Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M
Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M | |
![]() First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Daigo Asahina | |
め (Megumi no Daigo) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Masahito Soda |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | September 6, 1995 – June 16, 1999 |
Volumes | 20 |
Anime film | |
Directed by | Susumu Nishizawa |
Music by | Shirō Hamaguchi |
Studio | Sunrise |
Released | July 27, 1999 |
Runtime | 45 minutes |
Television drama | |
Directed by |
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Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
Original run | January 6, 2004 – March 16, 2004 |
Episodes | 11 |
Sequel | |
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Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M (Japanese: め
The manga has been licensed in North America by Viz Media. An anime film produced by Sunrise was released in July 1999. A television drama adaptation was broadcast on Fuji TV in 2004. A manga sequel, titled Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, started in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine in October 2020.
In 1996, Daigo of Fire Company M won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category. By December 2022, the manga had over 14 million copies in circulation.
Plot
[edit]As a child, Daigo Asahina's life was saved by a fireman. He grew up and never forgot the brave, nameless man who rescued and inspired him to become a firefighter himself. Now as a firefighter in training at Medaka-Ga-Hama Fire Station in Sengoku City, Daigo must grow up quickly, learn the ropes, and find out if he truly has what it takes to become a heroic fireman.
Characters
[edit]- Daigo Asahina (
朝比奈 大 吾 , Asahina Daigo) - Voiced by: Wataru Takagi[2]
- An 18-year-old young man who thinks he knows everything about firefighting.
- Shunsuke Gomi (
五味 俊介 , Gomi Shunsuke) - Voiced by: Yusaku Yara[2]
- The captain of Fire Company M whose easy-going attitude is initially off-putting to the overzealous Daigo.
- Shizuka Ochiai (
落合 静香 , Ochiai Shizuka) - Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue[2]
- Daigo's high school teacher who continues to offer encouragement even though he is no longer her student. She treats him as though he is her little brother, though Daigo has feelings for her.
- Shirō Amakasu (
甘粕 士郎 , Amakasu Shirō) - Voiced by: Kazuya Ichijō[2]
- Daigo's serious-minded rival at Kujiradai Fire Station, one of the busiest stations in the area.
Media
[edit]Manga
[edit]Written and illustrated by Masahito Soda, Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 6, 1995,[3] to June 16, 1999.[4] Shogakukan collected its chapters in twenty tankōbon volumes, released from January 18, 1996,[5] to August 7, 1999.[6] Shogakukan republished the series into eleven bunkoban volumes from October 4, 2005,[7] to May 13, 2006.[8]
In North America, Viz Media licensed the manga for English language release. The twenty volumes were released from December 10, 2002,[9] to November 13, 2007.[10] In December 2013, Viz Media published the series digitally on their platform.[11][12][13]
A sequel, titled Firefighter Daigo: Rescuer in Orange, started in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine on October 6, 2020.[14]
Volumes
[edit]Anime film
[edit]An anime film produced by Sunrise premiered on July 27, 1999.[52]
Drama
[edit]A 11-episode Japanese television drama was broadcast on Fuji TV from January 6 to March 16, 2004.[53][54]
Reception
[edit]By December 2022, the manga had over 14 million copies in circulation.[55]
Daigo of Fire Company M won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the shōnen category in 1996.[56] The manga was awarded an Excellence Award in the Manga Division at the 2nd Japan Media Arts Festival in 1998.[57]
References
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組 の大 吾 / 20 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ め
組 の大 吾 (小学館 文庫 ) 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. October 4, 2005. Archived from the original on May 15, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ め
組 の大 吾 (小学館 文庫 ) 11 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. May 13, 2006. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ a b Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M, Vol. 1 (Left to Right Reading ed.). ISBN 1569318603.
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- ^ Soda, Masahito; Caselman, Lance (May 2003). Firefighter!: Daigo of Company M, Vol. 1. Viz Media. ISBN 1569319553.
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組 の大 吾 / 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 8, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ Soda, Masahito (April 2003). Firefighter!: Daigo of Company M, Vol. 2. ISBN 1569318794.
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組 の大 吾 / 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ Soda, Masahito (July 2, 2003). Firefighter!: Daigo of Company M, Vol. 3. Viz Media. ISBN 1569318816.
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組 の大 吾 / 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ Soda, Masahito (September 10, 2003). Firefighter!: Daigo of Company M, Vol. 4. Viz Media. ISBN 156931991X.
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組 の大 吾 / 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ Soda, Masahito (December 3, 2003). Firefighter!: Daigo of Company M, Vol. 5. Viz Media. ISBN 1591160936.
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組 の大 吾 / 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ Soda, Masahito (March 3, 2004). Firefighter!: Daigo of Company M, Vol. 6. ISBN 1591161371.
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組 の大 吾 / 7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ Soda, Masahito (June 9, 2004). Firefighter!: Daigo of Company M, Vol. 7. Viz Media. ISBN 1591163153.
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組 の大 吾 / 8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ "Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Vol. 8". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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組 の大 吾 / 9 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ "Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Vol. 9". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 2, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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組 の大 吾 / 10 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ "Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Vol. 10". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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組 の大 吾 / 11 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ "Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Vol. 11". Viz Media. Archived from the original on October 18, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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組 の大 吾 / 12 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ "Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Vol. 12". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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組 の大 吾 / 13 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ "Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Vol. 13". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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組 の大 吾 / 14 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ "Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Vol. 14". Viz Media. Archived from the original on December 22, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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組 の大 吾 / 15 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ "Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Vol. 15". Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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組 の大 吾 / 16 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ "Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Vol. 16". Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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組 の大 吾 / 18 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ "Firefighter!: Daigo of Fire Company M, Vol. 18". Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 8, 2010. Retrieved September 7, 2020.
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組 の大 吾 / 19 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 9, 2006. Retrieved September 7, 2020. - ^ Soda, Masahito (July 10, 2007). Firefighter!: Daigo of Company M, Vol. 10. Viz Media. ISBN 978-1421508917.
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External links
[edit]- Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M manga website at Web Sunday Museum (in Japanese)
- Firefighter! Daigo of Fire Company M (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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- 1999 anime films
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