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Reused Character Names in Akira Toriyama Works

2021-05-12T21:54:42Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Exact Character Name Duplication */ Fixed kana spelling per screenshot from Zénpai

Throughout the fictional works created by [[Akira Toriyama]] — as well as the spin-off and adapted works including television series, films, and video games — various character names have either been reused or otherwise slightly altered from their original usage.

Not all of these names may have been penned directly by Toriyama himself.

==Exact Character Name Duplication==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Name
! Profile
! First Usage
! Profile
! Secondary Usage(s) 
|-
| '''Trunks''' ''Torankusu'' トランクス
| [[File:bio-unknown.png|80px|Trunks (Lan-Fan's Husband)]]
| '''[[Trunks (Lan-Fan's Husband)|Lan-Fan's Husband]]''' Text reference in ''[[Dragon Ball: Adventure Special]]'' character data
| [[File:bio-trunks-manga.png|80px|Trunks]]
| '''[[Bulma]] & [[Vegeta]]'s Son''' ''Dragon Ball'' character
|-
| '''Mark''' ''Māku'' マーク
| [[File:bio-unknown.png|80px|Mark (Tobal 2)]]
| '''''[[Tobal 2]]'' Boss Character''' 魔王マーク translated as "Mark the Devil" in the game's instruction manual
| [[File:bio-mister_satan-manga.png|80px|Mr. Satan]]
| '''[[Mr. Satan]]''' Given name for ''Dragon Ball'' character provided in ''Super Exciting Guide: Character Volume''
|-
| '''Vampa''' ''Banpa'' ヴンパ
| [[File:bio-vampa-manga.png|80px|Vampa]]
| '''[[Vampa]]''' Vampire-esque villain in ''[[Jiya (manga)|Jiya]]''
| [[File:bio-planetoid_vampa-movie.png|80px|Planetoid Vampa]]
| '''[[Planetoid Vampa]]''' Planetoid Vampa (小惑星バンパ), featured in ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''
|-
| '''Shallot''' ''Sharotto'' シャロット
| [[File:bio-shallot-fusions-game.png|80px|Shallot (Dragon Ball Fusions)]]
| '''[[Shallot (Dragon Ball Fusions)|Shallot]]'''{{efn|Adapted as "Shalot" in the game's official English localization.}} Female Saiyan in ''[[Dragon Ball Fusions]]''
| [[File:Bio-shallot-game.png|80px|Shallot]]
| '''[[Shallot]]''' Male Saiyan and main character in ''[[Dragon Ball Legends]]''
|}

==Minor Syllable Adjustments==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Source
! Profile
! Spelling
! First Usage
! Profile
! Spelling
! Additional Usage(s) 
|-
| Vegetable
| [[File:bio-unknown.png|80px|Vegeta (Red Ribbon Army)]]
| '''Vegeta''' ベジタ ''Bejita''
| '''[[Vegeta (Red Ribbon Army)]]''' Name provided in 1980s Muscle Tower play set
| [[File:bio-vegeta-manga.png|80px|Vegeta]]
| '''Vegeta''' ベジータ ''Bejīta''
| '''[[Vegeta]]''' ''Dragon Ball'' character
|-
| Peanuts
| [[File:Bio-rakasei-anime.png|80px|Rakasei]]
| '''Rakasei''' ラカセイ ''Rakasei''
| '''[[Rakasei]]''' Henchman in [[Dragon Ball Z Movie 3]]
| [[File:bio-unknown.png|80px|Planet Rakka]]
| '''Planet Rakka''' ラッカ星 ''Rakka-sei''
| '''[[Planet Rakka]]''' Planet name mentioned in ''[[Sachie-chan GOOD!!]]''
|-
| Cauliflower
| [[File:Bio-kalif-game.png|80px|Kalif]]
| '''Kalif''' カリフ ''Karifu''
| '''[[Kalif]]''' Female Saiyan in ''[[Dragon Ball Fusions]]''
| [[File:bio-caulifla-anime.png|80px|Caulifla]]
| '''Caulifla''' カリフラ ''Karifura''
| '''[[Caulifla]]''' ''Dragon Ball Super'' character
|-
| Yuzu
| [[File:Bio-yuzu-game.png|80px|Yūzu]]
| '''Yūzu''' ユーズ ''Yūzu''
| '''[[Yūzu]]''' Enemy character in Nintendo Famicom game ''[[Dragon Ball Z II: The Violent God, Freeza!!]]''
| [[File:bio-yuzun-manga.png|80px|Yuzun]]
| '''Yuzun''' ユズン ''Yuzun''
| '''[[Yuzun]]''' ''Dragon Ball Super'' manga Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc henchman
|}

==Anagrams==

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Source
! Profile
! Spelling
! First Usage
! Profile
! Spelling
! Additional Usage(s) 
|-
| Bean sprouts
| [[File:Bio-yashimo-game.png|80px|Yashimo]]
| '''Yashimo''' ヤシモ ''Yashimo''
| '''[[Yashimo]]''' Saiyan character in Nintendo 3DS game ''[[Dragon Ball Fusions]]''
| [[File:bio-unknown.png|80px|Yamoshi]]
| '''Yamoshi''' ヤモシ ''Yamoshi''
| '''[[Yamoshi]]''' Saiyan with a righteous heart; name revealed in an [[Akira Toriyama]] interview accompanying the January 2018 issue of ''[[Saikyō Jump]]''
|-
| Blueberry
| [[File:Bio-buleberi-anime.png|80px|Buleberi]]
| '''Buleberi''' ブールベリ ''Būruberi''
| '''[[Buleberi]]''' Anime-original member of [[Freeza's Organization]] on the trip to [[Planet Namek]]
| [[File:bio-beriblu-movie.png|80px|Beriblu]]
| '''Beriblu''' ベリブル ''Beriburu''
| '''[[Beriblu]]''' Advisor to Freeza in ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F']]''
|}

==Additional Cases of Similar Names==

These examples may be combinations of syllable adjustments and anagrams, or otherwise closely-related groups of names.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Source
! Profile
! Spelling
! First Usage
! Profile
! Spelling
! Additional Usage(s) 
|-
| Lemon
| [[File:Bio-monle-game.png|80px|Monlé]] [[File:Bio-lonme-game.png|80px|Lonme]]
| '''Monlé''' モンレー ''Monrē'' '''Lonme''' ロンメ ''Ronme''
| '''[[Monlé]]''' and '''[[Lonme]]''' Minor henchmen in ''[[Dragon Ball Z II: Gekishin Furīza!!]]''
| [[File:Bio-lamon-game.png|80px|Lamon]] [[File:Bio-lemo-movie.png|80px|Lemo]]
| '''Lamon''' ラモン ''Ramon'' '''Lemo''' レモ ''Remo''
| '''[[Lamon]]''' Minor henchman in ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Super Saiya Densetsu]]'' '''[[Remo]]''' Former Freeza underling in ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''
|-
| Lychee
| [[File:bio-raichi-anime.png|80px|Raichi]]
| '''Raichi''' ライチ ''Raichi''
| '''[[Raichi]]''' Fake Namekian in the ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' television series
| [[File:bio-dr-raichi-anime.png|80px|Doctor Raichi]] [[File:Bio-cheelye-movie.png|80px|Cheelye ]]
| '''Doctor Raichi''' ドクター・ライチー ''Dokutā Raichī'' '''Cheelye''' チライ ''Chirai''
| '''[[Doctor Raichi]]''' Tsufruian antagonist in ''[[Dragon Ball Z: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans]]'' '''[[Cheelye]]''' Former Freeza underling in ''[[Dragon Ball Super: Broly]]''
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

Dr. Slump Chapter 99

2021-03-22T00:25:19Z

SaiyaJedi: Chapter title in lead paragraph was of the previous chapter

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| next = Dr. Slump Chapter 100
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{{Infobox chapter
| image = [[File:slump_chp099_title-dig.png|250px]]
| caption =
| jpn_title = すうぱーどらいばーの巻
| rom_title = Sūpādoraibā no Maki
| eng_title = The Super Driver
| premiered = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', 1981 #53
| sale_date = [[Template:December 1|01 December 1981]]
| issue_date = 14/21 December 1981
| pages = Title + Pages 1-12 (Black and White)
| episodes = [[Dr. Slump Episode 55]]
| viz_title = Super Driver
| viz_chp = Chapter 99
| viz_release = 05 July 2006
| viz_trans = [[Alexander O. Smith]]
| viz_adapt =
| viz_editor = [[Yuki Takagaki]]
| tankobon = [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 8]]
| kanzenban = [[Dr. Slump Kanzenban Volume 7]]
| full_color =
| vizbig =
| 3-in-1 =
| big = [[Dr. Slump Big Volume 4]]
}}
"'''The Super Driver'''" is the ninety-ninth chapter of the ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]]. It was first published in Japan in the 1981 #53 issue of Shueisha's ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.

==Summary==

==Weekly Shōnen Jump==
Every chapter of ''[[Dr. Slump (manga)|Dr. Slump]]'' is accompanied by a comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]. Below is the comment accompanying the ninety-ninth chapter in the 1981 #53 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.
{{Quotation|お正月休みのスケジュール表を横目で見つつ、がんばってるがや！<明><hr>While glancing out the corner of my eye at the schedule for my New Year's vacation, I'm workin' hard! <Akira>}}

==Availability==
This chapter has been released in numerous countries and languages around the world in both print and digital formats.

===Japan===
* [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 8|Dr. Slump Volume 8: The Penguin Grand Prix]] (Tankōbon; '''10 August 1982''')
* [[Dr. Slump Kanzenban Volume 7]] ('''02 March 2007''')
* [[Dr. Slump Big Volume 4]]:
** Aizōban ('''August 1990''')
** Bunko paperback ('''18 October 1995''')
** Digital (Kanzenban pages; '''12 October 2012''')

===North America===
* [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 8|Dr. Slump Volume 8]] (Tankōbon; '''05 July 2006''')
**Digital ('''02 July 2012''')

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Manga}}
[[Category:Dr. Slump|099]]

Dr. Slump Chapter 54

2021-03-20T11:34:55Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Weekly Shōnen Jump */

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| previous = Dr. Slump Chapter 53
| next = Dr. Slump Chapter 55
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{{Infobox chapter
| image = [[File:slump_chp054_title-dig.png|300px]]
| jpn_title = モンスターズ・ナイトの巻
| rom_title = Monsutāzu Naito no Maki
| eng_title = Monsters' Night
| premiered = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', 1981 #08
| sale_date = [[Template:January 20|20 January 1981]]
| issue_date = 07 February 1981
| pages = Title (2) + Pages 1-13 (Limited Color)
| episodes = [[Dr. Slump Episode 17]]
| viz_title = Monsters' Night
| viz_chp = Chapter 54
| viz_release = 03 January 2006
| viz_trans = [[Alexander O. Smith]]
| viz_adapt =
| viz_editor = [[Yuki Takagaki]]
| tankobon = [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 5]]
| kanzenban = [[Dr. Slump Kanzenban Volume 4]]
| full_color =
| vizbig =
| 3-in-1 =
| big = [[Dr. Slump Big Volume 3]]
}}
"'''Monsters' Night'''" is the fifty-fourth chapter of the ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]]. It was first published in Japan in the 1981 #08 issue of Shueisha's ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.

==Summary==

==Weekly Shōnen Jump==
Every chapter of ''[[Dr. Slump (manga)|Dr. Slump]]'' is accompanied by a comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]. Below is the comment accompanying the fifty-fourth chapter in the 1981 #08 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.
{{Quotation|エリ巻きひろう。よくみたら、車にひかれたイタチでありました。＜明＞<hr>I found a neck wrap. Looking closely, it was actually a weasel that had gotten run over by a car. <Akira>}}

==Availability==
This chapter has been released in numerous countries and languages around the world in both print and digital formats.

===Japan===
* [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 5|Dr. Slump Volume 5: Monsters' Night]] (Tankōbon; '''10 August 1981''')
* [[Dr. Slump Kanzenban Volume 4]] ('''04 December 2006''')
* [[Dr. Slump Big Volume 3]]:
** Aizōban ('''July 1990''')
** Bunko paperback ('''18 October 1995''')
** Digital (Kanzenban pages; '''12 October 2012''')

===North America===
* [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 5|Dr. Slump Volume 5]] (Tankōbon; '''03 January 2006''')
**Digital ('''04 June 2012''')

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Manga}}
[[Category:Dr. Slump|054]]

Dr. Slump Chapter 55

2021-03-20T11:12:36Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Weekly Shōnen Jump */

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| previous = Dr. Slump Chapter 54
| next = Dr. Slump Chapter 56
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{{Infobox chapter
| image = [[File:slump_chp055_title-dig.png|250px]]
| jpn_title = アラレ目大作戦の巻《前編》
| rom_title = Arare me Daisakusen no Maki «Zenpen»
| eng_title = The Great Arale-Eye Caper (Part 1)
| premiered = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', 1981 #09
| sale_date = [[Template:January 27|27 January 1981]]
| issue_date = 09 February 1981
| pages = Title + Pages 1-12 (Black and White)
| episodes = [[Dr. Slump Episode 26]]
| viz_title = The Great Arale-Eye Caper: Part 1
| viz_chp = Chapter 55
| viz_release = 03 January 2006
| viz_trans = [[Alexander O. Smith]]
| viz_adapt =
| viz_editor = [[Yuki Takagaki]]
| tankobon = [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 5]]
| kanzenban = [[Dr. Slump Kanzenban Volume 4]]
| full_color =
| vizbig =
| 3-in-1 =
| big = [[Dr. Slump Big Volume 3]]
}}
"'''The Great Arale-Eye Caper (Part 1)'''" is the fifty-fifth chapter of the ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]]. It was first published in Japan in the 1981 #09 issue of Shueisha's ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.

==Summary==

==Weekly Shōnen Jump==
Every chapter of ''[[Dr. Slump (manga)|Dr. Slump]]'' is accompanied by a comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]. Below is the comment accompanying the fifty-fifth chapter in the 1981 #09 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.
{{Quotation|楽しかった正月休みを思いだしながら必死に執筆中！ため息!!＜明＞<hr>I'm frantically putting pen to paper while remembering the fun I had on my New Year break! Sigh!! <Akira>}}

==Availability==
This chapter has been released in numerous countries and languages around the world in both print and digital formats.

===Japan===
* [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 5|Dr. Slump Volume 5: Monsters' Night]] (Tankōbon; '''10 August 1981''')
* [[Dr. Slump Kanzenban Volume 4]] ('''04 December 2006''')
* [[Dr. Slump Big Volume 3]]:
** Aizōban ('''July 1990''')
** Bunko paperback ('''18 October 1995''')
** Digital (Kanzenban pages; '''12 October 2012''')

===North America===
* [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 5|Dr. Slump Volume 5]] (Tankōbon; '''03 January 2006''')
**Digital ('''04 June 2012''')

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Manga}}
[[Category:Dr. Slump|055]]

Dr. Slump Chapter 54

2021-03-20T03:43:35Z

SaiyaJedi:

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| previous = Dr. Slump Chapter 53
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{{Infobox chapter
| image = [[File:slump_chp054_title-dig.png|300px]]
| jpn_title = モンスターズ・ナイトの巻
| rom_title = Monsutāzu Naito no Maki
| eng_title = Monsters' Night
| premiered = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', 1981 #08
| sale_date = [[Template:January 20|20 January 1981]]
| issue_date = 07 February 1981
| pages = Title (2) + Pages 1-13 (Limited Color)
| episodes = [[Dr. Slump Episode 17]]
| viz_title = Monsters' Night
| viz_chp = Chapter 54
| viz_release = 08 November 2005
| viz_trans = [[Alexander O. Smith]]
| viz_adapt =
| viz_editor = [[Yuki Takagaki]]
| tankobon = [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 5]]
| kanzenban = [[Dr. Slump Kanzenban Volume 4]]
| full_color =
| vizbig =
| 3-in-1 =
| big = [[Dr. Slump Big Volume 3]]
}}
"'''Monsters' Night'''" is the fifty-fourth chapter of the ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]]. It was first published in Japan in the 1981 #08 issue of Shueisha's ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.

==Summary==

==Weekly Shōnen Jump==
Every chapter of ''[[Dr. Slump (manga)|Dr. Slump]]'' is accompanied by a comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]. Below is the comment accompanying the fifty-fourth chapter in the 1981 #08 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.
{{Quotation|エリ巻きひろう。よくみたら、車にひかれたイタチでありました。＜明＞<hr>I found a scarf. Looking closely, it was actually a weasel that had gotten run over by a car. <Akira>}}

==Availability==
This chapter has been released in numerous countries and languages around the world in both print and digital formats.

===Japan===
* [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 5|Dr. Slump Volume 5: Monsters' Night]] (Tankōbon; '''10 August 1981''')
* [[Dr. Slump Kanzenban Volume 4]] ('''04 December 2006''')
* [[Dr. Slump Big Volume 3]]:
** Aizōban ('''July 1990''')
** Bunko paperback ('''18 October 1995''')
** Digital (Kanzenban pages; '''12 October 2012''')

===North America===
* [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 5|Dr. Slump Volume 5]] (Tankōbon; '''03 January 2006''')
**Digital ('''04 June 2012''')

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Manga}}
[[Category:Dr. Slump|054]]

Dr. Slump Chapter 52

2021-03-19T07:55:43Z

SaiyaJedi: Viz chapter title not changed from chapter 51

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| previous = Dr. Slump Chapter 51
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{{Infobox chapter
| image = [[File:slump_chp052_title-dig.png|300px]]
| jpn_title = アラレ・タッチャブルの巻
| rom_title = Arare Tacchaburu no Maki
| eng_title = The Arale-Touchables
| premiered = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', 1981 #06
| sale_date = [[Template:January 5|05 January 1981]]
| issue_date = 26 January 1981
| pages = Title (2) + Pages 1-11 (Limited Color)
| episodes = [[Dr. Slump Episode 31]]
| viz_title = Untouchable Arale
| viz_chp = Chapter 52
| viz_release = 08 November 2005
| viz_trans = [[Alexander O. Smith]]
| viz_adapt =
| viz_editor = [[Yuki Takagaki]]
| tankobon = [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 5]]
| kanzenban = [[Dr. Slump Kanzenban Volume 4]]
| full_color =
| vizbig =
| 3-in-1 =
| big = [[Dr. Slump Big Volume 2]]
}}
"'''The Arale-Touchables'''" is the fifty-second chapter of the ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]]. It was first published in Japan in the 1981 #06 issue of Shueisha's ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.

==Summary==

==Weekly Shōnen Jump==
Every chapter of ''[[Dr. Slump (manga)|Dr. Slump]]'' is accompanied by a comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]. Below is the comment accompanying the fifty-second chapter in the 1981 #06 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''.
{{Quotation|一年ぶりの大型休暇!!　ボッケ〜とすごしたらアホ指数急上昇!!＜明＞<hr>My first long vacation in a year!! I spent it doing no~thing at all, so my stupid-level's shooting way up!!}}

==Availability==
This chapter has been released in numerous countries and languages around the world in both print and digital formats.

===Japan===
* [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 5|Dr. Slump Volume 5: Monsters' Night]] (Tankōbon; '''10 August 1981''')
* [[Dr. Slump Kanzenban Volume 4]] ('''04 December 2006''')
* [[Dr. Slump Big Volume 2]]:
** Aizōban ('''June 1990''')
** Bunko paperback ('''18 July 1995''')
** Digital (Kanzenban pages; '''12 October 2012''')

===North America===
* [[Dr. Slump Tankōbon Volume 5|Dr. Slump Volume 5]] (Tankōbon; '''03 January 2006''')
**Digital ('''04 June 2012''')

==Notes==
{{notelist}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Manga}}
[[Category:Dr. Slump|052]]

Roaming Lake

2021-03-12T03:51:10Z

SaiyaJedi: Fixing romanization. (The “u” in 彷徨う is a verb suffix.)

{{Infobox location
| name = Roaming Lake
| jpn_name = さまよう湖 (''Samayou Mizūmi'')
| image = [[File:location-roaming lake.png|200px]]
| caption = [[Goku]] discovers the Roaming Lake near [[Namu]]'s village.
| eng_name =
| manga_debut =
| anime_debut = [[Dragon Ball Episode 29]]
| appears =
| area =
| galaxy =
| planet = [[Planet Earth]]
| location =
}}
The '''Roaming Lake''' is a legendary moving lake in the desert near [[Namu]]'s village. It appears in a [[Toei Animation]] original plotline in [[Dragon Ball Episode 29]] which was broadcast in Japan on [[Fuji TV]] on '''10 September 1986'''.

==Overview==
After [[Namu]] returns from the [[21st Tenka'ichi Budōkai]] with a [[Hoi-Poi Capsules|capsule]] full of water for his village, it appears that all of their woes are over, but Namu worries about their future. He asks an elder of his village if he thinks the drying up of their river is natural, and the elder does not think so; there has been rain, but no water in the river; something is blocking it upstream. The elder asks Namu if he has heard the rumors of the magical lake that moves around the desert, and Namu has not. But the elder remembers hearing stories about it when he was a child; the lake once moved to the outskirts of their village.
{{Quotation|幻の湖の伝説を聞いたことがあるか？砂漠に動く湖があるというんじゃ｡この村の外れにも遠い昔湖が動いてきて水不足の村を救ったという伝説を子供の頃に聞いたことがある｡<hr>Have you ever heard the legend about the magical lake? It speaks of a lake that moves around the desert. Long, long ago, the lake moved to the outskirts of this village as well. Ever since I was a child, I've heard legends about how it saved villages that had water shortages.{{efn|Translation by [[Clyde Mandelin]] for [[Funimation]]'s sutbtitles.}}|[[Dragon Ball Episode 29]]}}
[[Goku]] just happens to be passing through Namu's desert local when Namu is abducted by a pteranodon. Goku rescues him and takes him upriver where they discover that the [[Giran clan]] has dammed up the river. With [[Giran]]'s permission, Goku destroys the dam with a ''[[Kamehameha]]'', causing the river to flow again. Then the river is buried in a dust storm. The villagers think they are done for, but then Goku spots something sparkling in the distance. He flies there on ''[[Kinto'un]]'', and when the villagers catch up, they see it is the magical roaming lake.<ref name="ep29>{{Cite episode|Series=DB|Eps=29}}</ref>

==Name==
The lake is only called the "Roaming Lake" (さまよう湖 ''samayou mizūmi'') in the episode title.<ref name="ep29/> Otherwise it is just referred to as a "magical lake" (幻の湖 ''maboroshi mizūmi''), or "moving lake" (動く湖 ''ugoku mizūmi'').

==Notes==
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==References==
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{{DB World}}
[[Category:Location]]

Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe

2021-03-04T00:50:22Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Releases */

{{Infobox manga
| image = [[File:kintoki-title-page.png|250px|center]]
| caption = ''Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe'' title page from the 2010 No. 50 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
| jpn_title = KINTOKI 金目族のトキ
| rom_title = KINTOKI Kime-zoku no Toki
| eng_title = Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP) [[Viz]] (EN)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' 2010 No. 50 (15 November 2010)
| chapters = 1
| volumes =
}}

'''''Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe''''' is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 31 pages (one color title page and 30 black-and-white content pages) which ran in the 2010 No. 50 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''15 November 2010''' in Japan, as part of the magazine's "Top of the Super Legends" series.

==Synopsis==
Once upon a time, the Golden-Eyed Tribe were an extraordinary tribe best known for their incredible physical strength and golden eyes. Because of that they were revered as gods of war, but now the clan is slowly dying out due to a short lifespan. And just when most everyone has forgotten about the tribe, a mysterious golden-eyed boy enters the scene...<ref name="vizsjissue">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/weekly-shonen-jump-volume-54/issue/1378|Website=Viz.com|Title="Weekly Shonen Jump Jan 28, 2013 Issue"|Date=28 January 2013|AccessDate=21 August 2019}}</ref>

==Summary==
[[File:kintoki-landing.png|thumb|200px|[[Toki]] landing near [[Merluza]] after hearing a gunshot.]]
A tribe of golden-eyed warriors, once heralded as gods of war due to their extraordinary abilities, has all but vanished due to their short lifespans.

A young boy with spiky hair and a scarf awakens from a nap, readies his bow and arrow, and snipes a flying lizard out of the sky. Collecting his prize, he sets off dragging it into town.

A young woman with a fortunetelling stand shoos off a passerby questioning if she truly is from Venus as she claims. Around the corner walks the young boy with his "[[Thundra]]" prize; the woman refuses to believe he could have captured it due to their incredible speed, so he must have found it already dead. The boy drops it off at what appears to be a butcher shop, clearly having already delivered Thundra here before. The woman scoffs at the 35 [[zeni]] offered by the butcher, claiming they have pearls inside them that sell for at least 400. The butcher eventually relents and pays up, with the woman calling for half the profit thanks to her helpful input.

As the two enjoy some sodas, the young man asks if this fortuneteller is indeed female. Since she is, he goes on to ask her to marry him. The boy notices her stand with the Venuisian claim, and wonders if aliens can really marry. The boy explains he is from the [[Golden-Eyed Tribe]], and is probably the last of his kind. When his father passed, the boy was asked to have children to keep the tribe alive, and that his partner did not have to be from the same tribe. He does not mind if she is from Venus, and since his tribe members do not live long (he is 19 years old right now), he would like to get married. The woman, named [[Merluza]], has no interest in marriage right now, so the young man, named [[Toki]], bids her farewell. Merluza wonders if these Golden-Eyed Tribe folks had some kind of special power...

A pompous young man followed by a crew of henchmen arrives at Merluza's stand, not looking for a reading, but looking for a date with such a beautiful young lady. When she refuses, a sword appears in front of her face, begging she watch her tongue in front of "[[Berry (Kintoki)|Lord Berry]]", the 25-year-old son of their feudal lord. Berry pulls a gun of his own on Merluza, noting that if she refuses, he will shoot her in the face. Two men on the sidelines laugh over this, so Berry shoots one of them... though one of his henchmen informs him that it was the other man that was laughing, which prompts Berry to just go ahead and shoot the second man, as well.

In all the commotion, Merluza has disappeared, which Berry thinks to be a special Venuisian ability; she simply ran away, however. Berry orders [[Raz]], his sniper, to shoot her legs, which he does.

Off in the distance, Toki hears a gunshot and a scream, and runs off in that direction.

Raz suggests they depart soon, as the area is known for its Thundra. Berry dismisses this, believing that since it is night they will be resting. Berry is still insistent on his date, but Merluza lets loose with a slew of insults, with the jab at Berry's hair being what ends up making him snap. Berry orders [[Cran]], one of the other henchmen, to kill her. Just as Cran walks in to execute Merluza, Toki slams into the ground from above.

Toki will not let them get away with this. As Berry introduces Cran, the best swordsman in the land, Raz exclaims from the sidelines wondering if this guy is a member of the Golden-Eyed Tribe, a terrifying clan that long ago once had a single member take out an entire army. Berry dismisses this outright, but when Cran goes in to attack, Toki handily dodges the swipes and knocks him into a nearby rock. Merluza remembers: the Golden-Eyed Tribe was known for their incredible fighting prowess!

Toki is ready to take them all on, but one particular member, a man wearing sunglasses named [[Kuina]], steps forward. Kuina gets in a few good swipes, taking Toki by surprise. The two trade a few more attacks and land back down on the ground. Toki wonders, and Kuina confirms by taking off his glasses, that he is also a member of the Golden-Eyed Tribe. Kuina never thought he would see another young member of his clan. While he believes there are no others in this country, Kuina has heard there are five or so others in the eastern lands. Toki wonders if any are young ladies...

Berry yells out for Kuina to finish off the kid, and that he will toss in a huge bonus. Kuina, who at 38-years-old is over the average lifespan of their clan, had figured he would earn some easy money and spoil himself in his "old age", but now realizes that serving Berry goes against his clan's pride, and retires on the spot.

Berry grabs Merluza hostage with his gun, but Toki calmly states that he could easily beat him from this distance. Anyway, they should get on the ground, because a Thundra is coming. The flying thunder lizard swoops down and grabs Berry, dragging him off into the distance. Toki figures not even Berry deserves to be eaten by a Thundra, so he borrows Cran's gun. The Thundra is moving a little slow due to carrying Berry; with the range of 150 meters, Toki times it so he snipes the Thundra in its weak spot over a nearby lake, and tells Cran to go save Berry from drowning. Cran tosses in the gun as payment!

The large henchman, [[Huckle]], offers to carry Merluza to a doctor. Struggling on the ground from his impact earlier, Raz asks to tag along, too. Up on his shoulder, Merluza asks Huckle if the marks on his cheeks are some kind of war paint; he says they make him look slim.

Merluza starts pouring the charm on Toki, saying they could make all sorts of money with his power. Toki turns her down, saying Venusians are a little too scary for him; besides, he might be able to find a female member of his clan now.

With Merluza berating Toki for saying she is scary and for actually believing she was from Venus, the group departs on a grand adventure to find the other members of the Golden-Eyed Tribe.

==Characters==
[[File:kintoki-soda.png|thumb|200px|[[Toki]] and [[Merluza]] share sodas following the sale of the [[Thundra]].]]
===Major Characters===

* '''[[Toki]]''' (トキ ''Toki''): A 19-year-old who believes himself to be the last living member of the [[Golden-Eyed Tribe]]. The character's name may be derived from one or multiple sources. In line with Merluza's name presumably based on fish, the name of the series ("Kintoki") and therefore Toki's name may be inspired by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priacanthidae red bigeye] (キントキダイ ''kintoki-dai'' in Japanese). In line with Kuina's potential name source presumably based on an endangered bird species, Toki may also be inspired by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_ibis Japanese crested ibis] (トキ ''toki'' in Japanese), a once-prolific species of bird now facing near-extinction.
* '''[[Merluza]]''' (メルルーサ ''Merurūsa''): A young fortuneteller who claims to be (but is not actually) from Venus. The character's name is likely taken as-is from [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5 the Spanish name "merluza"], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlucciidae a family of cod-like fish including the hake]. Adapted as "Merlusa" in Viz's official release.

===Supporting Characters===

* '''[[Berry (Kintoki)|Berry]]''' (ベリー ''Berī''): A 25-year-old son of a feudal lord who looks younger than he really is and is sensitive about his hair. Berry's name serves as the basis for the name pun series of his respective henchmen. Adapted as "Barry" in Viz's official release.
* '''[[Raz]]''' (ラズ ''Razu''): A sniper working for Berry.
* '''[[Cran]]''' (クラン ''Kuran''): A swordsman working for Berry.
* '''[[Huckle]]''' (ハックル ''Hakkuru''): A large henchman working for Berry who wears facial paint that he believes makes him look slimmer. (It doesn't.)
* '''[[Kuina]]''' (クイナ ''Kuina''): A 38-year-old [[Golden-Eyed Tribe]] member working for Berry trying to make some money before he passes on. The character's name is likely taken from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_(bird) ''Rallidae'' family of bird] ([https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E7%A7%91 クイナ科 ''kuina-ka'' in Japanese]), many of which are near- or (even recently) fully-extinct.

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Golden-Eyed Tribe]]''' (金目族 ''Kinme-zoku''): A tribe thought to be extinct. While its members have golden eyes and extraordinary abilities, they do not live as long as ordinary humans. Long ago, a single tribe member took out an entire army of several hundred people all on their own.
* '''[[Thundra]]''' (雷龍 with ''furigana'' of サンドラ indicating a pronunciation of ''sandora''): So-called "lightning dragons" with a pearl-like gem inside them that fetch a high price on the market.

==Production==
[[File:kintoki-preview-spread-cropped.png|thumb|200px|"Top of the Super Legends" preview spread from the 2010 No. 44 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114110122/https://dragonball.news/news/20210114_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2021/01/14"|Date=14 January 2021|AccessDate=14 January 2021}}</ref>]]
[[File:kintoki-wj-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 2010 No. 50 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' featuring ''Kintoki'']]
''Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe'' is one of six one-shots produced for a special "Top of the Super Legends" (トップ・オブ・ザ・スーパーレジェンド ''toppu obu za sūpā rejendo'') series published across the 2010 No. 45 to No. 50 issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in Japan, with notable ''Jump'' authors contributing each individual (and unrelated) short story:<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/38227|Website=Natalie|Title="ジャンプ大物作家読み切り、タイトル＆先行カット公開"|Date=27 September 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="nataliekintoki">{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/40552|Website=Natalie|Title="お待ちかね！鳥山明の新作「KINTOKI」がジャンプに掲載"|Date=15 November 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
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! Release Order !! Chapter Title !! Author !! Issue Date !! Sale Date
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| 1 || ''Bench!!'' || Masashi Kishimoto || 2010 No. 45 || 09 October 2010<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/37876|Website=Natalie|Title="鳥山明も執筆！ジャンプ大物作家が読み切り続々発表"|Date=18 September 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || ''Bankara-san ga Tōru'' || Hideaki Sorachi || 2010 No. 46 || 18 October 2010<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/39195|Website=Natalie|Title="レジェンド第2弾、「銀魂」の空知英秋が伝説の番長描く"|Date=18 October 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 3 || ''Moon Walker LTD'' || Takeshi Konomi || 2010 No. 47 || 25 October 2010<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/39551|Website=Natalie|Title="レジェンド第3弾は「テニプリ」の許斐剛、久々ジャンプに登場"|Date=25 October 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 4 || ''Pō'' || Kyosuke Usuta || 2010 No. 48 || 01 November 2010<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/39908|Website=Natalie|Title="レジェンド第4弾、うすた京介が描く拳法ギャグ「ポー」"|Date=01 November 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 5 || ''Succeed'' || Osamu Akimoto || 2010 No. 49 || 08 November 2010<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/40201|Website=Natalie|Title="ジャンプに秋本治新作読み切り「こち亀」と同時掲載"|Date=08 November 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 6 || ''KINTOKI Kime-zoku no Toki'' || Akira Toriyama || 2010 No. 50 || 15 November 2010<ref name="nataliekintoki"></ref>
|-
|}

==Releases==
[[File:kintoki-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Kintoki'''s original printing in the 2010 No. 50 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
[[File:kintoki-viz-preview-page.jpg|thumb|200px|Page 138 from the January 28, 2013 issue of Viz's ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' digital magazine previewing that issue's inclusion of ''Kintoki'']]
''Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe'' is thus far exclusively available in its original ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 2010 No. 50 printing (spanning pages 151 to 181), released '''15 November 2010''' in Japan. It has yet to be reprinted or collected with any other material in Japan.

Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Kintoki'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz included ''Kintoki'' (as "Kintoki: Toki of the Kinme Clan") within the '''28 January 2013''' issue of the company's ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' digital publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/special-one-shot-kintoki-1434|Website=Viz.com|Title="Special One-Shot: KINTOKI"|Date=28 January 2013|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref> The issue was available individually for $0.99 or as part of a $25.99 annual subscription. Like its original Japanese release, ''Kintoki'' has not been regularly made available outside of its original serialization; it has, however, occasionally been included as part of all-inclusive, significantly-larger digital ''Dragon Ball'' manga bundles.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/vizmedia/status/621830546931388416|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=16 July 2015|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref> No official English-language print release currently exists. The translation for ''Kintoki'' at Viz was handled by Alexis Kirsch, with editing by Andy Nakatani, and lettering by Steve Dutro.<ref name="vizsjissue"></ref>

Piracy group ''Manga Stream'' released a "scanlation" of ''Kintoki'' in 2010 under the title "Kintoki: Toki of the Aurumoculi". The scanlation features the occasional odd translation and spelling choice. Of note:

* The fairly-straightforward-in-Japanese "Golden-Eyed Tribe" (金目族 ''kinme-zoku'') is repeatedly adapted as "Aurumoculi", combining the Latin words for "gold" and "eyes" (''aurum'' and ''oculi'', respectively). This does not follow proper Latin syntax or declension, and there is no basis in either Japanese or Latin necessitating this kind of specialized adaptation.
* Merluza's name is adapted as "Merulusa". Viz's English translation adapts the name as "Merlusa".
* Raz's name is adapted as "Rasp". Viz's English translation adapts the name as "Raz".
* Kuina's name is adapted as "Quina". Viz's English translation adapts the name as "Kuina".

==Legacy==
Merluza appears in the bottom-left of the title page to the [[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman Chapter 5|fifth chapter]] of Akira Toriyama's 2013 ''Dragon Ball'' prequel series ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]''.<ref>Toriyama, Akira. ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' Chapter 5: "[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman Chapter 5|The Galactic Patrolman's Enforcement]]". ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', 2013 #37/38. Japan: Shueisha, 12 August 2013.</ref>

<gallery>
File:kintoki-merluza-jaco-cameo.png|[[Merluza]] makes a cameo on the title page to the [[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman Chapter 5|fifth chapter]] of ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]''.
</gallery>

==Notes==

Each issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the 2010 No. 50 issue is as follows:

{{quotation|忙しい中で久しぶりの漫画執筆はホントにキツかった！こんなの毎週描いてる漫画家さん達って偉いなあ。 <hr /> Doing my first comic in a while in the midst of being busy already was really tough! The cartoonists who draw this sort of thing every week are really awe-inspiring.|Akira Toriyama}}
==External Links==

* [http://www.vegettoex.com/2010/12/02/bonus-podcast-kintoki-review/ Kanzenshuu - Bonus Podcast: "Kintoki" Review]
* [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-21/viz-media-to-release-akira-toriyama-kintoki-1-shot-manga-next-week Anime News Network - "Viz Media to Release Akira Toriyama's 'Kintoki' 1-Shot Manga Next Week"]
* [https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/review-this-week-s-issue-1433 Viz - "REVIEW: This Week's Issue! - Jan 28, 2013"]

==References==
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| caption = ''Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe'' title page from the 2010 No. 50 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''
| jpn_title = KINTOKI 金目族のトキ
| rom_title = KINTOKI Kime-zoku no Toki
| eng_title = Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP) [[Viz]] (EN)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' 2010 No. 50 (15 November 2010)
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'''''Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe''''' is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 31 pages (one color title page and 30 black-and-white content pages) which ran in the 2010 No. 50 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''15 November 2010''' in Japan, as part of the magazine's "Top of the Super Legends" series.

==Synopsis==
Once upon a time, the Golden-Eyed Tribe were an extraordinary tribe best known for their incredible physical strength and golden eyes. Because of that they were revered as gods of war, but now the clan is slowly dying out due to a short lifespan. And just when most everyone has forgotten about the tribe, a mysterious golden-eyed boy enters the scene...<ref name="vizsjissue">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.viz.com/shonenjump/weekly-shonen-jump-volume-54/issue/1378|Website=Viz.com|Title="Weekly Shonen Jump Jan 28, 2013 Issue"|Date=28 January 2013|AccessDate=21 August 2019}}</ref>

==Summary==
[[File:kintoki-landing.png|thumb|200px|[[Toki]] landing near [[Merluza]] after hearing a gunshot.]]
A tribe of golden-eyed warriors, once heralded as gods of war due to their extraordinary abilities, has all but vanished due to their short lifespans.

A young boy with spiky hair and a scarf awakens from a nap, readies his bow and arrow, and snipes a flying lizard out of the sky. Collecting his prize, he sets off dragging it into town.

A young woman with a fortunetelling stand shoos off a passerby questioning if she truly is from Venus as she claims. Around the corner walks the young boy with his "[[Thundra]]" prize; the woman refuses to believe he could have captured it due to their incredible speed, so he must have found it already dead. The boy drops it off at what appears to be a butcher shop, clearly having already delivered Thundra here before. The woman scoffs at the 35 [[zeni]] offered by the butcher, claiming they have pearls inside them that sell for at least 400. The butcher eventually relents and pays up, with the woman calling for half the profit thanks to her helpful input.

As the two enjoy some sodas, the young man asks if this fortuneteller is indeed female. Since she is, he goes on to ask her to marry him. The boy notices her stand with the Venuisian claim, and wonders if aliens can really marry. The boy explains he is from the [[Golden-Eyed Tribe]], and is probably the last of his kind. When his father passed, the boy was asked to have children to keep the tribe alive, and that his partner did not have to be from the same tribe. He does not mind if she is from Venus, and since his tribe members do not live long (he is 19 years old right now), he would like to get married. The woman, named [[Merluza]], has no interest in marriage right now, so the young man, named [[Toki]], bids her farewell. Merluza wonders if these Golden-Eyed Tribe folks had some kind of special power...

A pompous young man followed by a crew of henchmen arrives at Merluza's stand, not looking for a reading, but looking for a date with such a beautiful young lady. When she refuses, a sword appears in front of her face, begging she watch her tongue in front of "[[Berry (Kintoki)|Lord Berry]]", the 25-year-old son of their feudal lord. Berry pulls a gun of his own on Merluza, noting that if she refuses, he will shoot her in the face. Two men on the sidelines laugh over this, so Berry shoots one of them... though one of his henchmen informs him that it was the other man that was laughing, which prompts Berry to just go ahead and shoot the second man, as well.

In all the commotion, Merluza has disappeared, which Berry thinks to be a special Venuisian ability; she simply ran away, however. Berry orders [[Raz]], his sniper, to shoot her legs, which he does.

Off in the distance, Toki hears a gunshot and a scream, and runs off in that direction.

Raz suggests they depart soon, as the area is known for its Thundra. Berry dismisses this, believing that since it is night they will be resting. Berry is still insistent on his date, but Merluza lets loose with a slew of insults, with the jab at Berry's hair being what ends up making him snap. Berry orders [[Cran]], one of the other henchmen, to kill her. Just as Cran walks in to execute Merluza, Toki slams into the ground from above.

Toki will not let them get away with this. As Berry introduces Cran, the best swordsman in the land, Raz exclaims from the sidelines wondering if this guy is a member of the Golden-Eyed Tribe, a terrifying clan that long ago once had a single member take out an entire army. Berry dismisses this outright, but when Cran goes in to attack, Toki handily dodges the swipes and knocks him into a nearby rock. Merluza remembers: the Golden-Eyed Tribe was known for their incredible fighting prowess!

Toki is ready to take them all on, but one particular member, a man wearing sunglasses named [[Kuina]], steps forward. Kuina gets in a few good swipes, taking Toki by surprise. The two trade a few more attacks and land back down on the ground. Toki wonders, and Kuina confirms by taking off his glasses, that he is also a member of the Golden-Eyed Tribe. Kuina never thought he would see another young member of his clan. While he believes there are no others in this country, Kuina has heard there are five or so others in the eastern lands. Toki wonders if any are young ladies...

Berry yells out for Kuina to finish off the kid, and that he will toss in a huge bonus. Kuina, who at 38-years-old is over the average lifespan of their clan, had figured he would earn some easy money and spoil himself in his "old age", but now realizes that serving Berry goes against his clan's pride, and retires on the spot.

Berry grabs Merluza hostage with his gun, but Toki calmly states that he could easily beat him from this distance. Anyway, they should get on the ground, because a Thundra is coming. The flying thunder lizard swoops down and grabs Berry, dragging him off into the distance. Toki figures not even Berry deserves to be eaten by a Thundra, so he borrows Cran's gun. The Thundra is moving a little slow due to carrying Berry; with the range of 150 meters, Toki times it so he snipes the Thundra in its weak spot over a nearby lake, and tells Cran to go save Berry from drowning. Cran tosses in the gun as payment!

The large henchman, [[Huckle]], offers to carry Merluza to a doctor. Struggling on the ground from his impact earlier, Raz asks to tag along, too. Up on his shoulder, Merluza asks Huckle if the marks on his cheeks are some kind of war paint; he says they make him look slim.

Merluza starts pouring the charm on Toki, saying they could make all sorts of money with his power. Toki turns her down, saying Venusians are a little too scary for him; besides, he might be able to find a female member of his clan now.

With Merluza berating Toki for saying she is scary and for actually believing she was from Venus, the group departs on a grand adventure to find the other members of the Golden-Eyed Tribe.

==Characters==
[[File:kintoki-soda.png|thumb|200px|[[Toki]] and [[Merluza]] share sodas following the sale of the [[Thundra]].]]
===Major Characters===

* '''[[Toki]]''' (トキ ''Toki''): A 19-year-old who believes himself to be the last living member of the [[Golden-Eyed Tribe]]. The character's name may be derived from one or multiple sources. In line with Merluza's name presumably based on fish, the name of the series ("Kintoki") and therefore Toki's name may be inspired by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Priacanthidae red bigeye] (キントキダイ ''kintoki-dai'' in Japanese). In line with Kuina's potential name source presumably based on an endangered bird species, Toki may also be inspired by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crested_ibis Japanese crested ibis] (トキ ''toki'' in Japanese), a once-prolific species of bird now facing near-extinction.
* '''[[Merluza]]''' (メルルーサ ''Merurūsa''): A young fortuneteller who claims to be (but is not actually) from Venus. The character's name is likely taken as-is from [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5 the Spanish name "merluza"], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merlucciidae a family of cod-like fish including the hake]. Adapted as "Merlusa" in Viz's official release.

===Supporting Characters===

* '''[[Berry (Kintoki)|Berry]]''' (ベリー ''Berī''): A 25-year-old son of a feudal lord who looks younger than he really is and is sensitive about his hair. Berry's name serves as the basis for the name pun series of his respective henchmen. Adapted as "Barry" in Viz's official release.
* '''[[Raz]]''' (ラズ ''Razu''): A sniper working for Berry.
* '''[[Cran]]''' (クラン ''Kuran''): A swordsman working for Berry.
* '''[[Huckle]]''' (ハックル ''Hakkuru''): A large henchman working for Berry who wears facial paint that he believes makes him look slimmer. (It doesn't.)
* '''[[Kuina]]''' (クイナ ''Kuina''): A 38-year-old [[Golden-Eyed Tribe]] member working for Berry trying to make some money before he passes on. The character's name is likely taken from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_(bird) ''Rallidae'' family of bird] ([https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E7%A7%91 クイナ科 ''kuina-ka'' in Japanese]), many of which are near- or (even recently) fully-extinct.

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Golden-Eyed Tribe]]''' (金目族 ''Kinme-zoku''): A tribe thought to be extinct. While its members have golden eyes and extraordinary abilities, they do not live as long as ordinary humans. Long ago, a single tribe member took out an entire army of several hundred people all on their own.
* '''[[Thundra]]''' (雷龍 with ''furigana'' of サンドラ indicating a pronunciation of ''sandora''): So-called "lightning dragons" with a pearl-like gem inside them that fetch a high price on the market.

==Production==
[[File:kintoki-preview-spread-cropped.png|thumb|200px|"Top of the Super Legends" preview spread from the 2010 No. 44 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump''<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20210114110122/https://dragonball.news/news/20210114_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2021/01/14"|Date=14 January 2021|AccessDate=14 January 2021}}</ref>]]
[[File:kintoki-wj-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 2010 No. 50 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' featuring ''Kintoki'']]
''Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe'' is one of six one-shots produced for a special "Top of the Super Legends" (トップ・オブ・ザ・スーパーレジェンド ''toppu obu za sūpā rejendo'') series published across the 2010 No. 45 to No. 50 issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' in Japan, with notable ''Jump'' authors contributing each individual (and unrelated) short story:<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/38227|Website=Natalie|Title="ジャンプ大物作家読み切り、タイトル＆先行カット公開"|Date=27 September 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref><ref name="nataliekintoki">{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/40552|Website=Natalie|Title="お待ちかね！鳥山明の新作「KINTOKI」がジャンプに掲載"|Date=15 November 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>

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! Release Order !! Chapter Title !! Author !! Issue Date !! Sale Date
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| 1 || ''Bench!!'' || Masashi Kishimoto || 2010 No. 45 || 09 October 2010<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/37876|Website=Natalie|Title="鳥山明も執筆！ジャンプ大物作家が読み切り続々発表"|Date=18 September 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || ''Bankara-san ga Tōru'' || Hideaki Sorachi || 2010 No. 46 || 18 October 2010<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/39195|Website=Natalie|Title="レジェンド第2弾、「銀魂」の空知英秋が伝説の番長描く"|Date=18 October 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 3 || ''Moon Walker LTD'' || Takeshi Konomi || 2010 No. 47 || 25 October 2010<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/39551|Website=Natalie|Title="レジェンド第3弾は「テニプリ」の許斐剛、久々ジャンプに登場"|Date=25 October 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 4 || ''Pō'' || Kyosuke Usuta || 2010 No. 48 || 01 November 2010<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/39908|Website=Natalie|Title="レジェンド第4弾、うすた京介が描く拳法ギャグ「ポー」"|Date=01 November 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 5 || ''Succeed'' || Osamu Akimoto || 2010 No. 49 || 08 November 2010<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/40201|Website=Natalie|Title="ジャンプに秋本治新作読み切り「こち亀」と同時掲載"|Date=08 November 2010|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>
|-
| 6 || ''KINTOKI Kime-zoku no Toki'' || Akira Toriyama || 2010 No. 50 || 15 November 2010<ref name="nataliekintoki"></ref>
|-
|}

==Releases==
[[File:kintoki-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Kintoki'''s original printing in the 2010 No. 50 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
[[File:kintoki-viz-preview-page.jpg|thumb|200px|Page 138 from the January 28, 2013 issue of Viz's ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' digital magazine previewing that issue's inclusion of ''Kintoki'']]
''Kintoki: Toki of the Golden-Eyed Tribe'' is thus far exclusively available in its original ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' 2010 No. 50 printing (spanning pages 151 to 181), released '''15 November 2010''' in Japan. It has yet to be reprinted or collected with any other material in Japan.

Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Kintoki'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz included ''Kintoki'' (as "Kintoki: Toki of the Kinme Clan") within the '''28 January 2013''' issue of the company's ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' digital publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/special-one-shot-kintoki-1434|Website=Viz.com|Title="Special One-Shot: KINTOKI"|Date=28 January 2013|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref> The issue was available individually for $0.99 or as part of a $25.99 annual subscription. Like its original Japanese release, ''Kintoki'' has not been regularly made available outside of its original serialization; it has, however, occasionally been included as part of all-inclusive, significantly-larger digital ''Dragon Ball'' manga bundles.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/vizmedia/status/621830546931388416|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=16 July 2015|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref> No official English-language print release currently exists. The translation for ''Kintoki'' at Viz was handled by Alexis Kirsch, with editing by Andy Nakatani, and lettering by Steve Dutro.<ref name="vizsjissue"></ref>

Piracy group ''Manga Stream'' released a "scanlation" of ''Kintoki'' in 2010 under the title "Kintoki: Toki of the Aurumoculi". The scanlation features the occasional odd translation and spelling choice. Of note:

* The fairly-straightforward-in-Japanese "Golden-Eyed Tribe" (金目族 ''kinme-zoku'') is repeatedly adapted as "Aurumoculi", combining the Latin words for "gold" and "eyes" (''aurum'' and ''oculi'', respectively). This does not follow proper Latin syntax, and there is no basis in either Japanese or Latin necessitating this kind of specialized adaptation.
* Merluza's name is adapted as "Merulusa". Viz's English translation adapts the name as "Merlusa".
* Raz's name is adapted as "Rasp". Viz's English translation adapts the name as "Raz".
* Kuina's name is adapted as "Quina". Viz's English translation adapts the name as "Kuina".

==Legacy==
Merluza appears in the bottom-left of the title page to the [[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman Chapter 5|fifth chapter]] of Akira Toriyama's 2013 ''Dragon Ball'' prequel series ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]''.<ref>Toriyama, Akira. ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' Chapter 5: "[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman Chapter 5|The Galactic Patrolman's Enforcement]]". ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', 2013 #37/38. Japan: Shueisha, 12 August 2013.</ref>

<gallery>
File:kintoki-merluza-jaco-cameo.png|[[Merluza]] makes a cameo on the title page to the [[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman Chapter 5|fifth chapter]] of ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]''.
</gallery>

==Notes==

Each issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the 2010 No. 50 issue is as follows:

{{quotation|忙しい中で久しぶりの漫画執筆はホントにキツかった！こんなの毎週描いてる漫画家さん達って偉いなあ。 <hr /> Doing my first comic in a while in the midst of being busy already was really tough! The cartoonists who draw this sort of thing every week are really awe-inspiring.|Akira Toriyama}}
==External Links==

* [http://www.vegettoex.com/2010/12/02/bonus-podcast-kintoki-review/ Kanzenshuu - Bonus Podcast: "Kintoki" Review]
* [https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-01-21/viz-media-to-release-akira-toriyama-kintoki-1-shot-manga-next-week Anime News Network - "Viz Media to Release Akira Toriyama's 'Kintoki' 1-Shot Manga Next Week"]
* [https://www.viz.com/blog/posts/review-this-week-s-issue-1433 Viz - "REVIEW: This Week's Issue! - Jan 28, 2013"]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

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Sonchoh

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| jpn_title = SONCHOH (そんちょう)
| rom_title = Sonchoh
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| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
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'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Runnynose" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Runnynose".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Runnynose]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloodynose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Runnynose" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Runnynose" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Runnynose," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Runnynose" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Runnynose" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Runnynose" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Runnynose" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Runnynose]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Bloodynose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Runnynose" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "village mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," “Hamabe Yamazato”, "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Runnynose" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> This one came about because I liked the Suzuki Jimny and really wanted to draw it. (''Laughs'') It’s a vehicle that takes the rough-and-tumble Jeep and makes it cute, and at the time, I really wanted one, so I drew it. I’m pretty easy to read, since I want to draw whatever I’m fixated on. The star is the Jimny; I don’t give a hoot about the old man. (''Laughs'') Although I did enjoy drawing him.|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For the second volume of his one-shot collection, Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
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Sonchoh

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'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Runnynose" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Runnynose".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Runnynose]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloodynose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Runnynose" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Runnynose" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Runnynose," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Runnynose" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Runnynose" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Runnynose" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Runnynose" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Runnynose]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Bloodynose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Runnynose" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "village mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," “Hamabe Yamazato”, "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> This one came about because I liked the Suzuki Jimny and really wanted to draw it. (''Laughs'') It’s a vehicle that takes the rough-and-tumble Jeep and makes it cute, and at the time, I really wanted one, so I drew it. I’m pretty easy to read, since I want to draw whatever I’m fixated on. The star is the Jimny; I don’t give a hoot about the old man. (''Laughs'') Although I did enjoy drawing him.|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For the second volume of his one-shot collection, Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
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Sonchoh

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'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Runnynose" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Runnynose".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Runnynose]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloodynose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Runnynose" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Runnynose" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Runnynose," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Runnynose" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Runnynose" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Runnynose" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Runnynose" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Runnynose]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Bloodynose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Snot" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "village mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," “Hamabe Yamazato”, "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> This one came about because I liked the Suzuki Jimny and really wanted to draw it. (''Laughs'') It’s a vehicle that takes the rough-and-tumble Jeep and makes it cute, and at the time, I really wanted one, so I drew it. I’m pretty easy to read, since I want to draw whatever I’m fixated on. The star is the Jimny; I don’t give a hoot about the old man. (''Laughs'') Although I did enjoy drawing him.|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For the second volume of his one-shot collection, Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

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Sonchoh

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| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
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'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Runnynose" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Runnynose".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Runnynose]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloodynose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Runnynose" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Runnynose" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Runnynose," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Runnynose" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Runnynose" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Runnynose" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Runnynose" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Runnynose]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Bloodynose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Snot" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "village mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," “Hamabe Yamazato”, "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> This one came about because I liked the Suzuki Jimny and really wanted to draw it. (''Laughs'') It’s a vehicle that takes the rough-and-tumble Jeep and makes it cute, and at the time, I really wanted one, so I drew it. I’m pretty easy to read, since I want to draw whatever I’m fixated on. The star is the Jimny; I don’t give a hoot about the old man. (''Laughs'') Although I did enjoy drawing him.|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

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[[Category:Public Page]]

Sonchoh

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'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Runnynose" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Runnynose".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Runnynose]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloodynose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Runnynose" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Runnynose" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Runnynose," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Runnynose" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Runnynose" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Runnynose" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Runnynose" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Runnynose]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Bloodynose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Snot" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "village mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," “Hamabe Yamazato”, "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> This one came about because I liked the Suzuki Jimny and really wanted to draw it. (''Laughs'') It’s a vehicle that takes the rough-and-tumble Jeep and makes it cute, and at the time, I really wanted one, so I drew it. I’m pretty easy to read like that, since I want to draw whatever I’m fixated on. The star is the Jimny; I don’t give a hoot about the old man. (''Laughs'') Although I did enjoy drawing him.|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

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Sonchoh

2021-02-27T00:51:22Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Production */ adding one potential name left out. Position of the two kanji in the given name are ambiguous but this ordering makes the most sense

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'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Runnynose" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Runnynose".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Runnynose]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloodynose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Runnynose" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Runnynose" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Runnynose," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Runnynose" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Runnynose" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Runnynose" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Runnynose" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Runnynose]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Bloodynose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Snot" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "village mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," “Hamabe Yamazato”, "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> This one came about because I liked the Suzuki Jimny and really wanted to draw it. (''Laughs'') It’s a vehicle that takes the rough-and-tumble Jeep and makes it cute, and at the time, I really wanted one, so I drew it. I’m pretty easy to read like that, when I to draw elaborate stuff. The star is the Jimny; I don’t give a hoot about the old man. (''Laughs'') Although I did enjoy drawing him.|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

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| jpn_title = SONCHOH (そんちょう)
| rom_title = Sonchoh
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| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' 1988 No. 5 (18 December 1987)
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'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Runnynose" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Runnynose".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Runnynose]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloodynose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Runnynose" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Runnynose" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Runnynose," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Runnynose" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Runnynose" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Runnynose" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Runnynose" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Runnynose]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Bloodynose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Snot" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "village mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> This one came about because I liked the Suzuki Jimny and really wanted to draw it. (''Laughs'') It’s a vehicle that takes the rough-and-tumble Jeep and makes it cute, and at the time, I really wanted one, so I drew it. I’m pretty easy to read like that, when I to draw elaborate stuff. The star is the Jimny; I don’t give a hoot about the old man. (''Laughs'') Although I did enjoy drawing him.|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
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Sonchoh

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| caption = ''Sonchoh'' title page
| jpn_title = SONCHOH (そんちょう)
| rom_title = Sonchoh
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| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' 1988 No. 5 (18 December 1987)
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'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Runnynose" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Runnynose".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Runnynose]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloodynose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Runnynose" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Runnynose" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Runnynose," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Runnynose" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Runnynose" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Runnynose" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Runnynose" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Runnynose]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Bloodynose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Snot" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> This one came about because I liked the Suzuki Jimny and really wanted to draw it. (''Laughs'') It’s a vehicle that takes the rough-and-tumble Jeep and makes it cute, and at the time, I really wanted one, so I drew it. I’m pretty easy to read like that, when I to draw elaborate stuff. The star is the Jimny; I don’t give a hoot about the old man. (''Laughs'') Although I did enjoy drawing him.|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Public Page]]

Sonchoh

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| jpn_title = SONCHOH (そんちょう)
| rom_title = Sonchoh
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| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
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'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Runnynose" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Runnynose".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Runnynose]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloodynose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Runnynose" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Runnynose" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Runnynose," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Runnynose" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Runnynose" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Runnynose" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Runnynose" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Runnynose]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Bloodynose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Snot" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> '''(translation to come)'''|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Public Page]]

Sonchoh

2021-02-27T00:10:23Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Summary */

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| rom_title = Sonchoh
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| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
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'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Snot" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Shot".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Runnynose]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloodynose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Runnynose" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Runnynose" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Runnynose," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Runnynose" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Runnynose" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Runnynose" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Runnynose" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Runnynose]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Bloodynose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Snot" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> '''(translation to come)'''|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Public Page]]

Sonchoh

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| jpn_title = SONCHOH (そんちょう)
| rom_title = Sonchoh
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| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
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'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Snot" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Shot".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Snot]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloody Nose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Snot" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Snot" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Snot," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Snot" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Snot" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Snot" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Snot" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Runnynose]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Bloodynose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Snot" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> '''(translation to come)'''|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Public Page]]

Sonchoh

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| caption = ''Sonchoh'' title page
| jpn_title = SONCHOH (そんちょう)
| rom_title = Sonchoh
| eng_title =
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' 1988 No. 5 (18 December 1987)
| chapters = 1
| volumes =
}}

'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Snot" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Shot".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Snot]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloody Nose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Snot" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Snot" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Snot," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Snot" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Snot" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Snot" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Snot" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Runnynose]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Runnynose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Snot" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> '''(translation to come)'''|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Snot" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Shot".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Snot]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloody Nose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Snot" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Snot" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Snot," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Snot" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Snot" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Snot" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Snot" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Snot]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Runnynose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Snot" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> '''(translation to come)'''|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Public Page]]

Sonchoh

2021-02-27T00:06:02Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Supporting Characters */

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| jpn_title = SONCHOH (そんちょう)
| rom_title = Sonchoh
| eng_title =
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' 1988 No. 5 (18 December 1987)
| chapters = 1
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'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Snot" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Shot".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Snot]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloody Nose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Snot" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Snot" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Snot," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Snot" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Snot" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Snot" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Snot" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Snot]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Bloody Nose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hanaji''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Snot" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> '''(translation to come)'''|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Public Page]]

Sonchoh

2021-02-27T00:05:41Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Major Characters */

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| caption = ''Sonchoh'' title page
| jpn_title = SONCHOH (そんちょう)
| rom_title = Sonchoh
| eng_title =
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' 1988 No. 5 (18 December 1987)
| chapters = 1
| volumes =
}}

'''''Sonchoh''''' ("Mayor") is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by [[Akira Toriyama]] spanning 18 pages (one color title page and 17 black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']].

==Summary==
[[File:sonchoh-characters-example-panel.png|thumb|250px|"Green Snot" quickly drives by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the young girl.]]
[[File:sonchoh-cars-racing-panel-example.png|thumb|250px|Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and his Jimny catch up with "Green Shot".]]
[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]], the mayor of [[Pon Pon Village]], does not forgive those who disturb the peace and order of the village. Poking along in his Suzuki Jimny, Kataiwa notices a young girl riding along on a bicycle. He jumps out of his vehicle and stops her; though she greets him with a polite "good afternoon", Kataiwa exclaims that it is dangerous for her not to be wearing a helmet, and that a lady like her should not expose her legs. As the girl yells at him for getting fresh, the two notice a car quickly approaching them from a distance. A man drives by at an incredible speed, tossing an empty can out the window in front of Kataiwa and the girl. Kataiwa picks up the can and suddenly rushes forward, does a flip in the air, and lands back in his Jimny, taking off after the speedster.

Some distance away, "[[Green Snot]]" calls in and reports to "[[Red Bloody Nose]]" that the bomb has been successfully set at the power plant; all "Green Snot" needs to do now is get a safe distance away, press the switch, and presto: the country will be destroyed. "Green Snot" inquires about his $20 million, and says they will meet in five hours.

Kataiwa suddenly drives in and cuts off "Green Snot," yelling for him to stop. The spy thinks the old man might be challenging him to a race, and so he takes off at even greater speeds. Kataiwa has no problem keeping up, however: his Jimny, "[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]," has a rocket engine! "Green Snot" begins firing a machine gun from his own car, which knocks Kataiwa off the road; Kataiwa pushes Pochi back up, jumps back in, and resumes his chase. As Kataiwa fires back, "Green Snot" dispenses a smoke screen from his own car. Kataiwa literally lifts off with Pochi, however, and fires a massive rocket down at the spy.

Finally brought to a stop, "Green Snot" attempts to fire a gun at Kataiwa; the old man is nimble, however, and jumps in with a chop to incapacitate the spy. Kataiwa places the can from before on the spy's forehead, telling him that empty cans go in the trash.

"Green Snot" wonders aloud just who this man is: he is the mayor, and no-one knows that he just saved this land.

Kataiwa resumes his patrol, chastising someone for peeing somewhere they have already been told not to pee.

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Tetsunoshin Kataiwa]]''' (硬岩鉄之進 ''Kataiwa Tetsunoshin''): The simultaneously lecherous and morally-upstanding mayor of Pon Pon Village. His name includes the ''kanji'' for "hard" and "rock" and "iron" while wrapping it all up in an old-fashioned-sounding name. Wears the ''kanji'' for "village" (村) on his back.
* "'''[[Green Snot]]'''" (青いハナ水 ''aoi hanamizu''): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at a power plant, later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
* '''[[Pochi (Sonchou)|Pochi]]''' (ポチ ''Pochi''): Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny with the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871. Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Jimny the real-life versions]... Akira Toriyama considers the Jimny, rather than Tetsunoshin Kataiwa, the true protagonist of ''Sonchoh''.

===Supporting Characters===

* "'''[[Red Bloody Nose]]'''" (赤いハナ血 ''akai hana chi''): Code-name for another nefarious individual speaking with "Green Snot" by phone.
* '''Unnamed Girl''': A young girl riding a bicycle in Pon Pon Village who is sexually assaulted by the mayor and chastised for not wearing a helmet nor full pants. Looks suspiciously like [[Bulma]]...
* '''Unnamed Peeing Man''': Kataiwa has apparently already told this man not to pee in the exact spot that he is peeing in before...

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Pon Pon Village]]''' (ポンポン村 ''ponpon mura''): The village in which the story of ''Sonchoh'' takes place and Tetsunoshin Kataiwa is the mayor. A power plant is either within of nearby Pon Pon Village. The village may take its name from ポンポン, the onomatopoeic "bang-bang".
* '''Dollars''' (ドル ''doru''): Currency noted by "Green Snot".

==Production==
''Sonchoh'''s title — meaning "mayor" in English — is written in the Latin alphabet, rather than with the respective ''kanji'' in Japanese (村長), with accompanying ''hiragana'' of そんちょう (''sonchō'') also present alongside the Latin alphabet title.<ref group="note">村長 (and its ''hiragana'' representation of そんちょう) can be transliterated as ''sonchō'', ''sonchou'', or ''sonchoh'' depending on the romanization system used.</ref>

''Sonchoh'' was first published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan; this same issue also contained [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]. Each issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' includes a comment from that issue's respective authors. Toriyama's comment in the issue is as follows:

{{quotation|あと１週間くらい仕事をすれば待ちに待ったお休み。２週間も休めるなんて夢のようだなあ。＜明＞ <hr /> After about one more week of work, it'll be my long-awaited break. Being able to rest for two weeks is like a dream. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
With the issue releasing ahead of Christmas, and with New Year's on the way, Toriyama would have a forthcoming two-week break from work due to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'''s own end-of-year publishing break. Splash text on the chapter title page states:

* On the right, 村一番の爆走野郎だ!!! ("The biggest leadfoot in the village!!!")
* On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("Merry Christmas Pedal-to-the-Metal One-shot!")

Text at the bottom of the original serialization title page states it is part of "The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament, stage 1".<ref group="note">This ’８８鳥ちゃん読切大会第１弾 ("The 1988 Tori-''chan'' one-shot tournament") listed at the bottom of the title page doesn't appear to actually have been a real "thing". We checked some of the surrounding contemporary issues of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', and while there were certainly some one-shots, we didn't see any reference anywhere else to such a tournament. This was probably just Akira Toriyama being his usual weird and self-referential self, making up his own fake tournament to be a part of.</ref>

Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of ''Sonchoh'' included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."<ref name="protag1">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20180119130022/https://dragonball.news/news/20180119_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/01/19"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref><ref name="protag2">{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2018/01/19/nearly-complete-works-akira-toriyama-work-005/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005"|Date=19 January 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Releases==
[[File:wj-1988-05-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' featuring ''Sonchoh'']]
''Sonchoh'' debuted in the 1988 No. 5 issue of [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (spanning pages 203-220), released '''18 December 1987''' in Japan. In addition to its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' publication, ''Sonchoh'' has been republished several times in Japan:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
** A digital version of ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation was released '''18 July 2014'''
* Greyscaled in the third Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama, Vol. 1'' compilation, released '''08 August 2008'''
[[File:sonchoh-raw-scan-example.png|thumb|200px|Example of the paper and color type from ''Sonchoh'''s original printing in the 1988 No. 5 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'']]
Each manga chapter within any given ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' is typically printed on paper of different color; ''Sonchoh'''s original serialization is printed on pink-ish/orange-ish paper.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of ''Sonchoh'', translated by [[Greg Werner]], as part of their ''Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater'' compilation release in Fall 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/VIZMedia/status/1362817987561029635|Website=Twitter|Title=@VIZMedia|Date=19 February 2021|AccessDate=19 February 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2021/02/20/viz-announces-akira-toriyamas-manga-theater-english-release-for-fall-2021/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021"|Date=20 February 2021|AccessDate=20 February 2021}}</ref>

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of ''Sonchoh'' online in '''(TBD)'''.

==Legacy==
The title page for ''Sonchoh'' mirrors that of [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']] in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'', with the main characters standing atop their respective vehicles.

<gallery widths="250px">
File:sonchoh-title-page.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for ''Sonchoh''
File:db-chp155-wj-title-small.png|''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' title page for [[Dragon Ball Chapter 155|chapter 155 of ''Dragon Ball'']]
</gallery>
[[File:Sonchoh-ton-ton.png|thumb|200px|Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side early in the chapter.]]
In its first side-on appearance, Kataiwa's Pochi appears to have "Ton Ton" — instead of the later "Pon Pon" — written on its side. This single instance of "Ton Ton" is present in the original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' debut and all subsequent reprintings.

The phrase "throw empty cans in the trash" — used as a punchline at the end of ''Sonchoh'' when Tetsunoshin Kataiwa finally catches up with "Green Snot" — had previously been written on a can that the main character nudges (prompting her discovery) at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot ''[[Escape]]''.
[[File:obi_2014_6.png|thumb|200px|''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'''s 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
In the third ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX'' compilation, released '''21 June 2004''' in Japan, Toriyama reflected on ''Sonchoh'':<ref>Toriyama, Akira. "Me Back Then". ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX, Volume 3''. Japan: Shueisha, 21 June 2004. ISBN 4-08-106434-2. (p. 30)</ref>

{{quotation|これはSUZUKIの“ジムニー”っていう車が好きで、それが書きたいだけの作品（笑）。無骨なジープを可愛くしたクルマで、この頃は欲しくて描いていたんですね。ボク、わかりやすいんですよ、凝っているものを描きたがるから。主役はジムニー、村長はどーでもいい（笑）。でも、おじいさん描くのは好きでしたね。＜明＞ <hr /> '''(translation to come)'''|Akira Toriyama}}
In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|これまたひどい！『剣之介さま』と『SONCHOH』のバカバカしさだけが唯一の救いでしょうか。赤恥の歴史その２ですな。 <hr> This is also awful! Probably its only saving grace is the silliness of ''Ken'nosuke-sama'' and ''SONCHOH''. This is Part 2 of my shameful history.|Akira Toriyama}}
[[File:toriyamaworks_005.png|thumb|200px|Akira Toriyama draft material for ''Sonchoh''<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's original designs for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa and the Jimny were featured as the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s 5th entry in its ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column in January 2018.<ref name="protag1"></ref><ref name="protag2"></ref>

''Sonchoh'' was featured again as the series' 183rd entry later that year in October, with the column sharing the full color title page from its original publication.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010124723/https://dragonball.news/news/20181010_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2018/10/10"|Date=10 October 2018|AccessDate=23 February 2021}}</ref>

==Notes==
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==External Links==

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==References==
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'''Yōko Iizuka''' served as a key animator on ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'', ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'', ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'', ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'', and several other ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' media. She was a regular staff member for Studio [[Seigasha]] episodes in ''[[Dragon Ball (anime)|Dragon Ball]]'' - ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''.

==Biography==

==Dragon Ball Roles/Positions==

*'''Key Animation (原画)'''
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 2]] (1986)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 10]] (1986)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 19]] (1986)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 26]] (1986)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 32]] (1986)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 40]] (1986)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 43]] (1986)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 48]] (1987)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 55]] (1987)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 61]] (1987)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 68]] (1987)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 75]] (1987)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 83]] (1987)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 90]] (1987)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 94]] (1987)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 102]] (1988)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 108]] (1988)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 116]] (1988)
**''[[Dragon Ball Movie 3|Dragon Ball: A Mystical Great Adventure]]'' (1988)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 122]] (1988)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 129]] (1988)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 136]] (1988)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 143]] (1989)
**[[Dragon Ball Episode 150]] (1989)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 4]] (1989)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 11]] (1989)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 19]] (1989)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 25]] (1989)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 31]] (1989)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 36]] (1990)
**''[[Dragon Ball Z Movie 2|Dragon Ball Z: The World’s Strongest Guy]]'' (1990)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 40]] (1990)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 47]] (1990)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 54]] (1990)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 58]] (1990)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 63]] (1990)
**''[[Dragon Ball Z TV Special 1|Dragon Ball Z: A Final, Solitary Battle: The Father of Z-Warrior Kakarrot, Who Challenged Freeza]]'' (1990)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 68]] (1990)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 76]] (1991)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 81]] (1991)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 87]] (1991)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 93]] (1991)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 98]] (1991)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 103]] (1991)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 109]] (1991)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 114]] (1991)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 119]] (1991)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 125]] (1992)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 130]] (1992)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 134]] (1992)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 140]] (1992)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 146]] (1992)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 150]] (1992)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 155]] (1992)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 160]] (1992)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 166]] (1992)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 170]] (1993)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 175]] (1993)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 180]] (1993)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 187]] (1993)
**''[[Dragon Ball Z Side Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans Episode 1|Dragon Ball Z Side-Story: Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans – Part 1]]'' (1993)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 205]] (1993)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 211]] (1993)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 219]] (1994)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 225]] (1994)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 231]] (1994)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 235]] (1994)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 240]] (1994)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 247]] (1994)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 258]] (1995)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 263]] (1995)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 268]] (1995)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 272]] (1995)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 275]] (1995) (Not Credited)<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/datwerg/status/1094815252368130048|Website=Twitter|Title=@datwerg|Date=10 February 2019|AccessDate=26 November 2020}}</ref>
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 281]] (1995)
**[[Dragon Ball Z Episode 287]] (1995)
**[[Dragon Ball GT Episode 1]] (1996)
**[[Dragon Ball GT Episode 6]] (1996)
***[https://www.sakugabooru.com/post/show/61115 Sakugabooru]
**[[Dragon Ball GT Episode 10]] (1996)
**[[Dragon Ball GT Episode 16]] (1996)
**[[Dragon Ball GT Episode 22]] (1996)
**[[Dragon Ball GT Episode 27]] (1996)
**[[Dragon Ball GT Episode 33]] (1997)
**[[Dragon Ball GT Episode 38]] (1997)
**''[[Dragon Ball GT TV Special|Dragon Ball GT: Goku’s Side Story! The Proof of his Courage is the Four-Star Ball]]'' (1997)
**[[Dragon Ball GT Episode 44]] (1997)
**[[Dragon Ball GT Episode 48]] (1997)
**[[Dragon Ball GT Episode 51]] (1997)
**[[Dragon Ball GT Episode 57]] (1997)
**[[Dragon Ball GT Episode 63]] (1997)
**''[[Dragon Ball: Heya! Son Goku and Friends Return!!]]'' (2008)
**[[Dragon Ball Super Episode 60]] (2016)
**[[Dragon Ball Super Episode 68]] (2016)
**[[Dragon Ball Super Episode 74]] (2017)

==Notable Anime Roles/Positions==

*'''In-Between Animation (動画)'''
**''Peacemaker Kurogane'': 19 (2004)
**''Fist of the North Star: Legend of the True Savior - Legend of Roah'' (2006)
**''Rainbow Fireflies'' (2012)

*'''In-Between Inspection (動画検査)'''
**''Fist of the North Star: Raoh Side Story Fierce Fighting Arc'' (2007)

*'''In-Between Checker (動画チェッカー)'''
**''One Piece: The Movie'' (2000)

*'''2nd Key Animation (第二原画)'''
**''Basilisk Anime'': 11, 15 (2005) (第2原画)
**''Ergo Proxy'': 22 (2006)
**''Witchblade'': 20 (2006)
**''Intrigue in the Bakumatsu – Irohanihoheto ONA'': 1 (2006) (第2原画)
**''Red Garden'': 7 (2006)
**''Ghost Slayers Ayashi'': 15, 17 (2007)
**''Hell Girl: Two Mirrors'': 22 (2007)
**''Saint October'': 16 (2007)
**''Moonlight Mile Anime'': 12 (2007)
**''Fantastic Detective Labyrinth'': 1 (2007)
**''Dragonaut: The Resonance'': 12 (2007)
**''H2O: Footprints in the Sand'': 1 (2008)
**''Gunslinger Girl -Il Teatrino-'': 1 (2008)
**''You Are the Master and the Servant Is Me'': 2 (2008) (第2原画)
**''Lupin III: Green Vs. Red OVA'' (2008)
**''Haruka Nogizaka's Secret'': 2, 6 (2008)
**''Natsume's Book of Friends'': 9 (2008)
**''Blassreiter'': 18, 22 (2008)
**''Monochrome Factor'': 3, 6, 23 (2008)
**''Junjou Romantica 2'': 1 (2008)
**''Black Tomb'': 2 (2008)
**''White Tiger Anime'': 3, 8, 11 (2008)
**''Michiko & Hatchin'': 11 (2009) (第2原画)
**''Linebarrels of Iron'': 14 (2009)
**''Tayutama: Kiss on my Deity'': 2 (2009) (第2原画)
**''Eden of the East'': 2 (2009)
**''Musashi: The Dream of the Last Samurai'' (2009)
**''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'': 53, 65 (2009)
**''Yatterman Movie'' (2009)
**''Eden of the East: Air Communication'' (2009)
**''Meow Love! Anime'': 2 (2009)
**''Naruto Shippuuden'': 23, 131 (2007 - 09)
**''Wolfed Away'': 8 (2010)
**''Inazuma Eleven'': 73 (2010) (第2原画)
**''Trigun: Badlands Rumble'' (2010)
**''Highschool of the Dead'': 4 (2010) (第２原画)
**''Cat Planet Cuties'': 4 (2010)
**''Naruto Shippuuden: The Lost Tower'' (2010)
**''Detective Opera Milky Holmes'': 11 (2010)
**''Cardfight!! Vanguard'': 7 (2011)
**''Sket Dance'': 2 (2011)
**''Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream'': 14 (2011)
**''Naruto Shippuuden: Blood Prison'' (2011)
**''Bunny Drop'': 8 (2011)
**''Cat God Myriads'': 9 (2011)
**''Bleach'': 322, 356 (2011 - 12)
**''Future Diary'': Opening 2 (2012)
**''Guilty Crown'': 22 (2012)
**''NARUTO Spin-Off: Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals'': 1, 33, 40 (2012 - 13)
**''Photo Kano Anime'': 10 (2013)
**''Monogatari Series Second Season'': 3 (2013)
**''Wanna Be the Strongest in the World'': 2 (2013)
**''Cross Road Commercial'' (2014)
**''Lord Marksman and Vanadis'': 5 (2014)
**''Durarara!!×2'': 7 (2015)
**''Unlimited Fafnir'': 8 (2015) (第２原画)
**''Mr. Osomatsu'': 1 (2015)
**''Endride'': 12 (2016)
**''Days Anime'': 7, 23 (2016)
**''World of Super Sand Box'': Opening 1, Opening 2 (2017)
**''Seven Mortal Sins'': 6 (2017)
**''Twin Angel Break'': 11 (2017)
**''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection'' (2017)
**''Rage of Bahamut: Virgin Soul'': 19 (2017)
**''Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler'': 4, 9 (2017)
**''18if'': 10 (2017)
**''100% Pascal Teacher'': 20, 22 (2017) (第2原画)
**''My Two-Faced Little Sister R'': 7 (2017)
**''Inuyashiki'': 2, 8 (2017)
**''Firebird" Dogo Onsen'': 1 (2019)
**''Cop Craft: Dragnet Mirage Reloaded'': 3 (2019)
**''White Cat Project: Zero Chronicle'': 7, 12 (2020)
**''Mr Love: Queen's Choice'': 1 (2020)

*'''Animation Cooperation (作画協力)'''
**''Children Who Chase Lost Voices'' (2011)

*'''Key Animation Cooperation (原画協力)'''
**''Special A (S.A)'': 23 (2008)

*'''Key Animation (原画)'''
**''Dr. Slump'': 121, 129, 136, 140, 150, 156, 161, 175, 181, 188, 196, 202, 209, 215, 221, 227, 233, 239 (1983 - 86)
**''Magical Taluluto'': 17 (1990)
**''Doctor Slump (1997)'': 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 33, 37, 42, 48, 53, 57, 63, 67, 73 (1998 - 99)
**''One Piece: The Movie'' (2000)
**''Pokémon: Johto League Champions'': 36 (2001)
**''Steel Angel Kurumi 2'': 5, 12 (2001)
**''You're Under Arrest 2'': 19, 24 (2001)
**''Figure 17 - Tsubasa & Hikaru'': 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (2001)
**''A Little Snow Fairy Sugar'': 15 (2002)
**''You're Under Arrest: No Mercy!'' (2002)
**''Happy Lesson'': 7, 10 (2002)
**''Beyblade: The Movie - Fierce Battle'' (2002)
**''Welcome to Pia Carrot!! -Sayaka's Love Story-'' (2002)
**''Kirby of the Stars'': 54 (2002)
**''Charcoal Feather Federation'': 2, 7 (2002)
**''My Family Anime'': 32B (2002)
**''Lime-Colored Exotic War Story'': 4 (2003)
**''Dragon Drive'': 3, 10, 17, 25, 30, 36 (2002 - 03)
**''Heat Guy J'': 4, 7, 11, 14, 20, 25 (2002 - 03)
**''Gunparade March: The New March'': 10 (2003)
**''Scrapped Princess'': 8 (2003)
**''Sonic X'': 15 (2003)
**''Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch'': 19 (2003)
**''Wagamama Fairy: Mirumo de Pon!'': 8, 14, 18, 20, 24, 26, 30, 32, 35, 39, 42, 48, 51, 53, 57, 62, 65, 68, 74 (2002 - 03)
**''Tsukihime, Lunar Legend'': 2 (2003)
**''Wagamama Fairy: Mirumo de Pon! Season 2'': 5, 9 (2003)
**''Requiem from the Darkness'': 1, 6, 10, 13 (2003)
**''R.O.D the TV'': 14, 17 (2003 - 04)
**''PoPoLoCrois'': 20 (2004)
**''Peacemaker Kurogane'': 16, 21 (2004)
**''Di Gi Charat Nyo!'': 43A, 50A (2004)
**''Burst Angel'': 3 (2004)
**''Uninhabited Planet Survive!'': 2, 3, 6, 14, 25, 30 (2003 - 04)
**''Happy Lesson: The Final OVA'': 1 (2004)
**''Love Wind'': 11 (2004)
**''Daphne in the Brilliant Blue'': 24 (2004)
**''Let's go, funny trio'': 13, 17 (2004)
**''The Melody of Oblivion'': 5, 7, 13, 19 (2004)
**''DearS'': 11 (2004)
**''Get Ride! Amdriver'': 24, 28, 32 (2004)
**''The Place Promised in Our Early Days'' (2004) (Part II)
**''Desert Punk'': 8 (2004)
**''NETRUN-MON THE MOVIE 1: NET NO SUMI DE BLOG TO SAKEBU'' (2004)
**''Rozen Maiden'': 9 (2004)
**''Mobile Suit Gundam SEED Destiny'': 10 (2004)
**''Battle B-Daman'': 2, 15, 21, 37, 46, 51, 52 (2004)
**''Starship Operators'': 2, 6 (2005)
**''BUZZER BEATER Anime'': 2, 4 (2005)
**''Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple'': 15, 24, 30 (2004 - 05)
**''Jinki: Extend'': 11 (2005)
**''Koi Koi Seven'': 4, 9 (2005)
**''Play Ball Anime'': 7 (2005)
**''Honey and Clover'': 11 (2005)
**''Wagamama Fairy: Mirumo de Pon! Season 4'': 11 (2005)
**''Gallery Fake'': 2, 11, 14, 28 (2005)
**''Gun Sword'': 5, 6 (2005)
**''Basilisk Anime'': 6, 11, 14, 17, 20 (2005)
**''Pani Poni Dash!'': 4, 11 (2005)
**''Elemental Gelade'': 3, 9, 15, 24 (2005)
**''Glass Mask (2005)'': 18, 24 (2005)
**''Trinity Blood'': 18 (2005)
**''Best Student Council'': 3, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25 (2005)
**''Hell Girl'': 2, 8 (2005)
**''Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha A's'': 9 (2005)
**''Zoids: Genesis'': 23, 34 (2005)
**''Aria the Animation'': 3, 13 (2005)
**''Duel Masters Charge'': 31, 44 (2005 - 06)
**''Twin Princess of Wonder Planet'': 24, 31, 40 (2005 - 06)
**''Bow-wow Celebrity Poodle Let's Go! Tetsunoshin'': 2 (2006)
**''Noein: To Your Other Self'': 9, 14 (2005 - 06)
**''Guyver: The Bioboosted Armor'': 14, 22 (2005 - 06)
**''The Snow Queen Anime'': 5, 16, 22, 27, 35 (2005 - 06)
**''Angel Heart Anime'': 12, 19 (2005 - 06)
**''Mushiking: The King of Beetles'': 1, 36, 47 (2005 - 06)
**''Please My Melody'': 19, 48 (2005 - 06)
**''Black Jack Anime'': 53, 60 (2005 - 06)
**''Dress-up Musical Nerima Daikon Brothers'': 3, 6, 10 (2006)
**''Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl'': 10 (2006)
**''Yomigaeru Sora - RESCUE WINGS'': 5, 9, 10, 11 (2006)
**''Ginyuu Mokushiroku Meine Liebe wieder'': 3, 6, 10 (2006)
**''Play Ball 2nd'': 13 (2006)
**''Utawarerumono'': 4 (2006)
**''Tokko'': 3 (2006)
**''Witchblade'': 5 (2006)
**''Planet of the Beast King'': 7 (2006)
**''Humanoid Monster Bem'': 9 (2006)
**''The Good Witch of the West'': 10 (2006) (作画)
**''Dream Users'': 3, 10 (2006)
**''Himawari!'': 5, 6, 10 (2006)
**''Nana Anime'': 11 (2006)
**''Gargoyle of Yoshinaga House'': 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13 (2006)
**''.hack//Roots'': 1, 5, 9, 15 (2006)
**''Honey and Clover II'': 3, 7 (2006)
**''The Familiar of Zero'': 8 (2006)
**''Blood+'': 48 (2006)
**''Welcome to the N.H.K.'': 6, 12 (2006)
**''Air Gear'': 16, 21, 25 (2006)
**''Happiness! - It's a happy and heartful school life'': 1 (2006)
**''BALDR FORCE EXE Resolution OVA'': 1 (2006)
**''Olynssis The Silver Color'': 8 (2006)
**''Living for the Day After Tomorrow'': 4, 9 (2006)
**''Kujibiki "Heart" Unbalance'': 3, 11 (2006)
**''One Piece'': 1, 7, 16, 22, 29, 36, 43, 51, 56, 63, 70, 77, 84, 91, 97, 105, 112, 290 (1999 - 2006)
**''Global Astroliner Gou'' (2006) (Music Video)
**''Red Garden'': 12 (2006)
**''Lunar Rabbit Weapon Mina'': 1 (2007)
**''Naruto'': 9, 197, 206, 214, 218 (2002 - 07)
**''Happiness! - It's a happy and heartful school life OVA'' (2007)
**''Kiba Anime'': 22, 29, 36, 45 (2006 - 07)
**''Ghost Hunt'': 23 (2007)
**''Alchemical Weapons Anime'': 12, 16, 18, 26 (2006 - 07)
**''Venus Versus Virus'': 3, 7, 12 (2007)
**''Toward the Terra'': 2 (2007)
**''Deltora Quest'': 2, 9, 15, 16 (2007)
**''Moonlight Mile Anime'': 4, 9 (2007)
**''Dinosaur King'': 13 (2007)
**''Romeo × Juliet'': 7 (2007)
**''Heroic Age'': 1, 4, 8 (2007)
**''Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica'': 8 (2007)
**''Mini-goddess Karin'': 10 (2007)
**''Sisters of Wellber'': 12 (2007)
**''Reborn! Anime'': 23, 26, 36, 38, 39 (2007)
**''Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple'': 23, 36, 43, 44 (2007)
**''Over Drive Anime'': 3, 21 (2007)
**''Zombie-Loan'': 9 (2007)
**''Eyeshield 21'': 89, 98, 110, 119 (2007)
**''Big Windup!'': 17, 23 (2007)
**''Clannad Movie'' (2007)
**''Mechanical Gods' War Gigantic Formula'': 20, 22, 25 (2007)
**''Mononoke'': 6, 11 (2007)
**''Princess Resurrection'': 24 (2007)
**''Emily of New Moon'': 5, 6, 20, 25 (2007)
**''My Bride is a Mermaid'': 1, 10, 11, 12, 25, 26 (2007)
**''Blue Dragon'': 14, 28 (2007)
**''Ar tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica'' (2007) (PS2 Game)
**''Moonlight Mile 2nd Season - Touch down'': 3, 6, 7, 8, 10 (2007)
**''Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture'': 6 (2007)
**''KimiKiss: Pure Rouge'': 8 (2007)
**''Gegege no Kitaro (2007)'': 8, 28, 35 (2007)
**''Les Misérables: Little Girl Cosette'': 44, 50 (2007)
**''Bamboo Blade'': 12 (2007)
**''H2O: Footprints in the Sand'': 6 (2008)
**''Shion's King'': 11, 16 (2007 - 08)
**''Hero Tales'': 9, 20, 21 (2007 - 08)
**''Porphy's Long Journey'': 9 (2008)
**''Fantastic Detective Labyrinth'': 16, 22 (2008)
**''Kitarō of the Graveyard'': 3, 9 (2008)
**''Dragonaut: The Resonance'': 24 (2008)
**''The Minami Family: A Second Helping'': 8, 12 (2008)
**''This is the Police Station in Front of Kameari Park in Katsushika Ward'': 327, 381 (2003 - 08)
**''Kanokon: The Girl Who Cried Fox'': 7 (2008)
**''The Tower of Druaga: The Aegis of Uruk'': 8 (2008)
**''Neo Angelique ~Abyss~'': 8 (2008)
**''Persona: Trinity Soul'': 7, 14, 15, 23 (2008)
**''Monochrome Factor'': 4, 11 (2008)
**''Working Kids, Meister Hamster Team'': 40 (2008)
**''Zenryoku Usagi'': 30 (2008)
**''Detroit Metal City OVA'': 4 (2008)
**''King of Nabari'': 7, 13, 19 (2008)
**''Mission-E Anime'': 6 (2008)
**''Natsume's Book of Friends'': 7 (2008)
**''Ryōko Yakushiji's Strange Case Files'': 8 (2008)
**''Western Antique Cake-Shop'': 3, 6, 9 (2008)
**''Chi's Sweet Home'': 92 (2008)
**''Playful Kiss Anime'': 25 (2008)
**''Haruka Nogizaka's Secret'': 12 (2008)
**''Legends of the Dark King: A Fist of the North Star Story'': 1 (2008)
**''Penguin Musume Heart ONA'': 8, 19 (2008)
**''Junjou Romantica 2'': 3 (2008)
**''Noramimi 2'': 7 (2008)
**''My Bride is a Mermaid OVA 1'' (2008)
**''The Hill Dyed Rose Madder'': 5, 7, 10 (2008)
**''Yozakura Quartet'': 12 (2008)
**''Linebarrels of Iron'': 12 (2008)
**''Blade of the Immortal'': 13 (2008)
**''The Minami Family: Welcome Home'': 6 (2009)
**''Hell Girl: Three Vessels'': 8, 19 (2008 - 09)
**''Viper's Creed'': 2, 9 (2009)
**''Tytania'': 1, 20 (2008 - 09)
**''Michiko & Hatchin'': 19 (2009)
**''The Tower of Druaga: The Sword of Uruk'': 5, 11 (2009)
**''Pretty Cure All Stars DX: Everyone's Friends☆the Collection of Miracles!'' (2009)
**''Black Butler'': 4, 10, 16, 23 (2008 - 09)
**''Net Ghost PiPoPa'': 46, 50 (2009)
**''Major Season 5'': 15 (2009)
**''Cross Game'': 4 (2009)
**''Beyond the Heavens Anime'': 5 (2009)
**''Candy Boy ONA'': 7 (2009)
**''The Best!! Extremely Cool Class President'': 7 (2009)
**''Shinkyoku Sōkai Polyphonica Crimson S'': 8 (2009)
**''Queen's Blade: Exiled Warrior'': 9 (2009)
**''Sgt. Frog'': 258, 266 (2009)
**''Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings'': 11 (2009)
**''Valkyria Chronicles'': 11 (2009)
**''Mazinger Edition Z: The Impact!'': 16 (2009)
**''Spice and Wolf II'': 3, 4 (2009)
**''Bakemonogatari'': 5 (2009)
**''Needless'': 8 (2009)
**''Shangri-La Anime'': 21 (2009)
**''Fight, One Shot! Charger Girls!'': 3, 9, 11 (2009)
**''Whispered Words'': 2 (2009)
**''White Album Anime'': 16 (2009)
**''Pokémon Diamond and Pearl'': 150 (2009)
**''11eyes'': 6 (2009)
**''Meow Love! Anime'': 6, 11 (2009)
**''Anpanman'': 1015 (2009)
**''Kämpfer'': 12 (2009)
**''Ladies versus Butlers!'': 5 (2010)
**''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's'': 71, 77, 82, 101 (2009 - 10)
**''Bleach'': 194, 203, 268 (2008 – 10)
**''The Class President Is a Maid!'': 6 (2010)
**''Durarara!!'': 19 (2010)
**''Ikki Tousen: Xtreme Xecutor'': 3, 9 (2010)
**''Demon King Daimao'': 8 (2010)
**''House of Five Leaves'': 7 (2010)
**''The Legend of the Legendary Heroes'': 1 (2010)
**''Blessing of the Campanella'': 6 (2010)
**''Bakugan: Gundalian Invaders'': 15 (2010)
**''Dream-Colored Pastry Chef'': 5, 50 (2009 - 10)
**''Metal Fight Beyblade Explosion'': 27 (2010)
**''Corpse Demon'': 12 (2010)
**''A Certain Scientific Railgun OVA'' (2010)
**''Fortune Arterial: Red Promise'': 6 (2010)
**''Dream-Colored Pastry Chef SP Professional'': 7 (2010)
**''And Yet the Town Moves'': 8 (2010)
**''MM! Anime'': 2, 7, 12 (2010)
**''Sixth Grade Start Batch DVD - Last Chance for the Future''<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm17174868|Website=nicovideo|Title="チャレンジ 6年スタートバッチリDVD〜未来へのラストチャンス〜"|Date=7 March 2012|AccessDate=26 November 2020}}</ref> (2010) (Exact Date Unknown)
**''Jewelpet Twinkle'': 40 (2011)
**''Super Robot Wars Original Generation: The Inspector'': 16 (2011)
**''Bakugan Battle Brawlers: New Vestroia'': 33, 39, 41, 48 (2010 - 11)
**''Suite Precure'': 2 (2011)
**''Inazuma Eleven'': 101, 119 (2010 - 11)
**''Rio: Rainbow Gate!'': 13 (2011)
**''Battle Girls: Time Paradox'': 6 (2011)
**''Ground Control to Psychoelectric Girl'': 2, 5 (2011)
**''C – Control – The Money and Soul of Possibility'': 2, 7 (2011)
**''Abnormal Physiology Seminar'': 2, 8 (2011)
**''Katteni Kaizō OVA'': 4 (2011)
**''Marvel Anime: Blade'': 7 (2011)
**''Carnival Phantasm OVA'': 4 (2011)
**''Easygoing Yuri'': 2, 7 (2011)
**''Little Battlers Experience'': 18, 23, 25 (2011)
**''Uta no Prince-sama - Maji Love 1000%'': 8 (2011)
**''Blue Exorcist'': 14, 21 (2011)
**''Metal Fight Beyblade 4D'': 2, 18, 24 (2011)
**''Natsume's Book of Friends Season 3'': 12 (2011)
**''Ah! My Goddess: Together Forever OVA'': 2 (2011)
**''Cube×Cursed×Curious'': 1 (2011)
**''Tamayura: Hitotose'': 6 (2011)
**''Pretty Rhythm: Aurora Dream'': 23, 24, 34 (2011)
**''Mashiroiro Symphony: The Color of Lovers'': 9 (2011)
**''Jewelpet Sunshine'': 36 (2011)
**''Future Diary'': 15 (2012)
**''Queen's Blade Rebellion OVA'': 2 (2012)
**''Persona 4: The Animation'': 18 (2012)
**''Guilty Crown'': 18 (2012)
**''Amagami SS+ plus'': 3, 9 (2012)
**''High School DxD'': 7, 9 (2012)
**''Bakuman Season 2'': 16, 22 (2012)
**''Busou Shinki: Moon Angel ONA'' (2012)
**''Symphogear'': 3, 8, 12 (2012)
**''Leiji Matsumoto's Ozma'': 4 (2012)
**''Mahou Shoujo Elena OVA'': 2 (2012)
**''Metal Fight Beyblade Zero-G'': 2 (2012)
**''You and Me 2'': 3 (2012)
**''Nyaruko: Crawling with Love (2012)'': 7 (2012)
**''Zetman'': 4, 9 (2012)
**''Persona 4: The Animation -The Factor of Hope-'' (2012)
**''Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal'': 60 (2012)
**''Bodacious Space Pirates'': 5, 25 (2012)
**''Sengoku Collection'': 6, 8, 9, 13 (2012)
**''Dog Days' Anime'': 3 (2012)
**''Fairy Tail'': 50, 55, 65, 80, 141 (2010 - 12)
**''A Summer Snow Rendezvous'': 5 (2012)
**''Corpse Party: Missing Footage OVA'' (2012)
**''Exploration Driland'': 4 (2012)
**''The Ambition of Oda Nobuna'': 2, 7 (2012)
**''Chōyaku Hyakunin isshu: Uta Koi'': 11 (2012)
**''The Knight in the Area'': 4, 8, 9, 10, 13, 15, 35 (2012)
**''Humanity Has Declined'': 1, 2, 3, 4, 8, 12 (2012)
**''Scan2Go'': 4 (2012)
**''Kickoff to the Galaxy!!'': 22 (2012)
**''My Little Monster'': 4 (2012)
**''To Love Ru Darkness'': 4 (2012)
**''Student Council's Discretion Lv.2'': 3 (2012)
**''Jormungand: Perfect Order'': 5 (2012)
**''Kamisama Kiss'': 10 (2012)
**''Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb'': 10 (2012)
**''One Piece: Episode of Luffy - Adventure on Hand Island'' (2012)
**''JoJo´s Bizarre Adventure'': 9, 14 (2012 - 13)
**''Senran Kagura: Ninja Flash!'': 2 (2013)
**''Unlimited Psychic Squad'': 3, 6 (2013)
**''Love Live!'': 7 (2013)
**''Ixion Saga DT'': 20 (2013)
**''Robotics;Notes Anime'': 19 (2013)
**''Problem Children Are Coming from Another World, Aren't They?'': 3, 8 (2013)
**''Haganai NEXT'': 8, 9 (2013)
**''Saint Seiya Omega'': 48 (2013)
**''The Pet Girl of Sakurasou'': 14, 16, 22 (2013)
**''Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East'': 4, 11 (2013)
**''Jewelpet Kira Deco!'': 13, 33, 51 (2012 - 13)
**''Kira Kira 5th Anniversary Live Anime: Kick Start Generation OVA'' (2013)
**''Initial D: Fifth Stage'': 12 (2013)
**''Valvrave the Liberator'': 4 (2013)
**''Super High-Speed Transforming Gyrozetter'': 31 (2013)
**''Devil Survivor 2: The Animation'': 7 (2013)
**''Samurai Bride'': 4, 8 (2013)
**''Leviathan: The Last Defense'': 8 (2013)
**''The Devil Is a Part-Timer!'': 10, 11 (2013)
**''Cross Fight B-Daman eS'': 29, 30, 37, 38 (2013)
**''Love Lab'': 6 (2013)
**''Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker'': 7, 32 (2013)
**''Maji de Otaku na English! Ribbon-chan: Eigo de Tatakau Mahō Shōjo the TV'': 8 (2013)
**''One Piece: Episode of Merry: The Tale of One More Friend'' (2013)
**''Dog & Scissors'': 3, 9 (2013)
**''Devils and Realist'': 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 (2013)
**''Danganronpa: The Animation'': 11 (2013)
**''High School DxD New'': 1, 6, 11 (2013)
**''Genshiken: Second Generation'': 11 (2013)
**''Day Break Illusion'': 5, 9, 13 (2013)
**''Capital Craze Comic'': 1 (2013)
**''Log Horizon'': 8 (2013)
**''Strongest Galaxy Ultimate Zero ~Battle Spirits~'': 9 (2013)
**''Kill la Kill'': 10 (2013)
**''Space Brothers'': 78, 86 (2013)
**''Silver Fox Anime'': 11 (2013)
**''Wanna Be the Strongest in the World'': 7, 8, 9, 11 (2013)
**''BlazBlue Alter Memory'': 11 (2013)
**''Strike the Blood'': 2, 7, 9, 12 (2013)
**''Kingdom: Season 2 Anime'': 29 (2013)
**''Toriko'': 2, 129, 137 (2011 - 14)
**''Sakura Trick'': 2 (2014)
**''Samurai Flamenco'': 13, 14 (2014)
**''Wake Up, Girls!'': 4 (2014)
**''SoniAni: Super Sonico The Animation'': 5 (2014)
**''Tokyo Ravens'': 17 (2014)
**''Inazuma Eleven GO: Galaxy'': 38 (2014)
**''Yokohama Troubleshooter'': 8 (2014)
**''Magical Warfare'': 8 (2014)
**''Hozuki's Coolheadedness'': 10 (2014)
**''Nobunagun'': 4, 11 (2014)
**''Samurai Warriors: Legend of the Sanada'' (2014)
**''Majin Bone'': 1 (2014)
**''Daimidaler: Prince vs Penguin Empire'': 2 (2014)
**''If Her Flag Breaks'': 3 (2014)
**''Unbreakable Machine-Doll'': 8, Vol IV (Blu Ray), Vol V (Blu Ray) (2013 - 14)
**''Ping Pong the Animation'': 4 (2014)
**''The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior'': 6 (2014)
**''Weakling Pedal'': 20, 31 (2014)
**''Duel Masters Versus'': 5, 7 (2014)
**''M3: The Dark Metal'': 5 (2014)
**''Riddle Story of Devil'': 8 (2014)
**''Soul Eater Not!'': 8 (2014)
**''The Comic Artist and His Assistants'': 9 (2014)
**''La Corda d`Oro: Blue Sky'': 2, 7, 10 (2014)
**''Play of Gods Anime'': 10 (2014)
**''Inari, Konkon, ABCs of Love. OVA'' (2014)
**''Blade and Soul Anime'': 6, 13 (2014)
**''Gaist Crusher'': 1, 27, 29, 35, 38 (2013 - 14)
**''Re:␣ Yokohama Troubleshooter'': 2, 3 (2014)
**''Barakamon'': 5 (2014)
**''Haikyuu!!'': 7, 15, 18 (2014)
**''Tokyo Ghoul'': 6 (2014)
**''Rail Wars!'': 7 (2014)
**''Persona 4: The Golden Animation'': 7 (2014)
**''One Piece: 3D2Y: Overcome Ace's Death! Luffy's Vow to his Friends'' (2014)
**''Dramatical Murder'': 5, 9 (2014)
**''Hero Bank'': 3, 9, 15, 22 (2014)
**''Life Counselling TV Animation "Jinsei"'': 10 (2014)
**''Squid Girl OVA'': 3 (2014)
**''Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!'': Opening (2014)
**''Log Horizon 2'': 4 (2014)
**''Magic Kaito 1412'': 3, 5 (2014)
**''Sword Art Online II'': 18 (2014)
**''Akame ga Kill!'': 20 (2014)
**''Terra Formars'': 5, 9 (2014)
**''A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd'': 5, 8 (2014)
**''Parasyte -the maxim-'': 3, 10 (2014)
**''Aikatsu! Idol Activity'': 71, 111 (2014)
**''Cardfight!! Vanguard G'': 8 (2014)
**''Rage of Bahamut: Genesis'': 4, 6, 10 (2014)
**''Mysterious Joker'': 11 (2014)
**''Durarara!!×2'': 3, 6 (2015)
**''Absolute Duo'': 7 (2015)
**''Maria the Virgin Witch'': 7 (2015)
**''Ace of Diamond'': 12, 29, 39, 44, 66, 72 (2013 - 15)
**''Tokyo Ghoul √A'': 4, 10 (2015)
**''Unlimited Fafnir'': 6, 11 (2015)
**''Gourmet Girl Graffiti'': 11 (2015)
**''Weakling Pedal: Grande Road'': 15, 17, 19, 23 (2015)
**''Uta no Prince-sama: Maji Love Revolutions'': 4 (2015)
**''Ace of Diamond: Season Two'': 4, 5 (2015)
**''Ultimate Otaku Teacher'': 7 (2015)
**''Assassination Classroom'': 19 (2015)
**''Baby Steps 2 Anime'': 5, 11 (2015)
**''Gekijō-ban Haikyu!! Owari to Hajimari'' (2015)
**''Fairy Tail (2014)'': 17, 26, 39, 51, 66 (2014 - 15)
**''My Monster Secret'': 3 (2015)
**''Strange Tales of Rampo: Game of Laplace'': 5 (2015)
**''Chaos Dragon'': 5 (2015)
**''The Heroic Legend of Arslan'': 17 (2015)
**''Classroom Crisis'': 6 (2015)
**''Gate: Thus the Japanese Self-Defense Force Fought There'': 7 (2015)
**''Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold'': 1, 4, 10 (2015)
**''Ninja Slayer From Animation ONA'': 18, 19 (2015)
**''Non Non Biyori Repeat'': 9 (2015)
**''Symphogear GX'': 10 (2015)
**''Overlord'': 5, 10 (2015)
**''Gangsta Anime'': 10 (2015)
**''Million Doll'': 7, 10 (2015)
**''Venus Project -Climax-'': 6 (2015)
**''Wake Up, Girls! The Shadow of Youth'' (2015)
**''Young Black Jack'': 6 (2015)
**''Lupin the 3rd Part IV: The Italian Adventure'': 8 (2015)
**''Crayon Shin-chan'': 879 (2015)
**''Comet Lucifer'': 9 (2015)
**''Fantasista Stella OVA'': 1 (2015)
**''Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA'': 5, 11 (2015)
**''Noragami Aragoto'': 10, 12 (2015)
**''Duel Masters Versus Revolution'': 34, 43 (2015 - 16)
**''Prince of Stride: Alternative'': 2, 5, 7 (2016)
**''Divine Gate'': 5, 8 (2016)
**''Pokémon the Series: XYZ'': 17 (2016)
**''Nurse Witch Komugi R'': 1, 10 (2016)
**''Dimension W'': 10, 12 (2016)
**''Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding'': 4 (2016)
**''Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear'': 5 (2016)
**''My Hero Academia'': 9 (2016)
**''Magi: Adventure of Sinbad'': 8 (2016)
**''Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress'': 10 (2016)
**''Ace Attorney'': 13 (2016)
**''One Piece: Heart of Gold'' (2016)
**''New Game!'': 4 (2016)
**''Miracle Wanda'': 17 (2016)
**''ReLIFE'': 6, 9 (2016)
**''Danganronpa 3'': The End of Hope's Peak High School: 8 (2016)
**''Puzzle & Dragons X'': 9 (2016)
**''Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World'': 11, 22 (2016)
**''Taboo Tattoo'': 9, 10 (2016)
**''Scared Rider Xechs'': 4, 8, 10 (2016)
**''Handa-kun'': 4, 10 (2016)
**''Alderamin on the Sky'': 9, 10 (2016)
**''Ange Vierge'': 10 (2016)
**''B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious'': 3, 7, 11 (2016)
**''The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.'': 13 (2016)
**''Scorching Ping Pong Girls'': 3, 4 (2016)
**''Drifters'': 4 (2016)
**''Idol Memories'': 5 (2016)
**''Long Riders!'': 2, 4 (2016)
**''Heybot!'': 8 (2016)
**''Soul Buster'': 7 (2016)
**''Girlish Number'': 9 (2016)
**''Uta no Prince-sama: Maji LOVE Legend Star'': 6, 10 (2016)
**''Days Anime'': 17, 22 (2016)
**''Magical Girl Raising Project'': 11 (2016)
**''Naruto Shippuuden'': 6, 14, 50, 96, 104, 108, 112, 117, 119, 351, 462, 468, 486 (2007 - 16)
**''Occultic;Nine'': 11 (2016)
**''ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.'': 4 (2017)
**''Nanbaka ONA'': 5 (2017)
**''Time Bokan 24'': 7, 18 (2016 - 17)
**''Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V'': 7, 17, 27, 28, 37, 47, 56, 63, 71, 73, 82, 91, 101, 108, 112, 117, 121, 126, 134, 142 (2014 - 17)
**''Idol Incidents'': 7 (2017)
**''Trinity Seven the Movie: The Eternal Library and the Alchemist Girl'' (2017)
**''Duel Masters Versus Revolution Final'': 4, 12, 19, 28, 38, 48 (2016 - 17)
**''Trickster: From Edogawa Ranpo's "The Boy Detectives Club"'': 12, 14, 21 (2016 - 17)
**''Twin Star Exorcists'': 2, 9, 17, 25, 47 (2016 - 17)
**''Overlord: The Dark Warrior'' (2017) (Recap of eps 8 – 13 from the series)
**''The Saga Arc anime I’m Back: Memorable Saga'' (2017)
**''Welcome Back, Hometown Karatsu'' (2017)
**''World of Super Sand Box'': 8 (2017)
**''The Saga of Tanya the Evil'': 7, 10 (2017)
**''Shōwa, Genroku, Rakugo, and Double Suicide Season 2'': 3, 11 (2017)
**''Reikenzan: Eichi e no Shikaku'': 1, 7, 11 (2017)
**''Onihei'': 2, 11 (2017)
**''Fuuka'': 6, 12 (2017)
**''Akiba's Trip: The Animation'': 8, 13 (2017)
**''ClassicaLoid'': 2 (In NHK Broadcast Version), 4, 7, 17, 21, 25 (2016 - 17)
**''Anonymous Noise'': 3 (2017)
**''Future Card Buddyfight X'': 6 (2017)
**''Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS'': 1 (2017)
**''STORIES FROM "GENIUSES WITHOUT GLORY"'': 2 (2017)
**''Kabuki Club!'': 9 (2017)
**''Cardfight!! Vanguard G: NEXT'': 27, 35 (2017)
**''Tomica Hyper Rescue Drive Head Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu'': 7, 9 (2017)
**''Alice & Zoroku'': 6, 10 (2017)
**''Weakling Pedal: New Generation'': 23 (2017)
**''Love Tyrant'': 12 (2017)
**''Seven Mortal Sins'': 3, 10 (2017)
**''Restaurant to Another World'': 2 (2017)
**''Saiyuki Reload Blast'': 4 (2017)
**''Symphogear AXZ'': 5 (2017)
**''The Reflection'': 2 (2017)
**''Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'': 3, 6, 8, 13, 18 (2017)
**''Vatican Miracle Examiner'': 5 (2017)
**''Idiot Girl Anime'': 7 (2017)
**''Sakura Quest'': 21 (2017)
**''Onagawa Chuu Baske Bu: 5-nin no Natsu'' (2017)
**''Princess Principal'': 11 (2017)
**''PriPri Chi-chan!!'': 27 (2017)
**''Dies Irae Anime'': 2 (2017)
**''Code: Realize − Guardian of Rebirth'': 3 (2017)
**''Monster Hunter Stories: Ride On'': 34, 54 (2017)
**''King's Game The Animation'': 4 (2017)
**''Yo-kai Watch'': 19, 43, 118, 126, 179, 180, 181, 187, 195 (2014 - 17)
**''Dynamic Chord'': 5 (2017)
**''Doraemon'': 223, 232, 247, 885, 886 (2008 - 17)
**''UQ Holder!: Magister Negi Magi! 2'': 8 (2017)
**''100% Pascal Teacher'': 10, 33 (2017)
**''My Two-Faced Little Sister R'': 7, 8 (2017)
**''Konohana Kitan'': 5, 9 (2017)
**''Food Wars Season 3: The Third Plate'': 10 (2017)
**''TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION'': 4, 12 (2017)
**''Case Closed'': 307, 458, 462, 465, 468, 489, 553, 849, 889 (2003 - 18)
**''Duel Masters (2017)'': 18, 19, 45 (2017 - 18)
**''Laid-Back Camp'': 4, 7 (2018)
**''Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody'': 6 (2018)
**''Kokkoku: Moment by Moment'': 7, 10 (2018)
**''Amanchu! Advance'': 3 (2018)
**''Devils' Line'': 3 (2018)
**''Tokyo Ghoul:re'': 4 (2018)
**''Inazuma Eleven: Ares'': 4 (2018)
**''Slave District: 23 Slaves and Me'': 4 (2018)
**''Magical Girl Site'': 5 (2018)
**''Peacemaker Kurogane: Belief'' (2018)
**''Real Girl'': 7, 10 (2018)
**''Tada Never Falls in Love'': 10 (2018)
**''Hinamatsuri'': 10 (2018)
**''Chio's School Road'': 5 (2018)
**''Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion'': 7 (2018)
**''Grand Blue'': 7 (2018)
**''Late Night! Genius Bakabon'': 2, 7, 9 (2018)
**''Black Clover'': 8, 16, 34, 40, 48 (2017 - 18)
**''Angels of Death'': 4, 8, 9, 12 (2018)
**''FLCL Alternative'': 3 (2018)
**''Goblin Slayer'': 8 (2018)
**''Big Catch Bar Hunter'': 10 (2018)
**''Merc Storia: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle'': 10 (2018)
**''Beyblade Burst Turbo'': 2, 44 (2018 - 19)
**''My Roommate Is a Cat'': 7 (2019)
**''Pastel Memories'': 7, 8 (2019)
**''Cardfight!! Vanguard: High School Arc Cont.'': 3 (2019)
**''Are You Lost?'': 2 (2019)
**''Cop Craft: Dragnet Mirage Reloaded'': 3 (2019)
**''How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?'': 3, 7, 9 (2019)
**''O Maidens in Your Savage Season'': 5, 10 (2019)
**''YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of this World'': 24 (2019)
**''Outburst Dreamer Boys'': 4 (2019)
**''Babylon Anime'': 5 (2019)
**''Vinland Saga'': 13, 21 (2019)
**''Kandagawa Jet Girls'': 8, 10 (2019)
**''Sky of the Duck'': 3, 13 (2019)
**''Darwin's Game'': 4 (2020)
**''Asteroid in Love'': 6 (2020)
**''The Seven Deadly Sins: Wrath of the Gods'': 16, 21 (2020)
**''Beyblade Burst Rise'': 16, 28, 33, 40, 45, 50 (2019 - 20)
**''Infinite Dendrogram'': 13 (2020)
**''Sing "Yesterday" for Me'': 5, 7 (2020)
**''A Certain Scientific Railgun T'': 16 (2020)
**''Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld'': 17 (2020)
**''Beyblade Burst Surge'': 3, 9, 15, 21 (2020)
**''Saikyo Kamizmode!'': 1, 3 (2020)
**''Pokémon Journeys: The Series'': 32, 42 (2020)
**''Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Season 3'': 4 (2020)
**''Ikebukuro West Gate Park'': 3, 7 (2020)

*'''Assistant Animation Supervisor (作画監督補佐)'''
**''Ace of Diamond: Season Two'': 18 (2015)
**''Seiyu's Life!'': 6 (2015)
**''Idol Memories'': 3 (2016)
**''Hinako Note'': 8 (2017)
**''Magical Girl Site'': 1, 11 (2018)
**''Angolmois: Record of Mongol Invasion'': 3 (2018) (作画監督補)
**''Pastel Memories'': 1 (2019)
**''Beyblade Burst Turbo'': 34, 42 (2018 - 19)
**''Is the Order a Rabbit?? ~Sing For You~ OVA'' (2019)

*'''Mechanical Animation Supervisor (メカ作画監督)'''
**''Time Bokan 24: The Villains' Strike Back'': 7 (2017)

*'''Animation Supervisor (作画監督)'''
**''Future Card Buddyfight'': 30 (2014)
**''Unlimited Fafnir'': 7, 10, 11 (2015)
**''Venus Project -Climax-'': 3 (2015)
**''Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA'': 5 (2015)
**''Nurse Witch Komugi R'': 2, 9 (2016)
**''Hundred Anime'': 5 (2016)
**''B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious'': 3, 7, 9, 11 (2016)
**''Idol Memories'': 5 (2016)
**''Girlish Number'': 9 (2016)
**''ViVid Strike!'': 8, 10 (2016)
**''Trickster: From Edogawa Ranpo's "The Boy Detectives Club"'': 14 (2017)
**''Fuuka'': 6 (2017)
**''The Beheading Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Nonsense Bearer OVA'': 4 (2017)
**''MARGINAL #4 the Animation'': 9 (2017)
**''Onihei'': 11 (2017)
**''Alice & Zoroku'': 4 (2017)
**''Sword Dynasty'': 10 (2017)
**''Action Heroine Cheer Fruits'': 1, 5 (2017)
**''Sakura Quest'': 21 (2017)
**''Vatican Miracle Examiner'': 10 (2017)
**''Hina Logic: From Luck & Logic'': 12 (2017)
**''Future Card Buddyfight X'': 29 (2017)
**''My Girlfriend is Shobitch'': 2 (2017)
**''Sengoku Night Blood'': 4 (2017)
**''Dynamic Chord'': 5 (2017)
**''Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 1'' (2017)
**''Wars of the Twelve'': 8 (2017)
**''King's Game The Animation'': 10 (2017)
**''My Two-Faced Little Sister R'': 10 (2017)
**''Tokyo Ghoul:re'': 4 (2018)
**''The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Second Season'': 5, 17 (2018)
**''Tada Never Falls in Love'': 4, 7 (2018)
**''Boruto: Naruto Next Generations'': 3, 8, 58 (2017 - 18)
**''Real Girl'': 4, 8 (2018)
**''Food Wars! The Third Plate: Totsuki Train Arc'': 4, 10 (2018)
**''Overlord III'': 3 (2018)
**''How Not to Summon a Demon Lord'': 6 (2018)
**''Chio's School Road'': 1, 4, 6 (2018)
**''Phantom in the Twilight'': 6 (2018)
**''Grand Blue'': 7 (2018)
**''Happy Sugar Life'': 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 (2018)
**''Anima Yell!'': 9 (2018)
**''Merc Storia: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle'': 10 (2018)
**''Pastel Memories'': 7 (2019)
**''My Roommate Is a Cat'': 7 (2019)
**''A Certain Magical Index III'': 21 (2019)
**''Midnight Occult Civil Servants'': 10 (2019)
**''Karakuri Circus'': 31, 35 (2019)
**''Isekai Cheat Magician'': 2 (2019)
**''Are You Lost?'': 3, 4, 10 (2019)
**''Plunderer'': 5 (2020)
**''ARP Backstage Pass'': 4 (2020)
**''My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax'': 6 (2020)

==Notes==
*Also credited as 飯塚陽子 in some credits.
*During [[Seigasha]]'s one year break from ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' (Episodes [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 232|232]] - [[Dragon Ball Z Episode 267|267]]), she continued to work on the show under different studios such as [[Carpenter]], [[K-Production]] and [[Cockpit]].
*In ''[[Dragon Ball Z]]'' she drew distinctive jaws<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://twitter.com/datwerg/status/967014880736829440|Website=Twitter|Title=@datwerg|Date=23 February 2018|AccessDate=26 November 2020}}</ref>. However dropped the ultra-indented chin in late Z<ref>{{Cite web|URL= https://twitter.com/datwerg/status/975127837278482432|Website=Twitter|Title=@datwerg|Date=17 March 2018|AccessDate=26 November 2020}}</ref>.
*Even though she is a freelancer now, she still works under [[Seigasha]] quite often.

==Interviews==
A list of known interviews or Q&As with the person. Must be from a reputable source and properly cited.

==External Links==
*[https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=18980 ANN Encyclopedia]
*[http://www.animatorscorner.com/staff_profile/136 Animator's Corner - Yōko Iizuka]
*[https://anidb.net/creator/7727 Anime Database]
*[https://w.atwiki.jp/anime_wiki/pages/17698.html Sakuga Wiki]
*[https://seesaawiki.jp/w/radioi_34/search?search_type=2&search_target=all&keywords=%C8%D3%C4%CD%CD%D5%BB%D2&x=33&y=12 Anime Staff Database Japanese Wiki]
*[https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,525207/ Game Credits]
*[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/animation-production/database/staff-profile/?id=Y%C5%8Dko-Iizuka Kanzenshuu Staff Profile]

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Cast & Staff}}

[[Category:Staff]]
[[Category:Animator|I]]
[[Category:Yōko Iizuka]]

Escape

2020-11-12T00:53:33Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Production */

{{incomplete}}
{{Infobox manga
| image = [[File:escape-auction-issue-title.jpg|250px|center]]
| caption = ''Escape'' original title page
| jpn_title = エスケイプ
| rom_title = Esukeipu
| eng_title = Escape
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''Shōnen Jump''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Shōnen Jump'' January 1982 Extra Issue (14 December 1981)
| chapters = 1
| volumes =
}}

'''''Escape''''' is a five-page (one title page and four content pages), one-shot manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]], debuting in the special January 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''[[Shōnen Jump]]'', originally released '''14 December 1981''' in Japan by [[Shueisha]].

In addition to the ongoing ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga serialization at the same time, ''Escape'' was preceded by ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' earlier that year in March, and followed by ''[[Mad Matic]]'' just two months later (all published in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'').

Though it has been compiled several times in Japan and has received other international translations, ''Escape'' remains officially unreleased in English.

==Synopsis==

In the Earth Year 2070 on [[Planet Umekobucha]], a young girl in a cape huffs and puffs as she launches herself down a cliff, running past a dragon. Believing herself to be hidden away, the girl slinks down to the ground, but hears voices approaching. The girl accidentally kicks a can on the ground, alerting the unseen group to her location. What appears to be a young boy and a group of animals have found the girl: they are playing hide-and-seek, and now it is ''Sukonpu''-kun's turn. The universe is at peace...

==Characters & World==
Opening narration states that the short work takes place on "Planet Umekobucha" (惑星ウメコブチャ ''Wakusei Umekobucha''), a name likely sourced from 梅昆布茶 (''ume konbucha''), a [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%86%E5%B8%83%E8%8C%B6 plum kelp tea]. The planet appears to be home to dragons, as the protagonist comes across and initially frightened by a young/child dragon (コドモドラゴン ''kodomo doragon'').

Of the small group of characters seen in ''Escape'', only one is given a name: スコンプ (''Sukonpu''), though it is unclear who exactly is being referred to by this name. The name is likely sourced from 酢昆布 (''sukonbu''), a vinegar ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombu konbu]''.

Text written on the can that the girl accidentally kicks reads あきかんはくずかごに (''akikan wa kuzukago ni''), or "throw empty cans in the trash."

==Production==
[[File:escape-auction-issue-cover.jpg|thumb|250px|Cover to the January 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''Shōnen Jump'' containing Akira Toriyama's ''Escape'' one-shot manga]]
Alongside [[Dr. Slump Chapter 96|chapter 96]] of the original ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga series, [[Akira Toriyama]]'s author comment in the 1981 No. 50 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (released '''10 November 1981''') notes that he is working on a five-page, full-color special manga for an upcoming extra issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'' magazine series:

{{quotation|12月増刊用に新作４色５枚執筆中！がんばったからみてちょ！＜明＞ <hr> I'm writing a brand-new, five-page, full-color work for the December extra issue! I've worked hard on it, so give it a look! <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
''Escape'' premiered in full color in a special, extra ''Shōnen Jump'' issue (週刊少年ジャンプ増刊号) dated for January 10th, though actually released '''14 December 1981'''. Splash text throughout the issue obfuscates the story's true nature:

* At the top of the title page, 鳥山明がシリアスストーリーに初挑戦！！ ("Akira Toriyama Takes On A Serious Story For The First Time!!")
* Along the side of the title page, 逃げろ！つかまるな！！みつかるな！！ ("Run! Don't get caught!! Don't let them find you!!")
* In the table of contents, the title is listed as an SFスーパーアクションファンタジー ("Science-Fiction Super Action Fantasy")

Alongside other special inclusions, the issue is notable for containing Hirohiko Araki's ''Outlaw Man'' one-shot manga. Toriyama's author comment this issue states:

{{quotation|NHKの年末チャリティーでテープカットを！緊張でハサミがふるえてしまった <明> <hr> I cut the ribbon at the year-end NHK charity event! I was so nervous that the scissors kept shaking in my hands. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in the ''[[Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL]]'' art book, [[Akira Toriyama]] mentions having completed ''Escape'' by himself in a hotel room over the span of two days:

{{quotation|時間がないので某ホテルにカンヅメになって描いたんです（笑）。これは大変だったな…ベタも自分でやらなきゃなんなかったし。２日で仕上げました。 <hr> I was short on time, so I shut myself up in a certain hotel to draw it. (''laughs'') It was rough… I even had to do all the blacking myself. I finished it up in two days.|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX 3'', Toriyama once again touches on the condensed production timeframe and completing the work in a hotel:

{{quotation|東京のホテルでカンヅメになって描いたんですよ。面倒なことにカラー用の画材一式持っていって。でもなんで東京でやったのかな、間に合わなかったのかな。『Dr.スランプ』をやってた頃だから自宅にコピー機もなくて、隣の会社で１枚何十円か払って貸してもらったり。原稿は名古屋空港まで車で持って行くんですけど、朝６時までじゃないと当日に着かない時代で。夏は朝日が信号に当たると見づらくてしんどかったなあ。それで「ボツ！」とか言われると、また行かないといけないから大変。 <hr> I shut myself up in a hotel room in Tokyo to draw this. To make it even more of a pain, I even dragged along all the materials I needed to color it. But I wonder why I did it in Tokyo… maybe it’s because I wouldn’t have made the deadline otherwise? Since this is back when I was doing ''Dr. Slump'', I didn’t even have a photocopier at home, so I’d have the office next door let me use theirs to the tune of 10 yen or so per page. Times were, I’d bring my manuscripts to the Nagoya airport by car, and had to get there by 6 a.m., or they wouldn’t arrive [at Shueisha] the same day. In the summer, the morning sun would reflect off the traffic lights, making them hard to see; it was exhausting. And then if I got a “Rejected!”, I’d have to do it all over again, which was rough.|Akira Toriyama}}

==Releases==
[[File:escape-sample-panels.png|thumb|250px|Sample panels from ''Escape'' sourced from its full-color reprint in the September 1990 ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book]]
Beyond its original serialization in the January 1982 Extra Issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'', ''Escape'' has been reprinted in various publications:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
* In limited color in issue 22 of ''Bird Land Press'', Akira Toriyama's official fanclub newsletter, distributed in December of '''1986'''
* In its original full color in the ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book, released '''19 September 1990'''
* Greyscaled in the Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''07 July 2003'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''18 September 2008'''

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''Escape'' in the early 2000s (completed by at least some point in 2001); in their release, Planet Umekobucha is erroneously transliterated as "Umegabucha".<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020102040733/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/oneshots/|Website=Toriyama's World|Title="One-shots"|AccessDate=02 January 2002}}</ref> The "Hellz Yeah Toriyama" Tumblr blog released a "scanlation" with a far rougher (and at key points seemingly fabricated out of nothing) "translation" in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://hellzyeahtoriyama.tumblr.com/post/13857940247/escape-by-akira-toriyama|Website=Tumblr|Title="Escape by Akira Toriyama"|Date=07 December 2011|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>

==Legacy==
[[File:escape-toriyama-works.png|thumb|250px|Main ''Escape'' title page illustration featured as part of ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]''<ref name="toriworks">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225220115/https://dragonball.news/news/20190225_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2019/02/25"|Date=25 February 2019|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's main title page illustration for ''Escape'' was featured as a February 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>

==International Media Coverage==
TBD

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Public Page Candidate]]

Escape

2020-11-11T01:55:31Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Production */

{{incomplete}}
{{Infobox manga
| image = [[File:escape-auction-issue-title.jpg|250px|center]]
| caption = ''Escape'' original title page
| jpn_title = エスケイプ
| rom_title = Esukeipu
| eng_title = Escape
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''Shōnen Jump''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Shōnen Jump'' January 1982 Extra Issue (14 December 1981)
| chapters = 1
| volumes =
}}

'''''Escape''''' is a five-page (one title page and four content pages), one-shot manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]], debuting in the special January 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''[[Shōnen Jump]]'', originally released '''14 December 1981''' in Japan by [[Shueisha]].

In addition to the ongoing ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga serialization at the same time, ''Escape'' was preceded by ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' earlier that year in March, and followed by ''[[Mad Matic]]'' just two months later (all published in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'').

Though it has been compiled several times in Japan and has received other international translations, ''Escape'' remains officially unreleased in English.

==Synopsis==

In the Earth Year 2070 on [[Planet Umekobucha]], a young girl in a cape huffs and puffs as she launches herself down a cliff, running past a dragon. Believing herself to be hidden away, the girl slinks down to the ground, but hears voices approaching. The girl accidentally kicks a can on the ground, alerting the unseen group to her location. What appears to be a young boy and a group of animals have found the girl: they are playing hide-and-seek, and now it is ''Sukonpu''-kun's turn. The universe is at peace...

==Characters & World==
Opening narration states that the short work takes place on "Planet Umekobucha" (惑星ウメコブチャ ''Wakusei Umekobucha''), a name likely sourced from 梅昆布茶 (''ume konbucha''), a [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%86%E5%B8%83%E8%8C%B6 plum kelp tea]. The planet appears to be home to dragons, as the protagonist comes across and initially frightened by a young/child dragon (コドモドラゴン ''kodomo doragon'').

Of the small group of characters seen in ''Escape'', only one is given a name: スコンプ (''Sukonpu''), though it is unclear who exactly is being referred to by this name. The name is likely sourced from 酢昆布 (''sukonbu''), a vinegar ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombu konbu]''.

Text written on the can that the girl accidentally kicks reads あきかんはくずかごに (''akikan wa kuzukago ni''), or "throw empty cans in the trash."

==Production==
[[File:escape-auction-issue-cover.jpg|thumb|250px|Cover to the January 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''Shōnen Jump'' containing Akira Toriyama's ''Escape'' one-shot manga]]
Alongside [[Dr. Slump Chapter 96|chapter 96]] of the original ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga series, [[Akira Toriyama]]'s author comment in the 1981 No. 50 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (released '''10 November 1981''') notes that he is working on a five-page, full-color special manga for an upcoming extra issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'' magazine series:

{{quotation|12月増刊用に新作４色５枚執筆中！がんばったからみてちょ！＜明＞ <hr> I'm writing a brand-new, five-page, full-color work for the December extra issue! I've worked hard on it, so give it a look! <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
''Escape'' premiered in full color in a special, extra ''Shōnen Jump'' issue (週刊少年ジャンプ増刊号) dated for January 10th, though actually released '''14 December 1981'''. Splash text throughout the issue obfuscates the story's true nature:

* At the top of the title page, 鳥山明がシリアスストーリーに初挑戦！！ ("Akira Toriyama Takes On A Serious Story For The First Time!!")
* Along the side of the title page, 逃げろ！つかまるな！！みつかるな！！ ("Run! Don't get caught!! Don't let them find you!!")
* In the table of contents, the title is listed as an SFスーパーアクションファンタジー ("Science-Fiction Super Action Fantasy")

Alongside other special inclusions, the issue is notable for containing Hirohiko Araki's ''Outlaw Man'' one-shot manga. Toriyama's author comment this issue states:

{{quotation|NHKの年末チャリティーでテープカットを！緊張でハサミがふるえてしまった <明> <hr> I cut the ribbon at the year-end NHK charity event! I was so nervous that the scissors kept shaking in my hands. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in the ''[[Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL]]'' art book, [[Akira Toriyama]] mentions having completed ''Escape'' by himself in a hotel room over the span of two days:

{{quotation|時間がないので某ホテルにカンヅメになって描いたんです（笑）。これは大変だったな…ベタも自分でやらなきゃなんなかったし。２日で仕上げました。 <hr> I was short on time, so I shut myself up in a certain hotel to draw it. (''laughs'') It was rough… I even had to do all the blacking myself. I finished it up in two days.|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX 3'', Toriyama once again touches on the condensed production timeframe and completing the work in a hotel:

{{quotation|東京のホテルでカンヅメになって描いたんですよ。面倒なことにカラー用の画材一式持っていって。でもなんで東京でやったのかな、間に合わなかったのかな。『Dr.スランプ』をやってた頃だから自宅にコピー機もなくて、隣の会社で１枚何十円か払って貸してもらったり。原稿は名古屋空港まで車で持って行くんですけど、朝６時までじゃないと当日に着かない時代で。夏は朝日が信号に当たると見づらくてしんどかったなあ。それで「ボツ！」とか言われると、また行かないといけないから大変。 <hr> I shut myself up in a hotel room in Tokyo to draw this. To make it even more of a pain, I even dragged along all the materials I needed to color it. But I wonder why I did it in Tokyo… maybe it’s because I wouldn’t have made the deadline otherwise? Since this is back when I was doing ''Dr. Slump'', I didn’t even have a photocopier at home, so I’d have the office next door let me use theirs to the tune of 10 yen or so per page. I’d bring my manuscripts to the Nagoya airport by car, and had to get there by 6 a.m., or they wouldn’t arrive the same day. In the summer, the morning sun would reflect off the traffic lights, making them hard to see; it was exhausting. And then if I got a “Rejected!”, I’d have to do it all over again, which was rough.|Akira Toriyama}}

==Releases==
[[File:escape-sample-panels.png|thumb|250px|Sample panels from ''Escape'' sourced from its full-color reprint in the September 1990 ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book]]
Beyond its original serialization in the January 1982 Extra Issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'', ''Escape'' has been reprinted in various publications:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
* In limited color in issue 22 of ''Bird Land Press'', Akira Toriyama's official fanclub newsletter, distributed in December of '''1986'''
* In its original full color in the ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book, released '''19 September 1990'''
* Greyscaled in the Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''07 July 2003'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''18 September 2008'''

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''Escape'' in the early 2000s (completed by at least some point in 2001); in their release, Planet Umekobucha is erroneously transliterated as "Umegabucha".<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020102040733/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/oneshots/|Website=Toriyama's World|Title="One-shots"|AccessDate=02 January 2002}}</ref> The "Hellz Yeah Toriyama" Tumblr blog released a "scanlation" with a far rougher (and at key points seemingly fabricated out of nothing) "translation" in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://hellzyeahtoriyama.tumblr.com/post/13857940247/escape-by-akira-toriyama|Website=Tumblr|Title="Escape by Akira Toriyama"|Date=07 December 2011|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>

==Legacy==
[[File:escape-toriyama-works.png|thumb|250px|Main ''Escape'' title page illustration featured as part of ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]''<ref name="toriworks">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225220115/https://dragonball.news/news/20190225_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2019/02/25"|Date=25 February 2019|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's main title page illustration for ''Escape'' was featured as a February 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>

==International Media Coverage==
TBD

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Public Page Candidate]]

Escape

2020-11-11T00:05:43Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Production */

{{incomplete}}
{{Infobox manga
| image = [[File:escape-auction-issue-title.jpg|250px|center]]
| caption = ''Escape'' original title page
| jpn_title = エスケイプ
| rom_title = Esukeipu
| eng_title = Escape
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''Shōnen Jump''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Shōnen Jump'' January 1982 Extra Issue (14 December 1981)
| chapters = 1
| volumes =
}}

'''''Escape''''' is a five-page (one title page and four content pages), one-shot manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]], debuting in the special January 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''[[Shōnen Jump]]'', originally released '''14 December 1981''' in Japan by [[Shueisha]].

In addition to the ongoing ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga serialization at the same time, ''Escape'' was preceded by ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' earlier that year in March, and followed by ''[[Mad Matic]]'' just two months later (all published in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'').

Though it has been compiled several times in Japan and has received other international translations, ''Escape'' remains officially unreleased in English.

==Synopsis==

In the Earth Year 2070 on [[Planet Umekobucha]], a young girl in a cape huffs and puffs as she launches herself down a cliff, running past a dragon. Believing herself to be hidden away, the girl slinks down to the ground, but hears voices approaching. The girl accidentally kicks a can on the ground, alerting the unseen group to her location. What appears to be a young boy and a group of animals have found the girl: they are playing hide-and-seek, and now it is ''Sukonpu''-kun's turn. The universe is at peace...

==Characters & World==
Opening narration states that the short work takes place on "Planet Umekobucha" (惑星ウメコブチャ ''Wakusei Umekobucha''), a name likely sourced from 梅昆布茶 (''ume konbucha''), a [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%86%E5%B8%83%E8%8C%B6 plum kelp tea]. The planet appears to be home to dragons, as the protagonist comes across and initially frightened by a young/child dragon (コドモドラゴン ''kodomo doragon'').

Of the small group of characters seen in ''Escape'', only one is given a name: スコンプ (''Sukonpu''), though it is unclear who exactly is being referred to by this name. The name is likely sourced from 酢昆布 (''sukonbu''), a vinegar ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombu konbu]''.

Text written on the can that the girl accidentally kicks reads あきかんはくずかごに (''akikan wa kuzukago ni''), or "throw empty cans in the trash."

==Production==
[[File:escape-auction-issue-cover.jpg|thumb|250px|Cover to the 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''Shōnen Jump'' containing Akira Toriyama's ''Escape'' one-shot manga]]
Alongside [[Dr. Slump Chapter 96|chapter 96]] of the original ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga series, [[Akira Toriyama]]'s author comment in the 1981 No. 50 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (released '''10 November 1981''') notes that he is working on a five-page, full-color special manga for an upcoming extra issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'' magazine series:

{{quotation|12月増刊用に新作４色５枚執筆中！がんばったからみてちょ！＜明＞ <hr> I'm writing a brand-new, five-page, full-color work for the December extra issue! I've worked hard on it, so give it a look! <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
''Escape'' premiered in full color in a special, extra ''Shōnen Jump'' issue (週刊少年ジャンプ増刊号) dated for January 10th, though actually released '''14 December 1981'''. Splash text throughout the issue obfuscates the story's true nature:

* At the top of the title page, 鳥山明がシリアスストーリーに初挑戦！！ ("Akira Toriyama Takes On A Serious Story For The First Time!!")
* Along the side of the title page, 逃げろ！つかまるな！！みつかるな！！ ("Run! Don't get caught!! Don't let them find you!!")
* In the table of contents, the title is listed as an SFスーパーアクションファンタジー ("Science-Fiction Super Action Fantasy")

Alongside other special inclusions, the issue is notable for containing Hirohiko Araki's ''Outlaw Man'' one-shot manga. Toriyama's author comment this issue states:

{{quotation|NHKの年末チャリティーでテープカットを！緊張でハサミがふるえてしまった <明> <hr> I cut the ribbon at the year-end NHK charity! I was so nervous that the scissors kept trembling in my hands. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in the ''[[Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL]]'' art book, [[Akira Toriyama]] mentions having completed ''Escape'' by himself in a hotel room over the span of two days:

{{quotation|時間がないので某ホテルにカンヅメになって描いたんです（笑）。これは大変だったな…ベタも自分でやらなきゃなんなかったし。２日で仕上げました。 <hr> I was short on time, so I shut myself up in a certain hotel to draw it. (''laughs'') It was rough… I even had to do all the blacking myself. I finished it up in two days.|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX 3'', Toriyama once again touches on the condensed production timeframe and completing the work in a hotel:

{{quotation|東京のホテルでカンヅメになって描いたんですよ。面倒なことにカラー用の画材一式持っていって。でもなんで東京でやったのかな、間に合わなかったのかな。『Dr.スランプ』をやってた頃だから自宅にコピー機もなくて、隣の会社で１枚何十円か払って貸してもらったり。原稿は名古屋空港まで車で持って行くんですけど、朝６時までじゃないと当日に着かない時代で。夏は朝日が信号に当たると見づらくてしんどかったなあ。それで「ボツ！」とか言われると、また行かないといけないから大変。 <hr> I shut myself up in a hotel room in Tokyo to draw this. To make it even more of a pain, I even dragged along all the materials I needed to color it. But I wonder why I did it in Tokyo… maybe it’s because I wouldn’t have made the deadline otherwise? Since this is back when I was doing ''Dr. Slump'', I didn’t even have a photocopier at home, so I’d have the office next door let me use theirs to the tune of 10 yen or so per page. I’d bring my manuscripts to the Nagoya airport by car, and had to get there by 6 a.m., or they wouldn’t arrive the same day. In the summer, the morning sun would reflect off the traffic lights, making them hard to see; it was exhausting. And then if I got a “Rejected!”, I’d have to do it all over again, which was rough.|Akira Toriyama}}

==Releases==
[[File:escape-sample-panels.png|thumb|250px|Sample panels from ''Escape'' sourced from its full-color reprint in the September 1990 ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book]]
Beyond its original serialization in the January 1982 Extra Issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'', ''Escape'' has been reprinted in various publications:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
* In limited color in issue 22 of ''Bird Land Press'', Akira Toriyama's official fanclub newsletter, distributed in December of '''1986'''
* In its original full color in the ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book, released '''19 September 1990'''
* Greyscaled in the Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''07 July 2003'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''18 September 2008'''

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''Escape'' in the early 2000s (completed by at least some point in 2001); in their release, Planet Umekobucha is erroneously transliterated as "Umegabucha".<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020102040733/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/oneshots/|Website=Toriyama's World|Title="One-shots"|AccessDate=02 January 2002}}</ref> The "Hellz Yeah Toriyama" Tumblr blog released a "scanlation" with a far rougher (and at key points seemingly fabricated out of nothing) "translation" in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://hellzyeahtoriyama.tumblr.com/post/13857940247/escape-by-akira-toriyama|Website=Tumblr|Title="Escape by Akira Toriyama"|Date=07 December 2011|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>

==Legacy==
[[File:escape-toriyama-works.png|thumb|250px|Main ''Escape'' title page illustration featured as part of ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]''<ref name="toriworks">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225220115/https://dragonball.news/news/20190225_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2019/02/25"|Date=25 February 2019|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's main title page illustration for ''Escape'' was featured as a February 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>

==International Media Coverage==
TBD

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Public Page Candidate]]

Escape

2020-11-10T23:58:04Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Production */

{{incomplete}}
{{Infobox manga
| image = [[File:escape-auction-issue-title.jpg|250px|center]]
| caption = ''Escape'' original title page
| jpn_title = エスケイプ
| rom_title = Esukeipu
| eng_title = Escape
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''Shōnen Jump''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Shōnen Jump'' January 1982 Extra Issue (14 December 1981)
| chapters = 1
| volumes =
}}

'''''Escape''''' is a five-page (one title page and four content pages), one-shot manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]], debuting in the special January 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''[[Shōnen Jump]]'', originally released '''14 December 1981''' in Japan by [[Shueisha]].

In addition to the ongoing ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga serialization at the same time, ''Escape'' was preceded by ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' earlier that year in March, and followed by ''[[Mad Matic]]'' just two months later (all published in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'').

Though it has been compiled several times in Japan and has received other international translations, ''Escape'' remains officially unreleased in English.

==Synopsis==

In the Earth Year 2070 on [[Planet Umekobucha]], a young girl in a cape huffs and puffs as she launches herself down a cliff, running past a dragon. Believing herself to be hidden away, the girl slinks down to the ground, but hears voices approaching. The girl accidentally kicks a can on the ground, alerting the unseen group to her location. What appears to be a young boy and a group of animals have found the girl: they are playing hide-and-seek, and now it is ''Sukonpu''-kun's turn. The universe is at peace...

==Characters & World==
Opening narration states that the short work takes place on "Planet Umekobucha" (惑星ウメコブチャ ''Wakusei Umekobucha''), a name likely sourced from 梅昆布茶 (''ume konbucha''), a [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%86%E5%B8%83%E8%8C%B6 plum kelp tea]. The planet appears to be home to dragons, as the protagonist comes across and initially frightened by a young/child dragon (コドモドラゴン ''kodomo doragon'').

Of the small group of characters seen in ''Escape'', only one is given a name: スコンプ (''Sukonpu''), though it is unclear who exactly is being referred to by this name. The name is likely sourced from 酢昆布 (''sukonbu''), a vinegar ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombu konbu]''.

Text written on the can that the girl accidentally kicks reads あきかんはくずかごに (''akikan wa kuzukago ni''), or "throw empty cans in the trash."

==Production==
[[File:escape-auction-issue-cover.jpg|thumb|250px|Cover to the 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''Shōnen Jump'' containing Akira Toriyama's ''Escape'' one-shot manga]]
Alongside [[Dr. Slump Chapter 96|chapter 96]] of the original ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga series, [[Akira Toriyama]]'s author comment in the 1981 No. 50 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (released '''10 November 1981''') notes that he is working on a five-page, full-color special manga for an upcoming extra issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'' magazine series:

{{quotation|12月増刊用に新作４色５枚執筆中！がんばったからみてちょ！＜明＞ <hr> I'm writing a brand-new, five-page, full-color work for the December extra issue! I've worked hard on it, so give it a look! <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
''Escape'' premiered in full color in a special, extra ''Shōnen Jump'' issue (週刊少年ジャンプ増刊号) dated for January 10th, though actually released '''14 December 1981'''. Splash text throughout the issue obfuscates the story's true nature:

* At the top of the title page, 鳥山明がシリアスストーリーに初挑戦！！ ("Akira Toriyama Takes On A Serious Story For The First Time!!")
* Along the side of the title page, 逃げろ！つかまるな！！みつかるな！！ ("Run! Don't get caught!! Don't let them find you!!")
* In the table of contents, the title is listed as an SFスーパーアクションファンタジー ("Science-Fiction Super Action Fantasy")

Alongside other special inclusions, the issue is notable for containing Hirohiko Araki's ''Outlaw Man'' one-shot manga. Toriyama's author comment this issue states:

{{quotation|NHKの年末チャリティーでテープカットを！緊張でハサミがふるえてしまった <明> <hr> I cut the ribbon at the year-end NHK charity! I was so nervous that the scissors kept trembling in my hands. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in the ''[[Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL]]'' art book, [[Akira Toriyama]] mentions having completed ''Escape'' by himself in a hotel room over the span of two days:

{{quotation|時間がないので某ホテルにカンヅメになって描いたんです（笑）。これは大変だったな…ベタも自分でやらなきゃなんなかったし。２日で仕上げました。 <hr> I was short on time, so I shut myself up in a certain hotel to draw it. (''laughs'') It was rough… I even had to do all the inking myself. I finished it up in two days.|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX 3'', Toriyama once again touches on the condensed production timeframe and completing the work in a hotel:

{{quotation|東京のホテルでカンヅメになって描いたんですよ。面倒なことにカラー用の画材一式持っていって。でもなんで東京でやったのかな、間に合わなかったのかな。『Dr.スランプ』をやってた頃だから自宅にコピー機もなくて、隣の会社で１枚何十円か払って貸してもらったり。原稿は名古屋空港まで車で持って行くんですけど、朝６時までじゃないと当日に着かない時代で。夏は朝日が信号に当たると見づらくてしんどかったなあ。それで「ボツ！」とか言われると、また行かないといけないから大変。 <hr> I shut myself up in a hotel room in Tokyo to draw this. To make it even more of a pain, I even dragged along all the materials I needed to color it. But I wonder why I did it in Tokyo… maybe it’s because I wouldn’t have made the deadline otherwise? Since this is back when I was doing ''Dr. Slump'', I didn’t even have a photocopier at home, so I’d have the office next door let me use theirs to the tune of 10 yen or so per page. I’d bring my manuscripts to the Nagoya airport by car, and had to get there by 6 a.m., or they wouldn’t arrive the same day. In the summer, the morning sun would reflect off the traffic lights, making them hard to see; it was exhausting. And then if I got a “Rejected!”, I’d have to do it all over again, which was rough.|Akira Toriyama}}

==Releases==
[[File:escape-sample-panels.png|thumb|250px|Sample panels from ''Escape'' sourced from its full-color reprint in the September 1990 ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book]]
Beyond its original serialization in the January 1982 Extra Issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'', ''Escape'' has been reprinted in various publications:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
* In limited color in issue 22 of ''Bird Land Press'', Akira Toriyama's official fanclub newsletter, distributed in December of '''1986'''
* In its original full color in the ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book, released '''19 September 1990'''
* Greyscaled in the Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''07 July 2003'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''18 September 2008'''

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''Escape'' in the early 2000s (completed by at least some point in 2001); in their release, Planet Umekobucha is erroneously transliterated as "Umegabucha".<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020102040733/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/oneshots/|Website=Toriyama's World|Title="One-shots"|AccessDate=02 January 2002}}</ref> The "Hellz Yeah Toriyama" Tumblr blog released a "scanlation" with a far rougher (and at key points seemingly fabricated out of nothing) "translation" in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://hellzyeahtoriyama.tumblr.com/post/13857940247/escape-by-akira-toriyama|Website=Tumblr|Title="Escape by Akira Toriyama"|Date=07 December 2011|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>

==Legacy==
[[File:escape-toriyama-works.png|thumb|250px|Main ''Escape'' title page illustration featured as part of ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]''<ref name="toriworks">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225220115/https://dragonball.news/news/20190225_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2019/02/25"|Date=25 February 2019|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's main title page illustration for ''Escape'' was featured as a February 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>

==International Media Coverage==
TBD

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Public Page Candidate]]

Escape

2020-11-10T23:45:00Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Production */

{{incomplete}}
{{Infobox manga
| image = [[File:escape-auction-issue-title.jpg|250px|center]]
| caption = ''Escape'' original title page
| jpn_title = エスケイプ
| rom_title = Esukeipu
| eng_title = Escape
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''Shōnen Jump''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Shōnen Jump'' January 1982 Extra Issue (14 December 1981)
| chapters = 1
| volumes =
}}

'''''Escape''''' is a five-page (one title page and four content pages), one-shot manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]], debuting in the special January 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''[[Shōnen Jump]]'', originally released '''14 December 1981''' in Japan by [[Shueisha]].

In addition to the ongoing ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga serialization at the same time, ''Escape'' was preceded by ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' earlier that year in March, and followed by ''[[Mad Matic]]'' just two months later (all published in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'').

Though it has been compiled several times in Japan and has received other international translations, ''Escape'' remains officially unreleased in English.

==Synopsis==

In the Earth Year 2070 on [[Planet Umekobucha]], a young girl in a cape huffs and puffs as she launches herself down a cliff, running past a dragon. Believing herself to be hidden away, the girl slinks down to the ground, but hears voices approaching. The girl accidentally kicks a can on the ground, alerting the unseen group to her location. What appears to be a young boy and a group of animals have found the girl: they are playing hide-and-seek, and now it is ''Sukonpu''-kun's turn. The universe is at peace...

==Characters & World==
Opening narration states that the short work takes place on "Planet Umekobucha" (惑星ウメコブチャ ''Wakusei Umekobucha''), a name likely sourced from 梅昆布茶 (''ume konbucha''), a [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%86%E5%B8%83%E8%8C%B6 plum kelp tea]. The planet appears to be home to dragons, as the protagonist comes across and initially frightened by a young/child dragon (コドモドラゴン ''kodomo doragon'').

Of the small group of characters seen in ''Escape'', only one is given a name: スコンプ (''Sukonpu''), though it is unclear who exactly is being referred to by this name. The name is likely sourced from 酢昆布 (''sukonbu''), a vinegar ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombu konbu]''.

Text written on the can that the girl accidentally kicks reads あきかんはくずかごに (''akikan wa kuzukago ni''), or "throw empty cans in the trash."

==Production==
[[File:escape-auction-issue-cover.jpg|thumb|250px|Cover to the 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''Shōnen Jump'' containing Akira Toriyama's ''Escape'' one-shot manga]]
Alongside [[Dr. Slump Chapter 96|chapter 96]] of the original ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga series, [[Akira Toriyama]]'s author comment in the 1981 No. 50 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (released '''10 November 1981''') notes that he is working on a five-page, full-color special manga for an upcoming extra issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'' magazine series:

{{quotation|12月増刊用に新作４色５枚執筆中！がんばったからみてちょ！＜明＞ <hr> I'm writing a brand-new, five-page, full-color work for the December extra issue! I've worked hard on it, so give it a look! <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
''Escape'' premiered in full color in a special, extra ''Shōnen Jump'' issue (週刊少年ジャンプ増刊号) dated for January 10th, though actually released '''14 December 1981'''. Splash text throughout the issue obfuscates the story's true nature:

* At the top of the title page, 鳥山明がシリアスストーリーに初挑戦！！ ("Akira Toriyama Takes On A Serious Story For The First Time!!")
* Along the side of the title page, 逃げろ！つかまるな！！みつかるな！！ ("Run! Don't get caught!! Don't let them find you!!")
* In the table of contents, the title is listed as an SFスーパーアクションファンタジー ("Science-Fiction Super Action Fantasy")

Alongside other special inclusions, the issue is notable for containing Hirohiko Araki's ''Outlaw Man'' one-shot manga. Toriyama's author comment this issue states:

{{quotation|NHKの年末チャリティーでテープカットを！緊張でハサミがふるえてしまった <明> <hr> I cut the ribbon at the year-end NHK charity! I was so nervous that the scissors kept trembling in my hands. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in the ''[[Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL]]'' art book, [[Akira Toriyama]] mentions having completed ''Escape'' by himself in a hotel room over the span of two days:

{{quotation|時間がないので某ホテルにカンヅメになって描いたんです（笑）。これは大変だったな…ベタも自分でやらなきゃなんなかったし。２日で仕上げました。 <hr> I was short on time, so I shut myself up in a certain hotel to draw it. (''laughs'') It was rough… I even had to do all the inking myself. I finished it up in two days.|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX 3'', Toriyama once again touches on the condensed production timeframe and completing the work in a hotel:

{{quotation|東京のホテルでカンヅメになって描いたんですよ。面倒なことにカラー用の画材一式持っていって。でもなんで東京でやったのかな、間に合わなかったのかな。『Dr.スランプ』をやってた頃だから自宅にコピー機もなくて、隣の会社で１枚何十円か払って貸してもらったり。原稿は名古屋空港まで車で持って行くんですけど、朝６時までじゃないと当日に着かない時代で。夏は朝日が信号に当たると見づらくてしんどかったなあ。それで「ボツ！」とか言われると、また行かないといけないから大変。 <hr> I shut myself up in a hotel room in Tokyo to draw this. To make it even more of a pain, I even dragged along all the materials I needed to color it. But I wonder why I did it in Tokyo… maybe it’s because I wouldn’t have made the deadline otherwise? I was doing ''Dr. Slump'' at the time, so I didn’t even have a photocopier at home, so I’d have the office next door let me use theirs to the tune of 10 yen or so per page. It was back when I had to bring my manuscripts to the Nagoya airport by car, and had to get there by 6 a.m., or they wouldn’t arrive the same day. In the summer, the morning sun would reflect off the traffic lights, making them hard to see; it was exhausting. And then if I got a “Rejected!”,|Akira Toriyama}}

==Releases==
[[File:escape-sample-panels.png|thumb|250px|Sample panels from ''Escape'' sourced from its full-color reprint in the September 1990 ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book]]
Beyond its original serialization in the January 1982 Extra Issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'', ''Escape'' has been reprinted in various publications:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
* In limited color in issue 22 of ''Bird Land Press'', Akira Toriyama's official fanclub newsletter, distributed in December of '''1986'''
* In its original full color in the ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book, released '''19 September 1990'''
* Greyscaled in the Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''07 July 2003'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''18 September 2008'''

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''Escape'' in the early 2000s (completed by at least some point in 2001); in their release, Planet Umekobucha is erroneously transliterated as "Umegabucha".<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020102040733/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/oneshots/|Website=Toriyama's World|Title="One-shots"|AccessDate=02 January 2002}}</ref> The "Hellz Yeah Toriyama" Tumblr blog released a "scanlation" with a far rougher (and at key points seemingly fabricated out of nothing) "translation" in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://hellzyeahtoriyama.tumblr.com/post/13857940247/escape-by-akira-toriyama|Website=Tumblr|Title="Escape by Akira Toriyama"|Date=07 December 2011|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>

==Legacy==
[[File:escape-toriyama-works.png|thumb|250px|Main ''Escape'' title page illustration featured as part of ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]''<ref name="toriworks">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225220115/https://dragonball.news/news/20190225_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2019/02/25"|Date=25 February 2019|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's main title page illustration for ''Escape'' was featured as a February 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>

==International Media Coverage==
TBD

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Public Page Candidate]]

Escape

2020-11-10T22:07:11Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Production */

{{incomplete}}
{{Infobox manga
| image = [[File:escape-auction-issue-title.jpg|250px|center]]
| caption = ''Escape'' original title page
| jpn_title = エスケイプ
| rom_title = Esukeipu
| eng_title = Escape
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''Shōnen Jump''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Shōnen Jump'' January 1982 Extra Issue (14 December 1981)
| chapters = 1
| volumes =
}}

'''''Escape''''' is a five-page (one title page and four content pages), one-shot manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]], debuting in the special January 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''[[Shōnen Jump]]'', originally released '''14 December 1981''' in Japan by [[Shueisha]].

In addition to the ongoing ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga serialization at the same time, ''Escape'' was preceded by ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' earlier that year in March, and followed by ''[[Mad Matic]]'' just two months later (all published in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'').

Though it has been compiled several times in Japan and has received other international translations, ''Escape'' remains officially unreleased in English.

==Synopsis==

In the Earth Year 2070 on [[Planet Umekobucha]], a young girl in a cape huffs and puffs as she launches herself down a cliff, running past a dragon. Believing herself to be hidden away, the girl slinks down to the ground, but hears voices approaching. The girl accidentally kicks a can on the ground, alerting the unseen group to her location. What appears to be a young boy and a group of animals have found the girl: they are playing hide-and-seek, and now it is ''Sukonpu''-kun's turn. The universe is at peace...

==Characters & World==
Opening narration states that the short work takes place on "Planet Umekobucha" (惑星ウメコブチャ ''Wakusei Umekobucha''), a name likely sourced from 梅昆布茶 (''ume konbucha''), a [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%86%E5%B8%83%E8%8C%B6 plum kelp tea]. The planet appears to be home to dragons, as the protagonist comes across and initially frightened by a young/child dragon (コドモドラゴン ''kodomo doragon'').

Of the small group of characters seen in ''Escape'', only one is given a name: スコンプ (''Sukonpu''), though it is unclear who exactly is being referred to by this name. The name is likely sourced from 酢昆布 (''sukonbu''), a vinegar ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombu konbu]''.

Text written on the can that the girl accidentally kicks reads あきかんはくずかごに (''akikan wa kuzukago ni''), or "throw empty cans in the trash."

==Production==
[[File:escape-auction-issue-cover.jpg|thumb|250px|Cover to the 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''Shōnen Jump'' containing Akira Toriyama's ''Escape'' one-shot manga]]
Alongside [[Dr. Slump Chapter 96|chapter 96]] of the original ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga series, [[Akira Toriyama]]'s author comment in the 1981 No. 50 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (released '''10 November 1981''') notes that he is working on a five-page, full-color special manga for an upcoming extra issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'' magazine series:

{{quotation|12月増刊用に新作４色５枚執筆中！がんばったからみてちょ！＜明＞ <hr> I'm writing a brand-new, five-page, full-color work for the December extra issue! I've worked hard on it, so give it a look! <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
''Escape'' premiered in full color in a special, extra ''Shōnen Jump'' issue (週刊少年ジャンプ増刊号) dated for January 10th, though actually released '''14 December 1981'''. Splash text throughout the issue obfuscates the story's true nature:

* At the top of the title page, 鳥山明がシリアスストーリーに初挑戦！！ ("Akira Toriyama Takes On A Serious Story For The First Time!!")
* Along the side of the title page, 逃げろ！つかまるな！！みつかるな！！ ("Run! Don't get caught!! Don't let them find you!!")
* In the table of contents, the title is listed as an SFスーパーアクションファンタジー ("Science-Fiction Super Action Fantasy")

Alongside other special inclusions, the issue is notable for containing Hirohiko Araki's ''Outlaw Man'' one-shot manga. Toriyama's author comment this issue states:

{{quotation|NHKの年末チャリティーでテープカットを！緊張でハサミがふるえてしまった <明> <hr> I cut the ribbon at the year-end NHK charity! I was so nervous that the scissors kept trembling in my hands. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in the ''[[Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL]]'' art book, [[Akira Toriyama]] mentions having completed ''Escape'' by himself in a hotel room over the span of two days:

{{quotation|時間がないので某ホテルにカンヅメになって描いたんです（笑）。これは大変だったな…ベタも自分でやらなきゃなんなかったし。２日で仕上げました。 <hr> I was short on time, so I shut myself up in a certain hotel to draw it. (''laughs'') It was rough… I even had to do all the inking myself. I finished it up in two days.|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX 3'', Toriyama once again touches on the condensed production timeframe and completing the work in a hotel:

{{quotation|東京のホテルでカンヅメになって描いたんですよ。面倒なことにカラー用の画材一式持っていって。でもなんで東京でやったのかな、間に合わなかったのかな。『Dr.スランプ』をやってた頃だから自宅にコピー機もなくて、隣の会社で１枚何十円か払って貸してもらったり。原稿は名古屋空港まで車で持って行くんですけど、朝６時までじゃないと当日に着かない時代で。夏は朝日が信号に当たると見づらくてしんどかったなあ。それで「ボツ！」とか言われると、また行かないといけないから大変。 <hr> I shut myself up in a hotel room in Tokyo to draw this. To make it even more of a pain, I even dragged along all the materials I needed to color it. But I wonder why I did it in Tokyo… maybe it’s because I wouldn’t have made the deadline otherwise? I was doing ''Dr. Slump'' at the time, so I didn’t even have a photocopier at home, so I’d have the office next door let me use theirs to the tune of 10 yen or so per page. It was back when I had to bring my manuscripts to the Nagoya airport by car, and had to get there by 6 a.m., or they wouldn’t arrive the same day. In the summer, ______|Akira Toriyama}}

==Releases==
[[File:escape-sample-panels.png|thumb|250px|Sample panels from ''Escape'' sourced from its full-color reprint in the September 1990 ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book]]
Beyond its original serialization in the January 1982 Extra Issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'', ''Escape'' has been reprinted in various publications:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
* In limited color in issue 22 of ''Bird Land Press'', Akira Toriyama's official fanclub newsletter, distributed in December of '''1986'''
* In its original full color in the ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book, released '''19 September 1990'''
* Greyscaled in the Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''07 July 2003'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''18 September 2008'''

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''Escape'' in the early 2000s (completed by at least some point in 2001); in their release, Planet Umekobucha is erroneously transliterated as "Umegabucha".<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020102040733/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/oneshots/|Website=Toriyama's World|Title="One-shots"|AccessDate=02 January 2002}}</ref> The "Hellz Yeah Toriyama" Tumblr blog released a "scanlation" with a far rougher (and at key points seemingly fabricated out of nothing) "translation" in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://hellzyeahtoriyama.tumblr.com/post/13857940247/escape-by-akira-toriyama|Website=Tumblr|Title="Escape by Akira Toriyama"|Date=07 December 2011|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>

==Legacy==
[[File:escape-toriyama-works.png|thumb|250px|Main ''Escape'' title page illustration featured as part of ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]''<ref name="toriworks">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225220115/https://dragonball.news/news/20190225_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2019/02/25"|Date=25 February 2019|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's main title page illustration for ''Escape'' was featured as a February 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>

==International Media Coverage==
TBD

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Public Page Candidate]]

Escape

2020-11-10T21:56:22Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Production */

{{incomplete}}
{{Infobox manga
| image = [[File:escape-auction-issue-title.jpg|250px|center]]
| caption = ''Escape'' original title page
| jpn_title = エスケイプ
| rom_title = Esukeipu
| eng_title = Escape
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''Shōnen Jump''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Shōnen Jump'' January 1982 Extra Issue (14 December 1981)
| chapters = 1
| volumes =
}}

'''''Escape''''' is a five-page (one title page and four content pages), one-shot manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]], debuting in the special January 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''[[Shōnen Jump]]'', originally released '''14 December 1981''' in Japan by [[Shueisha]].

In addition to the ongoing ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga serialization at the same time, ''Escape'' was preceded by ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' earlier that year in March, and followed by ''[[Mad Matic]]'' just two months later (all published in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'').

Though it has been compiled several times in Japan and has received other international translations, ''Escape'' remains officially unreleased in English.

==Synopsis==

In the Earth Year 2070 on [[Planet Umekobucha]], a young girl in a cape huffs and puffs as she launches herself down a cliff, running past a dragon. Believing herself to be hidden away, the girl slinks down to the ground, but hears voices approaching. The girl accidentally kicks a can on the ground, alerting the unseen group to her location. What appears to be a young boy and a group of animals have found the girl: they are playing hide-and-seek, and now it is ''Sukonpu''-kun's turn. The universe is at peace...

==Characters & World==
Opening narration states that the short work takes place on "Planet Umekobucha" (惑星ウメコブチャ ''Wakusei Umekobucha''), a name likely sourced from 梅昆布茶 (''ume konbucha''), a [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%86%E5%B8%83%E8%8C%B6 plum kelp tea]. The planet appears to be home to dragons, as the protagonist comes across and initially frightened by a young/child dragon (コドモドラゴン ''kodomo doragon'').

Of the small group of characters seen in ''Escape'', only one is given a name: スコンプ (''Sukonpu''), though it is unclear who exactly is being referred to by this name. The name is likely sourced from 酢昆布 (''sukonbu''), a vinegar ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombu konbu]''.

Text written on the can that the girl accidentally kicks reads あきかんはくずかごに (''akikan wa kuzukago ni''), or "throw empty cans in the trash."

==Production==
[[File:escape-auction-issue-cover.jpg|thumb|250px|Cover to the 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''Shōnen Jump'' containing Akira Toriyama's ''Escape'' one-shot manga]]
Alongside [[Dr. Slump Chapter 96|chapter 96]] of the original ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga series, [[Akira Toriyama]]'s author comment in the 1981 No. 50 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (released '''10 November 1981''') notes that he is working on a five-page, full-color special manga for an upcoming extra issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'' magazine series:

{{quotation|12月増刊用に新作４色５枚執筆中！がんばったからみてちょ！＜明＞ <hr> I'm writing a brand-new, five-page, full-color work for the December extra issue! I've worked hard on it, so give it a look! <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
''Escape'' premiered in full color in a special, extra ''Shōnen Jump'' issue (週刊少年ジャンプ増刊号) dated for January 10th, though actually released '''14 December 1981'''. Splash text throughout the issue obfuscates the story's true nature:

* At the top of the title page, 鳥山明がシリアスストーリーに初挑戦！！ ("Akira Toriyama Takes On A Serious Story For The First Time!!")
* Along the side of the title page, 逃げろ！つかまるな！！みつかるな！！ ("Run! Don't get caught!! Don't let them find you!!")
* In the table of contents, the title is listed as an SFスーパーアクションファンタジー ("Science-Fiction Super Action Fantasy")

Alongside other special inclusions, the issue is notable for containing Hirohiko Araki's ''Outlaw Man'' one-shot manga. Toriyama's author comment this issue states:

{{quotation|NHKの年末チャリティーでテープカットを！緊張でハサミがふるえてしまった <明> <hr> I cut the ribbon at the year-end NHK charity! I was so nervous that the scissors kept trembling in my hands. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in the ''[[Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL]]'' art book, [[Akira Toriyama]] mentions having completed ''Escape'' by himself in a hotel room over the span of two days:

{{quotation|時間がないので某ホテルにカンヅメになって描いたんです（笑）。これは大変だったな…ベタも自分でやらなきゃなんなかったし。２日で仕上げました。 <hr> I was short on time, so I barricaded myself in a certain hotel to draw it. (''laughs'') It was rough… I even had to do all the inking myself. I finished it up in two days.|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX 3'', Toriyama once again touches on the condensed production timeframe and completing the work in a hotel:

{{quotation|東京のホテルでカンヅメになって描いたんですよ。面倒なことにカァラー用の画材一式持っていって。でもなんで東京でやったのかな、間に合わなかったのかな。『Dr.スランプ』をやってた頃だから自宅にコピー機もなくて、隣の会社で１枚何十円か払って貸してもらったり。原稿は名古屋空港まで車で持って行くんですけど、朝６時までじゃないと当日に着かない時代で。夏は朝日が信号に当たると見づらくてしんどかったなあ。それで「ボツ！」とか言われると、また行かないといけないから大変。 <hr> TRANSLATION|Akira Toriyama}}

==Releases==
[[File:escape-sample-panels.png|thumb|250px|Sample panels from ''Escape'' sourced from its full-color reprint in the September 1990 ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book]]
Beyond its original serialization in the January 1982 Extra Issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'', ''Escape'' has been reprinted in various publications:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
* In limited color in issue 22 of ''Bird Land Press'', Akira Toriyama's official fanclub newsletter, distributed in December of '''1986'''
* In its original full color in the ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book, released '''19 September 1990'''
* Greyscaled in the Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''07 July 2003'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''18 September 2008'''

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''Escape'' in the early 2000s (completed by at least some point in 2001); in their release, Planet Umekobucha is erroneously transliterated as "Umegabucha".<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020102040733/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/oneshots/|Website=Toriyama's World|Title="One-shots"|AccessDate=02 January 2002}}</ref> The "Hellz Yeah Toriyama" Tumblr blog released a "scanlation" with a far rougher (and at key points seemingly fabricated out of nothing) "translation" in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://hellzyeahtoriyama.tumblr.com/post/13857940247/escape-by-akira-toriyama|Website=Tumblr|Title="Escape by Akira Toriyama"|Date=07 December 2011|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>

==Legacy==
[[File:escape-toriyama-works.png|thumb|250px|Main ''Escape'' title page illustration featured as part of ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]''<ref name="toriworks">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225220115/https://dragonball.news/news/20190225_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2019/02/25"|Date=25 February 2019|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's main title page illustration for ''Escape'' was featured as a February 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>

==International Media Coverage==
TBD

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

[[Category:Incomplete]]
[[Category:Public Page Candidate]]

Escape

2020-11-10T21:44:25Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Production */

{{incomplete}}
{{Infobox manga
| image = [[File:escape-auction-issue-title.jpg|250px|center]]
| caption = ''Escape'' original title page
| jpn_title = エスケイプ
| rom_title = Esukeipu
| eng_title = Escape
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''Shōnen Jump''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Shōnen Jump'' January 1982 Extra Issue (14 December 1981)
| chapters = 1
| volumes =
}}

'''''Escape''''' is a five-page (one title page and four content pages), one-shot manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]], debuting in the special January 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''[[Shōnen Jump]]'', originally released '''14 December 1981''' in Japan by [[Shueisha]].

In addition to the ongoing ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga serialization at the same time, ''Escape'' was preceded by ''[[Pola & Roid]]'' earlier that year in March, and followed by ''[[Mad Matic]]'' just two months later (all published in ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'').

Though it has been compiled several times in Japan and has received other international translations, ''Escape'' remains officially unreleased in English.

==Synopsis==

In the Earth Year 2070 on [[Planet Umekobucha]], a young girl in a cape huffs and puffs as she launches herself down a cliff, running past a dragon. Believing herself to be hidden away, the girl slinks down to the ground, but hears voices approaching. The girl accidentally kicks a can on the ground, alerting the unseen group to her location. What appears to be a young boy and a group of animals have found the girl: they are playing hide-and-seek, and now it is ''Sukonpu''-kun's turn. The universe is at peace...

==Characters & World==
Opening narration states that the short work takes place on "Planet Umekobucha" (惑星ウメコブチャ ''Wakusei Umekobucha''), a name likely sourced from 梅昆布茶 (''ume konbucha''), a [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%98%86%E5%B8%83%E8%8C%B6 plum kelp tea]. The planet appears to be home to dragons, as the protagonist comes across and initially frightened by a young/child dragon (コドモドラゴン ''kodomo doragon'').

Of the small group of characters seen in ''Escape'', only one is given a name: スコンプ (''Sukonpu''), though it is unclear who exactly is being referred to by this name. The name is likely sourced from 酢昆布 (''sukonbu''), a vinegar ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombu konbu]''.

Text written on the can that the girl accidentally kicks reads あきかんはくずかごに (''akikan wa kuzukago ni''), or "throw empty cans in the trash."

==Production==
[[File:escape-auction-issue-cover.jpg|thumb|250px|Cover to the 1982 "Extra Issue" of ''Shōnen Jump'' containing Akira Toriyama's ''Escape'' one-shot manga]]
Alongside [[Dr. Slump Chapter 96|chapter 96]] of the original ''[[Dr. Slump]]'' manga series, [[Akira Toriyama]]'s author comment in the 1981 No. 50 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (released '''10 November 1981''') notes that he is working on a five-page, full-color special manga for an upcoming extra issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'' magazine series:

{{quotation|12月増刊用に新作４色５枚執筆中！がんばったからみてちょ！＜明＞ <hr> I'm writing a brand-new, five-page, full-color work for the December extra issue! I've worked hard on it, so give it a look! <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
''Escape'' premiered in full color in a special, extra ''Shōnen Jump'' issue (週刊少年ジャンプ増刊号) dated for January 10th, though actually released '''14 December 1981'''. Splash text throughout the issue obfuscates the story's true nature:

* At the top of the title page, 鳥山明がシリアスストーリーに初挑戦！！ ("Akira Toriyama Takes On A Serious Story For The First Time!!")
* Along the side of the title page, 逃げろ！つかまるな！！みつかるな！！ ("Run! Don't get caught!! Don't let them find you!!")
* In the table of contents, the title is listed as an SFスーパーアクションファンタジー ("Science-Fiction Super Action Fantasy")

Alongside other special inclusions, the issue is notable for containing Hirohiko Araki's ''Outlaw Man'' one-shot manga. Toriyama's author comment this issue states:

{{quotation|NHKの年末チャリティーでテープカットを！緊張でハサミがふるえてしまった <明> <hr> I cut the ribbon at the year-end NHK charity! I was so nervous that the scissors kept trembling in my hands. <Akira>|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in the ''[[Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL]]'' art book, [[Akira Toriyama]] mentions having completed ''Escape'' by himself in a hotel room over the span of two days:

{{quotation|時間がないので某ホテルにカンヅメになって描いたんです（笑）。これは大変だったな…ベタも自分でやらなきゃなんなかったし。２日で仕上げました。 <hr> TRANSLATION|Akira Toriyama}}
In an accompanying comment in ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX 3'', Toriyama once again touches on the condensed production timeframe and completing the work in a hotel:

{{quotation|東京のホテルでカンヅメになって描いたんですよ。面倒なことにカァラー用の画材一式持っていって。でもなんで東京でやったのかな、間に合わなかったのかな。『Dr.スランプ』をやってた頃だから自宅にコピー機もなくて、隣の会社で１枚何十円か払って貸してもらったり。原稿は名古屋空港まで車で持って行くんですけど、朝６時までじゃないと当日に着かない時代で。夏は朝日が信号に当たると見づらくてしんどかったなあ。それで「ボツ！」とか言われると、また行かないといけないから大変。 <hr> TRANSLATION|Akira Toriyama}}

==Releases==
[[File:escape-sample-panels.png|thumb|250px|Sample panels from ''Escape'' sourced from its full-color reprint in the September 1990 ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book]]
Beyond its original serialization in the January 1982 Extra Issue of Shueisha's ''Shōnen Jump'', ''Escape'' has been reprinted in various publications:

* Greyscaled in the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''10 March 1988'''
* In limited color in issue 22 of ''Bird Land Press'', Akira Toriyama's official fanclub newsletter, distributed in December of '''1986'''
* In its original full color in the ''Akira Toriyama: The World SPECIAL'' art book, released '''19 September 1990'''
* Greyscaled in the Shueisha Jump Remix re-release of the ''Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''07 July 2003'''
* Greyscaled in the ''An Emperor's Feast of Akira Toriyama Vol. 2'' compilation, released '''18 September 2008'''

The ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''Escape'' in the early 2000s (completed by at least some point in 2001); in their release, Planet Umekobucha is erroneously transliterated as "Umegabucha".<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020102040733/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/oneshots/|Website=Toriyama's World|Title="One-shots"|AccessDate=02 January 2002}}</ref> The "Hellz Yeah Toriyama" Tumblr blog released a "scanlation" with a far rougher (and at key points seemingly fabricated out of nothing) "translation" in 2011.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://hellzyeahtoriyama.tumblr.com/post/13857940247/escape-by-akira-toriyama|Website=Tumblr|Title="Escape by Akira Toriyama"|Date=07 December 2011|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>

==Legacy==
[[File:escape-toriyama-works.png|thumb|250px|Main ''Escape'' title page illustration featured as part of ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]''<ref name="toriworks">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20190225220115/https://dragonball.news/news/20190225_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2019/02/25"|Date=25 February 2019|AccessDate=09 November 2020}}</ref>]]
Akira Toriyama's main title page illustration for ''Escape'' was featured as a February 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>

==International Media Coverage==
TBD

==Notes==
{{reflist|group=note}}

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{ToriyamaManga}}

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Murasaki

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Master Sergeant Murasaki

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| anime_debut = [[Dragon Ball Episode 36]]
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==Name==
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==Notable Skills==
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Master Sergeant Murasaki

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{{Characters}}
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Sergeant Master Murasaki

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Master Sergeant Murasaki

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Planet Bihe

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| name = Planet Bihe
| jpn_name = 惑星ビーヘ (''Wakusei-Bīhe'')
| image = [[File:Planet-Bihe.png|320px|Planet Bihe]]
| caption = Planet Bihe as seen from space.
| eng_name =
| name_pun = Snake
| manga_debut =
| anime_debut = [[Dragon Ball GT Episode 9]]
| appears =
| area = Universe
| galaxy = Milky Way
| planet =
| location = Point ME-367
}}
'''Planet Bihe''' is the fourth stop on the [[Dragon Ball GT|Grand Tour]]. It first appears in [[Dragon Ball GT Episode 9]] which debuted on [[Fuji TV]] on '''24 April 1996''' in Japan.

==Overview==
Planet Bihe is home to giant worm-like creatures called [[muma]]. The planet is intersected with worm tunnels that become complicated and maze-like the deeper one travels into the planet.<ref name="GT9">{{Cite episode|Series=GT|Eps=9}}</ref>

==Name==
Planet Bihe's name (惑星ビーヘ ''Wakusei-Bīhe'') is confirmed to be derived from "snake" (蛇 ''hebi'' ヘビ).<ref>{{Cite guidebook|Title="A short break! — What a Surprise! Naming Analysis"|Book=16|Page=p. 51}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}
{{DB World}}
[[Category:Location]]

Muma

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'''Muma''' are fictional creatures in the Japanese animated series ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]''. Muma are first seen in [[Dragon Ball GT Episode 9|episode 9]], which debuted on [[Fuji TV]] on '''24 April 1996'''.

==Overview==

==Name==
"Muma" (ムーマ ''Mūma'') is likely derived from the Japanese word for pit vipers, ''mamushi'' (マムシ).

==Production==

==References==
{{reflist}}

Project:Style Manual

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This is an instruction manual that addresses the conventions adopted by ''Kanzenshuu'' in writing, titles, pages, images, and linking. Please read it before you contribute to the wiki. Note, however, that this document may not be updated frequently, so it is also recommended users survey prevailing conventions in addition to reading these guidelines.

==Writing Style==
The staff have compiled the following writing style goals and principles to help guide users in the development of the wiki. These goals will provide the foundation for what we hope will become the most accurate and reliable database of information for the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise.

===Brevity===
The main goal of all writing on the wiki is to present as much accurate information as possible within the smallest space possible. Conciseness is one of our most guiding principles. This has an immediate advantage when trying to create an information database covering such a large subject. Of course, any fan-made wiki is going to be read primarily by those already fairly familiar with the series, but it stands to reason that pages should be organized to be as friendly to newcomers as possible.

Rather than creating a long-winded article detailing every last little thing [[Son Goku]] ever did over the course of the series, we're aiming to simply have a few paragraphs summarizing Goku's life as concisely as possible. For example, imagine if someone who had never heard of ''Dragon Ball'' had just 5 to 10 minutes to learn about Goku, and at the end of that time they'd be tested on the major facts of his life. Think of how we can structure our page on Goku so that this hypothetical person could learn as much about the character as possible in that brief amount of time.

===Professionalism===
Users are not only expected to behave and conduct themselves in a respectable manner on ''Kanzenshuu'', but they are also expected to bring a professionalism to their writing on the wiki. Use words that are appropriate to the article and keep the language simple. Slang, profanity, obscenities, and euphemistic terms should be avoided at all costs, unless in the context of a quote. Not only are these terms unprofessional, they may also be difficult for non-native English readers to understand.

===Non-Opinionated===
In addition to information being concise and accurate, it should also be factually based. Just as dictionaries and encyclopedias are used to determine facts, the same will be so with the wiki. Opinionated and non-factual writing will not be tolerated. In order to avoid disagreements over factual accuracy, it is best to cite sources for controversial statements.

===Cite Sources===
{{see|Project:Style Manual/Sources|:Category:Citation Templates}}
As with any intellectually recognized publication, information sources should be cited when possible. This will allow other users to easily double-check content and increases the reader's confidence in the information provided.

===Standard Writing Practices===
The following is a list of standard writing practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:
* Numbers under and through ten written as words; 11 and above as their actual numbers (numbers written in names or publication titles are the only exception).
* Date Month Year (ex: '''01 January 2222''', with zeroes to take up the two numerical spaces); should be '''bold'''.
* The titles of works should be ''italicized''; website names and publications should also be placed in ''italics'' (ex: The latest issue of ''V-Jump'' showcases new ''Dragon Ball'' screen shots); articles thereof in quotation marks.
* ''Dragon Ball'', ''Dragon Ball Z'', ''Dragon Ball GT'', ''Dragon Ball Kai'', and ''Dragon Ball Super'' should be ''italicized'' and written out fully when at all possible; acronyms and abbreviations (DB, DBZ, DBGT, etc.) should be avoided (Z, GT, Kai, and Super short hands are acceptable).

==Grammar==
Users are expected to adhere to recognized standards of written English usage. Non-native English speakers and those unused to formal writing are still welcome to contribute; however, they may find their contributions subsequently altered to bring them in line with the standards expected of the wiki.

We at ''Kanzenshuu'' welcome contributions from around the world, and have no preference with respect to U.S. or U.K. spellings or usage. We ''do'' ask, however, that a given article be consistent with itself, and that users try to avoid colloquialisms that might confuse speakers of other dialects.

===Standard Grammatical Practices===
The following is a list of standard grammatical practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:

* Contractions should ''not'' be used (i.e. "should not" instead of "shouldn't").
* Keep the tenses of pages/sections consistent. Generally speaking, discussion of past events in the real world is in the past tense, while discussion of characters and events in-universe is in the present tense.
* Use proper capitalization rules for titles where appropriate. This includes items such as, Chapter, Episode, and Movie titles, song titles, and section headings.
* When referring to a specific episode, capitalize the word "Episode." Due to the fact that page names are "Episode #" instead of the episode's true name, this makes the word "episode" part of the title, and therefore it should be capitalized. This applies to Chapters and Movies as well.

==Naming Conventions==
Names of characters, locations, and techniques, as well as titles of manga chapters, TV episodes, and theatrical films, should use ''Kanzenshuu''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s house style. In many instances, names used by ''Kanzenshuu'' deviate from official adaptations, so please check against it for reference. In an article where said item is the main focus, the naming in Japanese must always be given, both in Japanese script and romanization (see below). Names used in official adaptations may be mentioned when relevant to the subject of the article, but are not the focus of ''Kanzenshuu'' and should not be relied upon out of convenience.

==Japanese Names & Titles==
When applicable, all Japanese names and titles should be provided in native Japanese text, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji kanji], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana katakana], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana hiragana]. Japanese text should not be provided in the form of an image, but written with actual Japanese unicode characters. Japanese names will be written in their Western order (given-name family-name) and all retained honorifics (''sama'', ''san'', ''kun'', etc.) will be ''italicized''.

===Romanization===
Romanization of Japanese words is expected to follow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization Modified Hepburn] romanization and be ''italicized'' in running text. As Hepburn is the most widely used romanization of Japanese, users are likely to be already familiar with its basic form. However, note the following:
* し (''shi''), ち (''chi''), or じ (''ji'') followed by small ゃ (''ya''), ゅ (''yu''), or ょ (''yo'') contains no "y": ''Shū'', ''Chaozu'', ''Janken'', etc.
* The ''-u'' syllable in the ''d''-row should be written ''zu'' (not ''du'' or ''dzu''): ''Tsuzuku''
* Long vowels should be written with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macron macron] (''ā, ī, ū, ē, ō''), '''except''' in the following circumstances:
** for long "i" in a native Japanese word, two ''i''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s should be used: ''Shōzō Iizuka'', ''Niigata''
** in verbs and adjectives where a long vowel is divided between the stem and a morphological suffix, they should be written separately: ''tsudou'', ''atarashii''
** when two repeating vowels (as well as the combination ''ou'') in a proper name belong to separate semantic units, they should be written separately and also separated by an apostrophe, to aid in syllabification: ''Chiho Kiyo'oka'', ''Ja'akuryū'', ''Kinto'un''
** in native Japanese common nouns derived from phrases, apostrophes are not necessary: ''mizūmi'' ("lake"; not ''mizu'umi'' or ''mizu-umi'', "freshwater sea"), ''honō'' ("flame"; not ''hono'o'' or ''ho-no-o'', "frond of fire").
* Other vowel combinations may be written normally, but apostrophes should be applied, as above, where there would otherwise be ambiguity in syllabification: ''Tenka'ichi Budōkai'' (''Ten-ka-ichi'', not ''ten-kai-chi'')
* An independent vowel or a syllable starting with ''n'' that follows a nasal ''n'' should be separated from it by an apostrophe: ''Zen’ō'', ''Kame-Sen'nin''
* Obvious phrases of distinct native-Japanese words that nevertheless form a semantic unit may be separated by hyphens.
* Nasal ''n'' before ''b'' or ''p'' should remain as ''n'' in direct romanization (although the ''Kanzenshuu'' spelling, distinct from pure romanization, may use ''m'' as the curators see fit)
* Hiragana を should be customarily written as ''o''; hiragana は and へ should be written as ''ha'' and ''he'' as part of words, but as ''wa'' and ''e'' when functioning as grammatical particles.
* Compound particles should be given a space in between their elements. では ''de wa'' (not ''dewa''), にも ''ni mo'' (not ''nimo''), でも ''de mo'' (not ''demo'')

==Page Layouts==
The following are a list of layouts used for pages:
* [[Project:Style Manual/Age Page Layout|Age Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Book Page Layout|Book Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Cast & Staff Page Layout|Cast & Staff Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Chapter Page Layout|Chapter Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Character Page Layout|Character Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Company Page Layout|Company Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Episode Page Layout|Episode Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Feature Page Layout|Feature Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Game Page Layout|Game Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Item Page Layout|Item Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Location Page Layout|Location Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Movie Page Layout|Movie Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Music Page Layout|Music Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Technique Page Layout|Technique Page Layout]]

These page layouts are a brief guide covering the expectations of how a page should be properly set up. Every effort should be made to maintain consistency between related pages, but common sense should be used when variations are implemented. It is standard policy, for both pages and information boxes, to not include headers for subjects where no content is available.

==Image Preferences==
{{main|Project:Style Manual/Images}}

{{Kanzenshuu guidelines}}

Project:Style Manual

2020-09-23T03:40:12Z

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This is an instruction manual that addresses the conventions adopted by ''Kanzenshuu'' in writing, titles, pages, images, and linking. Please read it before you contribute to the wiki. Note, however, that this document may not be updated frequently, so it is also recommended users survey prevailing conventions in addition to reading these guidelines.

==Writing Style==
The staff have compiled the following writing style goals and principles to help guide users in the development of the wiki. These goals will provide the foundation for what we hope will become the most accurate and reliable database of information for the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise.

===Brevity===
The main goal of all writing on the wiki is to present as much accurate information as possible within the smallest space possible. Conciseness is one of our most guiding principles. This has an immediate advantage when trying to create an information database covering such a large subject. Of course, any fan-made wiki is going to be read primarily by those already fairly familiar with the series, but it stands to reason that pages should be organized to be as friendly to newcomers as possible.

Rather than creating a long-winded article detailing every last little thing [[Son Goku]] ever did over the course of the series, we're aiming to simply have a few paragraphs summarizing Goku's life as concisely as possible. For example, imagine if someone who had never heard of ''Dragon Ball'' had just 5 to 10 minutes to learn about Goku, and at the end of that time they'd be tested on the major facts of his life. Think of how we can structure our page on Goku so that this hypothetical person could learn as much about the character as possible in that brief amount of time.

===Professionalism===
Users are not only expected to behave and conduct themselves in a respectable manner on ''Kanzenshuu'', but they are also expected to bring a professionalism to their writing on the wiki. Use words that are appropriate to the article and keep the language simple. Slang, profanity, obscenities, and euphemistic terms should be avoided at all costs, unless in the context of a quote. Not only are these terms unprofessional, they may also be difficult for non-native English readers to understand.

===Non-Opinionated===
In addition to information being concise and accurate, it should also be factually based. Just as dictionaries and encyclopedias are used to determine facts, the same will be so with the wiki. Opinionated and non-factual writing will not be tolerated. In order to avoid disagreements over factual accuracy, it is best to cite sources for controversial statements.

===Cite Sources===
{{see|Project:Style Manual/Sources|:Category:Citation Templates}}
As with any intellectually recognized publication, information sources should be cited when possible. This will allow other users to easily double-check content and increases the reader's confidence in the information provided.

===Standard Writing Practices===
The following is a list of standard writing practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:
* Numbers under and through ten written as words; 11 and above as their actual numbers (numbers written in names or publication titles are the only exception).
* Date Month Year (ex: '''01 January 2222''', with zeroes to take up the two numerical spaces); should be '''bold'''.
* The titles of works should be ''italicized''; website names and publications should also be placed in ''italics'' (ex: The latest issue of ''V-Jump'' showcases new ''Dragon Ball'' screen shots); articles thereof in quotation marks.
* ''Dragon Ball'', ''Dragon Ball Z'', ''Dragon Ball GT'', ''Dragon Ball Kai'', and ''Dragon Ball Super'' should be ''italicized'' and written out fully when at all possible; acronyms and abbreviations (DB, DBZ, DBGT, etc.) should be avoided (Z, GT, Kai, and Super short hands are acceptable).

==Grammar==
Users are expected to adhere to recognized standards of written English usage. Non-native English speakers and those unused to formal writing are still welcome to contribute; however, they may find their contributions subsequently altered to bring them in line with the standards expected of the wiki.

We at ''Kanzenshuu'' welcome contributions from around the world, and have no preference with respect to U.S. or U.K. spellings or usage. We ''do'' ask, however, that a given article be consistent with itself, and that users try to avoid colloquialisms that might confuse speakers of other dialects.

===Standard Grammatical Practices===
The following is a list of standard grammatical practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:

* Contractions should ''not'' be used (i.e. "should not" instead of "shouldn't").
* Keep the tenses of pages/sections consistent. Generally speaking, discussion of past events in the real world is in the past tense, while discussion of characters and events in-universe is in the present tense.
* Use proper capitalization rules for titles where appropriate. This includes items such as, Chapter, Episode, and Movie titles, song titles, and section headings.
* When referring to a specific episode, capitalize the word "Episode." Due to the fact that page names are "Episode #" instead of the episode's true name, this makes the word "episode" part of the title, and therefore it should be capitalized. This applies to Chapters and Movies as well.

==Naming Conventions==
Names of characters, locations, and techniques, as well as titles of manga chapters, TV episodes, and theatrical films, should use ''Kanzenshuu''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s house style. In many instances, names used by ''Kanzenshuu'' deviate from official adaptations, so please check against it for reference. In an article where said item is the main focus, the naming in Japanese must always be given, both in Japanese script and romanization (see below). Names used in official adaptations may be mentioned when relevant to the subject of the article, but are not the focus of ''Kanzenshuu'' and should not be relied upon out of convenience.

==Japanese Names & Titles==
When applicable, all Japanese names and titles should be provided in native Japanese text, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji kanji], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana katakana], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana hiragana]. Japanese text should not be provided in the form of an image, but written with actual Japanese unicode characters. Japanese names will be written in their Western order (given-name family-name) and all retained honorifics (''sama'', ''san'', ''kun'', etc.) will be ''italicized''.

===Romanization===
Romanization of Japanese words is expected to follow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization Modified Hepburn] romanization and be ''italicized'' in running text. As Hepburn is the most widely used romanization of Japanese, users are likely to be already familiar with its basic form. However, note the following:
* し (''shi''), ち (''chi''), or じ (''ji'') followed by small ゃ (''ya''), ゅ (''yu''), or ょ (''yo'') contains no "y": ''Shū'', ''Chaozu'', ''Janken'', etc.
* The ''-u'' syllable in the ''d''-row should be written ''zu'' (not ''du'' or ''dzu''): ''Tsuzuku''
* Long vowels should be written with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macron macron] (''ā, ī, ū, ē, ō''), '''except''' in the following circumstances:
** for long "i" in a native Japanese word, two ''i''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s should be used: ''Shōzō Iizuka'', ''Niigata''
** in verbs and adjectives where a long vowel is divided between the stem and a morphological suffix, they should be written separately: ''tsudou'', ''atarashii''
** when two repeating vowels (as well as the combination ''ou'') in a proper name belong to separate semantic units, they should be written separately and also separated by an apostrophe, to aid in syllabification: ''Chiho Kiyo'oka'', ''Ja'akuryū'', ''Kinto'un''
** in native Japanese common nouns derived from phrases, apostrophes are not necessary: ''mizūmi'' ("lake"; not ''mizu'umi'' or ''mizu-umi'', "freshwater sea"), ''honō'' ("flame"; not ''hono'o'' or ''ho-no-o'', "frond of fire").
* Other vowel combinations may be written normally, but apostrophes should be applied, as above, where there would otherwise be ambiguity in syllabification: ''Tenka'ichi Budōkai'' (''Ten-ka-ichi'', not ''ten-kai-chi'')
* An independent vowel or a syllable starting with ''n'' that follows a nasal ''n'' should be separated from it by an apostrophe: ''Kame-Sen'nin''
* Obvious phrases of distinct native-Japanese words that nevertheless form a semantic unit may be separated by hyphens.
* Nasal ''n'' before ''b'' or ''p'' should remain as ''n'' in direct romanization (although the ''Kanzenshuu'' spelling, distinct from pure romanization, may use ''m'' as the curators see fit)
* Hiragana を should be customarily written as ''o''; hiragana は and へ should be written as ''ha'' and ''he'' as part of words, but as ''wa'' and ''e'' when functioning as grammatical particles.
* Compound particles should be given a space in between their elements. では ''de wa'' (not ''dewa''), にも ''ni mo'' (not ''nimo''), でも ''de mo'' (not ''demo'')

==Page Layouts==
The following are a list of layouts used for pages:
* [[Project:Style Manual/Age Page Layout|Age Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Book Page Layout|Book Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Cast & Staff Page Layout|Cast & Staff Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Chapter Page Layout|Chapter Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Character Page Layout|Character Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Company Page Layout|Company Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Episode Page Layout|Episode Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Feature Page Layout|Feature Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Game Page Layout|Game Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Item Page Layout|Item Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Location Page Layout|Location Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Movie Page Layout|Movie Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Music Page Layout|Music Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Technique Page Layout|Technique Page Layout]]

These page layouts are a brief guide covering the expectations of how a page should be properly set up. Every effort should be made to maintain consistency between related pages, but common sense should be used when variations are implemented. It is standard policy, for both pages and information boxes, to not include headers for subjects where no content is available.

==Image Preferences==
{{main|Project:Style Manual/Images}}

{{Kanzenshuu guidelines}}

Project:Style Manual

2020-09-23T03:31:29Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Romanization */

This is an instruction manual that addresses the conventions adopted by ''Kanzenshuu'' in writing, titles, pages, images, and linking. Please read it before you contribute to the wiki. Note, however, that this document may not be updated frequently, so it is also recommended users survey prevailing conventions in addition to reading these guidelines.

==Writing Style==
The staff have compiled the following writing style goals and principles to help guide users in the development of the wiki. These goals will provide the foundation for what we hope will become the most accurate and reliable database of information for the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise.

===Brevity===
The main goal of all writing on the wiki is to present as much accurate information as possible within the smallest space possible. Conciseness is one of our most guiding principles. This has an immediate advantage when trying to create an information database covering such a large subject. Of course, any fan-made wiki is going to be read primarily by those already fairly familiar with the series, but it stands to reason that pages should be organized to be as friendly to newcomers as possible.

Rather than creating a long-winded article detailing every last little thing [[Son Goku]] ever did over the course of the series, we're aiming to simply have a few paragraphs summarizing Goku's life as concisely as possible. For example, imagine if someone who had never heard of ''Dragon Ball'' had just 5 to 10 minutes to learn about Goku, and at the end of that time they'd be tested on the major facts of his life. Think of how we can structure our page on Goku so that this hypothetical person could learn as much about the character as possible in that brief amount of time.

===Professionalism===
Users are not only expected to behave and conduct themselves in a respectable manner on ''Kanzenshuu'', but they are also expected to bring a professionalism to their writing on the wiki. Use words that are appropriate to the article and keep the language simple. Slang, profanity, obscenities, and euphemistic terms should be avoided at all costs, unless in the context of a quote. Not only are these terms unprofessional, they may also be difficult for non-native English readers to understand.

===Non-Opinionated===
In addition to information being concise and accurate, it should also be factually based. Just as dictionaries and encyclopedias are used to determine facts, the same will be so with the wiki. Opinionated and non-factual writing will not be tolerated. In order to avoid disagreements over factual accuracy, it is best to cite sources for controversial statements.

===Cite Sources===
{{see|Project:Style Manual/Sources|:Category:Citation Templates}}
As with any intellectually recognized publication, information sources should be cited when possible. This will allow other users to easily double-check content and increases the reader's confidence in the information provided.

===Standard Writing Practices===
The following is a list of standard writing practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:
* Numbers under and through ten written as words; 11 and above as their actual numbers (numbers written in names or publication titles are the only exception).
* Date Month Year (ex: '''01 January 2222''', with zeroes to take up the two numerical spaces); should be '''bold'''.
* The titles of works should be ''italicized''; website names and publications should also be placed in ''italics'' (ex: The latest issue of ''V-Jump'' showcases new ''Dragon Ball'' screen shots); articles thereof in quotation marks.
* ''Dragon Ball'', ''Dragon Ball Z'', ''Dragon Ball GT'', ''Dragon Ball Kai'', and ''Dragon Ball Super'' should be ''italicized'' and written out fully when at all possible; acronyms and abbreviations (DB, DBZ, DBGT, etc.) should be avoided (Z, GT, Kai, and Super short hands are acceptable).

==Grammar==
Users are expected to adhere to recognized standards of written English usage. Non-native English speakers and those unused to formal writing are still welcome to contribute; however, they may find their contributions subsequently altered to bring them in line with the standards expected of the wiki.

We at ''Kanzenshuu'' welcome contributions from around the world, and have no preference with respect to U.S. or U.K. spellings or usage. We ''do'' ask, however, that a given article be consistent with itself, and that users try to avoid colloquialisms that might confuse speakers of other dialects.

===Standard Grammatical Practices===
The following is a list of standard grammatical practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:

* Contractions should ''not'' be used (i.e. "should not" instead of "shouldn't").
* Keep the tenses of pages/sections consistent. Generally speaking, discussion of past events in the real world is in the past tense, while discussion of characters and events in-universe is in the present tense.
* Use proper capitalization rules for titles where appropriate. This includes items such as, Chapter, Episode, and Movie titles, song titles, and section headings.
* When referring to a specific episode, capitalize the word "Episode." Due to the fact that page names are "Episode #" instead of the episode's true name, this makes the word "episode" part of the title, and therefore it should be capitalized. This applies to Chapters and Movies as well.

==Naming Conventions==
Names of characters, locations, and techniques, as well as titles of manga chapters, TV episodes, and theatrical films, should use ''Kanzenshuu''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s house style. In many instances, names used by ''Kanzenshuu'' deviate from official adaptations, so please check against it for reference. In an article where said item is the main focus, the naming in Japanese must always be given, both in Japanese script and romanization (see below). Names used in official adaptations may be mentioned when relevant to the subject of the article, but are not the focus of ''Kanzenshuu'' and should not be relied upon out of convenience.

==Japanese Names & Titles==
When applicable, all Japanese names and titles should be provided in native Japanese text, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji kanji], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana katakana], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana hiragana]. Japanese text should not be provided in the form of an image, but written with actual Japanese unicode characters. Japanese names will be written in their Western order (given-name family-name) and all retained honorifics (''sama'', ''san'', ''kun'', etc.) will be ''italicized''.

===Romanization===
Romanization of Japanese words is expected to follow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization Modified Hepburn] romanization and be ''italicized'' in running text. As Hepburn is the most widely used romanization of Japanese, users are likely to be already familiar with its basic form. However, note the following:
* し (''shi''), ち (''chi''), or じ (''ji'') followed by small ゃ (''ya''), ゅ (''yu''), or ょ (''yo'') contains no "y": ''Shū'', ''Chaozu'', ''Janken'', etc.
* The ''-u'' syllable in the ''d''-row should be written ''zu'' (not ''du'' or ''dzu''): ''Tsuzuku''
* Long vowels should be written with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macron macron] (''ā, ī, ū, ē, ō''), '''except''' in the following circumstances:
** for long "i" in a native Japanese word, two ''i''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s should be used: ''Shōzō Iizuka'', ''Niigata''
** in verbs and adjectives where a long vowel is divided between the stem and a morphological suffix, they should be written separately: ''tsudou'', ''atarashii''
** when two adjacent vowels in a proper name belong to separate semantic units, they should be written separately and also separated by an apostrophe, to aid in syllabification: ''Chiho Kiyo'oka'', ''Ja'akuryū'', ''Kinto'un''
** in native Japanese common nouns derived from phrases, apostrophes are not necessary: ''mizūmi'' ("lake"; not ''mizu'umi'' or ''mizu-umi'', "freshwater sea"), ''honō'' ("flame"; not ''hono'o'' or ''ho-no-o'', "frond of fire").
* Other vowel combinations may be written normally, but apostrophes should be applied, as above, where there would otherwise be ambiguity in syllabification: ''Tenka'ichi Budōkai'' (''Ten-ka-ichi'', not ''ten-kai-chi'')
* An independent vowel or a syllable starting with ''n'' that follows a nasal ''n'' should be separated from it by an apostrophe: ''Kame-Sen'nin''
* Obvious phrases of distinct native-Japanese words that nevertheless form a semantic unit may be separated by hyphens.
* Nasal ''n'' before ''b'' or ''p'' should remain as ''n'' in direct romanization (although the ''Kanzenshuu'' spelling, distinct from pure romanization, may use ''m'' as the curators see fit)
* Hiragana を should be customarily written as ''o''; hiragana は and へ should be written as ''ha'' and ''he'' as part of words, but as ''wa'' and ''e'' when functioning as grammatical particles.
* Compound particles should be given a space in between their elements. では ''de wa'' (not ''dewa''), にも ''ni mo'' (not ''nimo''), でも ''de mo'' (not ''demo'')

==Page Layouts==
The following are a list of layouts used for pages:
* [[Project:Style Manual/Age Page Layout|Age Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Book Page Layout|Book Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Cast & Staff Page Layout|Cast & Staff Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Chapter Page Layout|Chapter Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Character Page Layout|Character Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Company Page Layout|Company Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Episode Page Layout|Episode Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Feature Page Layout|Feature Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Game Page Layout|Game Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Item Page Layout|Item Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Location Page Layout|Location Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Movie Page Layout|Movie Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Music Page Layout|Music Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Technique Page Layout|Technique Page Layout]]

These page layouts are a brief guide covering the expectations of how a page should be properly set up. Every effort should be made to maintain consistency between related pages, but common sense should be used when variations are implemented. It is standard policy, for both pages and information boxes, to not include headers for subjects where no content is available.

==Image Preferences==
{{main|Project:Style Manual/Images}}

{{Kanzenshuu guidelines}}

Project:Style Manual

2020-09-23T03:30:33Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Romanization */

This is an instruction manual that addresses the conventions adopted by ''Kanzenshuu'' in writing, titles, pages, images, and linking. Please read it before you contribute to the wiki. Note, however, that this document may not be updated frequently, so it is also recommended users survey prevailing conventions in addition to reading these guidelines.

==Writing Style==
The staff have compiled the following writing style goals and principles to help guide users in the development of the wiki. These goals will provide the foundation for what we hope will become the most accurate and reliable database of information for the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise.

===Brevity===
The main goal of all writing on the wiki is to present as much accurate information as possible within the smallest space possible. Conciseness is one of our most guiding principles. This has an immediate advantage when trying to create an information database covering such a large subject. Of course, any fan-made wiki is going to be read primarily by those already fairly familiar with the series, but it stands to reason that pages should be organized to be as friendly to newcomers as possible.

Rather than creating a long-winded article detailing every last little thing [[Son Goku]] ever did over the course of the series, we're aiming to simply have a few paragraphs summarizing Goku's life as concisely as possible. For example, imagine if someone who had never heard of ''Dragon Ball'' had just 5 to 10 minutes to learn about Goku, and at the end of that time they'd be tested on the major facts of his life. Think of how we can structure our page on Goku so that this hypothetical person could learn as much about the character as possible in that brief amount of time.

===Professionalism===
Users are not only expected to behave and conduct themselves in a respectable manner on ''Kanzenshuu'', but they are also expected to bring a professionalism to their writing on the wiki. Use words that are appropriate to the article and keep the language simple. Slang, profanity, obscenities, and euphemistic terms should be avoided at all costs, unless in the context of a quote. Not only are these terms unprofessional, they may also be difficult for non-native English readers to understand.

===Non-Opinionated===
In addition to information being concise and accurate, it should also be factually based. Just as dictionaries and encyclopedias are used to determine facts, the same will be so with the wiki. Opinionated and non-factual writing will not be tolerated. In order to avoid disagreements over factual accuracy, it is best to cite sources for controversial statements.

===Cite Sources===
{{see|Project:Style Manual/Sources|:Category:Citation Templates}}
As with any intellectually recognized publication, information sources should be cited when possible. This will allow other users to easily double-check content and increases the reader's confidence in the information provided.

===Standard Writing Practices===
The following is a list of standard writing practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:
* Numbers under and through ten written as words; 11 and above as their actual numbers (numbers written in names or publication titles are the only exception).
* Date Month Year (ex: '''01 January 2222''', with zeroes to take up the two numerical spaces); should be '''bold'''.
* The titles of works should be ''italicized''; website names and publications should also be placed in ''italics'' (ex: The latest issue of ''V-Jump'' showcases new ''Dragon Ball'' screen shots); articles thereof in quotation marks.
* ''Dragon Ball'', ''Dragon Ball Z'', ''Dragon Ball GT'', ''Dragon Ball Kai'', and ''Dragon Ball Super'' should be ''italicized'' and written out fully when at all possible; acronyms and abbreviations (DB, DBZ, DBGT, etc.) should be avoided (Z, GT, Kai, and Super short hands are acceptable).

==Grammar==
Users are expected to adhere to recognized standards of written English usage. Non-native English speakers and those unused to formal writing are still welcome to contribute; however, they may find their contributions subsequently altered to bring them in line with the standards expected of the wiki.

We at ''Kanzenshuu'' welcome contributions from around the world, and have no preference with respect to U.S. or U.K. spellings or usage. We ''do'' ask, however, that a given article be consistent with itself, and that users try to avoid colloquialisms that might confuse speakers of other dialects.

===Standard Grammatical Practices===
The following is a list of standard grammatical practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:

* Contractions should ''not'' be used (i.e. "should not" instead of "shouldn't").
* Keep the tenses of pages/sections consistent. Generally speaking, discussion of past events in the real world is in the past tense, while discussion of characters and events in-universe is in the present tense.
* Use proper capitalization rules for titles where appropriate. This includes items such as, Chapter, Episode, and Movie titles, song titles, and section headings.
* When referring to a specific episode, capitalize the word "Episode." Due to the fact that page names are "Episode #" instead of the episode's true name, this makes the word "episode" part of the title, and therefore it should be capitalized. This applies to Chapters and Movies as well.

==Naming Conventions==
Names of characters, locations, and techniques, as well as titles of manga chapters, TV episodes, and theatrical films, should use ''Kanzenshuu''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s house style. In many instances, names used by ''Kanzenshuu'' deviate from official adaptations, so please check against it for reference. In an article where said item is the main focus, the naming in Japanese must always be given, both in Japanese script and romanization (see below). Names used in official adaptations may be mentioned when relevant to the subject of the article, but are not the focus of ''Kanzenshuu'' and should not be relied upon out of convenience.

==Japanese Names & Titles==
When applicable, all Japanese names and titles should be provided in native Japanese text, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji kanji], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana katakana], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana hiragana]. Japanese text should not be provided in the form of an image, but written with actual Japanese unicode characters. Japanese names will be written in their Western order (given-name family-name) and all retained honorifics (''sama'', ''san'', ''kun'', etc.) will be ''italicized''.

===Romanization===
Romanization of Japanese words is expected to follow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization Modified Hepburn] romanization and be ''italicized''. As Hepburn is the most widely used romanization of Japanese, users are likely to be already familiar with its basic form. However, note the following:
* し (''shi''), ち (''chi''), or じ (''ji'') followed by small ゃ (''ya''), ゅ (''yu''), or ょ (''yo'') contains no "y": ''Shū'', ''Chaozu'', ''Janken'', etc.
* The ''-u'' syllable in the ''d''-row should be written ''zu'' (not ''du'' or ''dzu''): ''Tsuzuku''
* Long vowels should be written with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macron macron] (''ā, ī, ū, ē, ō''), '''except''' in the following circumstances:
** for long "i" in a native Japanese word, two ''i''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s should be used: ''Shōzō Iizuka'', ''Niigata''
** in verbs and adjectives where a long vowel is divided between the stem and a morphological suffix, they should be written separately: ''tsudou'', ''atarashii''
** when two adjacent vowels in a proper name belong to separate semantic units, they should be written separately and also separated by an apostrophe, to aid in syllabification: ''Chiho Kiyo'oka'', ''Ja'akuryū'', ''Kinto'un''
** in native Japanese common nouns derived from phrases, apostrophes are not necessary: ''mizūmi'' ("lake"; not ''mizu'umi'' or ''mizu-umi'', "freshwater sea"), ''honō'' ("flame"; not ''hono'o'' or ''ho-no-o'', "frond of fire").
* Other vowel combinations may be written normally, but apostrophes should be applied, as above, where there would otherwise be ambiguity in syllabification: ''Tenka'ichi Budōkai'' (''Ten-ka-ichi'', not ''ten-kai-chi'')
* An independent vowel or a syllable starting with ''n'' that follows a nasal ''n'' should be separated from it by an apostrophe: ''Kame-Sen'nin''
* Obvious phrases of distinct native-Japanese words that nevertheless form a semantic unit may be separated by hyphens.
* Nasal ''n'' before ''b'' or ''p'' should remain as ''n'' in direct romanization (although the ''Kanzenshuu'' spelling, distinct from pure romanization, may use ''m'' as the curators see fit)
* Hiragana を should be customarily written as ''o''; hiragana は and へ should be written as ''ha'' and ''he'' as part of words, but as ''wa'' and ''e'' when functioning as grammatical particles.
* Compound particles should be given a space in between their elements. では ''de wa'' (not ''dewa''), にも ''ni mo'' (not ''nimo''), でも ''de mo'' (not ''demo'')

==Page Layouts==
The following are a list of layouts used for pages:
* [[Project:Style Manual/Age Page Layout|Age Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Book Page Layout|Book Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Cast & Staff Page Layout|Cast & Staff Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Chapter Page Layout|Chapter Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Character Page Layout|Character Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Company Page Layout|Company Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Episode Page Layout|Episode Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Feature Page Layout|Feature Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Game Page Layout|Game Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Item Page Layout|Item Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Location Page Layout|Location Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Movie Page Layout|Movie Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Music Page Layout|Music Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Technique Page Layout|Technique Page Layout]]

These page layouts are a brief guide covering the expectations of how a page should be properly set up. Every effort should be made to maintain consistency between related pages, but common sense should be used when variations are implemented. It is standard policy, for both pages and information boxes, to not include headers for subjects where no content is available.

==Image Preferences==
{{main|Project:Style Manual/Images}}

{{Kanzenshuu guidelines}}

Project:Style Manual

2020-09-09T03:18:07Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Romanization */

This is an instruction manual that addresses the conventions adopted by ''Kanzenshuu'' in writing, titles, pages, images, and linking. Please read it before you contribute to the wiki. Note, however, that this document may not be updated frequently, so it is also recommended users survey prevailing conventions in addition to reading these guidelines.

==Writing Style==
The staff have compiled the following writing style goals and principles to help guide users in the development of the wiki. These goals will provide the foundation for what we hope will become the most accurate and reliable database of information for the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise.

===Brevity===
The main goal of all writing on the wiki is to present as much accurate information as possible within the smallest space possible. Conciseness is one of our most guiding principles. This has an immediate advantage when trying to create an information database covering such a large subject. Of course, any fan-made wiki is going to be read primarily by those already fairly familiar with the series, but it stands to reason that pages should be organized to be as friendly to newcomers as possible.

Rather than creating a long-winded article detailing every last little thing [[Son Goku]] ever did over the course of the series, we're aiming to simply have a few paragraphs summarizing Goku's life as concisely as possible. For example, imagine if someone who had never heard of ''Dragon Ball'' had just 5 to 10 minutes to learn about Goku, and at the end of that time they'd be tested on the major facts of his life. Think of how we can structure our page on Goku so that this hypothetical person could learn as much about the character as possible in that brief amount of time.

===Professionalism===
Users are not only expected to behave and conduct themselves in a respectable manner on ''Kanzenshuu'', but they are also expected to bring a professionalism to their writing on the wiki. Use words that are appropriate to the article and keep the language simple. Slang, profanity, obscenities, and euphemistic terms should be avoided at all costs, unless in the context of a quote. Not only are these terms unprofessional, they may also be difficult for non-native English readers to understand.

===Non-Opinionated===
In addition to information being concise and accurate, it should also be factually based. Just as dictionaries and encyclopedias are used to determine facts, the same will be so with the wiki. Opinionated and non-factual writing will not be tolerated. In order to avoid disagreements over factual accuracy, it is best to cite sources for controversial statements.

===Cite Sources===
{{see|Project:Style Manual/Sources|:Category:Citation Templates}}
As with any intellectually recognized publication, information sources should be cited when possible. This will allow other users to easily double-check content and increases the reader's confidence in the information provided.

===Standard Writing Practices===
The following is a list of standard writing practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:
* Numbers under and through ten written as words; 11 and above as their actual numbers (numbers written in names or publication titles are the only exception).
* Date Month Year (ex: '''01 January 2222''', with zeroes to take up the two numerical spaces); should be '''bold'''.
* The titles of works should be ''italicized''; website names and publications should also be placed in ''italics'' (ex: The latest issue of ''V-Jump'' showcases new ''Dragon Ball'' screen shots); articles thereof in quotation marks.
* ''Dragon Ball'', ''Dragon Ball Z'', ''Dragon Ball GT'', ''Dragon Ball Kai'', and ''Dragon Ball Super'' should be ''italicized'' and written out fully when at all possible; acronyms and abbreviations (DB, DBZ, DBGT, etc.) should be avoided (Z, GT, Kai, and Super short hands are acceptable).

==Grammar==
Users are expected to adhere to recognized standards of written English usage. Non-native English speakers and those unused to formal writing are still welcome to contribute; however, they may find their contributions subsequently altered to bring them in line with the standards expected of the wiki.

We at ''Kanzenshuu'' welcome contributions from around the world, and have no preference with respect to U.S. or U.K. spellings or usage. We ''do'' ask, however, that a given article be consistent with itself, and that users try to avoid colloquialisms that might confuse speakers of other dialects.

===Standard Grammatical Practices===
The following is a list of standard grammatical practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:

* Contractions should ''not'' be used (i.e. "should not" instead of "shouldn't").
* Keep the tenses of pages/sections consistent. Generally speaking, discussion of past events in the real world is in the past tense, while discussion of characters and events in-universe is in the present tense.
* Use proper capitalization rules for titles where appropriate. This includes items such as, Chapter, Episode, and Movie titles, song titles, and section headings.
* When referring to a specific episode, capitalize the word "Episode." Due to the fact that page names are "Episode #" instead of the episode's true name, this makes the word "episode" part of the title, and therefore it should be capitalized. This applies to Chapters and Movies as well.

==Naming Conventions==
Names of characters, locations, and techniques, as well as titles of manga chapters, TV episodes, and theatrical films, should use ''Kanzenshuu''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s house style. In many instances, names used by ''Kanzenshuu'' deviate from official adaptations, so please check against it for reference. In an article where said item is the main focus, the naming in Japanese must always be given, both in Japanese script and romanization (see below). Names used in official adaptations may be mentioned when relevant to the subject of the article, but are not the focus of ''Kanzenshuu'' and should not be relied upon out of convenience.

==Japanese Names & Titles==
When applicable, all Japanese names and titles should be provided in native Japanese text, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji kanji], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana katakana], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana hiragana]. Japanese text should not be provided in the form of an image, but written with actual Japanese unicode characters. Japanese names will be written in their Western order (given-name family-name) and all retained honorifics (''sama'', ''san'', ''kun'', etc.) will be ''italicized''.

===Romanization===
Romanization of Japanese words is expected to follow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization Modified Hepburn] romanization and be ''italicized''. As Hepburn is the most widely used romanization of Japanese, users are likely to be already familiar with its basic form. However, note the following:
* し (''shi''), ち (''chi''), or じ (''ji'') followed by small ゃ (''ya''), ゅ (''yu''), or ょ (''yo'') contains no "y": ''Shū'', ''Chaozu'', ''Janken'', etc.
* The ''-u'' syllable in the ''d''-row should be written ''zu'' (not ''du'' or ''dzu''): ''Tsuzuku''
* Long vowels should be written with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macron macron] (''ā, ī, ū, ē, ō''), '''except''' in the following circumstances:
** for long "i" in a native Japanese word, two ''i''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s should be used: ''Shōzō Iizuka'', ''Niigata''
** in verbs and adjectives where a long vowel is divided between the stem and a morphological suffix, they should be written separately: ''tsudou'', ''atarashii''
** when two vowels in a proper name belong to separate syllables, they should be written separately and also separated by an apostrophe, to aid in syllabification: ''Chiho Kiyo'oka'', ''Ja'akuryū'', ''Kinto'un''
** in native Japanese common nouns derived from phrases, apostrophes are not necessary: ''mizūmi'' ("lake"; not ''mizu'umi'' or ''mizu-umi'', "freshwater sea"), ''honō'' ("flame"; not ''hono'o'' or ''ho-no-o'', "frond of fire").
* Other vowel combinations may be written normally, but apostrophes should be applied, as above, where there would otherwise be ambiguity in syllabification: ''Tenka'ichi Budōkai'' (''Ten-ka-ichi'', not ''ten-kai-chi'')
* An independent vowel or a syllable starting with ''n'' that follows a nasal ''n'' should be separated from it by an apostrophe: ''Kame-Sen'nin''
* Obvious phrases of distinct native-Japanese words that nevertheless form a semantic unit may be separated by hyphens.
* Nasal ''n'' before ''b'' or ''p'' should remain as ''n'' in direct romanization (although the ''Kanzenshuu'' spelling, distinct from pure romanization, may use ''m'' as the curators see fit)
* Hiragana を should be customarily written as ''o''; hiragana は and へ should be written as ''ha'' and ''he'' as part of words, but as ''wa'' and ''e'' when functioning as grammatical particles.
* Compound particles should be given a space in between their elements. では ''de wa'' (not ''dewa''), にも ''ni mo'' (not ''nimo''), でも ''de mo'' (not ''demo'')

==Page Layouts==
The following are a list of layouts used for pages:
* [[Project:Style Manual/Age Page Layout|Age Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Book Page Layout|Book Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Cast & Staff Page Layout|Cast & Staff Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Chapter Page Layout|Chapter Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Character Page Layout|Character Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Company Page Layout|Company Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Episode Page Layout|Episode Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Feature Page Layout|Feature Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Game Page Layout|Game Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Item Page Layout|Item Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Location Page Layout|Location Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Movie Page Layout|Movie Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Music Page Layout|Music Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Technique Page Layout|Technique Page Layout]]

These page layouts are a brief guide covering the expectations of how a page should be properly set up. Every effort should be made to maintain consistency between related pages, but common sense should be used when variations are implemented. It is standard policy, for both pages and information boxes, to not include headers for subjects where no content is available.

==Image Preferences==
{{main|Project:Style Manual/Images}}

{{Kanzenshuu guidelines}}

Project:Style Manual

2020-09-09T03:17:31Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Romanization */

This is an instruction manual that addresses the conventions adopted by ''Kanzenshuu'' in writing, titles, pages, images, and linking. Please read it before you contribute to the wiki. Note, however, that this document may not be updated frequently, so it is also recommended users survey prevailing conventions in addition to reading these guidelines.

==Writing Style==
The staff have compiled the following writing style goals and principles to help guide users in the development of the wiki. These goals will provide the foundation for what we hope will become the most accurate and reliable database of information for the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise.

===Brevity===
The main goal of all writing on the wiki is to present as much accurate information as possible within the smallest space possible. Conciseness is one of our most guiding principles. This has an immediate advantage when trying to create an information database covering such a large subject. Of course, any fan-made wiki is going to be read primarily by those already fairly familiar with the series, but it stands to reason that pages should be organized to be as friendly to newcomers as possible.

Rather than creating a long-winded article detailing every last little thing [[Son Goku]] ever did over the course of the series, we're aiming to simply have a few paragraphs summarizing Goku's life as concisely as possible. For example, imagine if someone who had never heard of ''Dragon Ball'' had just 5 to 10 minutes to learn about Goku, and at the end of that time they'd be tested on the major facts of his life. Think of how we can structure our page on Goku so that this hypothetical person could learn as much about the character as possible in that brief amount of time.

===Professionalism===
Users are not only expected to behave and conduct themselves in a respectable manner on ''Kanzenshuu'', but they are also expected to bring a professionalism to their writing on the wiki. Use words that are appropriate to the article and keep the language simple. Slang, profanity, obscenities, and euphemistic terms should be avoided at all costs, unless in the context of a quote. Not only are these terms unprofessional, they may also be difficult for non-native English readers to understand.

===Non-Opinionated===
In addition to information being concise and accurate, it should also be factually based. Just as dictionaries and encyclopedias are used to determine facts, the same will be so with the wiki. Opinionated and non-factual writing will not be tolerated. In order to avoid disagreements over factual accuracy, it is best to cite sources for controversial statements.

===Cite Sources===
{{see|Project:Style Manual/Sources|:Category:Citation Templates}}
As with any intellectually recognized publication, information sources should be cited when possible. This will allow other users to easily double-check content and increases the reader's confidence in the information provided.

===Standard Writing Practices===
The following is a list of standard writing practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:
* Numbers under and through ten written as words; 11 and above as their actual numbers (numbers written in names or publication titles are the only exception).
* Date Month Year (ex: '''01 January 2222''', with zeroes to take up the two numerical spaces); should be '''bold'''.
* The titles of works should be ''italicized''; website names and publications should also be placed in ''italics'' (ex: The latest issue of ''V-Jump'' showcases new ''Dragon Ball'' screen shots); articles thereof in quotation marks.
* ''Dragon Ball'', ''Dragon Ball Z'', ''Dragon Ball GT'', ''Dragon Ball Kai'', and ''Dragon Ball Super'' should be ''italicized'' and written out fully when at all possible; acronyms and abbreviations (DB, DBZ, DBGT, etc.) should be avoided (Z, GT, Kai, and Super short hands are acceptable).

==Grammar==
Users are expected to adhere to recognized standards of written English usage. Non-native English speakers and those unused to formal writing are still welcome to contribute; however, they may find their contributions subsequently altered to bring them in line with the standards expected of the wiki.

We at ''Kanzenshuu'' welcome contributions from around the world, and have no preference with respect to U.S. or U.K. spellings or usage. We ''do'' ask, however, that a given article be consistent with itself, and that users try to avoid colloquialisms that might confuse speakers of other dialects.

===Standard Grammatical Practices===
The following is a list of standard grammatical practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:

* Contractions should ''not'' be used (i.e. "should not" instead of "shouldn't").
* Keep the tenses of pages/sections consistent. Generally speaking, discussion of past events in the real world is in the past tense, while discussion of characters and events in-universe is in the present tense.
* Use proper capitalization rules for titles where appropriate. This includes items such as, Chapter, Episode, and Movie titles, song titles, and section headings.
* When referring to a specific episode, capitalize the word "Episode." Due to the fact that page names are "Episode #" instead of the episode's true name, this makes the word "episode" part of the title, and therefore it should be capitalized. This applies to Chapters and Movies as well.

==Naming Conventions==
Names of characters, locations, and techniques, as well as titles of manga chapters, TV episodes, and theatrical films, should use ''Kanzenshuu''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s house style. In many instances, names used by ''Kanzenshuu'' deviate from official adaptations, so please check against it for reference. In an article where said item is the main focus, the naming in Japanese must always be given, both in Japanese script and romanization (see below). Names used in official adaptations may be mentioned when relevant to the subject of the article, but are not the focus of ''Kanzenshuu'' and should not be relied upon out of convenience.

==Japanese Names & Titles==
When applicable, all Japanese names and titles should be provided in native Japanese text, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji kanji], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana katakana], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana hiragana]. Japanese text should not be provided in the form of an image, but written with actual Japanese unicode characters. Japanese names will be written in their Western order (given-name family-name) and all retained honorifics (''sama'', ''san'', ''kun'', etc.) will be ''italicized''.

===Romanization===
Romanization of Japanese words is expected to follow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization Modified Hepburn] romanization and be ''italicized''. As Hepburn is the most widely used romanization of Japanese, users are likely to be already familiar with its basic form. However, note the following:
* し (''shi''), ち (''chi''), or じ (''ji'') followed by small ゃ (''ya''), ゅ (''yu''), or ょ (''yo'') contains no "y": ''Shū'', ''Chaozu'', ''Janken'', etc.
* The ''-u'' syllable in the ''d''-row should be written ''zu'' (not ''du'' or ''dzu''): ''Tsuzuku''
* Long vowels should be written with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macron macron] (''ā, ī, ū, ē, ō''), '''except''' in the following circumstances:
** for long "i" in a native Japanese word, two ''i''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s should be used: ''Shōzō Iizuka'', ''Niigata''
** in verbs and adjectives where a long vowel is divided between the stem and a morphological suffix, they should be written separately: ''tsudou'', ''atarashii''
** when two vowels in a proper name belong to separate syllables, they should be written separately and also separated by an apostrophe, to aid in syllabification: ''Chiho Kiyo'oka'', ''Ja'akuryū'', ''Kinto'un''
** in native Japanese common nouns derived from phrases, apostrophes are not necessary: ''mizūmi'' ("lake"; not ''mizu'umi'' or ''mizu-umi'', "freshwater sea"), ''honō'' ("flame"; not ''hono'o'' or ''ho-no-o'', "frond of fire").
* Other vowel combinations may be written normally, but apostrophes should be applied, as above, where there would otherwise be ambiguity in syllabification: ''Tenka'ichi Budōkai'' (''Ten-ka-ichi'', not ''ten-kai-chi'')
* A vowel or a syllable starting with ''n'' that follows a nasal ''n'' should be separated from it by an apostrophe: ''Kame-Sen'nin''
* Obvious phrases of distinct native-Japanese words that nevertheless form a semantic unit may be separated by hyphens.
* Nasal ''n'' before ''b'' or ''p'' should remain as ''n'' in direct romanization (although the ''Kanzenshuu'' spelling, distinct from pure romanization, may use ''m'' as the curators see fit)
* Hiragana を should be customarily written as ''o''; hiragana は and へ should be written as ''ha'' and ''he'' as part of words, but as ''wa'' and ''e'' when functioning as grammatical particles.
* Compound particles should be given a space in between their elements. では ''de wa'' (not ''dewa''), にも ''ni mo'' (not ''nimo''), でも ''de mo'' (not ''demo'')

==Page Layouts==
The following are a list of layouts used for pages:
* [[Project:Style Manual/Age Page Layout|Age Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Book Page Layout|Book Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Cast & Staff Page Layout|Cast & Staff Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Chapter Page Layout|Chapter Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Character Page Layout|Character Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Company Page Layout|Company Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Episode Page Layout|Episode Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Feature Page Layout|Feature Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Game Page Layout|Game Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Item Page Layout|Item Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Location Page Layout|Location Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Movie Page Layout|Movie Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Music Page Layout|Music Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Technique Page Layout|Technique Page Layout]]

These page layouts are a brief guide covering the expectations of how a page should be properly set up. Every effort should be made to maintain consistency between related pages, but common sense should be used when variations are implemented. It is standard policy, for both pages and information boxes, to not include headers for subjects where no content is available.

==Image Preferences==
{{main|Project:Style Manual/Images}}

{{Kanzenshuu guidelines}}

Project:Style Manual

2020-09-09T03:17:11Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Romanization */

This is an instruction manual that addresses the conventions adopted by ''Kanzenshuu'' in writing, titles, pages, images, and linking. Please read it before you contribute to the wiki. Note, however, that this document may not be updated frequently, so it is also recommended users survey prevailing conventions in addition to reading these guidelines.

==Writing Style==
The staff have compiled the following writing style goals and principles to help guide users in the development of the wiki. These goals will provide the foundation for what we hope will become the most accurate and reliable database of information for the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise.

===Brevity===
The main goal of all writing on the wiki is to present as much accurate information as possible within the smallest space possible. Conciseness is one of our most guiding principles. This has an immediate advantage when trying to create an information database covering such a large subject. Of course, any fan-made wiki is going to be read primarily by those already fairly familiar with the series, but it stands to reason that pages should be organized to be as friendly to newcomers as possible.

Rather than creating a long-winded article detailing every last little thing [[Son Goku]] ever did over the course of the series, we're aiming to simply have a few paragraphs summarizing Goku's life as concisely as possible. For example, imagine if someone who had never heard of ''Dragon Ball'' had just 5 to 10 minutes to learn about Goku, and at the end of that time they'd be tested on the major facts of his life. Think of how we can structure our page on Goku so that this hypothetical person could learn as much about the character as possible in that brief amount of time.

===Professionalism===
Users are not only expected to behave and conduct themselves in a respectable manner on ''Kanzenshuu'', but they are also expected to bring a professionalism to their writing on the wiki. Use words that are appropriate to the article and keep the language simple. Slang, profanity, obscenities, and euphemistic terms should be avoided at all costs, unless in the context of a quote. Not only are these terms unprofessional, they may also be difficult for non-native English readers to understand.

===Non-Opinionated===
In addition to information being concise and accurate, it should also be factually based. Just as dictionaries and encyclopedias are used to determine facts, the same will be so with the wiki. Opinionated and non-factual writing will not be tolerated. In order to avoid disagreements over factual accuracy, it is best to cite sources for controversial statements.

===Cite Sources===
{{see|Project:Style Manual/Sources|:Category:Citation Templates}}
As with any intellectually recognized publication, information sources should be cited when possible. This will allow other users to easily double-check content and increases the reader's confidence in the information provided.

===Standard Writing Practices===
The following is a list of standard writing practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:
* Numbers under and through ten written as words; 11 and above as their actual numbers (numbers written in names or publication titles are the only exception).
* Date Month Year (ex: '''01 January 2222''', with zeroes to take up the two numerical spaces); should be '''bold'''.
* The titles of works should be ''italicized''; website names and publications should also be placed in ''italics'' (ex: The latest issue of ''V-Jump'' showcases new ''Dragon Ball'' screen shots); articles thereof in quotation marks.
* ''Dragon Ball'', ''Dragon Ball Z'', ''Dragon Ball GT'', ''Dragon Ball Kai'', and ''Dragon Ball Super'' should be ''italicized'' and written out fully when at all possible; acronyms and abbreviations (DB, DBZ, DBGT, etc.) should be avoided (Z, GT, Kai, and Super short hands are acceptable).

==Grammar==
Users are expected to adhere to recognized standards of written English usage. Non-native English speakers and those unused to formal writing are still welcome to contribute; however, they may find their contributions subsequently altered to bring them in line with the standards expected of the wiki.

We at ''Kanzenshuu'' welcome contributions from around the world, and have no preference with respect to U.S. or U.K. spellings or usage. We ''do'' ask, however, that a given article be consistent with itself, and that users try to avoid colloquialisms that might confuse speakers of other dialects.

===Standard Grammatical Practices===
The following is a list of standard grammatical practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:

* Contractions should ''not'' be used (i.e. "should not" instead of "shouldn't").
* Keep the tenses of pages/sections consistent. Generally speaking, discussion of past events in the real world is in the past tense, while discussion of characters and events in-universe is in the present tense.
* Use proper capitalization rules for titles where appropriate. This includes items such as, Chapter, Episode, and Movie titles, song titles, and section headings.
* When referring to a specific episode, capitalize the word "Episode." Due to the fact that page names are "Episode #" instead of the episode's true name, this makes the word "episode" part of the title, and therefore it should be capitalized. This applies to Chapters and Movies as well.

==Naming Conventions==
Names of characters, locations, and techniques, as well as titles of manga chapters, TV episodes, and theatrical films, should use ''Kanzenshuu''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s house style. In many instances, names used by ''Kanzenshuu'' deviate from official adaptations, so please check against it for reference. In an article where said item is the main focus, the naming in Japanese must always be given, both in Japanese script and romanization (see below). Names used in official adaptations may be mentioned when relevant to the subject of the article, but are not the focus of ''Kanzenshuu'' and should not be relied upon out of convenience.

==Japanese Names & Titles==
When applicable, all Japanese names and titles should be provided in native Japanese text, including [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kanji kanji], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katakana katakana], or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiragana hiragana]. Japanese text should not be provided in the form of an image, but written with actual Japanese unicode characters. Japanese names will be written in their Western order (given-name family-name) and all retained honorifics (''sama'', ''san'', ''kun'', etc.) will be ''italicized''.

===Romanization===
Romanization of Japanese words is expected to follow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization Modified Hepburn] romanization and be ''italicized''. As Hepburn is the most widely used romanization of Japanese, users are likely to be already familiar with its basic form. However, note the following:
* し (''shi''), ち (''chi''), or じ (''ji'') followed by small ゃ (''ya''), ゅ (''yu''), or ょ (''yo'') contains no "y": ''Shū'', ''Chaozu'', ''Janken'', etc.
* The ''-u'' syllable in the ''d''-row should be written ''zu'' (not ''du'' or ''dzu''): ''Tsuzuku''
* Long vowels should be written with a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macron macron] (''ā, ī, ū, ē, ō''), '''except''' in the following circumstances:
** for long "i" in a native Japanese word, two ''i''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s should be used: ''Shōzō Iizuka'', ''Niigata''
** in verbs and adjectives where a long vowel is divided between the stem and a morphological suffix, they should be written separately: ''tsudou'', ''atarashii''
** when two vowels in a proper name belong to separate syllables, they should be written separately and also separated by an apostrophe, to aid in syllabification: ''Chiho Kiyo'oka'', ''Ja'akuryū'', ''Kinto'un''
** in native Japanese common nouns derived from phrases, apostrophes are not necessary: ''mizūmi'' ("lake"; not ''mizu'umi'' or ''mizu-umi'', "freshwater sea"), ''honō'' ("flame"; not ''hono'o'' or ''ho-no-o'', "frond of fire").
* Other vowel combinations may be written normally, but apostrophes should be applied, as above, where there would otherwise be ambiguity in syllabification: ''Tenka'ichi Budōkai'' (''Ten-ka-ichi'', not ''ten-kai-chi'')
** A vowel or a syllable starting with ''n'' that follows a nasal ''n'' should be separated from it by an apostrophe: ''Kame-Sen'nin''
* Obvious phrases of distinct native-Japanese words that nevertheless form a semantic unit may be separated by hyphens.
* Nasal ''n'' before ''b'' or ''p'' should remain as ''n'' in direct romanization (although the ''Kanzenshuu'' spelling, distinct from pure romanization, may use ''m'' as the curators see fit)
* Hiragana を should be customarily written as ''o''; hiragana は and へ should be written as ''ha'' and ''he'' as part of words, but as ''wa'' and ''e'' when functioning as grammatical particles.
* Compound particles should be given a space in between their elements. では ''de wa'' (not ''dewa''), にも ''ni mo'' (not ''nimo''), でも ''de mo'' (not ''demo'')

==Page Layouts==
The following are a list of layouts used for pages:
* [[Project:Style Manual/Age Page Layout|Age Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Book Page Layout|Book Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Cast & Staff Page Layout|Cast & Staff Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Chapter Page Layout|Chapter Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Character Page Layout|Character Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Company Page Layout|Company Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Episode Page Layout|Episode Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Feature Page Layout|Feature Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Game Page Layout|Game Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Item Page Layout|Item Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Location Page Layout|Location Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Movie Page Layout|Movie Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Music Page Layout|Music Page Layout]]
* [[Project:Style Manual/Technique Page Layout|Technique Page Layout]]

These page layouts are a brief guide covering the expectations of how a page should be properly set up. Every effort should be made to maintain consistency between related pages, but common sense should be used when variations are implemented. It is standard policy, for both pages and information boxes, to not include headers for subjects where no content is available.

==Image Preferences==
{{main|Project:Style Manual/Images}}

{{Kanzenshuu guidelines}}

Project:Style Manual

2020-09-09T03:08:31Z

SaiyaJedi: /* Standard Grammatical Practices */

This is an instruction manual that addresses the conventions adopted by ''Kanzenshuu'' in writing, titles, pages, images, and linking. Please read it before you contribute to the wiki. Note, however, that this document may not be updated frequently, so it is also recommended users survey prevailing conventions in addition to reading these guidelines.

==Writing Style==
The staff have compiled the following writing style goals and principles to help guide users in the development of the wiki. These goals will provide the foundation for what we hope will become the most accurate and reliable database of information for the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise.

===Brevity===
The main goal of all writing on the wiki is to present as much accurate information as possible within the smallest space possible. Conciseness is one of our most guiding principles. This has an immediate advantage when trying to create an information database covering such a large subject. Of course, any fan-made wiki is going to be read primarily by those already fairly familiar with the series, but it stands to reason that pages should be organized to be as friendly to newcomers as possible.

Rather than creating a long-winded article detailing every last little thing [[Son Goku]] ever did over the course of the series, we're aiming to simply have a few paragraphs summarizing Goku's life as concisely as possible. For example, imagine if someone who had never heard of ''Dragon Ball'' had just 5 to 10 minutes to learn about Goku, and at the end of that time they'd be tested on the major facts of his life. Think of how we can structure our page on Goku so that this hypothetical person could learn as much about the character as possible in that brief amount of time.

===Professionalism===
Users are not only expected to behave and conduct themselves in a respectable manner on ''Kanzenshuu'', but they are also expected to bring a professionalism to their writing on the wiki. Use words that are appropriate to the article and keep the language simple. Slang, profanity, obscenities, and euphemistic terms should be avoided at all costs, unless in the context of a quote. Not only are these terms unprofessional, they may also be difficult for non-native English readers to understand.

===Non-Opinionated===
In addition to information being concise and accurate, it should also be factually based. Just as dictionaries and encyclopedias are used to determine facts, the same will be so with the wiki. Opinionated and non-factual writing will not be tolerated. In order to avoid disagreements over factual accuracy, it is best to cite sources for controversial statements.

===Cite Sources===
{{see|Project:Style Manual/Sources|:Category:Citation Templates}}
As with any intellectually recognized publication, information sources should be cited when possible. This will allow other users to easily double-check content and increases the reader's confidence in the information provided.

===Standard Writing Practices===
The following is a list of standard writing practices that users are expected to follow on the ''Kanzenshuu'' wiki:
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==Grammar==
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* Contractions should ''not'' be used (i.e. "should not" instead of "shouldn't").
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==Japanese Names & Titles==
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Romanization of Japanese words is expected to follow [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepburn_romanization Modified Hepburn] romanization and be ''italicized''. As Hepburn is the most widely used romanization of Japanese, users are likely to be already familiar with its basic form. However, note the following:
* し (''shi''), ち (''chi''), or じ (''ji'') followed by small ゃ (''ya''), ゅ (''yu''), or ょ (''yo'') contains no "y": ''Shū'', ''Chaozu'', ''Janken'', etc.
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* Compound particles should be given a space in between their elements. では ''de wa'' (not ''dewa''), にも ''ni mo'' (not ''nimo''), でも ''de mo'' (not ''demo'')

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==Image Preferences==
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Jiya (Manga)

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{{Infobox manga
| image = [[File:jiya-spread-oricon.jpg|250px|center]]
| caption = ''Jiya'' first chapter title page spread from the 2010 #2/3 issue of ''Weekly Young Jump''
| jpn_title = ジヤ
| rom_title = Jiya
| eng_title = Jiya
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]], [[Masakazu Katsura]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Young Jump]]''
| demographic = Seinen
| date = ''Weekly Young Jump'' 2010 #2/3, #4/5, #6 (10 December 2009 - 07 January 2010)
| chapters = 3
| volumes =
}}

'''''Jiya''''' is a three-chapter manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]] and [[Masakazu Katsura]] which originally ran in winter 2009-2010 in [[Shueisha]]'s ''[[Weekly Young Jump]]'' magazine. ''Jiya'' marks the second entry in the authors' "[[Galactic Patrol]]" series, and Toriyama's first appearance in ''Weekly Young Jump''.<ref name="oriconjiyaarticle>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.oricon.co.jp/news/71255/full/|Website=Oricon|Title="ヤンジャン30周年で鳥山明と桂正和がSFアクション『JIYA』で奇跡のコラボ"|Date=03 December 2009|AccessDate=07 January 2020}}</ref>

==Synopsis==
[[File:weekly-young-jump-2010-no2-3.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the 2010 No. 2/3 issue of ''[[Weekly Young Jump]]'' featuring [[Jiya Chapter 1|''Jiya'' chapter 1]]]]
[[Galactic Patrol|Galactic Patrolman]] [[Jiya]] arrives on Earth in search of his missing colleague [[Stece]], but quickly finds himself fighting against alien interloper [[Vampa]] and his army of giant fleas, to say nothing of meddling in the affairs of two ordinary humans, spoiled rich girl [[Kaede Beniya]] and her put-upon valet [[Yukio Kyūmonji]].

==Characters==

===Major Characters===

* '''[[Jiya]]''' (ジヤ ''Jiya''): TBD
* '''[[Stece]]''' (ステス ''Sutesu''): TBD
* '''[[Kaede Beniya]]''' (紅谷楓 ''Beniya Kaede''): TBD
* '''[[Yukio Kyūmonji]]''' (九文字幸男 ''Kyūmonji Yukio''): TBD
* '''[[Vamp]]''' (バンパ ''Banpa''): TBD

===Supporting Characters===

* TBD

===Miscellaneous===

* TBD

==Production==
''[[Jump SQ]]'' editor-in-chief [[Masahiko Ibaraki]] had expressed interest in having [[Akira Toriyama]] develop a work to be drawn with and for [[Masakazu Katsura]], a manga author himself and longtime friend of Toriyama's. Toriyama called Katsura in the middle of the night to share the news that they would be collaborating, which Katsura thought to be a joke considering he was already serialized with ''ZETMAN'' in ''[[Weekly Young Jump]]''.<ref name="jumpsqinterview">"Akira Toriyama × Masakazu Katsura: Sachie-chan GOOD!! Collaboration One-Shot Talk". ''Jump SQ'', May 2008. Japan: Shueisha, 02 April 2008. (pp. 267-269) [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/jump-sq-may-2008-akira-toriyama-masakazu-katsura/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "Akira Toriyama × Masakazu Katsura"]</ref> The resulting work, ''[[Sachie-chan GOOD!!]]'', served as the proper debut work in the "Galactic Patrol" series. At the time of its publication in early 2008, Toriyama felt that there was more to be done with the story, and that it perhaps could have been a short-term serial of about 100 pages. Katsura noted that Toriyama took a liking to the Galactic Patrol designs, and that Toriyama could write something in connection with it.<ref name="jumpsqinterview">"Akira Toriyama × Masakazu Katsura: Sachie-chan GOOD!! Collaboration One-Shot Talk". ''Jump SQ'', May 2008. Japan: Shueisha, 02 April 2008. (pp. 267-269) [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/jump-sq-may-2008-akira-toriyama-masakazu-katsura/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "Akira Toriyama × Masakazu Katsura"]</ref>

For the duo's follow-up, the reverse situation occurred, with Katsura's editor at ''Weekly Young Jump'' requesting a collaboration for said magazine. Toriyama already had an idea for a "dark hero" in mind, and upon request from Katsura, agreed to return the favor. Toriyama fretted over his work from the very first chapter, with Katsura surprised that what was being produced was not actually as dark as Toriyama had indicated, requesting that he make it "dirtier". Toriyama worked on the storyboards, with Katsura providing the final art; while Katsura had wanted to do the more deformed style in ''Sachie-chan GOOD!'', Toriyama requested that ''Jiya'' be more like how Katsura drew his ''Wingman'' series, which itself was not quite as realistic as his ''ZETMAN'' series. Despite the increasing page count as the duo worked, Katsura kept looking to toss out Toriyama's favorite "throwaway scenes", which he found the most fun to draw. In the battle scenes at the end of the series, Toriyama's initial storyboards placed the fight in the mountains (as if often the case in ''Dragon Ball''); since Katsura's team was more used to drawing cityscapes, they adapted this scenario, even though what ultimately made its way to the page had little movement in the actual battle itself. The duo intended the series to be a one-shot, but the increasing page count led to it being split into three chapters, further resulting in ''Weekly Young Jump'' advertising it with phrases such as "super-deluxe concentrated serial!" and "new series!"<ref name="weeklyyoungjumpinterview">"MASAKAZU KATSURA × AKIRA TORIYAMA: JIYA - The Two Great Masters of this Collaboration Have a Super-Deluxe Talk!!!". ''Weekly Young Jump'', 2010 #7. Japan: Shueisha, 14 January 2010. (pp. 400-405) [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/young-jump-2010-toriyama-x-katsura/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "Super-Deluxe Talk"]</ref>

==Chapters==
[[File:weekly-young-jump-2010-no7.jpg|thumb|200px|Cover of the 2010 No. 7 issue of ''[[Weekly Young Jump]]'' featuring an interview with Akira Toriyama and Masakazu Katsura regarding ''Jiya'']]
{{Main|List of Jiya Chapters}}
All three chapter of ''Jiya'' were published sequentially in ''Weekly Young Jump''.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Chapter Title !! Issue Date !! Sale Date
|-
| 1 || [[Jiya Chapter 1|Chapter 1: Journey with an Alien]] || ''[[Weekly Young Jump]]'', 2010 No. 2/3 || 10 December 2009
|-
| 2 || [[Jiya Chapter 2|Chapter 2: Attack of an Alien]] || ''[[Weekly Young Jump]]'', 2010 No. 4/5 || 24 December 2009
|-
| 3 || [[Jiya Chapter 3|Chapter 3: Justice of an Alien]] || ''[[Weekly Young Jump]]'', 2010 No. 6 || 07 January 2010
|-
|}

A "Super-Deluxe Talk" interview with both Toriyama and Katsura was published the following ''Weekly Young Jump'' issue (2010 No. 7).<ref name="weeklyyoungjumpinterview"></ref>

==Releases==
[[File:katsura-akira-cover.png|thumb|200px|Cover of the ''Katsura Akira'' volume featuring a reprint of ''Jiya'']]
''Jiya'' was reprinted in full within the ''Katsura Akira'' (カツラアキラ ''katsuraakira'') ''tankōbon''-sized volume released '''04 April 2014''' in Japan, compiling both ''Sachie-chan GOOD!!'' and ''[[Jiya]]''.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/113708|Website=Natalie|Title="鳥山明「銀河パトロールジャコ」、桂正和との共作と同発"|Date=03 April 2014|AccessDate=06 August 2019}}</ref>

Piracy groups "TBD!" and "TBD" released "scanlations" of ''Jiya'' in TBD.

''Jiya'' has not received an official English translation/release.

==Legacy==
[[File:jiya-unused-storyboard.png|thumb|200px|An unused storyboard from the early production of ''[[Jiya]]'' as shared in the 2010 No. 7 issue of ''Weekly Young Jump'''s "Toriyama x Katsura" interview and feature article, later adapted into ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]''.]]
[[File:galactic-king-jiya-first-reference.png|thumb|200px|[[Jiya]] references the [[Galactic King]] following their battle with [[Stece]].<ref name="jiyachp3">Toriyama, Akira; Katsura, Masakazu. ''Jiya'' Chapter 3: "Justice of an Alien". ''Weekly Young Jump'', 2010 #6. Japan: Shueisha, 07 January 2010.</ref>]]
[[File:galactic-patrol-dbs-jiya-design.png|thumb|250px|Example of a Galactic Patroman design from the ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' manga similar to the original design from ''[[Sachie-chan GOOD!!]]'' and subsequently used in ''Jiya''.<ref>{{Cite manga|Series=Super|Chp=42}}</ref>]]
===Unused Storyboards===
''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' was born out of unused storyboards and a plot originally created by [[Akira Toriyama]] during the production of ''Jiya''; compositions and even exact dialog from this unused storyboard were used as-is in the series' [[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman Chapter 1|first chapter]].<ref name="weeklyyoungjumpinterview"></ref>

===Galactic King===
Following their battle with Stece, Jiya states that he will report back to the "[[Galactic King]]" that the Earth is worth protecting.<ref name="jiyachp3"></ref> Though the Galactic King is not actually seen in the remaining pages of ''Jiya'', the character is unveiled in ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'', and is later featured in ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]''. While the character is stated by Jiya to have "mysterious powers", these have not actually been showcased.

===Galactic Patrol Prisoner arc===
Toriyama and [[Toyotarō]] collaborated on the Galactic Patrol Prison arc of the ''[[Dragon Ball Super]]'' manga beginning in 2018, which continued to expand upon the lore of the Galactic Patrol within the context of the ''Dragon Ball'' franchise.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/toyotaro-galactic-patrol-prisoner-arc-comment/|Website=Kanzenshuu|Title="Translations Archive: Toyotarō Comment - Dragon Ball Super: “Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc”"}}</ref> Designs similar to Jiya and the original Galactic Patrolmen in ''Sachie-chan'' can be seen in this run.

===Galactic Patrol File on Earth===
In the first chapter of ''Jiya'', the titular Galactic Patrolman arrives on Earth to find water among other beautiful resources, not to mention humanity itself. Jiya wonders why this is so different from [[Stece]]'s report, which stated the environment and humans themselves were not worth saving.<ref name="jiyachp1">Toriyama, Akira; Katsura, Masakazu. ''Jiya'' Chapter 1: "Journey With an Alien". ''Weekly Young Jump'', 2010 #2/3. Japan: Shueisha, 10 December 2009.</ref> In the [[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman Chapter 1|first chapter]] of ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'', Jaco states that the Galactic Patrol has been informed that Earthlings are worthless creatures; Jaco was sent to help, but sees no reason to do so.<ref name="jacochp1">{{Cite manga|Series=Jaco|Chp=1}}</ref> In the "[[Dragon Ball Minus]]" bonus chapter of ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' (which takes place chronologically before the rest of the series), the Galactic King further expands on this, stating that Earth is still a developing planet ruled by a weak and immature race. Jaco himself states that he checked their data on the planet, and Earthlings indeed seem to be a sinister people.<ref>TO-DO: DB Miuns</ref> In [[Dragon Ball Super Chapter 53|''Dragon Ball Super'' manga chapter 53]], as the trio of [[Shimorekka]], [[Yunba]], and [[OG73-I]] make their way to Earth, Seven-Three notes that data on "Planet 4032 Green-877" lists the planet as still being in the developmental stage and of little value. Seven-Three goes on to note, however, that this data comes from before they were arrested by the Galactic Patrol, and may be out of date.<ref>{{Cite manga|Series=Super|Chp=53}}</ref> Intentional or otherwise, these explanations in both ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' and ''Dragon Ball Super'' align with and corroborate the falsified report by Stece in ''Jiya''.

In the third and final chapter of ''Jiya'', it is noted that the Earth would be annihilated by a meteor in a year's time, and that Stece was sent to investigate.<ref name="jiyachp1"></ref> In the first chapter of ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'', it is noted that the Galactic Patrol's radar system identified a projectile leaving a planet of brutal aliens, and that Jaco has arrived to defeat said alien and save humanity (despite their report on humans being worthless creatures).<ref name="jacochp1"></ref> No attempt to reconcile these differing accounts has been made within the series itself.

==Notes==

Each issue of ''[[Weekly Young Jump]]'' includes comments from that issue's respective authors. See the [[List of Jiya Chapters|individual chapter pages]] for each respective set of comments.

==External Links==

* TBD

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{SpinOffManga}}

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Kajika (Manga)

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{{Infobox manga
| image = [[File:kajika-tankobon-cover.png|250px|center]]
| caption = ''Kajika'' ''tankōbon'' cover
| jpn_title = カジカ
| rom_title = Kajika
| eng_title = Kajika
| author = [[Akira Toriyama]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]] (JP)
| publication = ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''
| demographic = Shōnen
| date = ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' 1998 No. 32 to ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' 1998 No. 44 (07 July 1998 to 29 September 1998)
| chapters = 12
| volumes = 1
}}

'''''Kajika''''' is a twelve-chapter manga series by [[Akira Toriyama]], debuting in the 1998 No. 32 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'', originally released '''07 July 1998''' in Japan. The series ran through to the No. 44 issue that same year, and a collected volume was released the following January.

Though it has received other international releases, ''Kajika'' remains officially unreleased in English.

==Synopsis==

Kajika is a boy who has set out on a journey to save 1,000 lives in order to undo the curse a fox put on him. He comes to the rescue of Haya, a girl being pursued by G. Gibachi and his group, and ends up being entrusted with the egg of the last dragon in the world...?!<ref name="shueishakajikabookpage">{{Cite web|URL=https://books.shueisha.co.jp/items/contents.html?isbn=4-08-872658-8|Website=集英社の本公式|Title="カジカ／鳥山明"|AccessDate=11 December 2019}}</ref>

==Characters==
Characters in ''Kajika'' are generally all named directly for specific fish species; Akira Toriyama mentions in several of his weekly comments during the original serialization that his workroom is overflowing with tanks and tropical fish.
===Major Characters===

{| class="biography"
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-kajika-kajika.png|left|80px|link=Kajika (character)]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Kajika (character)|Kajika]]''' '''(カジカ)''' '''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]
A young boy cursed and subsequently transformed into a fox-boy, Kajika sets out with the spirit [[Gigi]] to save 1,000 lives to reverse the curse. Kajika is likely named for the fish of the same name (カジカ ''kajika''), the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sculpin sculpin], a type of benthic fish that belongs to the superfamily ''Cottoidea'' in the order ''Scorpaeniformes''.
|}
{| class="biography"
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-kajika-gigi.png|left|80px|link=Gigi]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Gigi]]''' '''(ギギ)''' '''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]
Now traveling with Kajika as a spirit, Gigi is the young fox who cursed Kajika after being killed by him.
|}
{| class="biography"
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-kajika-haya.png|left|80px|link=Haya]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Haya]]''' '''(ハヤ)''' '''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]
A young thief who steals a dragon egg from [[Gibachi]], Haya winds up pulled into a larger fight than she anticipated alongside Kajika. Likely named for [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A4 the general term] for the freshwater fishes of the family ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprinidae Cyprinidae]'' in Japan.
|}
{| class="biography"
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-kajika-gibachi.png|left|80px|link=Gibachi]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Gibachi]]''' '''(ギバチ)''' '''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 2]]
A gang leader looking to secure the blood of a baby dragon. Likely named for the fish of the same name (義蜂 ''gibachi''), a species of catfish called the cut-tailed bullhead.
|}
{| class="biography"
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-kajika-isaza.png|left|80px|link=Isaza]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Isaza]]''' '''(イサザ)''' '''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 2]]
A world-class assassin with powerful techniques and a curious heritage. Likely named for ''Gymnogobius isaza'', a type of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobiidae gobie].
|}
{| class="biography"
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-kajika-donko.png|left|80px|link=Donko]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Donko]]''' '''(ドンコ)''' '''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 3]]
Obsessed with technology and blessed with incredible speed, Donko attempts to get the best of both Kajika and Isaza before getting roped into the full mix of things himself. Likely named for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_sleeper dark sleeper] (鈍甲 ''donko'' in Japanese), a species of freshwater sleeper native to China, Japan, and Korea.
|}

===Minor Characters===

{| class="biography"
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-kajika-yugoi.png|left|80px|link=Yugoi]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Yugoi]]''' '''(ユゴイ)''' '''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 1]]
A henchman working under Gibachi who attacks Haya, Yugoi is quickly defeated and cleansed by Kajika. Likely named for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagtail flagtail], a type of ray-finned fish (ユゴイ科 ''yugoi-ka'' in Japanese).
|}
{| class="biography"
|valign="top" width="80"|[[File:bio-kajika-bluegill.png|left|80px|link=Bluegill]]
|valign="top"|'''[[Bluegill]]''' '''(ブルーギル)''' '''Debut: '''[[Kajika Chapter 3]]
A villain with 35 murders under his belt (listed in the bounty hunter book with a 400,000 Don reward) who Kajika stumbles into. Likely named directly for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluegill bluegill], a type of freshwater fish.
|}

===Miscellaneous===

* '''[[Ron-Ron Island]]''' (ロンロン島 ''Ronron-tō''): An island said to have been the home to dragons.
* '''[[Dragomin]]''' (ドラゴミン ''Doragomin''): Stated to be within the blood of a newborn dragon, which it uses to then mature at an incredible rate.
* '''[[Life Pill]]''' (命の丸薬 ''Inochi no Gan'yaku''): TBD
* '''[[World-Class Bounty Hunter Catalog]]''' (世界の一流賞金稼ぎカタログ ''Sekai no Ichiryū Shōkin Kasegi Katarogu''): TBD
* '''[[Fox-Man]]''' (キツネ人 ''kitsune-jin''): The "Fox-Man" (or "fox-person") Kajika is turned into.
* '''[[Kawa Clan]]''' (カワ族 ''Kawa-zoku''): Clan to which Kajika and Isaza belong to, said to have been wiped out from a volcano four years ago.
* '''[[Rivans]]''' (リーバ人 ''Riiba-jin''): People of the Riva region or race.<ref group="note">From what little context we have, it is unclear if "Riva" is the name of a specific race of people or the name of a region/village/area.</ref>
* '''[[Eagle Wind]]''' (鷲風 ''Shūfūn''): A special technique of the Kawa Clan members.
* '''[[Don]]''' (ドン ''Don''): Currency in use in the world of ''Kajika''.

==Production==
[[File:kajika-wj-1998-32-cover-auction-listing.png|thumb|300px|Cover of the 1998 No. 32 issue of ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' featuring the debut of ''Kajika'']]
Coming off the heels of the 14-chapter series ''[[COWA!]]'' in 1997-1998, ''Kajika'' in 1998 was one of Akira Toriyama's comparatively-longer works following the completion of ''[[Dragon Ball (manga)|Dragon Ball]]'' in 1995. Alongside ''[[Neko Majin]]'' and other short works, ''[[Sandland]]'' followed next in 2000.

''Kajika'' featured several full-color pages during its original ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' serialization (namely in chapters [[Kajika Chapter 1|1]], [[Kajika Chapter 2|2]], and [[Kajika Chapter 6|6]]), all of which were converted to greyscale in later collections.

===Original Serialization===
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! # !! Chapter Title !! Pages !! Publication !! Issue !! Sale Date
|-
| 1 || [[Kajika Chapter 1|Kajika the Cursed]] || 31 || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || No. 32 || 07 July 1998
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| 2 || [[Kajika Chapter 2|Gibachi's Scheme]] || 15 || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || No. 33 || 14 July 1998
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| 3 || [[Kajika Chapter 3|Kajika and Isaza]] || 15 || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || No. 34 || 21 July 1998
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| 4 || [[Kajika Chapter 4|The Third Man]] || 15 || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || No. 35 || 28 July 1998
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| 5 || [[Kajika Chapter 5|Isaza's Abilities]] || 15 || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || No. 36 || 04 August 1998
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| 6 || [[Kajika Chapter 6|Donko's Operation]] || 15 || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || No. 37/38 || 11 August 1998
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| 7 || [[Kajika Chapter 7|Kajika's Shock]] || 15 || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || No. 39 || 25 August 1998
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| 8 || [[Kajika Chapter 8|Gibachi's Dragon Power]] || 13 || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || No. 40 || 01 September 1998
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| 9 || [[Kajika Chapter 9|Will the Curse be Lifted?!]] || 13 || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || No. 41 || 08 September 1998
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| 10 || [[Kajika Chapter 10|The Decisive Battle: Kajika vs. Gibachi]] || 13 || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || No. 42 || 15 September 1998
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| 11 || [[Kajika Chapter 11|Kajika's Doubts]] || 13 || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || No. 43 || 22 September 1998
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| 12 || [[Kajika Chapter 12|Kajika the Kind]] || 13 || ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' || No. 44 || 29 September 1998
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==Releases==
[[File:obi_2014_2.png|thumb|300px|Kajika's 2014 collected volume new ''obi'' and comment from [[Akira Toriyama]]<ref name="obiwebsite">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20140409185825/http://www.shonenjump.com/j/sp_jaco/|Website=shonenjump.com|Title="鳥山明先生13年ぶりの「週刊少年ジャンプ」連載作品が遂にコミックス化!!通常版と特装版の２バージョンで登場!!"|AccessDate=09 April 2014}} [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/2016/04/08/new-translations-april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu News Archive: New Translations: April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments] [https://www.kanzenshuu.com/translations/april-2014-akira-toriyama-obi-comments/ Kanzenshuu Translations Archive: "April 2014 Akira Toriyama Obi Comments"]</ref>]]
''Kajika'' received a single-volume complete ''tankōbon'' release '''08 January 1999''' in Japan.<ref name="shueishakajikabookpage"></ref> The volume is presented exclusively in black-and-white, with any color pages from the original serialization presented instead in greyscale. Toriyama's comment on the inside of the dust jacket states:

{{quotation|この頃、仕事は奥さんとコンピューターに、ちょっとだけ手伝ってもらってるけど、できるだけボク一人でやるようにしている。自分だけのペースでできるからだ。ただかなりしんどいので、この『カジカ』のように12回ぐらいが限界。というわけで、この間の犬とウサギの世話は両親に頼み、ハムスターは子供の担当。だが小さいのもいれて18本の水槽にいる魚たちのエサやりと水換えだけは、自分にしかわからないコツがあるので、頼むわけにはいかないのだ。きついぞ〜。 <hr> These days, I have my wife and my computer help me just a little bit with my work, but I try to do as much as I can on my own. That's because I can do things at my own particular pace. Except, it's also really exhausting, so like with ''Kajika'' here, about 12 installments is my limit. So with that in mind, during that time I entrusted my parents with looking after my dog and my rabbits, and my kids handled the hamsters. But feeding the fish and changing the water in their 18 fishtanks (including the small ones) has a trick to it that only I really get, so there's no way I can leave that to anyone else. It's rough~.|Akira Toriyama}}
A digital release later came in 2014.

In April 2014, in celebration of the ''[[Jaco the Galactic Patrolman]]'' collected manga volume release, [[Shueisha]] began including new comments from Akira Toriyama on the ''obi'' (paper band surrounding the book, generally promotional in nature) of his seven other (non-''[[Dr. Slump]]'' and non-''[[Dragon Ball]]'') manga volumes. While each comment was only a short few lines, they provide a quick bit of insight with the occasional nod or comparison to ''Dragon Ball''. Toriyama also contributed a new illustration for each comment showcasing a representative character crossing their arms. These comments were also briefly archived on Shueisha's promotional ''Jaco the Galactic Patrolman'' website.<ref name="obiwebsite"></ref> For ''Kajika'', Toriyama stated:

{{quotation|ドラゴンボールの反動でとっても地味な作品ではありますがボクはこういうのがスキなのであります。 <hr> As a reaction to the flashiness of ''Dragon Ball'', this is a very unassuming work, but I like this kind of thing.|Akira Toriyama}}
A text-only translation of ''Kajika'' by Sherwin Abesamis of ''[[Suushinchuu]]'' and ''[[Toriyama.org|toriyama.org]]'' made the rounds online in early 1999<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.fan.dragonball/n1eIDE-n-8U/NcmnRtaUPNsJ|Website=alt.fan.dragonball|Title=Translated Manga|Date=26 January 1999|AccessDate=20 July 2020}}</ref>, while the ''[[Toriyama's World]]'' team released a complete English "scanlation" of ''Kajika'' in 2001.<ref>{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20020607125546/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/kajika/|Website=Toriyama's World|Title="Kajika"|AccessDate=07 June 2002}}</ref>

==Legacy==
[[File:Victory-mission-chp4-cameos.png|thumb|250px|Kajika, Isaza, Donbe, and Haya all make a cameo appearance in [[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4|the fourth chapter]] of [[Toyotarō]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' series.<ref name="vmcameos">Toyotarō. ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' Chapter 4: "[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4|A Rival Appears?!]]". ''V-Jump'', February 2013. Japan: Shueisha, 21 December 2012.</ref>]]
[[File:Victory-mission-chp18-kajika-reference.png|thumb|250px|With 1000 good deeds completed, Abra transforms into "Neko Majin V" in [[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 18|the eighteenth chapter]] of [[Toyotarō]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' series.<ref name="vm18">Toyotarō. ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' Chapter 18: "[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 18|It's Amazing! The Super Class Upgrade]]". ''V-Jump'', April 2014. Japan: Shueisha, 21 February 2014.</ref>]]
[[File:kajika-toriyama-works-wj-1998-37-38.png|thumb|250px|Artwork of Kajika used for the 1998 No. 37/38 issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]''<ref name="toriworks">{{Cite web|URL=https://web.archive.org/web/20191210230953/https://dragonball.news/news/20191211_wx.html|Website=Dragon Ball Official Site|Title="【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】平日更新24時間限定公開！　2019/12/10"|Date=10 December 2019|AccessDate=10 December 2019}}</ref>]]
Alongside [[Dub]] from ''[[Dub & Peter 1]]'', [[Ackman]] and [[Tenshi]] from ''[[Go! Go! Ackman]]'', [[Yukio Kyūmonji]] and [[Kaede Beniya]] from ''[[Jiya (Manga)|Jiya]]'', as well as [[Pack]] from [[Dragon Ball GT TV Special|the ''Dragon Ball GT'' television special]], the foursome of Kajika, Isaza, Donbe, and Haya make a cameo appearance in [[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4|the fourth chapter]] of [[Toyotarō]]'s ''[[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission]]'' series, originally published in December 2012.<ref name="vmcameos"></ref>

Later in ''Victory Mission'''s [[Dragon Ball Heroes: Victory Mission Chapter 4|eighteenth chapter]], with 1,000 good deeds completed, the character [[Abra]] transforms into "Neko Majin V", a likely nod to Kajika's curse of needing to save 1,000 lives.<ref name="vm18"></ref>

Akira Toriyama's illustration for Kajika used for the cover of the 1998 No. 37/38 double-issue of ''[[Weekly Shōnen Jump]]'' (containing [[Kajika Chapter 6|the series' sixth chapter]]) was featured as a December 2019 entry in the ''Dragon Ball Official Site'''s ''[[The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama]]'' ongoing weekday column.<ref name="toriworks"></ref>

Though officially unreleased in English, Viz often mentions ''Kajika'' in their biography for the author in selected Akira Toriyama works.

==International Media Coverage==

* ''Animerica Extra'', May 2000 issue, "[https://www.kanzenshuu.com/press-archive/animerica-extra-may-2000-in-depth-kajika/ In Depth – Kajika]"

==Notes==
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==External Links==

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