Touch (manga)

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Touch
Vol.14 of the Touch Tankōbon
タッチ
(Tacchi)
Genre Sports, Drama, Comedy, School
Manga
Authored by Mitsuru Adachi
Publisher Japan Shogakukan
France Glénat
Italy Star Comics
Serialized in Shonen Sunday
Original run 1981 – 1986
No. of volumes 26
TV anime
Directed by Hiroko Tokita
Studio Group TAC, Studio Gallop
Network Fuji TV
Original run March 24, 1985 – March 22, 1987
No. of episodes 101
Movie: Touch: Sebangō no Nai Ace
Directed by Gisaburō Sugii
Studio Group TAC
Released 1986-04-12
Runtime 93 minutes
Movie: Touch 2: Sayonara no Okurimono
Directed by Naoto Hashimoto
Studio Group TAC
Released 1986-12-13
Runtime 80 minutes
Movie: Touch 3: Kimi ga Tōri Sugita Ato ni
Directed by Akinori Takaoka
Studio Group TAC
Released 1987-04-11
Runtime 83 minutes
Movie
Directed by
Studio Group TAC
Released
Runtime
Movie
Directed by
Studio Group TAC
Released
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Touch (タッチ Tacchi?) is a Japanese high school baseball manga by Mitsuru Adachi. It was originally serialized in the weekly manga magazine Shonen Sunday from 1981—1986. The manga was also adapted into a 101-episode TV anime series[1], three theatrical anime movies, two TV anime specials[2], a live action tv drama special, and a live action movie released in 2005.

Contents


[edit] Story

Touch follows the lives of three people: Kazuya and Tatsuya Uesugi (identical twin brothers) and Minami Asakura. They've lived next to each other since they were babies, and their parents even built a playhouse in the yard between the houses in order to keep them outside and not destroying the regular houses. As they grew into their teens, they suddenly noticed that one of them was a girl, and Kazuya and Minami became closer. Kazuya, the younger twin, was an excellent student (as was Minami). Tatsuya was really talented and profound but was also a bit of a slacker. Since middle school, Kazuya has received awards and recognition for excellence as a pitcher and baseball player. Tatsuya, however, is more inclined to let his brother take the limelight, as he is unwilling to directly compete with Kazuya. This includes Minami as well; while most people (including both twins) assume and suggest that Minami will be with Kazuya as a perfect couple, Minami's feelings are a little more ambiguous.

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

During the first year in high school, however, Kazuya is hit and killed by a truck while saving a child on his way to the final match of the local qualifying baseball tournament.

Because of Kazuya's death, Tatsuya is eventually convinced by Minami to take over where his brother left off and help lead the team to Kōshien, the stadium where the national high school baseball championships are held. At first, Tatsuya doesn't want to have anything to do with it, but after talking to many friends and thinking it over, he decides to become focused and help out the team. At the same time, Minami dedicates herself to making it to the All Japan Gymnastics Tournament. Touch tells the story of how Kazuya's memory brings them together.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Manga

There are total 26 vols.

[edit] Anime

[edit] Cast

[edit] TV staff

  • Planning: Okamasa (Fuji TV) & Yoshirō Kataoka (ADK), in cooperation with Kiyoshi Usami (OB Planning)
  • Executive Producers: Yoshinobu Nakao (Fuji TV), Chihiro Kameyama (Fuji TV), Masashi Fujihara, Shigetsugu Tsuiki
  • Art Director: Shichirō Kobayashi
  • Backgrounds: Kobayashi Production
  • Photography: Studio Gallop
  • Music Director: Fusanobu Fujiyama
  • Music Work: Zack Promotion
  • Music: Hiroaki Serizawa
  • Assistant Animation Director: Minoru Maeda
  • Series Bungei Organization: Yumiko Takaboshi, Satoshi Namiki
  • Title Animation: Gisaburō Sugii, Minoru Maeda, Akinori Nagaoka
  • Animation Director: Tsuneo Maeda
  • Series Director: Hiroko Tokita
  • Assistant Director: Gisaburō Sugii
  • Production Assistance: Studio Junio, Studio Gallop, Kitty Films
  • Produced by: Toho, Group TAC, ADK

[edit] TV theme songs

[edit] Opening

  • Episodes 1-27: Touch, by Yoshimi Iwasaki
  • Episodes 28-56: Ai ga Hitoribocchi, by Yoshimi Iwasaki
  • Episodes 57-79: Che! Che! Che!, by Yoshimi Iwasaki
  • Episodes 80-93: Hitoribocchi no Duet, by Yumekojo
  • Episodes 94-101: Jōnetsu Monogatari, by Yoshimi Iwasaki

[edit] Ending

  • Episodes 1-27: Kimi ga Inakereba, by Yoshimi Iwasaki
  • Episodes 28-62: Seishun, by Yoshimi Iwasaki
  • Episodes 63-79: Yakusoku, by Yoshimi Iwasaki
  • Episodes 80-101: Kimi wo Tobashita Gogo, by Yumekojo

[edit] European Dubbed Versions

  • French: Theo ou la Batte de la Victoire, premiered in France in 1991 on "La Cinq", since rebroadcast on TMC and the Mangas channel. In this version, Tatsuya and Kazuya are named "Theo and Kim Brandel", and Minami is renamed "Debbie." Of note is the fact that Tatsuya and Kazuya are played by the same voice actor (Thierry Bourdon) in this version.
  • Italian: Prendi il mondo e vai, premiered in Italy in 1988 on Italia 1, rebroadcast in 2004 on Italia Teen Television. In this version, Tatsuya and Kazuya are named "Tom and Kim Brandel," and Minami's name is shortened to "Mina."
  • Spanish: Bateadores

[edit] TV Drama

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ (Japanese) List of all episodes in Story section. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.
  2. ^ Touch. Retrieved on 2006-09-13.

[edit] External links

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