Tokusatsu Gagaga (トクサツガガガ, "Gaga for Tokusatsu") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Niwa Tanaba. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from August 2014 to May 2020, with its chapters collected in 20 tankōbon volumes.

Tokusatsu Gagaga
First tankōbon volume cover
トクサツガガガ
GenreOffice comedy[1]
Manga
Written byNiwa Tanaba
Published byShogakukan
MagazineWeekly Big Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 11, 2014May 11, 2020
Volumes20
Television drama
Directed by
  • Hajime Suenaga
  • Shinzo Nitta
Produced bySho Yoshinaga
Written byShigenori Tanabe
Music byAkio Izutsu
Original networkNHK General TV
Original run January 18, 2019 March 1, 2019
Episodes7

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Niwa Tanaba, Tokusatsu Gagaga was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from August 11, 2014,[2] to May 11, 2020.[3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in twenty tankōbon volumes, released from November 28, 2014,[4] to August 28, 2020.[5]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 November 28, 2014[4]978-4-09-186606-6
2 March 30, 2015[6]978-4-09-186810-7
3 June 30, 2015[7]978-4-09-187060-5
4 September 30, 2015[8]978-4-09-187217-3
5 December 28, 2015[9]978-4-09-187363-7
6 March 30, 2016[10]978-4-09-187516-7
7 June 30, 2016[11]978-4-09-187638-6
8 September 30, 2016[12]978-4-09-187784-0
9 January 30, 2017[13]978-4-09-189259-1
10 May 30, 2017[14]978-4-09-189512-7
11 September 29, 2017[15]978-4-09-189645-2
12 January 30, 2018[16]978-4-09-189783-1
13 May 30, 2018[17]978-4-09-189880-7
14 September 28, 2018[18]978-4-09-860076-2
15 January 30, 2019[19]978-4-09-860207-0
16 May 30, 2019[20]978-4-09-860287-2
17 September 30, 2019[21]978-4-09-860408-1
18 January 30, 2020[22]978-4-09-860528-6
19 May 29, 2020[23]978-4-09-860620-7
20 August 28, 2020[5]978-4-09-860711-2
978-4-09-943069-6 (LE)

Drama

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A 7-episode Japanese television drama series adaptation, starring Fuka Koshiba as Kano Nakamura, was broadcast on NHK General TV from January 18 to March 1, 2019.[24][25]

Reception

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Tokusatsu Gagaga ranked 17th on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook list of 2016 top manga series for male readers.[26] Tokusatsu Gagaga ranked 15th on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics" by the Honya Club website in 2016.[27] The manga was nominated for the 21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2017.[28] In 2019, on Da Vinci's magazine 18th annual "Book of the Year" list, Tokusatsu Gagaga ranked 29th.[29]

References

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  1. ^ Chapman, Paul (September 11, 2018). "Otaku Office Comedy "Tokusatsu Gagaga" Gets Live-Action TV Drama". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  2. ^ スピで新連載5作開幕!相田裕、楠みちはるら. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 11, 2014. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
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  4. ^ a b トクサツガガガ 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  5. ^ a b トクサツガガガ 20 小冊子付き特装版 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  6. ^ トクサツガガガ 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  7. ^ トクサツガガガ 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  8. ^ トクサツガガガ 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  9. ^ トクサツガガガ 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  10. ^ トクサツガガガ 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  11. ^ トクサツガガガ 7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  12. ^ トクサツガガガ 8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  13. ^ トクサツガガガ 9 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  14. ^ トクサツガガガ 10 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  15. ^ トクサツガガガ 11 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  16. ^ トクサツガガガ 12 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  17. ^ トクサツガガガ 13 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
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  19. ^ トクサツガガガ 15 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  20. ^ トクサツガガガ 16 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  21. ^ トクサツガガガ 17 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  22. ^ トクサツガガガ 18 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  23. ^ トクサツガガガ 19 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  24. ^ Ressler, Karen (September 14, 2018). "Tokusatsu Gagaga Manga About Tokusatsu-Loving Woman Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 25, 2021. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  25. ^ 第1回トクサツジョシ (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2021.

    最終回スキナモノハスキ (in Japanese). NHK. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved April 25, 2021.

  26. ^ Ressler, Karen (December 10, 2015). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2016's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 13, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
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  28. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 23, 2017). "21st Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 25, 2018. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  29. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 6, 2018). "Detective Conan Manga Tops Da Vinci Ranking". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 12, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
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