Abu-san
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| Abu-san | |
|---|---|
| あぶさん | |
| Genre | Baseball |
| Manga | |
| Author | Shinji Mizushima |
| Publisher |  Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Big Comic Original |
| Original run | 1973 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 90 |
Abu-san (あぶさん?) is a baseball manga by Shinji Mizushima that has been serialized in Big Comic Original since 1973. It tells the story of fictionall baseball player Yasutake Kageura (景浦安武 Kageura Yasutake?). Despite enjoying a long serialization spanning over 30 years, it has received no anime or live-action adaptations. In 1977, it received the Shogakukan Manga Award for seinen/general manga.[1]
In 2004, Mizushima auctioned off the right to appear as a character in Abu-san for over ¥3 million, as a fundraiser for Mangajapan.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved on 2008-01-22.
- ^ Become a Manga Character. Anime News Network (2004-09-02). Retrieved on 2007-12-31.
