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Damens Walker

Damens Walker (Japanese: だめんず・うぉ～か～, Hepburn: Damenzu Uōkā) is a Japanese manga essay series by Mayumi Kurata. Damens Walker was serialized in the weekly magazine Weekly Spa! from June 14, 2000 to April 2013. The series has inspired two live-action television drama adaptations and a mobile anime series.

Damens Walker
だめんず・うぉ～か～
(Damenzu Uōkā)
Manga
Written byMayumi Kurata
Published byFusosha
ImprintSpa! Comics
MagazineWeekly Spa!
DemographicJosei
Original runJune 14, 2000 (2000-06-14) – April 2013
Volumes20
Television drama
Original network
Original run March 1, 2002 (2002-03-01) – March 29, 2002 (2002-03-29)
Episodes5
Television drama
Original network
Original run October 12, 2006 (2006-10-12) – December 7, 2006 (2006-12-07)
Episodes8

Synopsis

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Damens Walker follows the dating life of a woman who is only interested in good-for-nothing men, known as "damens" (だめんず) (a combination of the words "good-for-nothing" (ダメ, dame) and "men").[1]

Media

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Manga

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Damens Walker is written and illustrated by Mayumi Kurata. It was serialized in the weekly magazine Weekly Spa! beginning in June 14, 2000 to April 2013.[2] The chapters were later released in twenty bound volumes by Fusosha under the Spa! Comics imprint.[3][4]

Kurata stated that her reason for ending the manga was not because of problems in her marriage, but because she had "lost frustration towards good-for-nothing men" and that her older age has changed her perspective on relationships.[2]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 July 26, 2001 (2001-07-26)[4]978-4-5940-3207-4
2 December 19, 2001 (2001-12-19)[5]978-4-5940-3350-7
3 February 28, 2002 (2002-02-28)[6]978-4-5940-3428-3
4 November 15, 2002 (2002-11-15)[7]978-4-5940-3718-5
5 July 2, 2003 (2003-07-02)[8]978-4-5940-4101-4
6 December 2, 2003 (2003-12-02)[9]978-4-5940-4219-6
7 July 13, 2004 (2004-07-13)[10]978-4-5940-4692-7
8 April 28, 2005 (2005-04-28)[11]978-4-5940-4945-4
9 November 25, 2005 (2005-11-25)[12]978-4-5940-5066-5
10 April 20, 2006 (2006-04-20)[13]978-4-5940-5146-4
11 September 29, 2006 (2006-09-29)[14]978-4-5940-5220-1
12 July 27, 2007 (2007-07-27)[15]978-4-5940-5411-3
13 February 14, 2008 (2008-02-14)[16]978-4-5940-5594-3
14 September 27, 2008 (2008-09-27)[17]978-4-5940-5776-3
15 April 11, 2009 (2009-04-11)[18]978-4-5940-5931-6
16 April 30, 2010 (2010-04-30)[19]978-4-5940-6186-9
17 January 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)[20]978-4-5940-6339-9
18 September 30, 2011 (2011-09-30)[21]978-4-5940-6490-7
19 May 11, 2012 (2012-05-11)[22]978-4-5940-6606-2
20 July 2, 2013 (2013-07-02)[23]978-4-5940-6855-4

Television drama

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2002 adaptation

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Damens Walker was adapted into a live-action television drama starring Ai Ijima and Chiaki Hara, which was broadcast on NTV from March 1 to March 29, 2002.[1]

2006 adaptation

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A second live-action television drama starring Norika Fujiwara and Yu Yamada was broadcast on TV Asahi from October 12 to December 7, 2006.[1][24] The theme song for the 2006 adaptation is "Yume no Uta" by Koda Kumi.[25] "Trans-winter (Fuyu no Mukōgawa)" by Showta was featured as an insert song.[26]

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateJapan viewership rating (Kanto region) [27]
1"A Woman Who Can't Get Married vs Good-For-Nothing Man!!"
Transliteration: "Kekkon Dekinai Onna vs Dame Otoko!!" (Japanese: 結婚できない女vsダメ男!!)		UnknownUnknownOctober 12, 2006 (2006-10-12)10.3%
2"A Good-For-Nothing Woman is into a Mother Complex Man!?"
Transliteration: "Mazakon Otoko ni Hamatta Dame Onna!?" (Japanese: マザコン男にハマッたダメ女!?)		UnknownUnknownOctober 19, 2006 (2006-10-19)8.0%
3"A (Secret) Love Triangle with a Hot Beautician"
Transliteration: "Ikemen Biyōshi to no (Hi) Sankaku Kankei" (Japanese: イケメン美容師との（秘）三角関係)		UnknownUnknownNovember 2, 2006 (2006-11-02)7.2%
4"A Hidden Secret in a Wedding Party"
Transliteration: "Kekkon Pātī ni Kakusareta Uso" (Japanese: 結婚パーティーに隠された嘘)		UnknownUnknownNovember 9, 2006 (2006-11-09)7.4%
5"A Woman into the No. 1 Good-Looking Host!?"
Transliteration: "No. 1 Bikei Hosuto ni Hamatta Onna!?" (Japanese: No.1美形ホストにハマった女!?)		UnknownUnknownNovember 16, 2006 (2006-11-16)8.6%
6"Tonight, a Reverse Proposal to a Celebrity Man"
Transliteration: "Konya Serebu Otoko ga Gyaku ni Puropōzu" (Japanese: 今夜セレブ男が遂にプロポーズ)		UnknownUnknownNovember 23, 2006 (2006-11-23)9.0%
7"Final Chapter!! A Trap of Marrying into Wealth"
Transliteration: "Saishūshō!! Serebu Kon no Wana" (Japanese: 最終章!! セレブ婚の罠)		UnknownUnknownNovember 30, 2006 (2006-11-30)7.1%
8"A Miracle on Christmas Eve!! A Tearful Wedding Announcement"
Transliteration: "Ibu no Kiseki!! Namida no Kekkon Sengen" (Japanese: イヴの奇跡!! 涙の結婚宣言…)		UnknownUnknownDecember 7, 2006 (2006-12-07)7.0%

Stage play

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A stage play adaptation ran in 2006. A second stage play adaptation ran from October 30 to November 1, 2020.[28]

Anime

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A 12-episode anime adaptation titled Damens Walker: The Anime was released beginning March 1, 2010, with each episode having a run time of 3 minutes.[1][29] The series was streamed weekly on Sundays on BeeTV for Docomo mobile phones.[1][30] The theme song is "D-Woman", which was written and produced by Daimaou Kosaka and performed by his friend Masako Ohara.[1][31]

Film

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A live-action film titled Damens Walker: The Movie Jealousy Edition was released direct-to-video on May 2, 2018.[32][33] The theme song is "Baby Call My Name" by Emi Nitta.[33] Also included in the DVD is a talk show with Nobu Morimoto.[32]

Reception

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In 2010, Damens Walker sold a cumulative total of 2 million physical copies.[1]

References

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