Megumi (manga)
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| Megumi | |
|---|---|
| めぐみ | |
| Genre | Drama, Biography, Historical, Crime |
| Manga | |
| Author | Souichi Moto Sakie Yokota Shigeru Yokota |
| Publisher |  Futabasha |
| Serialized in | Weekly Manga Action |
| Original run | December 2004 – July 2005 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| ONA | |
| Director | Hidetoshi Omori |
| Writer | Hideki Mitsui |
| Studio | Trans Arts |
| Licensor | Government of Japan: Secretariat, Headquarters for the Abduction Issue |
| Released | 2008 |
| Runtime | 9 parts are planned |
| Related works | |
Megumi is a manga about Megumi Yokota, a Japanese girl who was abducted when she was 13 years old by North Korean spies in 1977. The manga concept was conceived by her mother and father and was penned by Souichi Moto under their supervision. [1]
Contents |
[edit] Plot
The manga follows Megumi's final days in her home town before her abduction. [2]
[edit] Anime
As of 2008 the Government of Japan announced an Anime adaption will be created from the manga. It will be created in Japanese, Korean, Chinese, and English. The Government authorized a free downloadable version from online, as well as a DVD release. The anime consists of nine episodes at 30 minutes each. [3]
[edit] Cast
All Japanese casts were asked by Kōichi Yamadera for participation through the Japan Actors Union (Nippairen). Yamadera said, "The abduction is an act of disregarding human rights, not accepted. We, Japanese people should emphasize our anger."[4]
| Character | Voice Actor | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | English | Chinese | Korean | |
| Megumi Yokota | Minami Takayama | Soness Stevens | Li Liang | Jin Dalrae |
| Shigeru Yokota | Kōichi Yamadera | Walter Roberts | Qi zhong ling | Park kyong wan |
| Sakie Yokota | Rika Fukami | Sally Koshinaka | Piao zhen lin | Lee mi sung |
| Takuya Yokota (boy) | Megumi Tano | Stacy Powell | Li xiang ning | Kim eui jung |
| Takuya Yokota (adult) | Bin Shimada | David Shufele | Wang wan zhou | Cheon kui uk |
| colleague | Shin-ichiro Miki | David Shufle | Chang yu xing | Chang sung hee |
| nurse | Yumiko Akaike | Stacy Powell | ||
| clerk | Masahito Kawanago | David Shufle | ||
| administration official | Aruno Tahara | David Shufle | ||
| Tsubo | Junko Shimakata | Stacy Powell | ||
| Narrator | Michio Hazama | Walter Roberts | ||
