Old Boy (manga)
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 Cover to Vol. 1 |
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| オールドボーイ―ルーズ戦記 (Old Boy: Loose Military History) |
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| Genre | Crime fiction |
| Manga | |
| Author | Garon Tsuchiya |
| Illustrator | Nobuaki Minegishi |
| Publisher | Futabasha |
| English publisher |  Dark Horse Comics |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Weekly Manga Action |
| Original run | 1996 – 1998 |
| Volumes | 8 |
Old Boy (オールド・ボーイ Ōrudo Bōi) is a manga series written by Garon Tsuchiya and illustrated by Nobuaki Minegishi.
In 2003, it was adapted into the award winning Korean film Oldboy by South Korean director Park Chan-wook. The film was a huge international success and went on to win various awards including the Grand Prix of the Jury at the 57th Cannes Film Festival awards ceremony.
In 2005, Dark Horse Comics bought the rights to make an English translation of the book for its customers worldwide. Volume 1 of this new translated series was released on July 5, 2006. The manga is composed of a total of eight volumes.
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[edit] Plot
Twenty-five-year-old Shinichi Gotō was kidnapped one fateful night and locked up in a private jail for unknown reasons. After ten years of solitary confinement, with only a television set for company, he was suddenly released. The story follows his quest to hunt down the identities of his captors and uncover the reason behind his imprisonment.
[edit] Characters
- Shinichi Gotō
The main character of the story who was kidnapped and locked up for 10 years. Oh Dae-su in the movie is loosely based on him.
- Takaaki Kakinuma
He is main villain of the story, he wants revenge on Goto.
- Yukio Kusama
A famous writer and teacher of Goto and Kankinuma.
- Eri
A lady who became Goto's girlfriend. She called him Mister.
[edit] Volumes
| No. | Japanese | English | ||
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| Release date | ISBN | Release date | ISBN | |
| 1 | October 4, 1997 | ISBN 457582240X | July 5, 2006 | ISBN 1-59307-568-5 |
| 2 | — | — | October 4, 2006 | ISBN 1-59307-569-3 |
| 3 | — | — | December 4, 2006 | ISBN 1-59307-570-7 |
| 4 | — | — | February 7, 2007 | ISBN 1-59307-703-3 |
| 5 | — | — | April 4, 2007 | ISBN 1-59307-714-9 |
| 6 | — | — | June 6, 2007 | ISBN 1-59307-720-3 |
| 7 | — | — | August 1, 2007 | ISBN 1-59307-721-1 |
| 8 | — | — | October 10, 2007 | ISBN 1-59307-722-X |
[edit] Reception
In 2007, The Old Boy manga won an Eisner Award in the category of "Best U.S. Edition of International Material - Japan."[1]
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Page at Dark Horse Comics
- Old Boy (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Old Boy (Manga) at thespectrum.net
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