Dokaben

Dokaben
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Taro Yamada (bottom left)
ドカベン
GenreSports
Manga
Written byShinji Mizushima
Published byAkita Shoten
ImprintShōnen Champion Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 24, 1972March 27, 1981
Volumes48
Anime television series
Produced byTadami Watanabe
Music byShusuke Kikuchi
StudioNippon Animation
Original networkFNS (Fuji TV)
Original run October 6, 1976 December 26, 1979
Episodes163[1]
Manga
Dai Kōshien
Written byShinji Mizushima
Published byAkita Shoten
ImprintShōnen Champion Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 23, 1983August 7, 1987
Volumes26
Manga
Dokaben Professional Baseball
Written byShinji Mizushima
Published byAkita Shoten
ImprintShōnen Champion Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runMarch 23, 1995December 25, 2003
Volumes52
Manga
Dokaben Superstars
Written byShinji Mizushima
Published byAkita Shoten
ImprintShōnen Champion Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 8, 2004May 8, 2012
Volumes45
Manga
Dokaben Dream Tournament
Written byShinji Mizushima
Published byAkita Shoten
ImprintShōnen Champion Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 29, 2012June 28, 2018
Volumes34

Dokaben (Japanese: ドカベン)[a] is a Japanese baseball manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Mizushima. The original series was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from April 24, 1972, to March 27, 1981, but it was followed by several sequel series running until 2018. Chapters of the series were published into 205 tankōbon volumes in total, making it the series with the second highest number of volumes. It was also made into an anime by the same name. It was immensely popular in Japan during its original release, and is one of the most popular sports manga of all time.

  1. ^ "Dokaben". Nippon Animation. Archived from the original on December 2, 2002. Retrieved September 10, 2010.


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