Minami no Teiō (ミナミの帝王, lit. "King of Minami") is a Japanese manga series written by Dai Tennōji and illustrated Rikiya Gō. It has been serialized in Nihon Bungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku since 1992. It is one of the longest manga series, with 178 volumes published by August 2024. It has been adapted into several live-action films,[1] including original videos and two television films[2][3] and also into two original video animations.[4][5]
| Minami no Teiō | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Ginjirou Manda | |
| ミナミの帝王 | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Dai Tennōji |
| Illustrated by | Rikiya Gō |
| Published by | Nihon Bungeisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Manga Goraku |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1992 – present |
| Volumes | 179 |
| Manga | |
| Minami no Teiō: Young-hen | |
| Written by | Dai Tennōji |
| Illustrated by | Rikiya Gō |
| Published by | Nihon Bungeisha |
| Magazine | Weekly Manga Goraku |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 2006 – 2013 |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Yoshitaka Fujimoto |
| Released | 22 September 1993 |
| Runtime | 46 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Yoshitaka Fujimoto |
| Released | 27 May 1994 |
| Runtime | 45 minutes |
| Live-action television film | |
| Nanba Kin'yū-den Minami no Teiō Tokubetsu-hen Mitsuyaku | |
| Released | 21 December 1996 |
| Live-action television film | |
| Shin Minami no Teiō | |
| Released | 21 September 2010 |
Media
editManga
editwritten by Dai Tennōji and illustrated Rikiya Gō. It has been serialized in Nihon Bungeisha's Weekly Manga Goraku since 1992.[6] Nihon Bungeisha released its tankōbon volume on 16 March 1992.[7] As of 7 October 2024 179 volumes have been released.[8]
A prequel manga, titled Minami no Teiō: Young-hen (ミナミの帝王 ヤング編, Minami no Teiō Yangu-hen) (and later Minami no Teiō: Young-hen – Riken Kūkō (ミナミの帝王 ヤング編 利権空港, Minami no Teiō Yangu-hen Riken Kūkō)), was published from 2006 to 2013, and nine volumes were released from 30 November 2006 to 29 June 2013.[9][10][11][12]
Films
editThe first original video film was released on 26 June 1992.[13] The first theatrical film was released on 26 June 1993.[14]
Incomplete list
edit- The King of Minami Returns: Scholarship and Oreore Fraud (2016)
- The King of Minami The Movie (2017)
- The King of Minami Returns: The Price of a Life (2017)
- The King of Minami Returns: Light and Shadow (2017)
Reception
editThe manga has sold 53 million copies.[15]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Junior Chihara Remakes Minami no Teiō Loan Shark Manga". Anime News Network. 30 August 2010. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ 難波金融伝 ミナミの帝王 特別編 密約 (1996). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ 新・ミナミの帝王 (2010). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on 1 September 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ 難波金融伝 ミナミの帝王 (1993). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ 難波金融伝 ミナミの帝王２ (1994). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ ミナミの鬼がピッコマに「ミナミの帝王」200話を2週間限定で無料公開. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 1 May 2020. Archived from the original on 19 March 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ ミナミの帝王 1 (in Japanese). Nihon Bungeisha. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ ミナミの帝王 179 (in Japanese). Nihon Bungeisha. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ ミナミの帝王 ヤング編 1 (in Japanese). Nihon Bungeisha. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ ミナミの帝王 ヤング編 6 (in Japanese). Nihon Bungeisha. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ ミナミの帝王ヤング編 利権空港 1 (in Japanese). Nihon Bungeisha. Archived from the original on 21 December 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ ミナミの帝王ヤング編 利権空港 3 (in Japanese). Nihon Bungeisha. Archived from the original on 20 December 2022. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ 難波金融伝 ミナミの帝王 (1992). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ "難波金融伝 ミナミの帝王 劇場版 I 銭の一 トイチの結婚／銭の二 一千万円の女 (1993)". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on 12 September 2017. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
- ^ ミナミの帝王 122 (in Japanese). Nihon Bungeisha. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
External links
edit- Shin Minami no Teiō on KTV
- Minami no Teiō (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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