Ganba! Fly High Explained

Ja Kanji:ガンバ! Fly High
Ja Romaji:Ganba Furai Hai
Genre:Sports[1]
Type:manga
Author:Shinji Morisue
Illustrator:Hiroyuki Kikuta
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Shōnen
Imprint:Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Sunday
First:June 8, 1994
Last:October 18, 2000
Volumes:34
Type:tv series
Gambalist! Shun
Director:Hajime Kamegaki
Studio:Sunrise
Network:NNS (ytv)
First:July 1, 1996
Last:March 10, 1997
Episodes:30

is a Japanese sports manga series written by Shinji Morisue and illustrated by Hiroyuki Kikuta. It is about high school gymnast Shun Fujimaki as he pursues his goal of competing in the 2000 Olympic Games, and is in part based on Morisue's experiences as an Olympic champion. The series was published in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from June 1994 to October 2000, with its chapters collected into 34 tankōbon volumes.

The series was adapted as a 30-episode anime television series titled Gambalist! Shun, produced by Sunrise and broadcast on Yomiuri TV from July 1996 to March 1997.

In 1998, Ganba! Fly High received the 43rd Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category.

Media

Manga

Ganba! Fly High is written by Shinji Morisue and illustrated by Hiroyuki Kikuta. Morisue based the series on his own real-life experiences in winning the gold in horizontal bar in the Los Angeles Olympics in 1984 and wanted to inspire more kids to try gymnastics themselves. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from June 8, 1994, to October 18, 2000.[2] [3] Shogakukan collected its chapters into thirty-four tankōbon volumes, released from December 10, 1994, to December 18, 2000.[4] [5]

Anime

A 30-episode anime television series adaptation, titled, was produced by Sunrise and broadcast on Yomiuri TV from July 1, 1996, to March 10, 1997.[6]

Reception and legacy

In 1998, the manga won the 43rd Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category.[7]

The gold-medalist gymnast Kōhei Uchimura has credited the series with helping to inspire him in the sport.[8]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sherman. Jennifer. TV Program Discusses Sports Manga's Impact on Athletes. Anime News Network. April 12, 2020. November 19, 2017. The show also reveals the untold stories of the creation of sports manga. In the past, the program covered manga such as Wataru Watanabe's Yowamushi Pedal, Shinji Morisue and Hiroyuki Kikuta's Ganba! Fly High, and Haruichi Furudate's Haikyu!!..
  2. Web site: ja:週刊少年サンデー 1994年 表示号数25. https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M578068. Agency for Cultural Affairs. April 12, 2020. ja.
  3. Web site: ja:週刊少年サンデー 2000年 表示号数45. https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M577754. Agency for Cultural Affairs. April 12, 2020. ja.
  4. Web site: ja:ガンバ! Fly high 1. https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09123481. Shogakukan. April 12, 2020. https://archive.today/20200412125708/https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09123481. April 12, 2020. ja. live. 10 December 1994.
  5. Web site: ja:ガンバ! Fly high 34. 18 December 2000. https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09126054. Shogakukan. April 12, 2020. https://archive.today/20200412125025/https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09126054. April 12, 2020. ja. live.
  6. Web site: ja:ガンバリスト!駿. https://sunrise-inc.co.jp/work/detail.php?cid=44. Sunrise. April 12, 2020. ja.
  7. Web site: http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html. ja:小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者. Shogakukan. ja. 2008-06-13. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929094941/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html. 2007-09-29 .
  8. Web site: Loo. Egan. Gold Medalist Uchimura: Manga Inspired Me in Gymnastics. Anime News Network. April 12, 2020. August 2, 2012.