Gorillaman Explained

Ja Kanji:ゴリラーマン
Ja Romaji:Gorirāman
Genre:Comedy
Type:manga
Author:Harold Sakuishi
Publisher:Kodansha
Magazine:Weekly Young Magazine
First:1988
Last:1993
Volumes:19
Type:ova
Studio:J.C.Staff
First:June 25, 1992
Last:December 24, 1993
Runtime:46 minutes (each)
Episodes:2
Type:manga
Author:Harold Sakuishi
Publisher:Kodansha
Magazine:Weekly Young Magazine
First:October 12, 2020
Last:May 13, 2024
Volumes:4

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Harold Sakuishi. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1988 to 1993, with its chapters collected in 19 volumes. It was adapted into a two-episode original video animation (OVA) animated by J.C.Staff in 1992. A sequel, titled Gorillaman 40, was serialized in Weekly Young Magazine from 2020 to 2022. A spin-off, titled Gorillaman 40: Family Arc, was serialized in the same magazine from 2023 to 2024.

In 1990, Gorillaman won the 14th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Harold Sakuishi, Gorillaman was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1988 to 1993.[1] Kodansha collected its chapters in nineteen volumes, released from April 6, 1989,[2] to October 6, 1993.[3]

For the magazine's 40th anniversary, Sakuishi launched a two-chapter story in Weekly Young Magazine, under the title Gorillaman 40, on October 12 and 17, 2020;[4] it was later serialized in the same magazine from March 28 to August 22, 2022.[5] [6] A spin-off manga, titled, was first published as a one-shot in Weekly Young Magazine on October 3, 2022,[7] [8] and was later serialized in the same magazine from December 25, 2023,[9] to May 13, 2024.[10]

Kodansha collected the Gorillaman 40 chapters in three volumes, released from April 6 to September 6, 2022;[11] [12] a fourth volume, including the first six chapters of Gorillaman 40: Family Arc, was released on April 5, 2024,[13] [10] and the fifth volume is set to be released in July of the same year.[10]

Original video animation

The series was adapted into a two-episode original video animation (OVA) animated by J.C.Staff, released on June 25 and December 24, 1992.[14]

Reception

In 1990, alongside The Silent Service, Gorillaman won the 14th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:ゴリラーマン：29年ぶり連載復活 「ゴリラーマン40」で40歳に 第1話に「ストッパー毒島」アスレチックス火野も. https://mantan-web.jp/article/20220327dog00m200061000c.html. Mantan Web. January 14, 2023. ja. March 28, 2022. March 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220330141522/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20220327dog00m200061000c.html. live.
  2. Web site: ja:ゴリラーマン（１）. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=1021435. Kodansha. January 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20040927030918/http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=1021435. September 27, 2004. ja.
  3. Web site: ja:ゴリラーマン（１９）. http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3234258. Kodansha. January 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20040927030454/http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3234258. September 27, 2004. ja.
  4. Web site: ja:ゴリラーマンが帰ってきた！特別読切「ゴリラーマン40」がヤンマガに2号連続掲載. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/400128. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 14, 2023. ja. October 12, 2020. April 19, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220419200240/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/400128. live.
  5. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Beck's Harold Sakuishi Launches Gorillaman 40 Manga on March 28. Anime News Network. January 14, 2023. March 13, 2022. August 28, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220828112609/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-13/beck-harold-sakuishi-launches-gorillaman-40-manga-on-march-28/.183518. live.
  6. Web site: Pineda. Rafael. Harold Sakuishi's Gorillaman 40 Manga Ends on August 22. Anime News Network. January 14, 2023. August 15, 2022. August 27, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220827152358/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-08-15/harold-sakuishi-gorillaman-40-manga-ends-on-august-22/.188668. live.
  7. Web site: Pineda. Rafael. Gorillaman 40 Manga Gets 'Family Arc' Spinoff. Anime News Network. January 14, 2023. September 10, 2022. September 10, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220910171800/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-09-10/gorillaman-40-manga-gets-family-arc-spinoff/.189435. live.
  8. Web site: ja:ゴリラーマン40：特別読み切り「ファミリー編」 主人公はゴリラーマンのめい イマドキ女子. https://mantan-web.jp/article/20221001dog00m200064000c.html. Mantan Web. May 12, 2024. ja. October 2, 2022. November 30, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221130163024/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20221001dog00m200064000c.html. live.
  9. Web site: ja:ゴリラーマン40：新連載「ファミリー編」が「ヤンマガ」に ゴリラーマン一族の知られざる現代暮らし. https://mantan-web.jp/article/20231223dog00m200021000c.html. Mantan Web. May 12, 2024. ja. December 24, 2023. December 25, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231225015351/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20231223dog00m200021000c.html. live.
  10. Web site: Hazra. Adriana. Gorillaman 40 Family Arc Spinoff Manga Ends. Anime News Network. May 12, 2024. May 12, 2024. May 12, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240512154122/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-05-12/gorillaman-40-family-arc-spinoff-manga-ends/.210726. live.
  11. Web site: ja:40歳になり多忙な日々を送るゴリラーマンの活躍を描く「ゴリラーマン40」1巻. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/472859. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 14, 2023. ja. April 6, 2022. October 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221002044750/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/472859. live.
  12. Web site: ja:【9月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/491719. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 14, 2023. ja. September 6, 2022. October 8, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221008034446/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/491719. live.
  13. Web site: ja:【4月5日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/566790. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. May 12, 2024. ja. April 5, 2024. April 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240406063035/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/566790. live.
  14. Web site: ja:ゴリラーマン. http://jcstaff.co.jp/sakuhin/nenpyo/1992/04_goriraman/goriraman.htm. J.C.Staff. January 14, 2023. ja. January 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220120073244/http://jcstaff.co.jp/sakuhin/nenpyo/1992/04_goriraman/goriraman.htm. live.
  15. Web site: Kodansha Manga Awards. Joel Hahn. Comic Book Awards Almanac. January 14, 2022. https://archive.today/20120630033000/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.php. June 30, 2012. live.

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