| Karate Master | |
 Volume one cover art | |
| 空手バカ一代 (Karate Baka Ichidai) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ikki Kajiwara |
| Illustrated by | Jirō Tsunoda (1971–1973) Jōya Kagemaru |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1971 – 1977 |
| Volumes | 29 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Osamu Dezaki |
| Produced by | Eisuke Nozawa Nobuo Inada |
| Studio | A Production Tokyo Movie |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | ANN (NET) |
| Original run | October 3, 1973 – September 25, 1974 |
| Episodes | 47 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiko Yamaguchi |
| Studio | Toei |
| Released | 14 May 1977 |
| Runtime | 91 minutes |
Karate Master (空手バカ一代, Karate Baka Ichidai, lit. "A Karate-Crazy Life") is a Japanese manga drawn by Jirō Tsunoda and Jōya Kagemaru, with the story written by Ikki Kajiwara. The story was inspired by the life of the real-life karate martial artist Mas Oyama.[1][2]
The manga was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 1971 and 1977, and accumulated in 29 tankōbon volumes.[1] It was adapted into an anime television series from 1973 to 1974, and a live-action film in 1977.
- ^ a b "Karate baka ichidai". Dejitaru Daijisen Purasu (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ "Waru Action Manga Artist Joya Kagemaru Passes Away". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2014-03-23.