Golgo 13

Golgo 13
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Duke Togo
ゴルゴ13
(Gorugo Sātīn)
GenreThriller[1]
Manga
Written by
  • Takao Saito (1968–2021)
  • Saito Production (2021–present)
Published by
English publisher
MagazineBig Comic
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 1968 – present
Volumes214 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Produced by
  • Yutaka Saito
  • Haruyuki Kawajima
Written byWada Yoshinori
Music byTakeo Yamashita
StudioSaito Production
Original networkTBS
Original run1971
Episodes40
Anime television series
Directed byShunji Ōga
Produced by
  • Susumu Matsuyama
  • Shunji Aoki
Written byJunichi Iioka
Music byDaisuke Ikeda
StudioThe Answer Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo
English network
Original run April 11, 2008 March 27, 2009
Episodes50 (List of episodes)
Manga
Gunsmith Dave
Written by
  • Takao Saito
  • Saito Production
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Zōkan
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 17, 2021May 17, 2022
Volumes1
Manga
Golgo Camp
Written byYukio Miyama
Published byShogakukan
MagazineMangaONE
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 28, 2021November 26, 2022
Volumes1
Manga
G no Idenshi: Shōjo Fanette
Written by
  • Takao Saito
  • Saito Production
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Zōkan
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 15, 2022 – present
Volumes1
Films and original video animation
Video games
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Golgo 13 (Japanese: ゴルゴ13, Hepburn: Gorugo Sātīn) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takao Saito, published in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic since October 1968. The series follows the title character, a professional assassin for hire. Golgo 13 is the oldest manga still in publication, and its tankōbon edition was certified by Guinness World Records as the highest number of volumes for a manga series. Saito said before his death in 2021 that he wanted the manga to continue on without him and previously raised concerns the manga may be unfinished after he passes away. The Saito Production group of manga creators will continue its publication with the assistance of the Big Comic's editorial department.

The series has been adapted into two live-action feature films, an anime film, an original video animation, an anime television series and six video games.

With a cumulative total of 300 million copies in circulation in various formats, including compilation books, it is one of the best-selling manga series. The manga won the 1975 Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga and the Grand Prize at the 2002 Japan Cartoonists Association Awards.

  1. ^ "The Official Website for Golgo 13". Viz Media. Archived from the original on February 6, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2017.