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A 61-episode anime television series produced by Pierrot was broadcast on Fuji TV from March 1996 to July 1997. A second manga series, titled Taiyō no Makibaō, was serialized in Weekly Playboy from 2007 to 2011, and later in the Shū Play News website, under the title Taiyō no Makibaō W, from 2011 to 2016, with the overall series' chapters collected in 36 volumes.
The Midori no Makibaō manga has had over 9 million copies in circulation. In 1997, it won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the children category.
Plot
Midori Makibaō is a small white mule. Compared to the other thoroughbred horses, his physical size is comparable to a donkey with wide nostrils. However, with guts and speed as his weapons, Makibaō wins in every big race.
At the beginning of his career, Makibaō has trouble making his debut as a racehorse. But he has reasons to overcome his difficulties; a lifelong rival horse called Superhorse Cascade, that Makibaō needs to defeat. Plus, he is determined to win back his mother, Midori, a horse taken away to pay debts.
There are many hardships that Makibaō has to overcome, but he thrives in a series of races to become a great racehorse.
Characters
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Manga
Written and illustrated by Tsunomaru, Midori no Makibaō was serialized in Shueisha's [[Shōnen manga|Template:Transliteration manga]] magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from November 28, 1994,[1] to February 9, 1998.[2] Shueisha collected its chapters 16 Template:Transliteration volumes, released from June 2, 1995, to June 4, 1998.[3]
A second series, titled Template:Nihongo, started in Shueisha's Weekly Playboy on March 26, 2007.Template:Efn The manga was later moved to the Shū Play News website, continued under the title Template:Nihongo, where it ran from May 9, 2011,[4] to November 14, 2016.[5] Shueisha collected the Taiyō no Makibaō chapters in 16 Template:Transliteration volumes, released from August 17, 2007,[6] to June 17, 2011,[7] while the Taiyō no Makibaō W chapters were collected in 20 Template:Transliteration volumes, released from September 16, 2011,[8] to February 17, 2017.[9]
Anime
A 61-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by Pierrot and directed by Noriyuki Abe, was broadcast on Fuji TV from March 2, 1996, to July 12, 1997.[10] The opening theme is Template:Nihongo by F.MAP, while the ending theme is Template:Nihongo by Men's 5.
The series was re-released on a Blu-ray Disc box on July 27, 2022, which included a five-minute-long new episode that adapted the final chapter of the original manga series.[11]
Episodes
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An art exhibition to celebrate the series' 30th anniversary is set to run at the Graveyard Gallery in Nakano, Tokyo from November 7 to December 2, 2024.[12]
Reception
The manga has had over 9 million copies in circulation.[13] In 1997, the manga won the 42nd Shogakukan Manga Award in the children category.[14]
See also
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