feature film for the manga by Junya Sato and Tōei in Japanese cinemas. In 1977 Golgo 13 followed: Kūron no kubi . The 93-minute film was directed by Yukio Noda. An English version was published by Worldwide Pictures.

Anime movie

The film Golgo 13: The Professional was shown in Japanese cinemas in 1983 and was also released in German by OVA Films . Directed by Osamu Dezaki, the production comes from the Tokyo Movie Shinsha studio . The film was the first anime to use 3D computer animation.

Original video animation

In 1998, the OVA Golgo 13 - The Queen Bee , which was also released in German, was released in Japan as a sequel to the film . Osamu Dezaki again directed the 60-minute OVA.

Anime series

Television broadcast
Original title Golgo 13
Country of production Japan
original language Japanese
year 2008
length 25 minutes
Episodes 50
genre His , action
idea Takao Saitō
production Susumu Matsuyama
music Daisuke Ikeda
First broadcast April 11, 2008 - March 27, 2009 on TV Tokyo
synchronization

In 2008, The Answer Studio produced a 50-part anime television series based on the manga, directed by Shunji Ōga . The character design was created by Kazuyoshi Takeuchi and the artistic direction was held by Toshiharu Mizutani . The series was broadcast from April 11, 2008 to March 27, 2009 by the Japanese broadcaster TV Tokyo . A few days after TV Tokyo, the broadcasters BS Japan, TV Aichi, TV Hokkaido, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi and TVQ Kyushu began broadcasting.

synchronization

role Japanese speaker ( seiyū )
Golgo 13 Hiroshi Tachi
Flannagan Kinryu Arimoto
Regan Masafumi Kimura
Dave McCartney Mitsuo Senda

music

Daisuke Ikeda composed the music for the series . The opening credits are Take the Wave by Naifu and So faraway by Pinc Inc. The three credits are underlaid with the songs Garasu no haiwei by doa, Yume no Hitotsu by Garnet Crow and Sono Hohoemi Yo Eien ni by Aiko Kitahara.

reception

The manga won the 21st Shogakukan Manga Prize in 1976 in the general category . The series is one of the most popular adult manga in Japan.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d Frederik L. Schodt, Osamu Tezuka (preface): Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics p. 78 f. Kodansha America, 1983.
  2. ^ Trish Ledoux and Doug Ranney: The Complete Anime Guide p. 73. Tiger Mountain Press, Issaquah (Washington), 1995.
  3. ^ Paul Gravett: Manga - Sixty Years of Japanese Comics , p. 102. Egmont Manga and Anime, 2004.
  4. ↑ Frederik L. Schodt, Osamu Tezuka (preface): Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics p. 142 f. Kodansha America, 1983.
  5. ↑ Paul Gravett: Manga - Sixty Years of Japanese Comics , p. 6. Egmont Manga and Anime, 2004.
  6. ↑ German Film Institute - DIF / German Film Museum & Museum of Applied Arts (ed.) (2008): ga-netchû! The Manga Anime Syndrome p. 124. Henschel Verlag.
  7. ↑ 小学 館 漫画 賞 ： 歴 代 受 賞 者. Shogakukan, accessed August 19, 2007 (Japanese).

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