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Dokaben (Japanese: ドカベン)[lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese baseball manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Mizushima. The original series was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from April 24, 1972, to March 27, 1981, but it was followed by several sequel series running until 2018. Chapters of the series were published into 205 tankōbon volumes in total, making it the series with the second highest number of volumes. It was also made into an anime by the same name. It was immensely popular in Japan during its original release, and is one of the most popular sports manga of all time.
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| Dokaben | |
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Taro Yamada (bottom left) | |
| ドカベン | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shinji Mizushima |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | April 24, 1972 – March 27, 1981 |
| Volumes | 48 |
| Anime television series | |
| Produced by | Tadami Watanabe |
| Music by | Shusuke Kikuchi |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Original network | FNS (Fuji TV) |
| Original run | October 6, 1976 – December 26, 1979 |
| Episodes | 163[1] |
| Manga | |
| Dai Kōshien | |
| Written by | Shinji Mizushima |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | March 23, 1983 – August 7, 1987 |
| Volumes | 26 |
| Manga | |
| Dokaben Professional Baseball | |
| Written by | Shinji Mizushima |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | March 23, 1995 – December 25, 2003 |
| Volumes | 52 |
| Manga | |
| Dokaben Superstars | |
| Written by | Shinji Mizushima |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | January 8, 2004 – May 8, 2012 |
| Volumes | 45 |
| Manga | |
| Dokaben Dream Tournament | |
| Written by | Shinji Mizushima |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | May 29, 2012 – June 28, 2018 |
| Volumes | 34 |
Dokaben is centered on Taro Yamada and his teammates Iwaki, Tonoma, and Satonaka and was focused mainly on their activity as a high school baseball team. At first, it focused on Yamada, Iwaki, and Sachiko and was set in Takaoka Middle School. But in Volume 8 the team is transferred to Meikun High School for their baseball skills.
The story of Dokaben continues in Dai Kōshien, Dokaben Pro Baseball Story, and Dokaben SuperStars Story.
When Takehiko Inoue (author of Slam Dunk and Vagabond) was young, he drew a lot of spectacular scene from Dokaben, the first manga he paid.
The art style of Dokaben is very rubbery and motional, with surprisingly dynamic use of speed lines, with a heavy use of black and very straightforward body construction. The motion and Dynamics are highly retained even in reprints. In his book Reinventing Comics, Scott McCloud mentions it as the example of the sports genre, drawing high recognition to the style.
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