Mr. Hō

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Mr. Hō
Weekly Shōnen Jump Mr. Hō Title Page (Weekly Shōnen Jump) Tankōbon Mr. Hō title page
Mr.贺 (ミスター・ホー) Misutā Hō
Author	Akira Toriyama
Publisher	Shueisha (JP)
Publication	Weekly Shōnen Jump
Demographic	Shōnen
Manga Series
Original Run	Weekly Shōnen Jump 1986 No. 49 (01 November 1986)
Chapters	1

Mr. Hō is a single-chapter ("one-shot") manga by Akira Toriyama spanning 25 pages (one color(?) title page and 24(?) black-and-white content pages) which debuted in the 1986 No. 49 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, released 01 November 1986 in Japan; this same issue also contained chapter 99 of Dragon Ball.

Summary

TBD

Characters

Major Characters

• Hō (贺 Hō): TBD

Supporting Characters

• TBD

Miscellaneous

• TBD

Production

Mr. Hō was first published in the 1986 No. 49 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump, released 01 November 1986 in Japan; this same issue also contained chapter 99 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:

連載と読切とおしりのおできが重なって久しぶりに地獄を見た！　必死で描いたミスター・賀（ホー）、読んでちょ！＜明＞

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Between my regular serialization schedule, my one-shot, and the boil on my butt, I can’t remember the last time things were this hellish! It took all I had to draw Mister Hō, so please read it! <Akira>
— Akira Toriyama

Toriyama first mentioned said boil in his comment the previous issue, noting that he had surgery and was working standing up.

In the third Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre REMIX compilation, released 21 June 2004 in Japan, Toriyama reflected on Mr. Hō, noting the continuation of Chinese influences in his works at the time:

これを描いた当時は、中国の影響を、バリバリに受けている頃だと思います。『Dr.スランプ』の連載が終わって、次の連載を起こすための休みかな。その頃奥さんと中国に旅行して、カルチャーショックを受けて「これからは中国だ！」って勝手に思ってましたね。行ったのは、北京・上海・石林・桂林・昆明かな。

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(translation forthcoming)
— Akira Toriyama

Releases

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Cover of the 1986 No. 49 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump featuring Mr. Hō

Mr. Hō debuted in the 1986 No. 49 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump (spanning pages #-#), released 01 November 1986 in Japan. In addition to its original Weekly Shōnen Jump publication, Mr. Hō 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

Each manga chapter within any given Weekly Shōnen Jump is typically printed on paper of different color; Mr. Hō's original serialization is printed on TBD.

Viz is slated to include an English translation of Mr. Hō, translated by Greg Werner, as part of their Akira Toriyama's Manga Theater compilation release in Fall 2021.

The Toriyama's World team released an unofficial English "scanlation" of Mr. Hō online in (TBD).

Legacy

Mr. Hō was Toriyama's first one-shot since The Adventure of Tongpoo, released three years earlier; in the meantime, production of Dr. Slump had ended, and Toriyama had moved onto and transitioned full force into Dragon Ball, which at this point had been running for two years.

Akira Toriyama's _____piece Theatre, Vol. 2's 2014 collected volume new obi and comment from 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. For the second volume of his one-shot collection, Toriyama stated:

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。

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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

The 1986 No. 49 issue of Weekly Shōnen Jump with Mr. Hō as the cover artwork was featured as the Dragon Ball Official Site's 100th entry in its The Nearly Complete Works of Akira Toriyama ongoing weekday column in June 2018.

Sonchoh was featured again as the series' 140th entry later that year in August, with the column sharing a column from Bird Land Press issue 22, where Toriyama... TBD

External Links

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