Guin Saga
| Guin Saga | |
|---|---|
| Original title | グ イ ン ・ サ ー ガ |
| transcription | Guin Sāga |
| genre | Fantasy , adventure |
| novel | |
| author | Kaoru Kurimoto |
| publishing company | Hayakawa Shobo |
| First publication | 1979-2013 |
| expenditure | 130 + 25 side stories |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Kazuaki Yanagisawa |
| publishing company | Media Factory |
| magazine | Comic flapper |
| First publication | 2001 - 2003 |
| expenditure | 3 |
| Manga | |
| country |
Japan
|
| author | Hajime Sawada |
| publishing company | Jive |
| magazine | Comic rush |
| First publication | January 2007 - April 2010 |
| expenditure | 6th |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2009 |
| Studio | Satelight |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 26th |
| Director | Atsushi Wakabayashi |
| music | Nobuo Uematsu |
| First broadcast | April 5, 2009 - September 27, 2009 on NHK |
Guin Saga ( Japanese グ イ ン ・ サ ー ガ , Guin Sāga ) is an ongoing novel series written by the Japanese author Kaoru Kurimoto , which is also the most successful fantasy series by a single author to date . Guin Saga has been published since 1979 and should set a record of over 100 issues. In fact, by the author's death in 2009, 126 issues had been published along with 21 side stories. Both series were continued posthumously with unpublished manuscripts, so that four more novels and a side story come from her pen. The series with side stories was continued by other authors and so far (as of November 2013) comprises 25 volumes. The main series will be continued on November 8, 2013 with the 131st volume by Yū Godai .
content
The story revolves around the warrior Guin, who remembers nothing more than his name and wears a leopard mask that he can no longer take off. He has superhuman powers and some abilities that he himself doesn't know about. One day he meets the siblings Rinda and Remus Farseer, heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Paros. The two fled after their parents were killed by the Mongaul. Now Guin is helping them against the Mongaul.
Publications
novel
Kaoru Kurimoto's novels were published by Hayakawa Shobō from 1979 to 2009 . The series comprises a total of 130 volumes. Four years after the author's death, the series will be continued: On November 8, 2013, the 131st volume, Parro no Ankoku , by Yū Godai , will follow in December 2013, the 132nd volume, Cylon no Banka , by Yume Yohino .
A series of side stories ( gaiden ) called Guin Saga Gaiden ( グ イ ン ・ サ ー ガ 外 伝 ) has been appearing since 1981, with the first 22 volumes written by Kaoru Kurimoto (the 22nd published posthumously) and the 23rd by Saori Kumi . Until November 2013 this series comprises 25 volumes.
In addition, there has been a short story series called Guin Saga World ( グ イ ン ・ サ ー ガ ・ ワ ー ル ド , Guin Sāga Wārudo ) since 2011, the individual volumes of which contain 4 to 5 short stories that come from other authors and are unpublished from the estate of Kurimoto. So far (as of November 2013) eight volumes have been published.
Manga
From 2001 to 2003 a first manga adaptation of the novels was published in Media Factory's magazine Comic Flapper . The series by draftsman Kazuaki Yanagisawa was also published in three edited volumes and translated into English.
A second manga followed in 2007, drawn by Hajime Sawada . This appeared until 2010 in the magazine Comic Rush of the publisher Jive and in six anthologies. A Portuguese translation was published by Planet Manga and a German version was published by the same publisher from August 2010 to August 2011.
Anime
In 2009 the Satelight studio produced a 26-part anime adaptation of the novels. In this led Atsushi Wakabayashi director, Shoji Yonemura was responsible for the series concept. The character design was done by Toshiharu Murata and the artistic director was Junichi Higashi. The series was first broadcast from April 5, 2009 to September 27, 2009 on NHK .
An English translation was distributed via streaming by Anime News Network , Crunchyroll , Hulu and The Anime Network .
Voice actor
| role | Japanese voice |
|---|---|
| Guin | Kenyu Horiuchi |
| Rinda | Mai Nakahara |
| Remus | Tsubasa Yonaga |
| Amnelis | Akeno Watanabe |
| Astrias | Makoto Ishii |
| Suni | Sayuri Yahagi |
| Istvan | Shintaro Asanuma |
| Marus | Unshō Ishizuka |
| Naris | Yuya Uchida |
music
The music for the series was composed by Nobuo Uematsu . The opening credits were underlaid with the song Guin no Thema ( グ イ ン の テ ー マ ) by Nobuo Uematsu and the closing credits with Saga ~ This is my road by Kanon.
reception
The German magazine AnimaniA certifies that the second manga is a story full of speed and action, with splashing blood and severed heads not being saved. Hajime Sawada uses an unusual drawing style with a lot of hatching and little use of grid foil , whereby individual drawings are particularly complex. The story is designed to be dynamic and technically appealing and particularly appeals to a male audience aged 16 and over with a preference for action, fantasy and armed conflicts.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Georges T. Dodds: The Leopard Mask: The Guin Saga, Book 1. sfsite.com, 2003, accessed on May 31, 2009 (English).
- ^ Novelist Kaoru Kurimoto of Guin Saga passed away for Pancreatic Cancer. (No longer available online.) Gigazine, May 27, 2009, formerly the original ; accessed on May 31, 2009 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Guin Saga to Resume 4 Years After Original Novelist's Passing. Anime News Network, October 31, 2013, accessed November 1, 2013 .
- ↑ AnimaniA 08-09 / 2010, p. 42
Web links
- Overview of Guin Saga (1-99) , Guin Saga (from 100) and Guin Saga Gaiden at Hayakawa Online (Japanese)
- Official website of the manga (Japanese)
- Official website of the anime (Japanese / English)
- Publications overview (Japanese)
- Anime News Network about the manga and anime (English)