Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei

Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (炎の闘球児 ドッジ弾平, "Flaming Rugby Boy: Dodge Danpei") is a Japanese manga series based on dodgeball, by Tetsuhiro Koshita, which was serialized in CoroCoro Comic. It was adapted into an anime from 1991 to 1992, and eight video game adaptations.[1]

Honō no Tōkyūji Dodge Danpei
炎の闘球児 ドッジ弾平
GenreAction, comedy, sports
Manga
Written byTetsuhiro Koshita
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCoroCoro Comic
DemographicKodomo
Original run19891995
Volumes18
Anime television series
Directed byHiroshi Sasagawa
StudioAnimation 21
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run October 14, 1991 September 21, 1992
Episodes47
Manga
Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko
Written byTetsuhiro Koshita
Published byShogakukan
MagazineWeekly CoroCoro Comic
DemographicKodomo
Original runNovember 28, 2022 – present
Volumes1

A sequel, titled Honō no Tōkyūjo: Dodge Danko, began serialization on the Weekly CoroCoro Comic website on November 28, 2022.[2] It has been nominated for the Next Manga Award in the web manga category in 2023.[3]

Characters

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Danpei Ichigeki (一撃 弾平)
Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka
Chin'nen Kobotoke (小仏 珍念)
Voiced by: Masako Nozawa
Taiga Nikaidō (二階堂 大河)
Voiced by: Toshihiko Seki

Video games

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  • Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (March 28, 1992, Famicom, published by Sunsoft)
  • Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (April 24, 1992, Game Boy, published by Hudson Soft)
  • Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (July 10, 1992, Mega Drive, published by Sega)
  • Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (July 31, 1992, Super Famicom, published by Sunsoft)
  • Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (August 7, 1992, Game Gear, developed by Sims, published by Sega)
  • Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei (September 25, 1992, PC Engine, developed by AIM, published by Hudson Soft)
  • Honō no Tōkyūji: Dodge Danpei 2 (March 26, 1993, Famicom, published by Sunsoft)
  • Pigu-Wang Tongki M (피구왕통키M "Dodgeball King Tongki M") (September 6, 2018, Android/iOS, developed by Snowpipe)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "炎の闘球児ドッジ弾平(1991)". allcinema. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  2. ^ 「炎の闘球児 ドッジ弾平」の娘が令和に奮闘する続編開幕!前作の全巻無料公開も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 28, 2022. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (June 25, 2023). "Voting Opens for Next Manga Awards 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
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