| Damens Walker | |
| Ja Kanji: | だめんず・うぉ～か～ |
| Ja Romaji: | Damenzu Uōkā |
| Type: | manga |
| Author: | Mayumi Kurata |
| Publisher: | Fusosha |
| Magazine: | Weekly Spa! |
| Imprint: | Spa! Comics |
| Last: | April 2013 |
| Volumes: | 20 |
| Type: | drama |
| Episodes: | 5 |
| Type: | drama |
| Episodes: | 8 |
is a Japanese manga essay series by Mayumi Kurata. Damens Walker was serialized in the weekly magazine Weekly Spa! from June 14, 2000 to April 2013. The series has inspired two live-action television drama adaptations and a mobile anime series.
Damens Walker follows the dating life of a woman who is only interested in good-for-nothing men, known as (a combination of the words and "men").[1]
Damens Walker is written and illustrated by Mayumi Kurata. It was serialized in the weekly magazine Weekly Spa! beginning in June 14, 2000 to April 2013.[2] The chapters were later released in twenty bound volumes by Fusosha under the Spa! Comics imprint.[3]
Kurata stated that her reason for ending the manga was not because of problems in her marriage, but because she had "lost frustration towards good-for-nothing men" and that her older age has changed her perspective on relationships.[2]
Damens Walker was adapted into a live-action television drama starring Ai Ijima and Chiaki Hara, which was broadcast on NTV from March 1 to March 29, 2002.[1]
A second live-action television drama starring Norika Fujiwara and Yu Yamada was broadcast on TV Asahi from October 12 to December 7, 2006.[1] [4] The theme song for the 2006 adaptation is "Yume no Uta" by Koda Kumi.[5] "Trans-winter (Fuyu no Mukōgawa)" by Showta was featured as an insert song.[6]
A stage play adaptation ran in 2006. A second stage play adaptation ran from October 30 to November 1, 2020.[7]
A 12-episode anime adaptation titled Damens Walker: The Anime was released beginning March 1, 2010, with each episode having a run time of 3 minutes.[1] [8] The series was streamed weekly on Sundays on BeeTV for Docomo mobile phones.[1] [9] The theme song is "D-Woman", which was written and produced by Daimaou Kosaka and performed by his friend Masako Ohara.[1] [10]
A live-action film titled Damens Walker: The Movie Jealousy Edition was released direct-to-video on May 2, 2018.[11] [12] The theme song is "Baby Call My Name" by Emi Nitta.[12] Also included in the DVD is a talk show with Nobu Morimoto.[11]
In 2010, Damens Walker sold a cumulative total of 2 million physical copies.[1]