Densetsu no Head Shō

Densetsu no Head Shō (Japanese: 伝説の頭（ヘッド） 翔, Hepburn: Densetsu no Heddo Shō, "Legendary Boss, Sho") is a Japanese manga series written by Takeshi Natsuhara [ja] and illustrated by Takashi Hamori [ja]. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 2003 to July 2005, with its chapters collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. An eight-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on TV Asahi from July to September 2024.

Densetsu no Head Shō
First tankōbon volume cover
伝説の頭（ヘッド） 翔 (Densetsu no Heddo Shō)
Genre	Comedy[1] Martial arts[2] Yankī[3]
Manga
Written by	Takeshi Natsuhara [ja]
Illustrated by	Takashi Hamori [ja]
Published by	Kodansha
Imprint	Shōnen Magazine Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	July 23, 2003 – July 13, 2005
Volumes	11
Television drama
Directed by	Takashi Sumida [ja] Keisuke Kondō Hisashi Ueda [ja]
Written by	Kazunao Furuya [ja]
Music by	Alisa Okehazama [ja]
Original network	TV Asahi
Original run	July 19, 2024 – September 6, 2024
Episodes	8

Media

Manga

Written by Takeshi Natsuhara [ja] and illustrated by Takashi Hamori [ja], Densetsu no Head Shō was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 23, 2003,^[4] to July 13, 2005.^[a] Kodansha collected its chapters in eleven tankōbon volumes, released from December 17, 2003, to August 17, 2005.^[7][5]

Drama

An eight-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on TV Asahi from July 19 to September 6, 2024.^[8][9][10]

See also

• Yakuza Reincarnation, another manga series written by Takeshi Natsuhara

Notes

1. It finished in the magazine's 33th issue of 2005,^[5] released on July 13 of that same year.^[6]

References

1. "Legendary Boss, Sho". TV Asahi. Archived from the original on October 10, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
2. 伝説の頭 翔. Mangapedia [ja] (in Japanese). Voyage Group. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
3. 「伝説の頭 翔」ドラマ化！高橋文哉が伝説の頭＆万年パシリの一人二役に挑戦. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 29, 2024. Archived from the original on July 28, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
4. 週刊少年マガジン 2003年33号. shonenmagazine.com (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 1, 2003. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
5. 伝説の頭　翔（１１）＜完＞ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 10, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
6. What's New. shonenmagazine.com (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on July 16, 2005. Retrieved December 7, 2024. ●7.13 今週の週刊少年マガジン第33号発売
7. 伝説の頭　翔（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
8. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 29, 2024). "Yakuza Reincarnation Creator Takeshi Natsuhara's Densetsu no Head Shō Manga Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 4, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
9. 伝説の頭 翔：特撮俳優祭り！　"ゼロワン"高橋文哉VS"ビルド"犬飼貴丈に「激アツ」　デレる井桁弘恵に「これは違う世界線のゼロワン」の声も. Mantan Web (in Japanese). July 20, 2024. Archived from the original on August 16, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.
10. 伝説の頭 翔：今夜最終回！　"翔"高橋文哉、"東城"カルマ、"瀬山"金城碧海が三つ巴のステゴロ対決. Mantan Web (in Japanese). September 6, 2024. Archived from the original on September 15, 2024. Retrieved December 7, 2024.

External links

• Official drama website at TV Asahi (in Japanese)
• Densetsu no Head Shō (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia