is a Japanese
manga
are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...
series written by
Kazuo Koike and illustrated by
Ryoichi Ikegami. It was serialized in
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
's
manga magazine ''
Big Comic Spirits'' from 1982 to 1986. A five-episode
original video animation
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and special episodes of a series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the ...
(OVA) adaptation produced by
Madhouse and
Magic Bus and directed by Toshio Takeuchi was released from July 1986 to August 1988.
Media
Manga
Written by
Kazuo Koike and illustrated by
Ryoichi Ikegami, ''Wounded Man'' was serialized in
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...
's
manga magazine ''
Big Comic Spirits'' from 1982 to 1986. Shogakukan collected its chapters in eleven volumes.
ComicsOne published the manga in English in 9 volumes.
OVA
A 5-episode
original video animation
, abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and special episodes of a series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the ...
(OVA) adaptation, produced by
Madhouse and
Magic Bus, was released from July 5, 1986, to August 25, 1988. It was directed by (first episode) and
Satoshi Dezaki (episodes 2–5), written by Kazumi Koide and the music was composed by Norimasa Yamanaka.
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ComicsOne titles
Madhouse (company)
Magic Bus (studio)
Ryoichi Ikegami
Seinen manga
Shogakukan manga