Saru Lock Explained

Saru Lock
Ja Kanji:猿ロック
Ja Romaji:Saru Rokku
Genre:Action, Comedy
Type:manga
Author:Naoki Serizawa
Publisher:Kodansha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Weekly Young Magazine
First:2003
Last:2009
Volumes:22
Type:drama
Director:Maeda Tetsu, Tsukamoto Renpei
Producer:Amago Daisuke
Music:Yoshioka Shoji
Network:NNS (ytv)
First:July 23, 2009
Last:October 15, 2009
Episodes:13
Type:live film
Director:Tetsu Maeda
Type:manga
Saru Lock Reboot
Author:Naoki Serizawa
Publisher:Shōnen Gahōsha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Young King Bull
First:October 4, 2018
Type:manga
Saitō - Heaven's Crow Fūun Risshi
Author:Naoki Serizawa
Publisher:Shōnen Gahōsha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Young King Bull
First:November 4, 2020
Last:June 4, 2021

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Serizawa. It was adapted into a television drama in 2009 and a live action film in 2010.[1]

A reboot series titled Saru Lock Reboot began serialization in Shonen Gahosha's Young King Bull magazine in October 2018. A spin-off manga series titled Saitō - Heaven's Crow Fūun Risshi was serialized in the same magazine from November 2020 to June 2021.[2] [3] [4]

Plot

Yataro Sarumaru, nicknamed "Saru", is an average high school boy who daydreams about idols but otherwise has no luck with girls. While working with his father, a locksmith in Asakusa, Tokyo, he has gained exceptional skills to pick just about any lock. Using his exceptional skills, Yataro then finds himself solving various mysterious cases, while also trying his luck with the girls.

Adaptations

Television drama

Cast

Live-action film

Plot

Mayumi (Manami Higa) enlists the help of Yataro Sarumaru (Hayato Ichihara) to open a bank safe deposit box. This results in Yataro fleeing from the police who are in hot pursuit.

Cast

Reception

By March 14, 2010, the film had made US$3,101,844 at the box office.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saru Lock Action Comedy Manga to Get TV Drama, Film. June 3, 2009. September 23, 2011 . Anime News Network.
  2. Web site: Naoki Serizawa Launches New Saru Lock Reboot Spinoff Manga. 2021-06-08. Anime News Network. en.
  3. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Naoki Serizawa's Saru Lock Spinoff Manga Saitō Chroncle Approaches Climax. Anime News Network. November 27, 2021. May 8, 2021.
  4. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Resident Evil: The Marhawa Desire's Serizawa Launches Saru Lock Reboot Manga . Anime News Network. November 27, 2021. September 6, 2018.
  5. Web site: 'Ningen Shikkaku'/'Saru Lock the Movie'. 26 February 2010.
  6. Web site: Japanese Box Office, March 13–14. March 21, 2010 . September 23, 2011 . Anime News Network.