is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. It started in

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's manga magazine ''

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'' in July 1997. It was suspended from the magazine in August 2002, following Shimabukuro's arrest for violating

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laws. Its chapters were collected in 24 volumes. The series briefly resumed in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' in 2005, with the added subtitle . In 2001, the series won the 46th

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in the

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category.

Plot

From the moment he was born, Takeshi was born to be a leader. His first word upon birth was "leader", and his father, Hiroshi, was a "leader" among salarymen. After Hiroshi suddenly dies, Takeshi makes it his life goal to be a leader like his father, so he joins his new first grade class and hopes to become a true leader to his classmates.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by

, ''Seikimatsu Leader den Takeshi!'' started in

's manga magazine ''

'' on July 15, 1997. Following Shimabukuro's arrest for violating

laws on August 7, 2002, the series was suspended from the magazine, finishing with its 237th chapter, released on August 13 of that same year. Shueisha collected its chapters into individual volumes; the first volume was released on December 29, 1997, and, prior to the suspension, the 24th and last volume was released on July 9, 2002. The series briefly resumed in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

'' in 2005, with the added subtitle , and Shueisha re-released the series in 13 volumes from August 4, 2004, to December 2, 2005.

Film

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film was shown as part of the "Jump Super Anime Tour" of 1998 alongside pilots for ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Reception

In 2001, the series won the 46th

in the

category.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{Shogakukan Manga Award - Children Comedy anime and manga Shōnen manga Shueisha manga Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for children's manga