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 (景浦安武, Kageura Yasutake). It started to be serialized in 1973 in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original,[1] and ended on February 5, 2014, after 976 chapters published in the magazine.[2][3] The first manga volume was released on May 15, 1974[4] and the last one, the 107th volume, was released on March 28, 2014.[5]
| Abu-san | |
 Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Yasutake Kageura (front) | |
| あぶさん | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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.
- ^ 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.
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