Dokaben
Dokaben (Japanese: ドカベン) 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.
| 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 | |
| Studio | Nippon Animation |
| Original network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | October 6, 1976 – December 26, 1979 |
| Episodes | 163 |
| 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 |
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