Bad Boys (stylized as BADBOYS) is a manga series written and illustrated by Hiroshi Tanaka. It was adapted into an OVA and a live action film and it was adapted into a Japanese television drama series.[1][2][3] As for 2021, the manga has sold 55 million copies, making it one of the best-selling manga series.[4]
Bad Boys | |
Genre | Action |
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Manga | |
Written by | Hiroshi Tanaka |
Published by | Shōnen Gahōsha |
Magazine | Young King |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1988 – 1996 |
Volumes | 22 |
Manga | |
Bad Boys Glare | |
Written by | Hiroshi Tanaka |
Published by | Shōnen Gahōsha |
Magazine | Young King |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 1996 – 2003 |
Volumes | 16 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Osamu Sekita Takeshi Yamaguchi |
Music by | Hiroaki Yoshino |
Studio | J.C.Staff |
Released | September 25, 1993 – August 9, 1998 |
Runtime | 30 minutes |
Episodes | 5 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Takashi Kubota |
Released | March 26, 2011 |
Runtime | 93 minutes |
Television drama | |
Bad Boys J | |
Original network | NTV |
Original run | April 6, 2013 – June 22, 2013 |
Episodes | 12 |
Characters
edit- Tsukasa Kiriki (Kento Nakajima, TV series)
- Jouji Kawanaka (Kenyu Horiuchi, TV series)
References
edit- ^ "Manga-based Live-Action Bad Boys J Show to Premiere in April". Anime News Network. 2013-02-28. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ "Bad Boys Motorcycle Gang Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. 2010-05-17. Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ "BADBOYS". eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2013-03-02.
- ^ "歴代発行部数ランキング | 漫画全巻ドットコム". www.mangazenkan.com. Retrieved 2020-06-17.
External links
edit- Official film website (in Japanese)
- Official TV series website (in Japanese)
- Bad Boys at IMDb
- Bad Boys (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia