Captain (manga)
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| Captain | |
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 Captain volume 1 bunko |
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| キャプテン (Kyaputen) |
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| Genre | Sports |
| Manga | |
| Author | Akio Chiba |
| Publisher |  Shueisha |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Jump |
| Original run | February 1972 – 1979 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Animated film: TV special | |
| Director | Satoshi Dezaki |
| Studio | Eiken |
| Released | April 2, 1980 |
| Animated film | |
| Director | Satoshi Dezaki |
| Studio | Eiken |
| Released | July 18, 1981 |
| Runtime | 95 minutes |
| TV anime | |
| Director | Satoshi Dezaki |
| Studio | Eiken |
| Network | NTV, Animax |
| Original run | January 10, 1983 – July 4, 1983 |
| Episodes | 26 |
Captain (キャプテン Kyaputen?) is a baseball manga series by Akio Chiba which ran in Monthly Shōnen Jump (published by Shueisha) from 1972 to 1979.[1] This series ran concurrently with another Chiba manga series Play Ball, which ran in Weekly Shōnen Jump (also published by Shueisha) from 1973 to 1978. Captain, along with Play Ball, won the 22nd Shogakukan Manga Award for shōnen in 1977.[2]
The manga was adapted into a film by Eiken and released in theaters on 1981-07-18.[3][4] It was also adapted into a 26 episode anime TV series which aired on NTV from 1983-01-10 to 1983-07-04. The TV series was also directed by Satoshi Dezaki.[5] The Captain TV series was ranked 95th in the top 100 favorite anime titles of all time in a web poll conducted by TV Asahi in 2005.[6] In a 2006 TV Asahi survey of Japanese celebrities, the Captain TV series ranked 13th in a list of the top 100 responses.[7]
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[edit] Film
[edit] Staff
- Original Creator: Akio Chiba
- Planning: Takeshi Yoshikawa (NTV)
- Producers: Tōru Horikoshi (NTV), Masayasu Sagisu (Eiken)
- Director: Satoshi Dezaki
- Production Assistant: Hiroyuki Kamii
- Animation Directors: Shigetaka Shimizu, Keizō Shimizu
- Screenplay: Noboru Shiroyama
- Photographer: Shin Iizuka
- Music: Toshiyuki Kimori
- Art Director: Moritoshi Endō
- Audio Director: Hiroshi Sakonjō
- Editors: Toshiaki Yabuki, Masahiko Kawana
Sources:[3]
[edit] TV series
[edit] Staff
- Original Creator: Akio Chiba
- Planning: Takeshi Yoshikawa (NTV)
- Producers: Tōru Horikoshi (NTV), Masayasu Sagisu (Eiken)
- Director: Satoshi Dezaki
- Scripts: Noboru Shiroyama, Keisuke Fujikawa
- Animation Directors: Shigetaka Shimizu, Keizō Shimizu
- Music: Toshiyuki Kimori
[edit] Theme songs
Both songs were composed and arranged by Toshiyuki Kimori, with lyrics by Michio Yamagami. Vocals were by 99Harmony.
- Opening: Kimi wa Nanika ga Dekiru
- Ending: Arigatō
[edit] References
- ^ (English) Captain (manga). Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved on 2007-08-19.
- ^ a b (Japanese) キャプテン. Japanese Movie Database. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ (English) Captain (movie). Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ (English) Captain (TV). Anime News Network. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ (English) TV Asahi Top 100 Anime. Anime News Network (2005-09-23). Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
- ^ (Japanese) 月バラ2時間スペシャル 芸能界アニメ通が集結!徹底調査アニメランキング100. TV Asahi (2006).
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Bandai Channel Showtime (TV series)
- (Japanese) Bandai Channel Showtime (movie)
