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Super Doctor K

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Super Doctor K
First tankōbon volume cover
GenreMedical drama[1]
Manga
Written byKazuo Mafune [ja]
Published byKodansha
ImprintShōnen Magazine Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 6, 1988 – October 21, 1998
Volumes54
Series titles
  1. Super Doctor K (1988–1996; 44 volumes)
  2. Doctor K (1996–1998; 10 volumes)
Manga
K2
Written byKazuo Mafune
Published byKodansha
ImprintEvening KC
Magazine
  • Evening (2004–2023)
  • Comic Days [ja] (2023–present)
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 11, 2004 – present
Volumes47

Super Doctor K (Japanese: スーパードクターK, Hepburn: Sūpā Dokutā K) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kazuo Mafune [ja]. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from April 1988 to October 1996, with its chapters collected in 44 tankōbon volumes. A second series, Doctor K, was serialized in the same magazine from October 1996 to October 1998, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes. A third series, K2, was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening from May 2004 until February 2023, when the magazine ceased its publication, and moved to the Comic Days [ja] online platform in March of that same year. Its chapters have been collected in 47 tankōbon volumes as of May 2024.

By September 2021, the overall manga franchise had over 15 million copies in circulation.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Kazuo Mafune [ja], with medical supervision from Tohoru Nakahara,[2] Super Doctor K was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from April 6, 1988,[3] to October 2, 1996.[4] Kodansha collected its chapters in 44 tankōbon volumes, released from August 17, 1988,[5] to December 13, 1996.[6]

A sequel, titled Doctor K (rendered in Latin-script), was serialized in the same magazine from October 9, 1996,[7] to October 21, 1998.[8] Its chapters were collected in ten tankōbon volumes, released from April 17, 1997,[9] to November 17, 1998.[10]

Another manga series, titled K2 [ja], started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening on May 11, 2004.[a] Evening ceased publication on February 28, 2023,[14] and the series moved to Kodansha's Comic Days [ja] online platform on March 26 of the same year.[15] Kodansha released the first tankōbon volume on November 22, 2004;[16] with the release of the 46th volume of K2 on December 21, 2023, the overall series reached 100 volumes.[17] As of May 22, 2024, 47 volumes have been released.[18]

Reception

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By September 2021, the overall manga franchise had over 15 million copies in circulation.[19]

Notes

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  1. ^ The series started in the 11th issue of 2004 (cover date May 25);[11][12] the bi-weekly magazine was published two weeks before the cover date (e.g. the 10th issue of that year, with cover date May 11, was released on April 27).[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Kazuo Mafune". Lambiek. Archived from the original on November 26, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  2. ^ スーパードクターK. Mangapedia [ja] (in Japanese). Voyage Group. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  3. ^ 週刊しゅうかん少年しょうねんマガジン 1988年ねん17号ごう. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  4. ^ 週刊しゅうかん少年しょうねんマガジン 1996年ねん42号ごう. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  5. ^ スーパードクターＫ（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 17, 2004. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  6. ^ スーパードクターＫ（４４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on November 10, 2003. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  7. ^ 週刊しゅうかん少年しょうねんマガジン 1996年ねん43号ごう. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  8. ^ 週刊しゅうかん少年しょうねんマガジン 1998年ねん45号ごう. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  9. ^ "Ｄｏｃｔｏｒ　Ｋ（１）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on November 19, 2003. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "Ｄｏｃｔｏｒ　Ｋ（１０）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on November 19, 2003. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  11. ^ Ｋ２（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 4, 2022. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  12. ^ イブニング 2004年ねん11号ごう. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  13. ^ イブニング - 進行しんこう表ひょう 2003年ねん12月9日にち号ごう～2004年ねん5月がつ11日にち号ごう. AD Station (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 2, 2004. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  14. ^ イブニングが23年間ねんかんの歴史れきしに幕まく、最終さいしゅう号ごうに「アザゼルさん。」「ギャングキング」読よみ切きり. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 28, 2023. Archived from the original on February 28, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  15. ^ 【445話わ無料むりょう】漫画まんが『K2』コミックDAYSの移籍いせき新しん連載れんさいが本日ほんじつ（3/26）スタート。新あらたな“K”の物語ものがたりを描えがく『スーパードクターK』シリーズの続編ぞくへん. Famitsu (in Japanese). March 26, 2023. Archived from the original on April 1, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023.
  16. ^ "Ｋ２（１）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 25, 2004. Retrieved September 17, 2023.
  17. ^ 「K2」最新さいしん刊かんでシリーズ通算つうさん100巻かんに到達とうたつ、真船まふね一雄かずおのサイン会かい＆トークショーが2月がつに. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 21, 2023. Archived from the original on December 27, 2023. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  18. ^ 【5月がつ22日にち付づけ】本日ほんじつ発売はつばいの単行たんこう本ほんリスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 22, 2024. Archived from the original on May 21, 2024. Retrieved July 4, 2024.
  19. ^ Evening [@eveningmagazine] (September 13, 2021). シリーズ累計るいけい1500万まん部ぶ突破とっぱ！ 医療いりょう漫画まんがの金字塔きんじとう「スーパードクターＫ」から「Ｋ２」へ――。 (Tweet). Archived from the original on September 18, 2023. Retrieved September 18, 2023 – via Twitter.

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