Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi
| Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi | |
|---|---|
| Original title | 史上 最強 の 弟子 ケ ン イ チ |
| transcription | Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi |
| genre | Romance, comedy , erotic |
| Manga | |
| country |
 Japan
|
| author | Shun Matsuena |
| publishing company | Shogakukan |
| magazine | Shōnen Sunday |
| First publication | May 1, 2002 - September 17, 2014 |
| expenditure | 61 |
| Anime television series | |
| title | Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple |
| Original title | 史上 最強 の 弟子 ケ ン イ チ |
| transcription | Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| Year (s) | 2006-2007 |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 50 |
| Director | Hajime Kamegaki |
| production | Susumu Matsuyama , Tetsu Kojima |
| music | Joe Rinoie |
| First broadcast | October 7, 2006 on TV Tokyo |
| German-language first broadcast |
April 2020 on ProSieben Maxx |
| Original video animation | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| Year (s) | 2012-2014 |
| Studio | Brain's Base |
| Episodes | 11 |
| Director | Hiroshi Ishiodori |
| music | Keiji Inai |
Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi ( Japanese 史上 最強 の 弟子 ケ ン イ チ ) is a Japanese manga series by Shun Matsuena , which appeared in Japan from 2002 to 2014. It was adapted as an anime series and known internationally as Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple .
action
16-year-old Kenichi Shirahama is bullied by students at his school , but when he meets Miu Furinji, he wants to become a karate master . Through Miu he got into the Dōjō Ryozanpaku and received his training from numerous masters. Everyone is a master in a different field of martial arts, including karate, jiu jitsu , Thai boxing, and Chinese kempō . So he has to compete against Odin (Ryūto Asamiya), the first fist of Ragnarök, in order to do justice to the dōjō. His trainer Isshinsai Ogata already got to know Kenichi during training and recognized that his way of fighting can also result in the death of his opponent, he doesn't want to go this way. In the fight with Odin, Odin reveals himself to be a good friend who once received a badge with a yin and yang emblem as a result of a disgrace in battle , as proof of his defeat, as he believed. A crying girl who turned out to be Miu was given a cat badge from a chewing gum machine .
publication
It was published in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday magazine from May 2002 to September 2014 . The publisher also brought out the chapters in 61 volumes. The last of the volumes sold over 140,000 times in the first two weeks of publication.
A French version was published by Kurokawa, an Italian version by Planet Manga and a Chinese version by Tong Li Publishing in Taiwan.
Anime adaptation
The studio TMS Entertainment produced an anime for the manga in 2006 . The 50-episode series was led by Hajime Kamegaki , with Yoshiyuki Suga as the lead writer . The character design comes from Junko Yamanaka and Masatomo Sudō , the artistic direction was Nobuto Sakamoto . Akiyoshi Tanaka was responsible for the sound and Susumu Matsuyama and Tetsu Kojima acted as producers.
The series was shown on TV Tokyo in Japan from October 7, 2006 to September 29, 2007 . The anime adaptation has been broadcast for the first time in Germany since the end of April 2020 on the ProSieben Maxx channel . The license for the DVD release is owned by Peppermint Anime. The anime was also shown on television in South America and the Philippines.
From 2012, another adaptation of the template was made as an anime, which was published as an original video animation . In the production of Brain's Base led Hiroshi Ishiodori Director. Eizo Kobayashi wrote the scripts . The character design was created by Hideyuki Motohashi and the artistic direction was Kazuhiro Arai . The producers were Kazumitsu Ozawa, Nobumasa Sawabe and Takeyuki Suzuki. The eleven episodes were published from March 14, 2012 to May 16, 2014 on commercial media.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speakers ( seiyū ) | German speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Kenichi Shirahama | Tomokazu Seki | Benjamin Levent Krause |
| Miu Furinji | Tomoko Kawakami | Anni C. Salander |
| Hayato Furinji | Hiroshi Arikawa | Thomas Höricht |
| Apachai Hopachai | Hiroya Ishimaru | |
| Kensei Ma | Issei Futamata | Timothy Peach |
| Akisame Koetsuji | Jūrōta Kosugi | Alexander Turrek |
| Shigure Kosaka | Mamiko Noto | Judith Peres |
| Shio Sakaki | Unshō Ishizuka | Christopher Kussin |
music
The music for the series was composed by Joe Rinoie . The songs Be Strong by Kana Yazumi and Yahhō were used for the opening credits ! (ヤ ッ ホ ー!) By Diva × Diva (Miho Morikawa and Akira Asakura). The end credits are:
- Kimi ga Iru kara ( 君 が い る か ら ) by Issei Eguchi
- Catch Your Dream by Joanna Koike
- RunOver by Joanna Koike
- Kokoro Kara no Message ( 心 か ら の メ ッ セ ー ジ ) from Sakura
- Be Strong by Kana Yasumi
The music for the OVA was composed by Keiji Inai . The opening credits are Wish by Iori Nomizu and the end credits are backed by the songs Glory Days and Breathless , also both by Iori Nomizu.
Video game
On March 15, 2007, a game based on the manga was released in Japan. The title was called Shijō Saikyō no Deshi Kenichi: Gekitō! Ragnarok Hachikengō published by Capcom for the PlayStation 2 .
Web links
- Official website for the anime at TV Tokyo (Japanese)
- Entry on the manga and its adaptations on Anime News Network (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.anisearch.de/anime/3732,kenichi-the-mightiest-disciple aniSearch.de
- ↑ Japanese Comic Ranking, February 23-March 1. In: Anime News Network. March 4, 2015, accessed June 17, 2020 .
- ↑ Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple - Video. In: ProSieben Maxx. February 9, 2020, accessed June 17, 2020 .