Giant Killing

Giant Killing
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Takeshi Tatsumi
Genre
Manga
Written byMasaya Tsunamoto
Illustrated byTsujitomo
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintMorning KC
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 11, 2007 – present
Volumes64
Anime television series
Directed byYuu Kou
Produced by
  • Atsuya Hirooka
  • Yuji Shibata
Written byToshifumi Kawase
Music byHideharu Mori
StudioStudio Deen
Original networkNHK General TV
Original run April 4, 2010 September 26, 2010
Episodes26

Giant Killing (stylized in all caps) is Japanese manga series written by Masaya Tsunamoto and illustrated by Tsujitomo. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning since January 2007. A 26-episode anime television series adaptation was broadcast on NHK General TV from April to September 2010.

In 2010, Giant Killing won the 34th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.

  1. ^ アニメ質問状:「GIANT KILLING」 「泥臭くて、でもクールでかっこいい」. Mantan Web (in Japanese). January 1, 2011. Archived from the original on May 20, 2024. Retrieved May 20, 2024. 男性向けの大人のドラマというテーマに沿って企画したのが「GIANT KILLING」です。プロサッカーチームを舞台に、監督、選手、フロント、サポーターたちが織り成す人間ドラマです。
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