Peace Maker Kurogane
| Peace Maker Kurogane | ||||
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| Original title | PEACE MAKER 鐵 | |||
| genre | Action series , adventure , comedy , drama | |||
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| country |
 Japan
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| author | Nanae Chrono | |||
| publishing company | Likes garden | |||
| magazine | Comic Blade (2001 - July 2014) Monthly Comic Garden (since September 2014) |
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| First publication | 2001 - ... | |||
| expenditure | 11 | |||
| Television series | ||||
| Country of production | Japan | |||
| original language | Japanese | |||
| year | 2003 | |||
| length | 25 minutes | |||
| Episodes | 24 | |||
| production | Akihiro Kawamura, Masafumi Fukui, Masafumi Yamada, Takeshi Oikawa, Yasufumi Uchida | |||
| music | Keiichi Oku | |||
| First broadcast | October 7, 2003 - March 24, 2004 on Kids Station , TV Asahi , TV Kanagawa | |||
Peace Maker Kurogane ( Japanese PEACE MAKER 鐵 ) is the continuation of the manga Peace Maker (Japanese Shinsengumi Imon Peace Maker ) by the Japanese mangaka Nanae Chrono . Based on the manga one was in 2003 Anime - television series produced.
The manga deals with the life of the Shinsengumi , a samurai protection force that fought for the shogunate in Japan during the Edo period . The work can be classified into the genres of action , adventure , comedy and drama .
action
In the last years of the Edo period , the Bakumatsu period, 15-year-old Tetsunosuke Tetsu Ichimura became a member of the Shinsengumi . He wants to get stronger and avenge the murder of his parents. After his admission to the Shinsengumi, to his dissatisfaction, he only becomes a boy of the Vice Commander Hijikata. However, he wants nothing more than to carry a sword by his side and become a full member of the Shinsengumi.
characters
- Ichimura Tetsunosuke ( 市 村 鉄 之 助 )
- The protagonist is a small, strong-willed and mostly underrated 15-year-old boy who joins the Shinsengumi. He is not always taken very seriously by the older members.
- Ichimura Tatsunosuke ( 市 村 辰 之 助 )
- Tetsu's over-concerned older brother and protector is an accountant for Shinsengumi. He is polite, eloquent, and realistic. After their parents died, he had to care for his brother and himself. In contrast to his younger brother, he tries to suppress all thoughts of revenge. However, he does not manage to transfer this attitude to Tetsu. Tatsu also has a habit of apologizing for his younger brother.
- Okita Sōji ( 沖 田 総 司 )
- Okita is the leader of the Shinsengumi first combat unit. He is a petite and sometimes childish-looking character, who, however, as the best swordsman of the Shinsengumi, surprises in combat situations with terrifying, deadly abilities. He has a strong bond with Hijikata and is one of the few people who really understand Tetsu. He takes Tetsu seriously and practices with him. He also loves children and is rarely seen without his little piglet, Saizo.
- Hijikata Toshizō ( 土方 歳 三 )
- The second vice-commander, Hijikata, hides his pity behind cold and ruthless behavior and is therefore known as "the devil of the Shinsengumi". He is a brilliant strategist and an extraordinary fighter. He counts Kondo, Yamanami and Okita among his closest friends and is a strict master to his boy, Tetsu. His hobby is writing haiku , but he has little skill in it.
- Harada Sanosuke ( 原田 左 之 助 )
- The leader of the tenth combat unit and the best spearmen of the Shinsengumi counts Nagakura Shinpachi and Tōdō Heisuke to his best friends. Together they form a trio known as "the three comedians" and their favorite hobby seems to be to annoy Tetsu.
- Nagakura Shinpachi ( 永 倉 新 八 )
- The leader of the Shinsengumi second combat unit introduces himself to Tetsu as "Sanosuke's overseer". Like Tetsu, he is often underestimated because of his size and young appearance. In fact, however, he is a skilled swordsman on the level of Okita Souji. It is often used as a joker, especially in connection with Sanosuke and Heisuke.
- Tōdō Heisuke ( 藤 堂 平 助 )
- The leader of the eighth Shinsengumi combat unit is the youngest member of Kondo's force and the youngest leader of a Shinsengumi unit.
- Saitō Hajime ( 斎 藤 一 )
- The leader of the third Shinsengumi combat unit has the supernatural ability to sense ghosts and auras, which annoy other members, and is able to perceive information about future events.
- Yamanami Keisuke ( 山南 敬 助 )
- The second vice-commander is a good-natured and caring character, which makes him an antithesis to Hijikata. He is popular with his subordinates. Like Hijikata, he does not want to hand a sword into Tetsu's hand. However, Yamanami can identify with the methods and goals of the troops less and less, so that he tries to escape and has to commit seppuku .
- Saya ( 沙 夜 )
- Saya is silent and communicates through writing. It gives Tetsu a certain hold in life and occasionally cheers him up. She has also lost her parents, but unlike Tetsu, she is not thinking of revenge, which has so far prevented Tetsu from becoming really hateful. As the plot progresses, Tetsu seems to fall in love with her.
Manga publication
In Japan, the manga was published in the Manga magazine Comic Blade by Mag Garden from 2001 to July 2014 . The series then moved to Monthly Comic Garden magazine . The story was also published in the form of eleven edited volumes .
The manga was published in English by ADV Manga and in French by Kami. Tokyopop publishes the manga in Germany. The translation is by John Schmitt-Weigand.
Anime
In 2003, the studio produced Gonzo a 24-piece Anime - television series to manga Peacemaker Kurogane . Here led Tomohiro Hirata Director, Akemi Hayashi designed the character design and artistic director was Masahiro Sato. The series first aired in Japan from October 7, 2003 to March 24, 2004 by TV Asahi . It was later broadcast by Kids Station and TV Kanagawa .
The series aired in English on The Anime Network and Showtime , in Spanish on Buzz Channel, and on Tagalog on Hero and QTV Channel 11 . In addition, the anime has been translated into French.
In German, the series was released on DVD by Tokyopop .
On April 15, 2016, it was announced that a new anime adaptation was being planned.
synchronization
The German version was produced by TV + Synchron .
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | German speaker |
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| Ichimura Tetsunosuke | Yumiko Kobayashi | Hannes Maurer |
| Ichimura Tatsunosuke | Yuji Ueda | Robin Kahnmeyer |
| Okita Soji | Mitsuki Saiga | David Turba |
| Hijikata Toshizo | Jōji Nakata | Nicolas Boell |
| Harada Sanosuke | Kenji Nomura | Oliver Field |
| Susumu Yamazaki | Karlo Hackenberger |
music
The music for the series was composed by Keiichi Oku . The opening title You Gonna Feel and the closing song Hey Jimmy are from HAV .
reception
Kuno Liesegang writes about the manga at Splashcomics with a coherent historical background, but getting started is difficult for those who have not read Peace Maker . At the beginning, the Shinsengumi are more like a fun group, later the plot becomes more serious. Sometimes the plot is illogical and complicated, and some fantasy elements do not fit into the rest of the story. Later, the manga becomes more text-heavy and a lot is conveyed about Japanese history, but the comical interludes are disturbing. The drawings are detailed and appropriate, especially the character design and backgrounds are appealing. However, grid foil is used too often and the hairstyles of the two main characters are too reminiscent of Yu-Gi-Oh . In the further course of the plot, the mood can no longer be conveyed, the characters seem rigid and unfinished.
The trade magazine MangasZene writes about the anime that the historical personalities appearing have little resemblance to their role models. For the most part , the Shinsengumi would become friendly clowns in the series who ... deal with an immature riot child non-stop . The story is mostly drowned in unimportant jokes and the serious topics addressed only seemed flat and disturbing. The characters and situations are worn out and older series of the genre like Rurouni Kenshin are a lot more fun.
By April 2018, the series had sold more than 6 million copies.
Web links
- Website of the German manga
- Anime News Network about the manga and anime (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nanae Chrono's Peace Maker Kurogane Manga Gets New Anime Project. In: Anime News Network. Retrieved April 16, 2016 .
- ↑ References Synchron. (No longer available online.) TV + Synchron, archived from the original on August 13, 2009 ; Retrieved January 19, 2012 .
- ↑ Review at Splashcomics for volume 1 by Kuno Liesegang
- ↑ Review by Splashcomics of Volume 2 by Kuno Liesegang
- ↑ Review at Splashcomics of Volume 3 by Kuno Liesegang
- ↑ Review at Splashcomics for volume 4 by Kuno Liesegang
- ↑ Review in MangasZene No. 24, p. 21
- ↑ Crystalyn Hodgkins: Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series (March - May 2018). In: Anime News Network. May 7, 2018, accessed July 6, 2018 .