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Shamo (manga)

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Shamo
First volume cover, featuring Ryo Narushima
軍鶏
Genre
Manga
Written byIzo Hashimoto
Illustrated byAkio Tanaka [ja]
Published by
Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 1998 – January 2015
Volumes34
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Shamo (軍鶏, "Gamecock") is a Japanese manga series written by Izo Hashimoto and illustrated by Akio Tanaka [ja]. It was first serialized in Futabasha's seinen manga Weekly Manga Action from 1998 to 2003 and moved to Evening in 2004. It was discontinued in 2007 due to creative differences but returned in 2011 and ended in 2015. It tells a story of a boy who killed his parents and turned himself into a cold-blooded martial artist. The manga inspired a Hong Kong film adaptation released in 2007.

Plot

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Ryo Narushima (成嶋 亮, Narushima Ryō), a gifted high school student on track to attend the Tokyo University, murders his parents in a sudden act of violence. Convicted at 16, he is sent to a reformatory where he endures brutal assaults until Kenji Kurokawa (黒川健児, Kurokawa Kenji), a former revolutionary imprisoned for an attempted assassination of the Prime Minister, teaches him karate. Ryo survives, hones his skills, and is released after two years—but not before viciously retaliating against his tormentors.

Now free, Ryo drifts through Tokyo's criminal underworld, working as a gigolo and ambushing gangsters to refine his fighting abilities. He enters the Banryukai karate tournament, using psychological warfare and blackmail to secure victory. Despite backlash over his ruthless tactics, Banryukai leader Kensuke Mochizuki (望月 謙介, Mochizuki Kensuke) validates his win, acknowledging Ryo's skill.

Ryo's next challenge is Naoto Sugawara (菅原 直人, Sugawara Naoto), a top Banryukai (番竜会, Banryūkai) fighter. To provoke him, Ryo rapes Sugawara's girlfriend, forcing a televised showdown at the Tokyo Dome. After grueling steroid-enhanced training, Ryo—despite being outmatched—unleashes a hidden left-handed assault, nearly defeating Sugawara before collapsing. Their feud culminates in a brutal rematch at an abandoned temple, where Ryo leaves Sugawara hospitalized with a critical neck injury.

Later, Ryo attracts the attention of Toma Takahara (高原 東馬, Takahara Tōma), a former ballet dancer obsessed with "saving" him. After Ryo's physical decline from steroid abuse, he competes in a grappling tournament organized by Mochizuki, facing Toma's team. Though weakened by a stab wound mid-event, Ryo psychologically dismantles Toma before passing out from blood loss. The aftermath sees Mochizuki ousted and the Banryukai fractured, while Kurokawa dies mysteriously.

In the final story arc, Ryo begins a relationship with a woman whose father hires assassins to kill him. After defeating one attacker, Ryo succumbs to his injuries in a forest, his fate ambiguously symbolized by tattered remnants of his crow-patterned shirt.

Media

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Manga

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Written by Izo Hashimoto and illustrated by Akio Tanaka [ja], Shamo started in Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Manga Action in July 1998.[3] After Manga Action ceased publication (though it later resumed), the series moved to Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening in 2004.[4][1] The series was put on hold in 2007 due in part to creative differences.[5] In June 2008, Tanaka sued Hashimoto for ¥150 million (about US$1.4 million) in a Tokyo District Court copyright dispute. Tanaka claimed he was the true creator of the story and characters, not Hashimoto.[1] The series resumed in Evening on July 26, 2011.[6] It finished on January 13, 2015.[7] Futabasha released 19 tankōbon volumes from October 12, 1998, to June 19, 2003.[8] Kodansha published Volumes 21–34 from June 23, 2005, to February 23, 2015,[9][10] and collected the first 19 volumes into seven new-edition volumes, released from June 23 to September 23, 2011.[11][12]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 October 12, 1998[8]978-4-575-82383-7
2 December 5, 1998[13]978-4-575-82394-3
3 March 12, 1999[14]978-4-575-82416-2
4 June 9, 1999[15]978-4-575-82432-2
5 February 28, 2000[16]978-4-575-82452-0
6 March 28, 2000[17]978-4-575-82488-9
7 April 22, 2000[18]978-4-575-82492-6
8 May 27, 2000[19]978-4-575-82499-5
9 August 8, 2000[20]978-4-575-82509-1
10 November 11, 2000[21]978-4-575-82525-1
11 February 26, 2001[22]978-4-575-82551-0
12 May 28, 2001[23]978-4-575-82572-5
13 September 28, 2001[24]978-4-575-82607-4
14 November 19, 2001[25]978-4-575-82627-2
15 March 18, 2002[26]978-4-575-82663-0
16 July 18, 2002[27]978-4-575-82709-5
17 November 12, 2002[28]978-4-575-82760-6
18 March 19, 2003[29]978-4-575-82816-0
19 June 19, 2003[30]978-4-575-82845-0
20 June 23, 2005[9]978-4-06-352113-9
21 June 23, 2005[31]978-4-06-352114-6
22 October 21, 2005[32]978-4-06-352128-3
23 March 23, 2006[33]978-4-06-352140-5
24 August 23, 2006[34]978-4-06-352159-7
25 November 22, 2006[35]978-4-06-352169-6
26 October 21, 2011[36]978-4-06-352381-2
27 March 23, 2012[37]978-4-06-352402-4
28 August 23, 2012[38]978-4-06-352429-1
29 February 22, 2013[39]978-4-06-352447-5
30 June 21, 2013[40]978-4-06-352463-5
31 December 20, 2013[41]978-4-06-352491-8
32 May 23, 2014[42]978-4-06-354512-8
33 September 22, 2014[43]978-4-06-354537-1
34 February 23, 2015[10]978-4-06-354558-6

Live-action film

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Main article: Shamo (film)

A live-action film adaptation was released in 2007. It was directed by Cheang Pou-soi and starred Shawn Yue.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Loo, Egan (June 28, 2008). "Shamo Manga Artist Sues Creator for 150 Million Yen (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 25, 2021. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Green, Scott (December 5, 2006). "AICN Anime - Going Offbeat With Shamo Mazinkaizer and More". Ain't It Cool News. Archived from the original on January 6, 2007. When at its best, Shamo is a martial arts thriller that utilizes its repulsive protagonist to function on both heady and visceral levels.
  3. ^ Tanaka, Akio. "Introduction". tanaka-akio.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 27, 2005. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  4. ^ 人気マンガ「軍鶏」の休載理由が明らかに、著作権めぐり訴訟問題。. Narinari.com [ja] (in Japanese). June 28, 2008. Archived from the original on October 3, 2024. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  5. ^ "Un break pour Coq de combat". Manga News (in French). October 9, 2007. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved February 14, 2021.
  6. ^ イブニングで「銃夢 Last Order」「軍鶏」が連載再開へ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 26, 2011. Archived from the original on February 3, 2023. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  7. ^ "Coq de Combat se termine". Manga News (in French). January 12, 2015. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  8. ^ a b 軍鶏 1 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  9. ^ a b 軍鶏 20 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  10. ^ a b 軍鶏 34 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  11. ^ 軍鶏 巻之壱 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  12. ^ 軍鶏 巻之七 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  13. ^ 軍鶏 2 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  14. ^ 軍鶏 3 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  15. ^ 軍鶏 4 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  16. ^ 軍鶏 5 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  17. ^ 軍鶏 6 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  18. ^ 軍鶏 7 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  19. ^ 軍鶏 8 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  20. ^ 軍鶏 9 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  21. ^ 軍鶏 10 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  22. ^ 軍鶏 11 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  23. ^ 軍鶏 12 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  24. ^ 軍鶏 13 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  25. ^ 軍鶏 14 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  26. ^ 軍鶏 15 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  27. ^ 軍鶏 16 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  28. ^ 軍鶏 17 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  29. ^ 軍鶏 18 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  30. ^ 軍鶏 19 (in Japanese). Futabasha. Archived from the original on August 16, 2022. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  31. ^ 軍鶏 21 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  32. ^ 軍鶏 22 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  33. ^ 軍鶏 23 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  34. ^ 軍鶏 24 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  35. ^ 軍鶏 25 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  36. ^ 軍鶏 26 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  37. ^ 軍鶏 27 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  38. ^ 軍鶏 28 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  39. ^ 軍鶏 29 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  40. ^ 軍鶏 30 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  41. ^ 軍鶏 31 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  42. ^ 軍鶏 32 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
  43. ^ 軍鶏 33 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 23, 2025.
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