Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox animanga/Header Template:Infobox animanga/Print Template:Infobox animanga/Video Template:Infobox animanga/Footer
Template:Nihongo is a Japanese comedy manga spoofing the post-apocalyptic action series Template:Nihongo. An anime television series adaptation started airing in October 2015.[1][2]
Plot
The story focuses on Holy Emperor Thouzer's attempts to become friends with Kenshiro.[1]
Characters
- Souther
- Template:Voiced by[1]
- Template:Nihongo is a villain from the original Fist of the North Star manga. In Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji, however, he is transformed into a fun-loving version of himself who wants to party and be friends with Kenshiro. He is voiced by Banjō Ginga, who played the character in the original anime television series.[1]
- Shew
- Template:Voiced by[3]
- Template:Nihongo was a former underling of Thouzer in the original series who sided against him with Kenshiro.
- Rei
- Template:Voiced by[3]
- In the original series, Template:Nihongo becomes an ally of Kenshiro's after the latter rescues his sister.
Backup Stories
In addition to the regular gag strips, each collected volume of the manga also feature a dramatic side-story at the end illustrated by Yukito the Elder.[12]
- Template:Nihongo4 - A side-story focused on Mr. Heart. Published in issue #27 (February 2013) of Comic Zenon.[13] Originally part of a collection of three Hokuto no Ken-themed short stories titled Template:Nihongo4Template:Efn that were published in the same issue, it predated the serialization of Ichigo Aji and does not carry its branding.
- Template:Nihongo4 - A side-story focused on Thouzer. Published in issue #42 (May 2014) of Comic Zenon.[14]
- Template:Nihongo4 - A side-story focused on Huey and Shuren. Published in Web Comic Zenyon on October 24, 2014.
- Template:Nihongo4 - A side-story focused on Fudo. Published in issue #56 (July 2015) of Comic Zenon.[15]
- Template:Nihongo4 - A side-story focused on Juda. Published in issue #64 (March 2016) of Comic Zenon.[16]
- Template:Nihongo4 - A side-story focused on Shin. Published in issue #71 (October 2016) of Comic Zenon.[17]
Media
Manga
The series is written by Yūshi Kawata and illustrated by Imōto Yukito, based on work by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. It began publication on Tokuma Shoten's Web Comic Zenyon website in 2013.[1]
The manga had over 1 million copies in print as of June 2015.[1]
Volume list
The series has been collected into eight tankōbon volumes.[18]
Template:Graphic novel list/header Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list Template:Graphic novel list/footer
Anime
An anime television series based on the manga was announced in the fourth tankōbon volume in June 2015.[1] It will be directed by Mankyū, and will begin airing on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, and TV Aichi on 6 October 2015 as part of a DD Hokuto no Ken 2 Ichigo Aji+ program along with the second DD Fist of the North Star anime television.[2] The series will be simulcast worldwide by Crunchyroll.[19]
Notes
References
External links
- Hokuto no Ken: Ichigo Aji Template:Webarchive at Web Comic Zenyon Template:In lang
- Ajiado Co., Ltd site: DD2
- TV Tokyo site: DD2
- Template:ANN
Template:Fist of the North Star Template:Ajia-do Animation Works
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Template:Cite web
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Template:Cite web
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web
- ↑ Template:Cite web