Tuxedo Gin

Tuxedo Gin

Volume 1 US cover
タキシード銀
(Takishīdo Gin)
Genre Action, Comedy, Romance
Manga
Written by Tokihiko Matsuura
Published by Shogakukan
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run April 1997 – February 2000
Volumes 15

Tuxedo Gin (タキシード銀, Takishiido Gin) is a romantic comedy manga series by Tokihiko Matsuura. It was published by Shogakukan in Shōnen Sunday from 1997 to 2000 and collected in 15 bound volumes. It is published North America in English by Viz Communications. The series is about a teenaged boxer named Ginji Kusanagi who is reincarnated as a penguin in order to be close to the girl he likes. On August 4, 2011, Walt Disney Pictures and Viz Pictures announced they were adapting the Tuxedo Gin manga into a feature film under the name, Tux.[1]

Plot

At the start of the series, Ginji Kusanagi (草薙 銀次, Kusanagi Ginji), a high school student on the verge of making his professional debut as a boxer, is killed in a suspicious motorcycle accident on his way to his first date with Minako Sasebo (佐世保 美奈子, Sasebo Minako), the girl of his dreams. An angel (who is depicted as a Buddhist monk with cherub wings and halo) tells Ginji that because of a celestial mistake, he can be reunited with Minako, but only if he lives out the natural lifespan of another animal, after which he will return to his human body. Remembering Minako's love for penguins, Ginji decides to be reincarnated as an Adelie penguin, and he hatches from an egg in a Tokyo aquarium.

When Ginji reaches adolescence, he escapes from the aquarium with his penguin friends, only to discover he cannot swim. He washes up in the harbor, where he is discovered by Minako. She takes him home and names him Gin-chan (at first thinking this to be an affectionate contraction of his own name, Ginji is crestfallen when Minako reveals that she has selected this name because, in her words, "You're such a cute little pengin! (ペンギン, the Japanese pronunciation of "penguin")".

The series depicts Ginji's life with Minako, where he does his best to protect Minako from any man who tries to go out with her or simply "harm" her. Along the way, Mike and the other penguins from the aquarium help him once in a while and he meets fellow reincarnated humans.

Reception

Tuxedo Gin has been reviewed as having the sort of wacky premise and serious plotlines that make a good romantic comedy, unfortunately being weakened by mediocre characters. Tokihiko Matsuura's art has been praised for clean lines and clear layouts but criticized for its generic character designs.[2]

Manga

Tuxedo Gin was published by Shogakukan in Shōnen Sunday from April 1997 to February 2000 and collected in 15 tankōbon volumes. It is published North America in English by Viz Communications, with all 15 volumes released, and in Vietnam by TVM Comics.

No.Japan release dateJapan ISBNNorth America release dateNorth America ISBN
1 September 1997ISBN 978-4-09-125291-3August 13, 2003ISBN 978-1-5911-6071-7
2 December 1997ISBN 978-4-09-125292-0October 8, 2003ISBN 978-1-5911-6072-4
3 February 1998ISBN 978-4-09-125293-7December 3, 2003ISBN 978-1-5911-6102-8
4 April 1998ISBN 978-4-09-125294-4February 11, 2004ISBN 978-1-5911-6131-8
6 June 1998ISBN 978-4-09-125295-1March 24, 2004ISBN 978-1-5911-6255-1
7 November 1998ISBN 978-4-09-125297-5August 10, 2004[3]ISBN 978-1-5911-6456-2
8 February 1999ISBN 978-4-09-125298-2October 19, 2004[4]ISBN 978-1-5911-6489-0
9 April 1999ISBN 978-4-09-125299-9December 14, 2004[5]ISBN 978-1-5911-6585-9
10 June 1999ISBN 978-4-09-125300-2February 9, 2005[6]ISBN 978-1-5911-6695-5
11 August 1999ISBN 978-4-0912-5301-9April 19, 2005[7]ISBN 978-1-5911-6744-0
12 October 1999ISBN 978-4-0912-5302-6June 7, 2005[8]ISBN 978-1-5911-6798-3
13 January 2000ISBN 978-4-09-125303-3September 13, 2005[9]ISBN 978-1-5911-6861-4
14 March 2000ISBN 978-4-09-125304-0October 11, 2005[10]ISBN 978-1-4215-0033-1
15 April 2000ISBN 978-4-0912-5305-7December 13, 2005[11]ISBN 978-1-4215-0133-8

References

  1. ↑ "Deadline: Disney to Adapt Tuxedo Gin Manga into Film". Anime News Network. August 4, 2011. Retrieved August 4, 2011.
  2. ↑ Santos, Carlo (2004-11-04). "Review: Tuxedo Gin: Manga Volume 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  3. ↑ "Tuxedo Gin, Vol. 7". Viz Media. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  4. ↑ "Tuxedo Gin, Vol. 8". Viz Media. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  5. ↑ "Tuxedo Gin, Vol. 9". Viz Media. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  6. ↑ "Tuxedo Gin, Vol. 10". Viz Media. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  7. ↑ "Tuxedo Gin, Vol. 11". Viz Media. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  8. ↑ "Tuxedo Gin, Vol. 12". Viz Media. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  9. ↑ "Tuxedo Gin, Vol. 13". Viz Media. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  10. ↑ "Tuxedo Gin, Vol. 14". Viz Media. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
  11. ↑ "Tuxedo Gin, Vol. 15". Viz Media. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
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