Sonchoh
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 Sonchoh title page from the 1988 No. 5 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump | |||
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| Author | Akira Toriyama | ||
| Publisher | Shueisha (JP) | ||
| Publication | Weekly Shōnen Jump | ||
| Demographic | Shōnen | ||
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| Original Run |
Weekly Shōnen Jump 1988 No. 50 (18 December 1987) | ||
| Chapters | 1 | ||
Sonchoh 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 ran in the 1988 No. 5 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, released 18 December 1987 in Japan; this same issue also contained chapter 155 of Dragon Ball.
Synopsis
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Summary
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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.
- "Green Snot" (青いハナ水 aoi hana mizu): Code-name for a spy who has set a bomb at the power plant, and later apprehended by Tetsunoshin Kataiwa for tossing an empty can out of his car.
- Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's Suzuki Jimny: With the Pon Pon Village-branded license plate number S871, Tetsunoshin Kataiwa's model sports a few upgrades over 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.
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.
Production
Sonchoh was published in the 1988 No. 5 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, released 18 December 1987 in Japan; this same issue also contained 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:
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＞
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!!! ("translation TBD")
- On the left, メリー·クリスマス! 大爆走読切 ("translation TBD")
In the third Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX compilation, released 21 June 2004 in Japan, Toriyama reflected on Sonchoh:
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＞
(translation to come)
— Akira Toriyama
Initial potential names for Tetsunoshin Kataiwa during the production of Sonchoh included "Gen Yamada," "Tomejirō Yamada," "Tomekichi Izumiyama," "Tomegorō Satoyama," and "Tomesaburō Yamada."
Releases
In addition to its original Weekly Shōnen Jump debut publication, Sonchoh has been republished several times in Japan:
- Greyscaled in the Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2 compilation, released 10 March 1988
- 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
Each manga chapter within any given Weekly Shōnen Jump is typically printed on paper of different color; Sonchoh's original serialization is printed on (TBD) 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.[1][2]
The Toriyama's World team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of Sonchoh online in (TBD).
Legacy
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 used as the undercutting-punchline at the end of Toriyama's 1981 one-shot Escape.
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.[3][4]
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.[5]
Notes
The title page for Sonchoh mirrors that of chapter 155 of Dragon Ball in the same 1988 No. 5 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, with the main characters standing atop their respective Jimny vehicles.
External Links
- Kanzenshuu - Bonus Podcast: "Kintoki" Review
- Anime News Network - "Viz Media to Release Akira Toriyama's 'Kintoki' 1-Shot Manga Next Week"
- Viz - "REVIEW: This Week's Issue! - Jan 28, 2013"
References
- ↑ @VIZMedia (19 February 2021). Twitter. Retrieved: 19 February 2021.
- ↑ "Viz Announces “Akira Toriyama’s Manga Theater” English Release For Fall 2021" (20 February 2021). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 20 February 2021.
- ↑ "【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】 平日更新24時間限定公開！ 2018/01/19" (19 January 2018). Dragon Ball Official Site. Retrieved: 23 February 2021.
- ↑ "“The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama”: Work #005" (19 January 2018). Kanzenshuu. Retrieved: 23 February 2021.
- ↑ "【鳥山明ほぼ全仕事】 平日更新24時間限定公開！ 2018/10/10" (10 October 2018). Dragon Ball Official Site. Retrieved: 23 February 2021.
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