Karate Master
Karate Master (空手バカ一代, Karate Baka Ichidai, lit. "A Karate-Crazy Life") is a Japanese manga drawn by Jirō Tsunoda and Jōya Kagemaru, with the story written by Ikki Kajiwara. The story was inspired by the life of the real-life karate martial artist Mas Oyama.
| Karate Master | |
Volume one cover art | |
| 空手バカ一代 (Karate Baka Ichidai) | |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Ikki Kajiwara |
| Illustrated by | Jirō Tsunoda (1971-1973) Jōya Kagemaru |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | 1971 – 1977 |
| Volumes | 29 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Osamu Dezaki |
| Produced by | Eisuke Nozawa Nobuo Inada |
| Studio | TMS Entertainment |
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| Original network | NET |
| Original run | October 3, 1973 – September 25, 1974 |
| Episodes | 47 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiko Yamaguchi |
| Studio | Toei |
| Released | 14 May 1977 |
| Runtime | 91 minutes |
The manga was published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine between 1971 and 1977, and accumulated in 29 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into an anime television series from 1973 to 1974, and a live-action film in 1977.
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