The Rapeman

The Rapeman
Cover of the first manga volume
THE レイプマン
(The Reipuman)
Genre
Manga
Written byShintaro Miyawaki
Published byLEED Publishing
MagazineLead Comic
DemographicSeinen
Original run19851992
Volumes13
Live-action film
Directed byTakao Nagaishi
Written byJun Kojō
StudioPink Pineapple
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1993
Live-action film
The Rapeman 2
Directed byTakao Nagaishi
Written byJun Kojō
StudioPink Pineapple
ReleasedMarch 11, 1994
Live-action film
The Rapeman 3
Directed byTakao Nagaishi
Written byJun Kojō
StudioPink Pineapple
ReleasedMarch 11, 1994
Live-action film
The Rapeman 4
Directed byTakao Nagaishi
Written byHitoshi Ogiichi
StudioPink Pineapple
ReleasedSeptember 30, 1994
Original video animation
The Rapeman Anime Version
Directed byKinta Kunte
Produced byKotaro Ran
Written byKiyoshi Naito
StudioPink Pineapple
TEC
ReleasedOctober 28, 1994
Episodes2
Live-action film
The Rapeman 5
Directed byTakao Nagaishi
Written byJun Kojō
StudioPink Pineapple
ReleasedMarch 31, 1995
Live-action film
The Rapeman 6
Directed byTakao Nagaishi
Written byJun Kojō
StudioPink Pineapple
ReleasedMarch 31, 1995
Live-action film
The Rapeman 7
Directed byTakao Nagaishi
Written byJun Kojō
StudioPink Pineapple
ReleasedDecember 1, 1995
Live-action film
Ōedo Rapeman
Directed byNaoki Uesugi
Written byTomo Suzuki, Mitsuo Sakai
StudioPink Pineapple
ReleasedJuly 26, 1996
Live-action film
Ōedo Rapeman: Join Shokeijin
Directed byNaoki Uesugi
Written byTomo Suzuki, Mitsuo Sakai
StudioPink Pineapple
ReleasedNovember 1, 1996

The Rapeman (THE レイプマン) is a Japanese black comedy manga series. It is credited as being created and written by Keiko Aisaki (愛崎 けいこ, Aisaki Keiko), and illustrated by Shintaro Miyawaki (みやわき 心太郎, Miyawaki Shintarō), and ran from 1985 to 1992. The series was discontinued after 13 volumes.

Pink Pineapple produced nine Rapeman live action feature films (including six sequels and two spin-off films), released between 1993 and 1996. The first seven were directed by Takao Nagaishi and the final two were directed by Naoki Uesugi. In their Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films, the Weissers write that series director, Takao Nagaishi, took "a patently offensive premise and twisted it into a wickedly funny black-comedy for adults ... His camerawork is slick, and the music is hypnotic. Plus he has co-authored clever scripts with surprisingly intricate plotlines. And, most importantly, Nagaishi has taken the time to develop a group of characters who are actually very likable."[3]

A two-episode OVA was released in 1994, chronicling his exploits in the first volume of the manga. The Rapeman's garb is different in the anime version, as he is dressed in quasi-ninja gear.

  1. ^ Stewart, K.J. (March 31, 2015). "10 Crazy Superheroes From Around the World". WhatCulture. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  2. ^ Roger Sabin (October 11, 2013). Adult Comics. Routledge. ISBN 9781134557998.
  3. ^ Weisser, Thomas; Yuko Mihara Weisser (1998). Japanese Cinema Encyclopedia: The Sex Films. Miami: Vital Books : Asian Cult Cinema Publications. pp. 341–342. ISBN 1-889288-52-7.