Dragon Fist (manga)

Dragon Fist (Japanese: ドラゴンフィスト, Hepburn: Doragon Fisuto) is a manga series written and illustrated by Shu Katayama. It was serialized in the Shinshokan magazine Wings from 1988 to 2005.

Dragon First
Cover of the first volume
ドラゴンフィスト (Doragon Fisuto)
Genre	Fantasy, Martial arts
Manga
Written by	Shu Katayama
Published by	Shinshokan
Magazine	Wings
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	1988 – 2005
Volumes	14
Original video animation
Directed by	Shigeyasu Yamauchi
Produced by	Hiroshi Tasaki Tamaki Harada
Music by	Kenji Kawai
Studio	Agent 21 Youmex
Released	March 20, 1991
Runtime	40 minutes

A one-shot original video animation (OVA) anime based on the manga was released on March 20, 1991.

Plot

The series follows Ling Fei-long, a Chinese transfer student living in Japan. Ling is the son of the leader of the White Dragon clan, one of four clans who live in the mountains of China and are descended from mythical beasts. After killing an ordinary human, Ling is banished to Japan so that he might learn about humanity and how to control his powers around them.

Volumes

Dragon Fist has been released in tankōbon and bunkobon form.

Tankōbon

1. ISBN 978-4-403-61160-5. Released in June 1988.
2. ISBN 978-4-403-61196-4. Released in June 1989.
3. ISBN 978-4-403-61271-8. Released in November 1991.
4. ISBN 978-4-403-61299-2. Released in January 1993.
5. ISBN 978-4-403-61328-9. Released in October 1993.
6. ISBN 978-4-403-61371-5. Released in October 1994.
7. ISBN 978-4-403-61390-6. Released in July 1995.
8. ISBN 978-4-403-61411-8. Released in March 1996.
9. ISBN 978-4-403-61465-1. Released in June 1997.
10. ISBN 978-4-403-61498-9. Released in May 1998.
11. ISBN 978-4-403-61533-7. Released in February 1999.
12. ISBN 978-4-403-61608-2. Released in October 2000.
13. ISBN 978-4-403-61776-8. Released in November 2004.
14. ISBN 978-4-403-61794-2. Released in May 2005.

Bunkobon

1. ISBN 978-4-403-50094-7. Released in April 2007.
2. ISBN 978-4-403-50095-4. Released in April 2007.
3. ISBN 978-4-403-50096-1. Released in May 2007.
4. ISBN 978-4-403-50097-8. Released in May 2007.
5. ISBN 978-4-403-50098-5. Released in June 2007.
6. ISBN 978-4-403-50099-2. Released in June 2007.
7. ISBN 978-4-403-50100-5. Released in July 2007.
8. ISBN 978-4-403-50101-2. Released in July 2007.

External links

• Dragon Fist (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia