Holyland (manga) explained

Holyland
Ja Kanji:ホーリーランド
Ja Romaji:Hōrīrando
Genre:Martial arts[1]
Type:manga
Publisher:Hakusensha
Imprint:Jets Comics
Magazine:Young Animal
First:October 12, 2000
Last:May 23, 2008
Volumes:18

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Hakusensha's manga magazine Young Animal from October 2000 to May 2008, with its chapters collected in 18 volumes.

Plot

Yuu Kamishiro is a bullied high schooler who finds solace in the brutal world of street fighting. Training himself in martial arts, Yuu becomes a vigilante known as the "Thug Hunter", taking down bullies and delinquents who prey on the weak. However, as Yuu delves deeper into this violent underground world, he must confront the darkness within himself and find out what true strength means.

Media

Manga

Holyland, written and illustrated by, was serialized in Hakusensha's manga magazine Young Animal from October 12, 2000, to May 23, 2008.[2] Hakusensha collected its chapters in eighteen volumes, released from June 29, 2001, to July 29, 2008.

The manga was licensed in Italy by .[3]

Volumes

Drama

Holyland was adapted into a 13-episode Japanese television drama, which was broadcast on TV Tokyo in 2005.[4]

A 4-episode Korean television drama adaptation was broadcast from April 28 to May 19, 2012.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:『森恒二先生』 その1. http://manganohi.jp/2008/03/11018.html. manganohi.jp. June 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20080313212511/http://manganohi.jp/2008/03/11018.html. March 13, 2008. ja. March 10, 2008.
  2. Web site: ja:2008年05月23日のアーカイブ. http://manganohi.jp/2008/05/23/. manganohi.jp. March 2, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20080920120928/http://manganohi.jp/2008/05/23/. September 20, 2008. ja. May 23, 2008. Japanese: 【ヤングアニマル】ヤングアニマル 11号 好評発売中 ● クライマックス巻頭カラー&大増ページ!! マンガ史上最もリアルな路上格闘!! 森 恒二 『ホーリーランド』.
  3. Web site: Napoli Comicon 2013: Annunci Goen. . June 11, 2021. https://archive.today/20140310034723/http://www.animeclick.it/news/35437-napoli-comicon-2013-annunci-goen. March 10, 2014. April 27, 2013. live.
  4. Web site: ja:ホーリーランド. http://www.b-ch.com/cgi-bin/contents/ttl/det.cgi?ttl_c=517. Bandai Channel. June 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20090516090053/http://www.b-ch.com/cgi-bin/contents/ttl/det.cgi?ttl_c=517. May 16, 2009. ja.
  5. Web site: ja:U-KISS ドンホ主演、初放送控えた「ホーリーランド」原作よりリアルに!. https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=1941343. Kstyle. Line Corporation. June 11, 2021. https://archive.today/20210611090838/https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=1941343. June 11, 2021. ja. April 28, 2012. live.
  6. Web site: ja:U-KISS ドンホ、戦いの技術伝授…男性ファン歓呼. https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=1942796. Kstyle. Line Corporation. June 11, 2021. https://archive.today/20210611091332/https://news.kstyle.com/article.ksn?articleNo=1942796. June 11, 2021. ja. May 19, 2012. live.