Violence Jack

Violence Jack
Cover of the first volume of Violence Jack, as published in Japan by Kodansha
バイオレンスジャック
(Baiorensu Jakku)
GenreHorror,[1] post-apocalyptic[2]
Manga
Written byGo Nagai
Published by
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runJuly 1973 – December 1978
Volumes7 (List of volumes)
Manga
Violence Jack: Part 2
Written byGo Nagai
Illustrated byDynamic Productions
Published by
MagazineWeekly Manga Goraku
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 5, 1983 – March 23, 1990
Volumes31 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
Violence Jack: Harlem Bomber
Directed byOsamu Kamijo
Produced by
  • Naotaka Yoshida
  • Toshihiko Sato
Written byMikio Matsushita
StudioAshi Productions
Licensed by
ReleasedJune 5, 1986
Runtime37 minutes
Novel series
Written byYasutaka Nagai
Illustrated byGo Nagai
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Bunko
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 1986 – April 1987
Volumes2
Original video animation
Violence Jack: Evil Town
Directed byIchirō Itano
Produced byKazufumi Nomura
Written by
Music byHiroshi Ogasawara
StudioStudio 88
Licensed by
ReleasedDecember 21, 1988
Runtime60 minutes
Original video animation
Violence Jack: Hell's Wind
Directed byTakuya Wada
Produced byYoshio Nakamura
Written byTakuya Wada
Music byKaoru Ohori, Hiroyuki Kozu, Takeo Miratsu
StudioStudio 88
Licensed by
ReleasedNovember 9, 1990
Runtime55 minutes
Manga
Violence Jack Mao Korin Hen
Written byGo Nagai
Published by
  • Nihon Bungeisha
  • Chuokoron-Shinsha (complete edition)
  • Shogakukan
  • ebookjapan
DemographicSeinen
PublishedNovember 1, 1993
Volumes1
Novel
Violence Jack: Ogon Toshi Hen
Written byTatsuhiko Dan
Illustrated byGo Nagai
Published byKodansha
PublishedJuly 1995
Manga
Violence Jack Sengoku Majinden
Written byGo Nagai
Published byShueisha
MagazineWeekly Young Jump Special
DemographicSeinen
PublishedDecember 10, 2001
Manga
Shin Violence Jack
Written byGo Nagai
Published byShinchosha
MagazineComic Bunch
DemographicSeinen
Original runMay 13, 2005 – April 11, 2008
Volumes2 (List of volumes)
Manga
Violence Jack 20XX
Written byYū Kinutani
Published byKodansha
MagazineMonthly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runFebruary 19, 2021 – November 21, 2022
Volumes4 (List of volumes)

Violence Jack[3] is a Japanese manga, written and illustrated by Go Nagai since 1973 until its conclusion in 1990. It has had several serializations and one-shot stories which have run in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. Most of the stories have been compiled in around 38 tankōbon volumes, while a few of them have been published as special tankōbon or have yet to be published in that format. Violence Jack is credited with creating the post-apocalyptic manga and anime genre.

A set of sagas from the manga were adapted in three independent original video animations (OVAs) released in 1986, 1988 and 1990. These OVAs have been released in the United States, Italy, France, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. In some of these countries, the contents of the OVAs have caused censorship issues, while in Australia the second OVA was banned altogether.

The original manga reuses many concepts and characters from other works by Go Nagai.

  1. ^ "Violence Jack 001" (in Italian). J-Pop. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Høgset, Stig. "Violence Jack". THEM Anime Reviews. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
  3. ^ Japanese: バイオレンスジャック, Hepburn: Baiorensu Jakku