Damens Walker Explained

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.

Synopsis

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]

Media

Manga

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]

Television drama

2002 adaptation

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]

2006 adaptation

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]

Stage play

A stage play adaptation ran in 2006. A second stage play adaptation ran from October 30 to November 1, 2020.[7]

Anime

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]

Film

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]

Reception

In 2010, Damens Walker sold a cumulative total of 2 million physical copies.[1]

Notes and References

  1. News: Egan . Loo . Damens Walker Dating Essay Manga Gets Mobile Web Anime . . 2010-02-22 . 2021-04-11 . July 18, 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240718055506/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-22/damens-walker-dating-essay-manga-gets-mobile-web-anime . live .
  2. News: 人気漫画「だめんず・うぉ~か~」連載終了へ…作者の倉田真由美が明かす . ja . Cinema Today . 2013-03-02 . 2021-04-11 . April 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412003823/https://www.cinematoday.jp/news/N0050751 . live .
  3. Web site: だめんず・うぉ~か~. ja. Fusosha. 2021-04-11.
  4. News: "だめんず・うぉ~か~"倉田真由美が未婚で第2子妊娠! 相手はカリスマ映画バイヤーで"性豪"の叶井俊太郎 . ja . . 2009-07-07 . 2021-04-11.
  5. Web site: 夢のうた/ふたりで… . ja . . 2021-04-11.
  6. Web site: Trans-winter ~冬のむこう側~ . ja . . 2019-02-21 . February 22, 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190222152027/https://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/394753/products/681336/1/ . live .
  7. News: 片山陽加、内田眞由美、船岡咲らが出演 2.5次元ステージ『だめんずウォーカー2020』の上演が決定 主演男優と一部メイン役のキャストオーディションを開催 . ja . Spice . 2020-08-17 . 2021-04-11 . April 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412050112/https://spice.eplus.jp/articles/274140 . live .
  8. News: 『だめんず・うぉ~か~』連載10周年で初アニメ化決定、主題歌でクワバタオハラの小原が歌手デビュー . ja . . 2010-02-23 . 2021-04-11.
  9. News: ダメ男好きのバイブル!「だめんず・うぉ~か~」アニメ化 . ja . . 2010-02-23 . 2021-04-11 . April 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043612/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/28101 . live .
  10. News: アニメ「だめんず・うぉ~か~」主題歌をクワバタオハラ小原が担当 . ja . . 2010-02-23 . 2021-04-11 . April 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043612/https://natalie.mu/owarai/news/28110 . live .
  11. News: 漫画家・倉田真由美と声優・新田恵海がだめんずを語り尽くす「トラブルがあっても、あとで笑えたらいいかな」 . ja . Weekly Spa! . . 2018-04-10 . 2021-04-11.
  12. News: 漫画家・くらたま&声優・新田恵海の異色対談実現 「不倫」どう思う? . ja . . 2018-04-21 . 2021-04-11 . April 12, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210412043619/https://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/entame/986356/ . live .