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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: | 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。<br><br><hr><br> | {{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。<br><br><hr><br>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: | 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: | ||
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| Author | Akira Toriyama | ||
| Publisher | Shueisha (JP) | ||
| Publication | Shōnen Jump | ||
| Demographic | Shōnen | ||
| Manga Series | |||
| Original Run | Shōnen Jump January 1982 Extra Issue (14 December 1981) | ||
| Chapters | 1 | ||
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 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 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
Alongside 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:
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＞
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:
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>
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:
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。
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:
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。
TRANSLATION
— Akira Toriyama
Releases
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".[1] 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.[2]
Legacy
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.[3]
International Media Coverage
TBD
Notes
External Links
- TBD
References
- ↑ "One-shots". Toriyama's World. Retrieved: 02 January 2002.
- ↑ "Escape by Akira Toriyama" (07 December 2011). Tumblr. Retrieved: 09 November 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】 平日更新24時間限定公開！ 2019/02/25" (25 February 2019). Dragon Ball Official Site. Retrieved: 09 November 2020.
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