Keiji (manga) explained

Keiji
Ja Kanji:花の慶次 -雲のかなたに-
Ja Romaji:Hana no Keiji -Kumo no Kanata ni-
Genre:Historical,[1] samurai[2]
Type:manga
Author:Keiichiro Ryu
Illustrator:Tetsuo Hara
Publisher:Shueisha
Demographic:Shōnen
Imprint:Jump Comics
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Jump
First:March 12, 1990
Last:August 2, 1993
Volumes:18
Publisher:Yojigen
Genre:Fighting
Platforms:Super Famicom
Released:November 18, 1994
Type:manga
Gifū Dōdō!! Naoe Kanetsugu -Maeda Keiji Tsuki-gatari-
Illustrator:Yuji Takemura
Publisher:Shinchosha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Weekly Comic Bunch
First:November 7, 2008
Last:August 27, 2010
Volumes:9
Type:manga
Gifū Dōdō!! Naoe Kanetsugu -Maeda Keiji Sake-gatari
Author:Tetsuo Hara
Nobuhiko Horie
Illustrator:Yuji Takemura
Publisher:Tokuma Shoten
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Monthly Comic Zenon
First:October 25, 2010
Last:January 27, 2014
Volumes:10
Type:tv series
Kanetsugu & Keiji
Director:Bob Shirahata
Producer:Naoki Miya
Music:Kazsin
Studio:Studio Deen
Network:TV Tokyo
First:July 2, 2013
Last:December 17, 2013
Episodes:25
Type:manga
Gifū Dōdō!! Naoe Kanetsugu -Maeda Keiji Hana-gatari
Illustrator:Masato Deguchi
Publisher:Tokuma Shoten
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Monthly Comic Zenon
First:March 24, 2014
Last:October 25, 2018
Volumes:14

is a Japanese period manga series, based on the novel Ichi-Mu-An Fūryūki by Keiichiro Ryu and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from March 1990 to August 1993. The story serves as a fictionalized account of the life of Keiji Maeda. Hana no Keiji is one of best-selling Weekly Shōnen Jump manga series of all time, with over 17 million copies in circulation.[3] An English adaptation was published in Raijin Comics under the shortened title Keiji.

Characters

A tall military commander who is said to be the best "kabukimono" on Earth. Although the son of Takigawa Kazumasu, he was adopted by Maeda Toshihisa, Toshiie's older brother. Despite this, Toshiie dislikes him. A free-spirited warrior who lives by his own will. His beloved horse is named .
  • A pint-sized shinobi who formerly served Yotsui Shume. Even though his younger brother was trampled to death by Keiji and his horse Matsukaze, he becomes fascinated with Keiji to the point of infatuation and becomes his follower.
  • A character original to the manga. A resident from the Village of Seven Faces who has the face of an oni. He fought against Keiji at first in order to rescue his adoptive daughter Ofū, but comes to admire Keiji's character and eventually becomes one of his followers. He possesses enormous strength, as well as the ability to read minds.

    • Media

    Manga

    Hana no Keiji is based on the novel by Keiichiro Ryu and illustrated by Tetsuo Hara. It was originally published as a one-shot manga in issue #50 of 1989 of the shōnen manga anthology Weekly Shōnen Jump, released on November 27. The regular serialization started in 1990 in Weekly Shōnen Jump from issue #13, dated March 12, and finished in 1993, in issue #33 dated August 2.[4] 18 tankōbon volumes were published by Shueisha under the "Jump Comics" imprint between July 10, 1990, and November 4, 1993.[5] [6] The series was republished in a 10-volume bunkōban edition by Shueisha, published between March 18 and November 18, 1999.[7] [8] A 15-volume kanzenban edition by Tokuma Shoten was released from September 30, 2004, to October 29, 2005.[9] [10]

    In 2003, an English version of the manga was serialized in the short-lived anthology Raijin Comics published by the now-defunct Gutsoon! Entertainment, where the first 26 chapters were printed, until Raijin Comics ceased its publication in 2004. No collected volumes were published.[1]

    Spin-offs

    In 2008, a Keiji spin-off titled Gifū Dōdō!! Naoe Kanetsugu -Maeda Keiji Tsuki-gatari-, written by Tetsuo Hara and Nobuhiko Horie and illustrated by Yuji Takemura, began serialization in Shinchosha's Weekly Comic Bunch on November 7.[11] The series was stopped on August 27, 2010, after Weekly Comic Bunch ended its publication.[12] Nine volumes were published.

    In 2010, a sequel entitled Gifū Dōdō!! Naoe Kanetsugu -Maeda Keiji Sake-gatari started in the brand new magazine Monthly Comic Zenon by Tokuma Shoten on October 25, 2010.[13] The manga finished on January 27, 2014, with ten volumes being published.[14] [15]

    A final arc entitled Gifū Dōdō!! Naoe Kanetsugu -Maeda Keiji Hana-gatari, written by Hara and Horie and illustrated by Masato Deguchi, was published in the May issue of Monthly Comic Zenon on March 24, 2014.[16] The series finished on October 25, 2018.[17] As of November 20, 2018, fourteen volumes have been published.[18]

    Related media

    Shueisha released an audiobook version of Hana no Keiji in December 1993. The audiobook stars Akio Ōtsuka as the voice of Keiji Maeda.

    A Hana no Keiji video game was developed by TOSE and published by Yojigen for the Super Famicom on November 18, 1994. It is a competitive weapon-based fighting game which adapts the storyline of the manga from the beginning and up until the Fūma Kotarō arc.

    Gifū Dōdō!! Naoe Kanetsugu -Maeda Keiji Sake-gatari has been adapted into an anime television series aired on TV Tokyo on July 2, 2013, entitled Gifū Dōdō!! Kanetsugu to Keiji,[19] and was streamed on Crunchyroll.[20] The 25-episodes series aired until December 17, 2013.[21]

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Surat. Daryl. Hana no Keiji. Otaku USA. May 4, 2019. June 7, 2010. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504070031/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/hana-no-keiji/. live.
    2. Web site: ABOUT HARA TETSUO. Raijin Comics. https://web.archive.org/web/20031009114117/http://www.raijincomics.com/manga/artist.aspx?_aid=8. October 9, 2003.
    3. Web site: Top Manga Properties in 2008 - Rankings and Circulation Data. Comipress. December 31, 2008. August 18, 2013. June 29, 2012. https://archive.today/20120629000255/http://comipress.com/article/2008/12/31/3733. live.
    4. Web site: https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazine_works/1887?locale=ja. ja:週刊少年ジャンプ 花の慶次 -雲のかなたに-(原哲夫 ／ 隆慶一郎). ja. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190505022657/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/mg/magazine_works/1887?locale=ja. May 5, 2019.
    5. Web site: ja:花の慶次 1. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-871421-0&mode=1. Shueisha. https://web.archive.org/web/20070226204039/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-871421-0&mode=1. February 26, 2007. ja.
    6. Web site: ja:花の慶次 18. http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-871728-7&mode=1. Shueisha. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20051127111302/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-871728-7&mode=1. November 27, 2005. ja.
    7. Web site: ja:花の慶次―雲のかなたに― 1. https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-617471-5. Shueisha. May 4, 2019. ja. June 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210604231514/https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-617471-5. live.
    8. Web site: ja:花の慶次―雲のかなたに― 10. https://www.s-manga.net/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-617480-4. Shueisha. May 4, 2019. ja.
    9. Web site: ja:トクマコミックス 花の慶次 雲のかなたに（１）完全版. http://www.tokuma.jp/bookinfo/9784197802654. Tokuma Shoten. May 4, 2019. ja. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504064622/http://www.tokuma.jp/bookinfo/9784197802654. live.
    10. Web site: ja:トクマコミックス 花の慶次 雲のかなたに（１５）完全版. http://www.tokuma.jp/bookinfo/9784197803200. Tokuma Shoten. May 4, 2019. ja. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504064622/http://www.tokuma.jp/bookinfo/9784197803200. live.
    11. Web site: Loo. Egan. Tetsuo Hara to Launch Keiji Spinoff Naoe Kanetsugu. Anime News Network. May 4, 2019. October 17, 2008.
    12. Web site: Loo. Egan. Comic Bunch, Comic Yuri Hime S Mags to End Publication. Anime News Network. May 4, 2019. June 18, 2010. January 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125022830/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-06-18/comic-bunch-comic-yuri-hime-s-mags-to-end-publication. live.
    13. Web site: Loo. Egan. Monthly Comic Zenon to Succeed Comic Bunch Manga Mag (Updated). Anime News Network. May 4, 2019. October 12, 2010.
    14. Web site: ja:「義風堂々!!」酒語り編完結、新章は3月よりスタート. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/108545. Natalie. May 4, 2019. ja. January 27, 2014. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504061003/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/108545. live.
    15. Web site: Nelkin. Sarah. Gifū Dōdō!! Naoe Kanetsugu -Maeda Keiji Sake-gatari Manga to End in 10th Volume. Anime News Network. May 4, 2019. December 21, 2013. May 24, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190524070157/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-12-21/gifu-dodo-naoe-kanetsugu-maeda-keiji-sake-gatari-manga-to-end-in-10th-volume. live.
    16. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Final Gifū Dōdō!! Naoe Kanetsugu Manga Arc to Start. Anime News Network. May 4, 2019. February 24, 2014. May 12, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190512181634/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-02-24/final-gifu-dodo-naoe-kanetsugu. live.
    17. Web site: Ressler. Karen. Gifū Dōdō!! Manga Ends on October 25. Anime News Network. May 4, 2019. September 26, 2018. May 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190520133440/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-26/gifu-dodo-manga-ends-on-october-25/.137345. live.
    18. Web site: ja:義風堂々!!直江兼続 ～前田慶次花語り～ ⑭. http://www.tokuma.jp/bookinfo/9784199805349. Tokuma Shoten. May 4, 2019. ja. May 4, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190504060959/http://www.tokuma.jp/bookinfo/9784199805349. live.
    19. Web site: Loveridge. Lynzee. Gifū Dōdō!! Kanetsugu to Keiji Anime's TV Ads Streamed. Anime News Network. May 4, 2019. June 22, 2013. May 9, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190509165618/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-06-22/gifu-dodo-kanetsugu-to-keiji-anime-tv-ads-streamed. live.
    20. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Crunchyroll to Stream Gifū Dōdō!! Kanetsugu to Keiji TV Anime. Anime News Network. May 4, 2019. July 1, 2013. May 8, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190508200133/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-07-01/crunchyroll-to-stream-gifu-dodo-kanetsugu-to-keiji-tvanime. live.
    21. Web site: ja:アニメ「義風堂々!!」公式サイト. http://gifuu.jp/anime/03story/index.html. gifuu.jp. May 4, 2019. ja.

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