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Characters in ''Kajika'' are generally all named directly for specific fish species. | |||
===Major Characters=== | ===Major Characters=== | ||
* '''[[Kajika ( | * '''[[Kajika]]''' (カジカ ''Kajika''): Hero of the story, a young boy cursed and transformed into a fox-boy who sets out to save 1,000 lives to reverse the curse. Likely named for the fish of the same name (魚 or 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. | ||
* '''[[Gibachi]]''' (ギバチ ''Gibachi''): TBD | * '''[[Haya]]''' (ハヤ ''Haya''): A young thief who steals a dragon egg from Gibachi. Likely named for [https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A4 the general term] for the freshwater fishes of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprinidae the Cyprinidae family] in Japan. | ||
* '''[[Gibachi]]''' (ギバチ ''Gibachi''): TBD. Likely named for the fish of the same name (義蜂 ''gibachi''), a species of catfish called the cut-tailed bullhead. | |||
* '''[[Isaza]]''' (イサザ ''Isaza''): TBD | * '''[[Isaza]]''' (イサザ ''Isaza''): TBD | ||
* '''[[Donko]]''' (ドンコ ''Donko''): TBD | * '''[[Donko]]''' (ドンコ ''Donko''): TBD | ||
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===Supporting Characters=== | ===Supporting Characters=== | ||
* | * '''[[Yugoi]]''' (ユゴイ ''Yugoi''): A henchman working under Gibachi who attacks Haya and is cleansed by Kajika. | ||
===Miscellaneous=== | ===Miscellaneous=== | ||
* | * '''[[[Ron-Ron Island]]''' (ロンロン島 ''Ronron-tō''): An island said to have been the home to dragons. | ||
==Production== | ==Production== | ||
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 Kajika tankōbon cover | |||
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| Author | Akira Toriyama | ||
| Publisher | Shueisha (JP) | ||
| Publication | Weekly Shōnen Jump | ||
| Demographic | Shōnen | ||
| Manga Series | |||
| Original Run |
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 which ran from the 1998 No. 32 to No. 44 issues of Weekly Shōnen Jump in Japan.
Synopsis
キツネの呪いを解くために、千の命を助ける旅に出た少年・カジカ！ G・ギバチの一味に追われる少女・ハヤを助けたカジカは、世界で最後の竜のタマゴを預かる事になり…!? 鳥山明が贈る大冒険物語、ついに登場!![1]
Characters
Characters in Kajika are generally all named directly for specific fish species.
Major Characters
- Kajika (カジカ Kajika): Hero of the story, a young boy cursed and transformed into a fox-boy who sets out to save 1,000 lives to reverse the curse. Likely named for the fish of the same name (魚 or カジカ kajika), the sculpin, a type of benthic fish that belongs to the superfamily Cottoidea in the order Scorpaeniformes.
- Haya (ハヤ Haya): A young thief who steals a dragon egg from Gibachi. Likely named for the general term for the freshwater fishes of the Cyprinidae family in Japan.
- Gibachi (ギバチ Gibachi): TBD. Likely named for the fish of the same name (義蜂 gibachi), a species of catfish called the cut-tailed bullhead.
- Isaza (イサザ Isaza): TBD
- Donko (ドンコ Donko): TBD
Supporting Characters
- Yugoi (ユゴイ Yugoi): A henchman working under Gibachi who attacks Haya and is cleansed by Kajika.
Miscellaneous
- [[[Ron-Ron Island]] (ロンロン島 Ronron-tō): An island said to have been the home to dragons.
Production
TBD
Original Serialization
| # | Chapter Title | Pages | Publication | Issue Date | Sale Date |
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| 1 | Kajika the Cursed | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 32 | 07 July 1998 |
| 2 | Gibachi's Scheme | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 33 | 14 July 1998 |
| 3 | Kajika and Isaza | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 34 | 21 July 1998 |
| 4 | The Third Man | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 35 | 28 July 1998 |
| 5 | Isaza's Abilities | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 36 | 04 August 1998 |
| 6 | Donko's Operation | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 37/38 | 11 August 1998 |
| 7 | Kajika's Shock | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 39 | 25 August 1998 |
| 8 | Gibachi's Dragon Power | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 40 | 01 September 1998 |
| 9 | Will the Curse be Lifted?! | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 41 | 08 September 1998 |
| 10 | The Decisive Battle: Kajika vs. Gibachi | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 42 | 15 September 1998 |
| 11 | Kajika's Doubts | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 43 | 22 September 1998 |
| 12 | Kajika the Kind | # | Weekly Shōnen Jump | No. 44 | 29 September 1998 |
Releases
Kajika received a single, complete tankōbon release 08 January 1999[1]
A digital release later came TBD...
The Toriyama's World team released a complete "scanlation" of Kajika via its tankōbon release...
https://web.archive.org/web/20020607125546/http://www.toriyamaworld.com/kajika/
Legacy
TBD
Notes
Akira Toriyama's illustration for Kajika used for the cover of the 1998 No. 37/38 double-issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump (containing 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.[2]
External Links
- TBD
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "カジカ／鳥山 明". 集英社の本 公式. Retrieved: 11 December 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】 平日更新24時間限定公開！ 2019/12/10" (10 December 2019). Dragon Ball Official Site. Retrieved: 10 December 2019.
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