| Heat | |
| Ja Kanji: | HEAT -灼熱- |
| Ja Romaji: | Hīto Shakunetsu |
| Type: | manga |
| Author: | Buronson |
| Illustrator: | Ryoichi Ikegami |
| Publisher: | Shogakukan |
| Demographic: | Seinen |
| Imprint: | Big Comics |
| Magazine: | Big Comic Superior |
| First: | 1998 |
| Last: | 2004 |
| Volumes: | 17 |
is a Japanese manga series written by Buronson and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from 1998 to 2004. It was adapted into a two live-action films which premiered in 2004.
In 2002, Heat won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award for the general manga category.
The story follows a young man named, who suddenly rises in the criminal world of Shinjuku, Tokyo, and becomes the leader of a group of amateurs who show no reluctance to face police and gangs alike. His successes in the Tokyo underground cause a chief and a yakuza boss to create a conspiracy to eliminate him.
Written by Buronson and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, Heat was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from 1998 to 2004.[1] Shogakukan collected its chapters in seventeen tankōbon volumes, released from March 30, 1999, to May 28, 2004.[2]
Two live action films distributed by KSS, Heat and Heat 2, premiered on February 14, 2004.[3] [4] The films, directed by, star as Tatsumi Karasawa.[3] [4] Heat and Heat 2 were released on home video on April 9 and May 14, 2004, respectively.[3] [4]
Heat won the 47th Shogakukan Manga Award for the general manga category in 2002.[5]