F (manga)

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F
First tankōbon volume cover
Genre	Motorsports[1]
Manga
Written by	Noboru Rokuda
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Big Comic Spirits
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	1986 – 1992
Volumes	28
Anime television series
Directed by	Koichi Mashimo
Produced by	Yoshinobu Nakao Yoko Matsushita Satoru Suzuki Makoto Kubo
Written by	Hideo Takayashiki
Music by	Katz Hoshi Wataru Yahagi
Studio	Studio Deen
Original network	Fuji TV
Original run	March 9, 1988 – December 23, 1988
Episodes	31
Manga
F Regeneration Ruri
Written by	Noboru Rokuda
Published by	Sanei [ja] Shueisha (compiled volumes)
Magazine	Weekly Autosport [ja]
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	June 2002 – March 2006
Volumes	12
Manga
F Final
Written by	Noboru Rokuda
Published by	Kodansha BC [ja] Futabasha (compiled volumes)
Magazine	Best Car
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	September 26, 2009 – September 26, 2011
Volumes	3
Manga
F Complete
Written by	Noboru Rokuda
Published by	Beaglee [ja]
Magazine	Manga Ōkoku [ja]
Original run	December 25, 2020 – present

F is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Noboru Rokuda. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1986 to 1992, with its chapters collected in 28 tankōbon volumes. The story follows Gunma Akagi, a country boy who fulfills his dream by racing in a Formula One car. The series has been followed by F Regeneration Ruri (2002–2006), F Final (2009–2011), and Final Complete (since 2020).

A 31-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by Studio Deen, was broadcast on Fuji TV from March to December 1988.

In 1991, F won the 36th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.