Judo-bu Monogatari (柔道部物語, "Judo Club Story") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Makoto Kobayashi. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1985 to 1991, with its chapters collected in 11 tankōbon volumes. A two-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation was released in 1991. Another manga series created by Kobayashi and Olympic gold medalist judoka, Yuko Emoto, titled JJM: Joshi Judou-bu Monogatari, started in 2016.
| Judo-bu Monogatari | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| 柔道部物語 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Martial arts[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Makoto Kobayashi |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Imprint | Yanmaga KC Special |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Magazine |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1985 – 1991 |
| Volumes | 11 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Hidetoshi Omori |
| Studio | Studio Deen |
| Released | March 25, 1991 – June 25, 1991 |
| Runtime | 50 minutes |
| Episodes | 2 |
Media
editManga
editWritten and illustrated by Makoto Kobayashi, Judo-bu Monogatari was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from 1985 to 1991.[2][3] Kodansha collected its chapters in 11 tankōbon volumes, released from June 15, 1987,[4] to August 13, 1991.[5]
A related manga series, titled JJM: Joshi Judou-bu Monogatari (JJM 女子柔道部物語, "Women's Judo Club Story"), with an original story by Yuko Emoto, 1996 Atlanta Olympic Women's Judo-61 kg gold medalist, featuring a female protagonist, started in Kodansha's Evening on August 9, 2016.[6][7]
Original video animation
editA two-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation by Studio Deen was released on VHS from March 25 to June 25, 1991.[8][9][10]
References
edit- ^ Loo, Egan (November 24, 2008). "What's Michael Creator to Launch Seki no Yatappe Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ 小林まこと新連載は「女子柔道部物語」！原作は金メダリストの恵本裕子. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ 柔道部物語：25年ぶり“復活” アトランタ五輪の金メダリストがモデル 舞台は女子柔道部. Mantan Web (in Japanese). January 12, 2016. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ 柔道部物語（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ 柔道部物語（１１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ Hallmark, Kyle (January 11, 2016). "Makoto Kobayashi, Minoru Furuya Launch New Series For Evening Magazine's 15th Anniversary". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ あの三五十五もチラリ、小林まことが再び柔道を描く「女子柔道部物語」開幕. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 9, 2016. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ オリジナルビデオ作品 (in Japanese). Studio Deen. Archived from the original on June 22, 2003. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ 柔道部物語1. surugaya.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ 柔道部物語2. surugaya.co.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
External links
edit- Official website at YanMaga (in Japanese)
- Judo-bu Monogatari (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia