BakéGyamon
BakéGyamon | |
妖逆門 (Bakegyamon) | |
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Genre | Adventure,[1] fantasy[2] |
Created by | Kazuhiro Fujita |
Manga | |
Written by | Mitsuhisa Tamura |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | March 1, 2006 – March 20, 2007 |
Volumes | 5 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hiroshi Negishi |
Written by | Kazuho Hyodo |
Music by | Kazunori Miyake |
Studio | Radix Ace Entertainment |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | April 3, 2006 – March 26, 2007 |
Episodes | 51 |
BakéGyamon (妖逆門, Bakegyamon) is a Japanese manga and anime series, with its concept created by Kazuhiro Fujita. The manga series, written and illustrated by Mitsuhisa Tamura , was published in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 2006 to March 2007, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes. In North America, Viz Media published it in English in 2009.
The 51-episode anime television series, directed by Hiroshi Negishi and produced by Radix Ace Entertainment, was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 2006 to March 2007.
Plot
Sanshiro Tamon's chances of having an adventure are slim to none in his tiny island hometown, until the day a mysterious stranger named Fue invites him to play a game. Sanshiro is taken to a backwards universe to play BakéGyamon, a game pitting monsters against monsters. Along the way he meets other players who have a particular reason for being there; to obtain the wish that is granted to the winner.
Media
Manga
BakéGyamon's concept was created by Kazuhiro Fujita and the manga was written and illustrated by Mitsuhisa Tamura . It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from March 1, 2006, to March 20, 2007.[a] Shogakukan collected its chapters in five tankōbon volumes, released from June 16, 2006, to May 18, 2007.[7][8]
In North America, the manga was licensed by Viz Media in 2008, and published it as BakéGyamon: Backwards Game.[9] The five volumes were released from March 3 to December 1, 2009.[10][11] Chuang Yi licensed the manga in English in Singapore.[12]
Volumes
No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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1 | June 16, 2006[7] | 978-4-09-120440-0 | March 3, 2009[10] | 978-1-4215-1793-3 |
2 | September 15, 2006[13] | 978-4-09-120627-5 | May 5, 2009[14] | 978-1-4215-1794-0 |
3 | December 16, 2006[15] | 978-4-09-120705-0 | August 4, 2009[16] | 978-1-4215-1795-7 |
4 | February 16, 2007[17] | 978-4-09-121018-0 | October 6, 2009[18] | 978-1-4215-1882-4 |
5 | May 18, 2007[8] | 978-4-09-121069-2 | December 1, 2009[11] | 978-1-4215-2171-8 |
Anime
A 51-episode anime television series directed by Hiroshi Negishi and produced by Radix Ace Entertainment was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 3, 2006, to March 26, 2007.[19][20]
Video game
A Nintendo DS 3D fighting game was published by Takara Tomy on March 1, 2007.[21]
Notes
References
- ^ "The Official Website for BakéGyamon". Viz Media. Archived from the original on April 14, 2024. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ 妖逆門(話). Sunday Web Every (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved January 1, 2019.
- ^ 週刊少年サンデー 2006年 表示号数13. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ 「週刊少年サンデー」新連載情報. Ultimatum (in Japanese). February 9, 2006. Archived from the original on February 9, 2006. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
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- ^ 週刊少年サンデー 2007年 表示号数16. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 10, 2020. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ 【週刊少年サンデー】「今週号のサンデー」更新!. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). March 20, 2007. Archived from the original on March 15, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ a b 妖逆門 / 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ a b 妖逆門 / 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ Loo, Egan (July 25, 2008). "Viz Media Picks Up Miwa's Dogs, Mase's Ikigami Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 6, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ a b "BakéGyamon, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 5, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ a b "BakéGyamon, Vol. 5". Viz Media. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "New titles licensed". Chuang Yi. Archived from the original on December 17, 2008. Retrieved October 5, 2024.
- ^ 妖逆門 / 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "BakéGyamon, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ 妖逆門 / 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "BakéGyamon, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Archived from the original on March 7, 2021. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ 妖逆門 / 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ "BakéGyamon, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 5, 2024. Retrieved November 11, 2020.
- ^ 妖逆門 – 第1話~第13話 (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ 第40話~最終話 (in Japanese). TV Tokyo. Archived from the original on May 20, 2009. Retrieved November 10, 2020.
- ^ 妖逆門 アヤカシ・ファイティング (in Japanese). Nintendo. Archived from the original on October 5, 2024. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
Further reading
- Aeschliman, Lesley (January 15, 2012). "Manga Review: Bakegyamon Volume Five by Mitsuhisa Tamura". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on June 30, 2013.
External links
- Official manga website at Web Sunday at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-05-01) (in Japanese)
- Official anime website at TV Tokyo at the Wayback Machine (archived 2018-12-11) (in Japanese)
- BakéGyamon at IMDb
- BakéGyamon (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia