Musashi (manga)

Musashi
First tankōbon volume cover
ムサシ
GenreHistorical drama[1]
Manga
Written byKazuo Koike
Illustrated byNoboru Kawasaki
Published by
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 25, 1974May 15, 1977
Volumes13

Musashi (Japanese: ムサシ) is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from August 1974 to May 1977, with its chapters collected in thirteen tankōbon volumes.

Publication

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Weekly Shōnen Sunday No. 35 (August 1974) cover, the issue where Musashi began its serialization.

Written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Noboru Kawasaki, Musashi was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday in two periods, the first period was published from August 25, 1974,[2][3][4] to August 15, 1976.[5][6] The second period was published from September 12, 1976,[7][8] to May 15, 1977,[9][10] with Shogakukan collected its chapters in thirteen tankōbon volumes as of September 1977.[11]

Several publishers published the series in long term, first Studio Ship [ja] published the series in ten bunkoban volumes from April 1986 to February 1988.[12][13] Homesha republished the ten volumes from February to June 2001.[14][15] Shōnen Gahōsha published the series in seven wide-ban volumes from February to June 2003.[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ ムサシ. Mangapedia [ja] (in Japanese). Voyage Group. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  2. ^ ムサシ. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  3. ^ 週刊少年サンデー 1974年 表示号数35. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  4. ^ もくじ [Contents]. Weekly Shōnen Sunday (in Japanese). No. 35. Shogakukan. 1974. Table of contents. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  5. ^ 週刊少年サンデー 1976年 表示号数33. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  6. ^ もくじ [Contents]. Weekly Shōnen Sunday (in Japanese). No. 33. Shogakukan. 1976. Table of contents. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  7. ^ 週刊少年サンデー 1976年 表示号数37. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  8. ^ もくじ [Contents]. Weekly Shōnen Sunday (in Japanese). No. 37. Shogakukan. 1976. Table of contents. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  9. ^ 週刊少年サンデー 1977年 表示号数20. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  10. ^ もくじ [Contents]. Weekly Shōnen Sunday (in Japanese). No. 20. Shogakukan. 1977. Table of contents. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  11. ^ ムサシ 13. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  12. ^ ムサシ 1. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  13. ^ ムサシ 10. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  14. ^ B6コミック ムサシ 劇画キングシリーズ(1) / 川崎のぼる. suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). Homesha. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  15. ^ B6コミック ムサシ 劇画キングシリーズ 全10巻セット / 川崎のぼる. suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). Homesha. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  16. ^ ムサシ 1 (ヤングキングコミックス). ddnavi.com (in Japanese). Shōnen Gahōsha. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
  17. ^ ムサシ 7 (ヤングキングコミックス). ddnavi.com (in Japanese). Shōnen Gahōsha. Retrieved July 25, 2024.
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