Mad Bull 34

Mad Bull 34
First tankōbon volume cover
マッド★ブル34
(Maddo Buru Sanjūyon)
Genre
Manga
Written byKazuo Koike
Illustrated byNoriyoshi Inoue [ja]
Published by
English publisher
  • NA: Renta! (digital)
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 1985 – January 1991
Volumes
  • 19 (Shueisha)
  • 27 (Studio Ship)
Original video animation
Directed bySatoshi Dezaki
Written by
  • Toshiaki Imaizumi (1)
  • Kazumi Koide (2–4)
Music by
  • John Michael
  • Curio (1)
StudioMagic Bus
Licensed by
Released December 21, 1990 – August 21, 1992
Runtime45 minutes
Episodes4
Manga
Mad Bull 2000
Written byKazuo Koike
Illustrated byNoriyoshi Inoue
Published byShueisha
MagazineManga Allman [ja]
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 1999 – September 2001
Volumes7
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Mad Bull 34 (Japanese: マッド★ブル34, Hepburn: Maddo Buru Sanjūyon) is a Japanese manga series written by Kazuo Koike and illustrated by Noriyoshi Inoue [ja]. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump between 1985 and 1991; Shueisha collected its chapters in 19 tankōbon volumes and later Studio Ship [ja] published it in 27 volumes. The series follows the violent exploits of the toughest cop in the NYPD's 34th Precinct, "Sleepy" John Estes—known to his enemies as "Mad Bull"—and his partners, Daizaburo "Eddie" Ban and Perrine Valley.

A four-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation was released from 1990 to 1992. A sequel manga, Mad Bull 2000, was serialized in Shueisha's Manga Allman [ja] magazine from 1999 to 2001, with its chapters collected in seven volumes.

The OVA was licensed in English by Manga Entertainment and released on VHS in 1996. Discotek Media re-released it on DVD in 2013.

  1. ^ Gaede, Eric. "Mad Bull 34". THEM Anime Reviews. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021.
  2. ^ Toole, Mike (October 14, 2003). "Mad Bull vols. 1–4". Anime Jump. Archived from the original on April 28, 2005. Retrieved August 8, 2024.