Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M explained

Ja Kanji:め組の大吾
Ja Romaji:Megumi no Daigo
Type:manga
Author:Masahito Soda
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Shōnen
Imprint:Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Sunday
First:September 6, 1995
Last:June 16, 1999
Volumes:20
Volume List:
  1. Volumes
Type:film
Director:Susumu Nishizawa
Music:Shirō Hamaguchi
Studio:Sunrise
Released:July 27, 1999
Runtime:45 minutes
Type:drama
Network:Fuji TV
First:January 6, 2004
Last:March 16, 2004
Episodes:11
Sequel
Content:
  • (2020–present)

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masahito Soda. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 1995 to June 1999, with its chapters collected in 20 tankōbon volumes.

The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media. An anime film produced by Sunrise was released in July 1999. A television drama adaptation was broadcast on Fuji TV in 2004. A manga sequel, titled , started in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine in October 2020.

In 1996, Daigo of Fire Company M won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category. By December 2022, the manga had over 14 million copies in circulation.

Plot

As a child, Daigo Asahina's life was saved by a fireman. He grew up and never forgot the brave, nameless man who rescued and inspired him to become a firefighter himself. Now as a firefighter in training at Medaka-Ga-Hama Fire Station in Sengoku City, Daigo must grow up quickly, learn the ropes, and find out if he truly has what it takes to become a heroic fireman.

Characters

An 18-year-old young man who thinks he knows everything about firefighting.
  • The captain of Fire Company M whose easy-going attitude is initially off-putting to the overzealous Daigo.
  • Daigo's high school teacher who continues to offer encouragement even though he is no longer her student. She treats him as though he is her little brother, though Daigo has feelings for her.
  • Daigo's serious-minded rival at Kujiradai Fire Station, one of the busiest stations in the area.
  • Media

    Manga

    Written and illustrated by Masahito Soda, Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 6, 1995,[1] to June 16, 1999.[2] Shogakukan collected its chapters in twenty tankōbon volumes, released from January 18, 1996, to August 7, 1999. Shogakukan republished the series into eleven bunkoban volumes from October 4, 2005,[3] to May 13, 2006.[4]

    In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English language release. The twenty volumes were released from December 10, 2002, to November 13, 2007. In December 2013, Viz Media published the series digitally on their platform.[5] [6] [7]

    A sequel, titled , started in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine on October 6, 2020.[8]

    Volumes

    Anime film

    An anime film produced by Sunrise premiered on July 27, 1999.[9]

    Drama

    A 11-episode Japanese television drama was broadcast on Fuji TV from January 6 to March 16, 2004.[10] [11]

    Reception

    By December 2022, the manga had over 14 million copies in circulation.[12]

    Daigo of Fire Company M won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 1996.[13] The manga was awarded an Excellence Award in the Manga Division at the 2nd Japan Media Arts Festival in 1998.[14]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M578006. ja:週刊少年サンデー 1995年 表示号数38. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. September 7, 2020. ja. September 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200907215328/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M578006. live.
    2. Web site: https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M577821. ja:週刊少年サンデー 1999年 表示号数27. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. September 7, 2020. ja. September 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200907214540/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M577821. live.
    3. Web site: ja:め組の大吾(小学館文庫) 1. https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09193631. Shogakukan. September 7, 2020. ja. October 4, 2005. May 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210515123540/https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09193631. live.
    4. Web site: ja:め組の大吾(小学館文庫) 11. https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09193641. Shogakukan. September 7, 2020. ja. May 13, 2006. April 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210418181236/https://www.shogakukan.co.jp/books/09193641. live.
    5. Web site: Viz Media's Holiday Digital Manga Stocking Stuffer Sweepstakes Starts Today. Viz Media via Anime News Network. September 7, 2020. December 2, 2013. December 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203020940/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2013-12-02/viz-media-holiday-digital-manga-stocking-stuffer-sweepstakes-starts-today. live.
    6. Web site: Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Vol. 1. Viz Media. September 7, 2020. March 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307053227/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/firefighter-daigo-of-fire-company-m-volume-1/product/4394. live.
    7. Web site: Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Vol. 20. Viz Media. September 7, 2020. March 7, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210307064553/https://www.viz.com/read/manga/firefighter-daigo-of-fire-company-m-volume-20/product/4412. live.
    8. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M Manga Gets New Manga in October. Anime News Network. September 4, 2020. September 4, 2020. December 20, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201220115157/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-09-04/firefighter-daigo-of-fire-company-m-manga-gets-new-manga-in-october/.163664. live.
    9. Web site: ja:め組の大吾 火事場のバカヤロー. https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/work/detail.php?cid=145. Sunrise. September 29, 2023. ja. December 25, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221225121939/https://www.sunrise-inc.co.jp/work/detail.php?cid=145. live.
    10. Web site: ja:第1回 2004年1月6日(火)放送 あらすじ. https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/daigo/backnumber/303000026-1.html. Fuji TV. September 7, 2020. ja. September 9, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230909135650/https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/daigo/backnumber/303000026-1.html. live.
    11. Web site: ja:第11回 2004年3月16日(火)放送 あらすじ. https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/daigo/backnumber/303000026-11.html. Fuji TV. September 7, 2020. ja. September 29, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230929110452/https://www.fujitv.co.jp/b_hp/daigo/backnumber/303000026-11.html. live.
    12. Web site: ja:シリーズ累計1400万部超『め組の大吾』2023年アニメ化決定!!公式SNSも本日出動!. https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000004779.000001719.html. PR Times. April 10, 2023. ja. December 15, 2022. September 30, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230930000207/https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000004779.000001719.html. live.
    13. Web site: http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html. ja:小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者. Shogakukan. ja. August 19, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070929094941/http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html. September 29, 2007.
    14. Web site: Manga Division – 1998 [2nd] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive]. Japan Media Arts Festival. November 11, 2020. https://archive.today/20201111200910/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/1998/manga/. November 11, 2020. live.