Abu-san
Abu-san | |
あぶさん | |
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Genre | Sports (baseball) |
Manga | |
Written by | Shinji Mizushima |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Imprint | Big Comics |
Magazine | Big Comic Original |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1973 – 2014 |
Volumes | 107 |
Abu-san (Japanese: あぶさん) is a baseball manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Mizushima. It tells the story of fictional baseball player Yasutake Kageura (
In 1977, it received the Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga.[6] In 2004, Mizushima auctioned off the right to appear as a character in Abu-san for over ¥3 million, as a fundraiser for Mangajapan.[7] As of 2013, the series has sold over 22 million copies.[3]
The Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks currently honours Squad no.90, which belongs to Yasutake Kageura.
References
[edit]- ^ "Kochikame Manga Reaches 1,750 Chapters, Abu-san Reaches 100 Volumes". Retrieved April 17, 2012.
- ^ "あぶさん
完結 今季 限 りでホークス退団 ". Daily Sports Online (in Japanese). Retrieved December 17, 2014. - ^ a b あぶさん :
長寿 野球 マンガが41年 の歴史 に幕 ついにホークス退団 . Mainichi Shimbun Digital (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 17, 2014. Retrieved December 17, 2014. - ^ あぶさん 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved September 30, 2010.
- ^ あぶさん 107 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
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小学館 漫画 賞 :歴代 受賞 者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 23 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-22. - ^ "Become a Manga Character". Anime News Network. 2004-09-02. Retrieved 2007-12-31.