Wounded Man

Summary

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 byKazuo Koike
Illustrated byRyoichi Ikegami
Published byShogakukan
English publisher
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original run19821986
Volumes11
Original video animation
Directed by
Written byKazumi Koide
Music byNorimasa Yamanaka
Studio
Released July 5, 1986 August 25, 1988
Episodes5

Media edit

Manga edit

Written 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 edit

A 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 [ja] (#1) and Satoshi Dezaki (#4–5), written by Kazumi Koide and the music was composed by Norimasa Yamanaka.[7][8][9][10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Koike Kazuo Works". Kazuo Koike Official Blog (in Japanese). Line Corporation. Archived from the original on January 18, 2016. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Wounded Man". ComicsOne. Archived from the original on October 13, 2002. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  4. ^ 1983~1986年公開作品 (in Japanese). Madhouse. Archived from the original on August 19, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 傷追い人 (1). The Television [ja] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  8. ^ 傷追い人 (2). The Television [ja] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  9. ^ 傷追い人 (3). The Television [ja] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  10. ^ 傷追い人 (4). The Television [ja] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Archived from the original on September 13, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
  11. ^ 傷追い人 (5). The Television [ja] (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