Wounded Man (Japanese: 傷追い人, Hepburn: Kizuoibito) is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1982 to 1986. A five-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation produced by Madhouse and Magic Bus and directed by Toshio Takeuchi was released from July 1986 to August 1988.
| Wounded Man | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 傷追い人 (Kizuoibito) | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazuo Koike |
| Illustrated by | Ryoichi Ikegami |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Big Comic Spirits |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1982 – 1986 |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by |
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| Written by | Kazumi Koide |
| Music by | Norimasa Yamanaka |
| Studio | |
| Released | July 5, 1986 – August 25, 1988 |
| Episodes | 5 |
Media
editManga
editWritten by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Ryoichi Ikegami, Wounded Man was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1982 to 1986.[1] Shogakukan collected its chapters in eleven tankōbon volumes.[2]
ComicsOne published the manga in English in 9 volumes.[3]
OVA
editA 5-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation, produced by Madhouse and Magic Bus,[4][5] was released from July 5, 1986, to August 25, 1988.[6] It was directed by Yoshio Takeuchi (first episode) and Satoshi Dezaki (episodes 2–5), written by Kazumi Koide and the music was composed by Norimasa Yamanaka.[7][8][9][10][11]
References
edit- ^ "Koike Kazuo Works". Kazuo Koike Official Blog (in Japanese). Line Corporation. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ 傷追い人. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Wounded Man". ComicsOne. Archived from the original on October 13, 2002. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ "Madhouse.co.jp" 1983～1986年公開作品 (in Japanese). Madhouse. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ アニメーション制作 (in Japanese). Magic Bus. Archived from the original on December 22, 2007. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ 傷追い人. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on May 14, 2019. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ 傷追い人 (1). The Television (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ 傷追い人 (2). The Television (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ 傷追い人 (3). The Television (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ 傷追い人 (4). The Television (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
- ^ 傷追い人 (5). The Television (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
Further reading
edit- Dacey, Katherine (March 8, 2011). "The Manga Hall of Shame: Wounded Man". Manga Bookshelf.
External links
edit- Wounded Man (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia