Chaser Game (manga)
Chaser Game | |
チェイサーゲーム | |
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Created by | Hiroshi Matsuyama |
Manga | |
Written by | Hiroshi Matsuyama |
Illustrated by | Matsushima Yukitaro |
Published by | Enterbrain |
Magazine | Famitsu |
Demographic | Shounen |
Original run | December 18, 2018 – November 1, 2021 |
Volumes | 7 |
Television drama | |
Chaser Game | |
Directed by | Isamu Ota, Masayuki Yamaguchi, Katsuya Mitsuoka |
Written by | Atsushi Asada, Isamu Ota |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | September 9, 2022 – October 28, 2022 |
Episodes | 8 |
Television drama | |
Chaser Game W: My Evil Boss is My Ex-Girlfriend | |
Directed by | Yū Ohta, Masayuki Yamaguchi, Yoshikazu Igi |
Written by | Yū Ohta, Atsushi Asada |
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | January 9, 2024 – February 27, 2024 |
Episodes | 8 |
Chaser Game (チェイサーゲーム) is a Japanese manga series written by Hiroshi Matsuyama and illustrated by Matsushima Yukitaro. It was serialization online via Famitsu from December 18, 2018, to November, 2021. The series draws from Matsuyama's own experience working at CyberConnect2, as the story follows its protagonist Tatsuya Shindo who is promoted to a senior position at CyberConnect2 and learns to deal with his new responsibilities.[1]
Media
Manga
Written a Hiroshi Matsuyama and illustrated by Matsushima Yukitaro, Chaser Game began serialization online via Famitsu from December 18, 2018, to November 1, 2021. The series has been collected in seven tankōbon volumes as of January 2022.
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | September 13, 2019[2] | 9784047334267 |
2 | September 13, 2019[3] | 9784047334274 |
3 | February 7, 2020[4] | 9784047334649 |
4 | July 6, 2020[5] | 9784047334847 |
5 | November 30, 2020[6] | 9784047335189 |
6 | June 28, 2021[7] | 9784047335530 |
7 | January 18, 2022[8] | 9784047335776 |
Drama
Chaser Game
A live-action television drama adaptation was announced in August, 2022.[9] The series was produced by TV Tokyo and directed by Isamu Ohta, Masayuki Yamaguchi and Katsuya Mitsuoka, with Atsushi Asada and Isamu Ota writing the scripts. The series starred Keisuke Watanabe in the lead role. It premiered on TV Tokyo's Thursday Drama 24 slot from September 9, 2022 to October 28, 2022. The opening theme, Chaser Game, featured Maaya Uchida.[10][11]
Chaser Game W
A second series titled Chaser Game W Pawahara Jōshi wa Watashi no Moto-Kano (Chaser Game W: My Evil Boss is My Ex-Girlfriend) was announced in November 15, 2023.[12] Unlike the previous series, which adapted the original manga, Chaser Game W featured an original story that centered around two lesbians working in the game industry. The series was produced by TV Tokyo and directed by Yū Ohta, Masayuki Yamaguchi, and Yoshikazu Igi, with Ohta and Atsushi Asada writing the scripts. The series starred Yūka Sugai and Yurika Nakamura in the lead roles. It premiered on TV Tokyo from January 9, 2024 to February 27, 2024.
Reception
Chaser Game W
Frank Hecker, a staff writer at Okazu, gave the series an overall 7 out of 10, praising the performances of its leads, "Nakamura Yurika does an excellent job portraying Fuyu’s transition from office terror to a woman approaching her breaking point, while former idol Sugai Yūka acquits herself well in the less demanding role of Itsuki", while finding the show's epilogue "a bit rushed and hand-wavy."[13]
References
- ^ Morrissy, Kim (December 23, 2018). "CyberConnect2 President Writes Manga About Working in Games Industry". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ チェイサーゲーム (1). Kadokawa (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ チェイサーゲーム (2). Kadokawa (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ チェイサーゲーム (3). Kadokawa (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ チェイサーゲーム (4). Kadokawa (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ チェイサーゲーム (5). Kadokawa (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ チェイサーゲーム (6). Kadokawa (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ チェイサーゲーム (7). Kadokawa (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved June 18, 2024.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 8, 2022). "CyberConnect2 President Hiroshi Matsuyama's Chaser Game Manga Gets Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (August 28, 2022). "Maaya Uchida to Release TV Drama Chaser Game Theme Song on September 16". Crunchyroll.
- ^ "内田真礼、ドラマ『チェイサーゲーム』OPテーマ「CHASER GAME」をデジタルリリース(BARKS)" [Uchida Maaya digitally releases drama "Chaser Game" OP theme "CHASER GAME"]. Yahoo! (in Japanese). Japan. Barks. August 29, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 15, 2023). "CyberConnect2 CEO Hiroshi Matsuyama's Chaser Game Manga Gets 2nd Live-Action Show With Original Story". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
- ^ Hecker, Frank (March 6, 2024). "Chaser Game W, Guest Review by Frank H". Okazu. Retrieved June 12, 2024.
External links
- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Official TV drama website (in Japanese)
- Official Chaser Game W TV drama website (in Japanese)