The Abashiri Family

Abashiri Ikka
Abashiri Ikka vol. 1, 1985 edition
あばしり一家
GenreAction, comedy, crime[1]
Manga
Written byGo Nagai
Published byAkita Shoten
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Champion
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 10, 1969April 9, 1973
Volumes15
Original video animation
Directed byTakashi Watanabe
Produced byYukina Hiiro
Shigenori Kurii
Written byTakashi Watanabe
Music byTakeo Miratsu
StudioStudio Pierrot
Tokyo Kids
Licensed by
Released May 21, 1991 November 21, 1991
Runtime20 minutes (each)
Episodes4
Live-action film
Abashiri Ikka: The Movie
Directed byTeruyoshi Ishii
Produced bySeiji Nanbaz
Hideo Iwashita
Written bySadayuki Murai
StudioTotal Media Corporation
Oscar
ReleasedNovember 21, 2009 (2009-11-21)
Runtime75 minutes

Abashiri Ikka (あばしり一家, known in the United States as The Abashiri Family) is a Japanese manga series created by Go Nagai that originally ran in the magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion.[2] Some of its characters returned with different names as part of other series, such as Cutie Honey, UFO Robot Grendizer and Mazinger Angels Z among others.

Some of the first stories were adapted into an original video animation by Studio Pierrot in 1991, distributed by Pony Canyon in four installments[3] as part of Anime V Comic Rentaman, and later released as a standalone VHS[4] and LaserDisc[5] on March 21, 1992 (1992-03-21), also by Pony Canyon. The OVA was brought to North America by ADV Films in 1995.[1]

The manga was also adapted into a live-action film released in 2009.[6]

  1. ^ a b Ross, Carlos. "The Abashiri Family". THEM Anime Reviews.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Abashiri Ikka - mazingerz.com was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Anime V Comic Rentaman (OAV) - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  4. ^ "The Abashiri Family (OAV) [Release dates] - Anime News Network". www.animenewsnetwork.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  5. ^ "LaserDisc Database - Abashiri Family [PCLP-00279]". www.lddb.com. Retrieved 2022-06-16.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference Go Nagai's Abashiri Family Manga Made into Live-Action (Updated) - Anime News Network was invoked but never defined (see the help page).