Sukeban Deka
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 Volume 1 from Hakusensha |
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| スケバン刑事 (Delinquent Girl Detective) |
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| Genre | Action, Detective fiction |
| Manga | |
| Author | Shinji Wada |
| Publisher | Hakusensha (Original) Media Factory (Republished) |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Hana to Yume |
| Original run | January 1976 (Original) 2004 (Republished) – December 1982 (Original) 2005 (Republished) |
| Volumes | 22 (Original) 12 (Republished) |
| TV drama | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | April 11, 1985 – October 30, 1985 |
| Episodes | 24 |
| TV drama: Sukeban Deka II: Shōjo Tekkamen Densetsu | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | November 7, 1985 – October 23, 1986 |
| Episodes | 42 |
| TV drama: Sukeban Deka 3 | |
| Network | Fuji TV |
| Original run | October 30, 1986 – October 29, 1987 |
| Episodes | 42 |
| Live action film: Sukeban Deka: The Movie | |
| Licensor | Media Blasters |
| Released | February 14, 1987 |
| Runtime | 93 minutes |
| Live action film: Counter-Attack from the Kazama Sisters | |
| Licensor | Media Blasters |
| Released | February 11, 1988 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| OVA | |
| Director | Hirota Tadashi |
| Studio | Toei |
| Episodes | 2 |
| Released | 1991 |
| Live action film: Yo-Yo Girl Cop | |
| Director | Kenta Fukasaku |
| Licensor | Magnolia Pictures |
| Released | September 30, 2006 |
| Runtime | 98 minutes |
Sukeban Deka (スケバン刑事? trans. Delinquent Girl Detective) is a manga series written and illustrated by Shinji Wada.
The series follows a delinquent schoolgirl ("sukeban") who is taken in by the government and forced to fight crime to redeem herself. Using a metal yo-yo that doubled as a Badge, she would infiltrate high schools and investigate strange happenings.
Sukeban Deka has been adapted into three live-action television series, an original video animation series and three feature films, the latest of which released in 2006 as Yo-Yo Girl Cop.
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[edit] Plot
The series follows a delinquent schoolgirl who is taken in by the government and forced to fight crime to redeem herself. She is given the codename "Saki Asamiya" and a metal yo-yo that doubled as a badge and made to infiltrate high schools around Japan to investigate and stop the criminal activities.
[edit] Characters
- Saki Asamiya
The bitter heroine of the story. Saki is a natural born fighter who enjoys getting into scuffles with various people. She never backs down and is very stubborn.
- Agura
Saki's rival in prison. Agura is a tough, masculine looking woman who dislikes Saki at first but then begins to respect her.
- Chi
Saki's kind friend in prison.
- Kaoru
Saki's hyper friend whom is also very vulnerable and ends up being attacked a lot by the other girls in the prison. To help Saki escape from prison, she ends up seducing the prison warden who is a lesbian.
- Mio
Jin's partner
- Hikudori
A scheming, sly cell mate of Saki's. She has a mole under one eye. Hikudori becomes friends with Saki at first but then betrays her and turns out to be an informant of Remi's.
[edit] Publication
The creation of Sukeban Deka was the result of a misunderstanding between the author Shinji Wada and the editors at Hakusensha. Wada was developing a highschool drama, but the publisher expected detective story starring a high school student. At an impasse, Wada decided to combine the two concepts.
Sukeban Deka was published from January 1976 to December 1982, making Shinji Wada a popular manga artist during the late 1980s and the early 1990s. The manga had contributed to the creation of the Sukeban Deka series before it faded into obscurity for a short time from the late 1990s to 2006, when Sukeban Deka: Codename = Asamiya Saki was shown in theaters on September 30, 2006.
As of 2007, the manga has been reprinted by Media Factory, who acquired the rights from Hakusensha. Media Factory collected them into 12 volumes; the original edition was 22 volumes.
[edit] Adaptations
[edit] Television series
The television series, though technically one series made up of three seasons, are essentially self-contained and separate, aside from sharing the same basic themes and premise.
The first series starred Yuki Saito as the titular character. Sukeban Deka II starred Yoko Minamino as the second "Sukeban Deka", and the third series starred Yui Asaka.
[edit] Original video animation
Released in 1991.
Saki Asamiya is given a chance delay her mother's execution by working as an undercover cop and infiltrating Takanoah High School to investigate some mysterious deaths among the student body. Once there, she comes face-to-face with the powerful Mizuchi sisters, who moved in and have taken control after her previous expulsion.
[edit] Feature films
Three feature films have been produced, the latest of which was released in 2006 as Yo-Yo Girl Cop, directed by Kenta Fukasaku and starring Aya Matsuura.
[edit] External links
- Sukeban Deka (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
