To-y explained

Genre:Musical[1]
Type:manga
Author:Atsushi Kamijo
Publisher:Shogakukan
Imprint:Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Sunday
First:April 3, 1985
Last:March 25, 1987
Volumes:10
Type:ova
Director:Mamoru Hamatsu
Music:Masaya Matsuura
Studio:Studio Gallop
Released:October 1, 1987
Runtime:55 minutes

To-y is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Atsushi Kamijo. It was serialized by Shogakukan in the manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from 1985 to 1987, with the chapters collected in ten volumes. It tells the story of GASP, an underground punk rock band, and their attempt to get a recording contract and attain stardom. To-y was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) in 1987.

Plot

The story follows, lead singer of GASP, and his attempts not to sell out during his rise through the recording industry. The story also follows To-y's growing relationship with, as the two find comfort in one another while they are shunned by mainstream society.

Media

Manga

To-y is written and illustrated by Atsushi Kamijo. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday from April 3, 1985, to March 25, 1987.[2] [3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in ten volumes released from September 18, 1985, to June 18, 1987. Shogakukan re-published the series in six volumes between January 17 and May 16, 1997.[4] [5] Shogakukan re-released the series into a five-volume deluxe edition for its 30th anniversary between December 21, 2015, and April 25, 2016.[6] [7]

Volumes

Original video animation

The manga was adapted into an original video animation (OVA) by Gallop, directed by Mamoru Hamatsu, with character designs by Naoyuki Onda, and art direction by Shichirō Kobayashi.[8] Masaya Matsuura was in charge of the music, and his band Psy-S provided the theme songs; and "Cubic Lovers".[9] It was released on October 1, 1987,[10] on VHS, LaserDisc, Betamax and Video High Density.[11] On June 30, 2021, Sony Music Entertainment Japan, who produced the OVA, released it on a limited remastered edition Blu-ray set.[12]

Legacy

To-y was a pioneer of band-themed manga and has served as an influence to other manga series like Beck and Nana.[13]

In 2007, Justin Sevakis of Anime News Network reported that a frame-by-frame digital restoration of the To-y OVA was being done by fans. He cited it as the first fan restoration in the anime community.[11]

Visual kei rock band Penicillin took their name from the group Penicillin Shock seen in To-y, and titled their first album after the fictional band.[14] In 2015, Atsushi Kamijo drew the album cover for Penicillin's Memories ~Japanese Masterpieces~.[15]

Professional wrestler Toi Kojima changed his ring name to "To-y" in February 2024.[16] He explained that his parents were fans of Kamijo and To-y and had named him after the series, so he will now be using the ring name to honor it and bring more attention to pro-wrestling.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Oppliger. John. Ask John: How Popular is Music Themed Anime?. AnimeNation. May 14, 2020. July 26, 2004. May 22, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210522233701/https://www.animenation.net/blog/ask-john-how-popular-is-music-themed-anime/. live.
  2. Web site: https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M578535. ja:週刊少年サンデー 1985年 表示号数16. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. March 29, 2020. Japanese. March 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200329220700/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M578535. live.
  3. Web site: https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M578435. ja:週刊少年サンデー 1987年 表示号数15. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. March 29, 2020. Japanese. March 29, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200329220701/https://mediaarts-db.bunka.go.jp/id/M578435. live.
  4. Web site: ja:TO-Y / 1. http://www.s-book.com/plsql/sbc_book?isbn=4091930514. Shogakukan. April 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20040131013316/http://www.s-book.com/plsql/sbc_book?isbn=4091930514. January 31, 2004. ja.
  5. Web site: ja:TO-Y / 6. http://www.s-book.com/plsql/sbc_book?isbn=4091930565. Shogakukan. April 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20040131015606/http://www.s-book.com/plsql/sbc_book?isbn=4091930565. January 31, 2004. ja.
  6. Web site: ja:Ｔｏ－ｙ ３０ｔｈ ＡｎｎｉｖｅｒｓａｒｙＥｄｉｔｉｏｎ １. https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784778038069. Shogakukan. April 11, 2020. Japanese. https://archive.today/20201028044924/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784778038069. October 28, 2020. live. 28 June 2016.
  7. Web site: ja:Ｔｏ－ｙ ３０ｔｈ ＡｎｎｉｖｅｒｓａｒｙＥｄｉｔｉｏｎ ５. https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784778038106. Shogakukan. April 11, 2020. Japanese. https://archive.today/20201028044818/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784778038106. October 28, 2020. live. 28 June 2016.
  8. Web site: ja:「To-y」‐Original Video Animation HD REMASTER Blu-ray Limited Premium Box. https://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&cd=DQXL000003607. Sony Music Shop. September 2, 2021. https://archive.today/20210902214957/https://www.sonymusicshop.jp/m/item/itemShw.php?site=S&cd=DQXL000003607. September 2, 2021. ja. live.
  9. Book: Clements. Jonathan. Jonathan Clements. McCarthy. Helen. Helen McCarthy. 2015. The Anime Encyclopedia: A Century of Japanese Animation. 3rd. 2371. Stone Bridge Press. 978-1611720181. July 23, 2021. March 9, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220309062642/https://books.google.com/books?id=E03KBgAAQBAJ&dq=%22to-y%22&pg=PT3160. live.
  10. Web site: ja:上條淳士×松浦雅也が写し取った1980年代東京の空気がよみがえる「To-y」‐Original Video Animation HD REMASTER Blu-ray Limited Premium Box【不破了三の「アニメノオト」Vol.10】. https://akiba-souken.com/article/52121/. Akiba Souken. Kakaku.com. September 2, 2021. https://archive.today/20210902215935/https://akiba-souken.com/article/52121/. September 2, 2021. ja. August 7, 2021. live.
  11. Web site: Buried Treasure To-y. Justin Sevakis. March 15, 2007. October 27, 2014. Anime News Network. October 28, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141028232101/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/buried-treasure/2007-03-15. live.
  12. Web site: ja:OVA「To-y」Blu-rayプレミアムボックスの詳細発表、イメージアルバムの復刻版が付属. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/426717. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. September 2, 2021. ja. May 1, 2021. September 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210902210718/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/426717. live.
  13. Web site: ja:マンガの常識を突き破った名作がよみがえる『To–y』＆『SEX』上條淳士 インタビュー. https://ddnavi.com/interview/378192/a/. Da Vinci. Kadokawa Corporation. May 14, 2020. ja. June 6, 2017. November 11, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111021140/https://ddnavi.com/interview/378192/a/. live.
  14. Web site: ja:【インタビュー】PENICILLIN、初のカバー集完成「高校時代の俺をビックリさせたい」. https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000113731. Barks. Japan Music Network. April 11, 2020. ja. March 18, 2015. September 30, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200930173914/https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000113731. live.
  15. Web site: "TO-Y" Manga Artist Draws Visual-kei Band PENICILLIN's Latest Album Jacket. Crunchyroll. 2015-03-03. 2015-10-05. 2015-10-06. https://web.archive.org/web/20151006123012/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/03/03/video-to-y-manga-artist-draws-visual-kei-band-penicillins-latest-album-jacket. live.
  16. 1757707610810445879 . ddtproENG . Toy Kojima will be changing his name today! From today onwards, he will be called... To-y . DDT Pro-Wrestling . DDT Pro-Wrestling . February 14, 2024 . February 16, 2024.
  17. 1757969099832087016 . toy_ddt_k . Boku no honmyō no Tōi wa chichi to haha ga Kamijō-sensei no sakuhin de aru To-y ga suki de nazuketekuremashita! . Toi . Kojima . Toi Kojima . February 15, 2024 . February 16, 2024 . ja . ja:僕の本名の斗偉は父と母が上條先生の作品であるTo-yが好きで名付けてくれました！ . My real name, Toi, was given to me by my parents because they liked Mr. Kamijo's work, To-y!.

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