Kōgyō Aika Volley Boys Explained

Ja Kanji:工業哀歌バレーボーイズ
Ja Romaji:Kōgyō Aika Barē Bōizu
Type:manga
Author:Hiroyuki Murata
Publisher:Kodansha
Magazine:Weekly Young Magazine
First:1989
Last:2006
Volumes:50
Type:ova
Director:Kunihiko Yuyama
Music:Tsuneyoshi Saito
Studio:J.C.Staff
First:March 17, 1997
Last:April 25, 1997
Episodes:2
Runtime:50 minutes
Type:manga
Kōshoku Aika Volley Boys
Author:Hiroyuki Murata
Publisher:Kodansha
Magazine:Weekly Young Magazine
First:2006
Last:2011
Volumes:17
Type:live film
Director:Kōmei
Runtime:89 minutes
Portal:yes

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Murata. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1989 to 2006, with its chapters collected in 50 volumes. A sequel, Kōshoku Aika Volley Boys, was serialized in the same magazine from 2006 to 2011, with its chapters collected in 17 volumes. It was adapted into a two-episode original video animation (OVA) in 1997, a three-episode drama video in 2006 and a live-action film in 2008.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hiroyuki Murata, Kōgyō Aika Volley Boys was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1989 to 2006. Kodansha collected its chapters in fifty volumes, released from July 17, 1989,[1] to April 6, 2006.[2]

A sequel, titled, was serialized in the same magazine from 2006 to 2011.[3] Its chapters were collected in seventeen volumes, released from August 4, 2006,[4] to July 6, 2011.[5]

Original video animation

A two-episode original video animation, animated by J.C.Staff and distributed Toho, was released in 1997.[6] [7] [8]

Live-action

The series was adapted into a three-episode live-action drama video in 2006.[9] A live-action film adaptation premiered on November 22, 2008.[9] [10]

Reception

By February 2021, the manga had over 12 million copies in circulation.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:工業哀歌バレーボーイズ（１）. http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=1021575. Kodansha. November 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20140112040306/http://bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=1021575. January 12, 2014. ja.
  2. Web site: ja:工業哀歌バレーボーイズ（５０）. http://www.bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3614336. Kodansha. November 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20130212161351/http://www.bookclub.kodansha.co.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3614336. February 12, 2013. ja.
  3. Web site: ja:3バカのリビドーは永遠！「バレーボーイズ」22年越し完結. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/44254. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. November 20, 2022. ja. January 31, 2011. November 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221120215740/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/44254. live.
  4. Web site: ja:好色哀歌 元バレーボーイズ（１）. https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000010823. Kodansha. November 20, 2022. ja. November 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221120215741/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000010823. live.
  5. Web site: ja:【7月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/52513. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. November 20, 2022. ja. July 6, 2011. November 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221120215733/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/52513. live.
  6. Web site: ja:作品実績. http://www.obkikaku.com/work/pastel/index.html. OB Planning. November 20, 2022. ja. November 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221120215741/http://www.obkikaku.com/work/pastel/index.html. live.
  7. Kōgyō Aika Volley Boys. VHS. 1. 978-81-04-01055-2. Toho. March 14, 1997.
  8. Kōgyō Aika Volley Boys. VHS. 2. 978-81-04-01084-2. Toho. April 25, 1997.
  9. Web site: Loo. Egan. Kogyoaika Volleyboys Manga Gets Movie This Fall. Anime News Network. November 20, 2022. August 5, 2008. November 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221120215740/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-08-05/kogyoaika-volleyboys-manga-gets-movie-this-fall. live.
  10. Web site: ja:工業哀歌バレーボーイズ THE MOVIE. https://natalie.mu/eiga/film/149714. Eiga Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. November 20, 2022. ja. November 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221120215740/https://natalie.mu/eiga/film/149714. live.
  11. Web site: ja:おバカとスケベは時をかける！『バレーボーイズ』大特集！. https://yanmaga.jp/columns/articles/411. yanmaga.jp. Kodansha. November 20, 2022. ja. February 1, 2021. November 20, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221120221354/https://yanmaga.jp/columns/articles/411. live.

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